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Hurstpierpoint & Bolney

Middle area

South west Mid Sussex. 9,539 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 72 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 11% of people in Hurstpierpoint & Bolney live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£565,000
Joint 640th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,079
Joint 2,038th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
11%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
68.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Hurstpierpoint & Bolney

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hurstpierpoint & Bolney at a rate of 106.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 60.2 per 1,000 people across Mid Sussex.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences282
Anti-social behaviour230
Other crime156
Shoplifting135
Criminal damage and arson78
Burglary57
Vehicle crime37
Drug offences32
Robbery5
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Hurstpierpoint & Bolney compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price17 middle areas, Mid Sussex · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Mid Sussex17 areas from £300,000 to £592,500. The middle area is £460,000. Hurstpierpoint & Bolney is £565,000.
£565,0002nd most expensive
Population17 middle areas, Mid Sussex · 2021
Population: every middle area in Mid Sussex17 areas from 6,334 to 13,280. The middle area is 8,350. Hurstpierpoint & Bolney is 9,079.
9,0798th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares17 middle areas, Mid Sussex · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Mid Sussex17 areas from 0.0% to 11.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Hurstpierpoint & Bolney is 11.0%.
11%most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage17 middle areas, Mid Sussex · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Mid Sussex17 areas from 28.6% to 96.5%. The middle area is 87.8%. Hurstpierpoint & Bolney is 68.1%.
68.1%5th lowest

Is Hurstpierpoint & Bolney safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hurstpierpoint & Bolney at a rate of 106.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 60.2 per 1,000 people across Mid Sussex.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 112 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hurstpierpoint & Bolney.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (282), anti-social behaviour (230) and other crime (156).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Mid Sussex

These figures are published for the whole of Mid Sussex, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Mid Sussex and not Hurstpierpoint & Bolney alone. See Mid Sussex

Average house price
£431,904
Down 0.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£44,352
59th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.7×
Joint 60th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
8.7
11th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Hurstpierpoint & Bolney in brief

The median price paid for a home in Hurstpierpoint & Bolney was £565,000 in 2025.

Hurstpierpoint & Bolney had 9,079 usual residents at the census.

About 11% of people in Hurstpierpoint & Bolney live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Hurstpierpoint & Bolney, 68.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.