# Burwash, Sedlescombe & Staplecross

West Rother. 7,945 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 126 square kilometres.

Burwash, Sedlescombe & Staplecross had 7,909 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02004394. In: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east) › [Rother](https://openindex.co.uk/rother)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £500,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Burwash, Sedlescombe & Staplecross was £500,000 in 2025. Joint 952nd most expensive of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/rother/burwash-sedlescombe-and-staplecross#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 7,909** (2021). Burwash, Sedlescombe & Staplecross had 7,909 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,703rd most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/rother/burwash-sedlescombe-and-staplecross#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Burwash, Sedlescombe & Staplecross live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/rother/burwash-sedlescombe-and-staplecross#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 50.0%** (January 2026). In Burwash, Sedlescombe & Staplecross, 50.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/rother/burwash-sedlescombe-and-staplecross#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02004394) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Burwash, Sedlescombe & Staplecross live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02004394) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 95 homes were sold in Burwash, Sedlescombe & Staplecross in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02004394) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Burwash, Sedlescombe & Staplecross.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02004394) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Burwash, Sedlescombe & Staplecross had 7,909 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Burwash, Sedlescombe & Staplecross

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Burwash, Sedlescombe & Staplecross at a rate of 38.8 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.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 95 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 62 |
| Other crime | 62 |
| Burglary | 30 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 26 |
| Vehicle crime | 17 |
| Drug offences | 15 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Shoplifting | 0 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Burwash, Sedlescombe & Staplecross compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Burwash, Sedlescombe & Staplecross | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £500,000 | most expensive | 11 middle areas, Rother · 2025 |
| Population | 7,909 | 4th least populated | 11 middle areas, Rother · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | – | 11 middle areas, Rother · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 50.0% | lowest | 11 middle areas, Rother · Jan 2026 |

## Is Burwash, Sedlescombe & Staplecross safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Burwash, Sedlescombe & Staplecross at a rate of 38.8 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, 30 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Burwash, Sedlescombe & Staplecross.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (95), anti-social behaviour (62) and other crime (62).
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 Burwash, Sedlescombe & Staplecross alone. [See Rother](https://openindex.co.uk/rother)

- **Average house price: £335,680** (August 2026). Rother’s average house price was £335,680 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,197** (2025). Full-time workers living in Rother earned a median of £36,197 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 100th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.3×** (2025). A home in Rother costs 9.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 72nd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 22.5** (2025). Rother has a deprivation score of 22.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 108th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Burwash, Sedlescombe & Staplecross in brief

The median price paid for a home in Burwash, Sedlescombe & Staplecross was £500,000 in 2025.
Burwash, Sedlescombe & Staplecross had 7,909 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Burwash, Sedlescombe & Staplecross live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Burwash, Sedlescombe & Staplecross, 50.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02004394
- Ward: [Burwash & the Weald †](https://openindex.co.uk/rother/ward/burwash-and-the-weald)
- Constituency: [Bexhill and Battle †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bexhill-and-battle)
- Council: [Rother](https://openindex.co.uk/rother)
- Region: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 126 km²
- People, mid-2024: 7,945*
- Neighbourhoods: 5
- Output areas: 24

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

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## Latest updates for Burwash, Sedlescombe & Staplecross

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02004394

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