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Battle & Catsfield

Middle area

South west Rother. 8,746 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 66 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Battle & Catsfield live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£417,500
Joint 1,738th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,136
3,316th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
60.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Battle & Catsfield

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Battle & Catsfield at a rate of 63.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 72.0 per 1,000 people across Rother.

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 offences178
Anti-social behaviour109
Other crime92
Shoplifting71
Criminal damage and arson47
Vehicle crime27
Burglary17
Drug offences9
Robbery7
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Battle & Catsfield compares

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Battle & CatsfieldMiddle
Median sale price11 middle areas, Rother · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Rother11 areas from £205,000 to £500,000. The middle area is £405,000. Battle & Catsfield is £417,500.
£417,5005th most expensive
Population11 middle areas, Rother · 2021
Population: every middle area in Rother11 areas from 6,349 to 10,532. The middle area is 8,136. Battle & Catsfield is 8,136.
8,1366th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares11 middle areas, Rother · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Rother11 areas from 0.0% to 0.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Battle & Catsfield is 0.0%.
0%
Gigabit broadband coverage11 middle areas, Rother · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Rother11 areas from 50.0% to 93.6%. The middle area is 77.3%. Battle & Catsfield is 60.8%.
60.8%4th lowest

Is Battle & Catsfield safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Battle & Catsfield at a rate of 63.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 72.0 per 1,000 people across Rother.

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

In August 2026 alone, 49 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Battle & Catsfield.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (178), anti-social behaviour (109) and other crime (92).

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 Rother

These figures are published for the whole of Rother, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Rother and not Battle & Catsfield alone. See Rother

Average house price
£337,816
Up 0.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,197
100th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.3×
Joint 73rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
22.5
Joint 108th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Battle & Catsfield in brief

The median price paid for a home in Battle & Catsfield was £417,500 in 2025.

Battle & Catsfield had 8,136 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Battle & Catsfield live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Battle & Catsfield, 60.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.