# Burgess Hill

Town in Mid Sussex, South East.

Burgess Hill is a town in Mid Sussex, South East. Median sale price £400,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 71.8 per 1,000 people. About 35,272 people.

Town. Code E63006275. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Mid Sussex](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex)

Burgess Hill is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Burgess Hill add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £400,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Burgess Hill was £400,000 in 2025. Joint 186th most expensive of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/burgess-hill#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 33,352** (2021). Burgess Hill had 33,352 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 332nd most populated of 1,209. 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/town/burgess-hill#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Burgess Hill 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/town/burgess-hill#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 89.7%** (January 2026). In Burgess Hill, 89.7% 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/town/burgess-hill#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63006275) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Burgess Hill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63006275) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 621 homes were sold in Burgess Hill in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63006275) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Burgess Hill.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63006275) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Burgess Hill had 33,352 usual residents at the census.

## How Burgess Hill compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Burgess Hill | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £400,000 | joint 97th most expensive | 209 towns, South East · 2025 |
| Population | 33,352 | 60th most populated | 209 towns, South East · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 209 towns, South East · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 89.7% | 98th lowest | 209 towns, South East · Jan 2026 |

## Is Burgess Hill safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Burgess Hill at a rate of 71.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 81.3 per 1,000 people across South East.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 217 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Burgess Hill.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (715), anti-social behaviour (689) and other crime (430).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Burgess Hill was 67.7 per 1,000 people.
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.

## Deprivation in Burgess Hill, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Burgess Hill has no single figure. Of its 20 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 8 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in Burgess Hill

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Mid Sussex 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01031699) | 1,608 | 25.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Mid Sussex 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01031700) | 1,615 | 62.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Mid Sussex 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01031701) | 1,937 | 64.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 88.0% |
| [Mid Sussex 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01031714) | 1,901 | 28.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 88.3% |
| [Mid Sussex 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01031704) | 1,721 | 43.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 83.5% |
| [Mid Sussex 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01031706) | 1,681 | 36.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.1% |
| [Mid Sussex 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01031712) | 1,447 | 118.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.8% |
| [Mid Sussex 013E](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01031713) | 1,709 | 55.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.8% |
| [Mid Sussex 013F](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01035353) | 1,568 | 33.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.0% |
| [Mid Sussex 013G](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01035354) | 1,713 | 76.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 92.4% |
| [Mid Sussex 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01031705) | 1,565 | 136.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 84.9% |
| [Mid Sussex 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01031707) | 1,475 | 62.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 94.8% |
| [Mid Sussex 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01031708) | 1,773 | 232.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 61.7% |
| [Mid Sussex 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01031709) | 1,770 | 135.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 64.9% |
| [Mid Sussex 014E](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01031716) | 1,173 | 54.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.8% |
| [Mid Sussex 014F](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01031717) | 1,378 | 110.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.3% |
| [Mid Sussex 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01031702) | 1,632 | 27.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 91.4% |
| [Mid Sussex 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01031703) | 1,757 | 49.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 90.7% |
| [Mid Sussex 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01031710) | 1,416 | 19.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Mid Sussex 015D](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01031715) | 1,651 | 67.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.9% |

## Your MP

- [Mid Sussex](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-sussex): Alison Bennett (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Council

[Mid Sussex](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex)

## Postcode districts covering Burgess Hill

[RH15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh15)

## Middle areas in Burgess Hill

[Burgess Hill Central](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/burgess-hill-central), [Burgess Hill East](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/burgess-hill-east), [Burgess Hill South](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/burgess-hill-south), [Burgess Hill West](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/burgess-hill-west)

## Towns near Burgess Hill

[Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hassocks-and-hurstpierpoint), [Haywards Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/town/haywards-heath), [Brighton and Hove](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove), [Lewes](https://openindex.co.uk/town/lewes), [Southwick](https://openindex.co.uk/town/southwick), [Uckfield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/uckfield)

## Burgess Hill in brief

Burgess Hill is a town in Mid Sussex, South East.
About 35,272 people lived in Burgess Hill in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £400,000 in 2025 across 621 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 71.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Burgess Hill was £400,000 in 2025.
Burgess Hill had 33,352 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Burgess Hill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Burgess Hill, 89.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63006275
- Constituency: [Mid Sussex †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-sussex)
- Council: [Mid Sussex †](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex)
- Region: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 8.84 km²
- People, mid-2024: 35,272*
- Neighbourhoods: 20
- Output areas: 102

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hassocks-and-hurstpierpoint), [Haywards Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/town/haywards-heath), [Brighton and Hove](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove), [Lewes](https://openindex.co.uk/town/lewes), [Southwick](https://openindex.co.uk/town/southwick), [Uckfield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/uckfield)

## Latest updates for Burgess Hill

- 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/E63006275

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/burgess-hill, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/burgess-hill#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/burgess-hill