# Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint Town in Mid Sussex, South East. Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint is a town in Mid Sussex, South East. Median sale price £549,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 63.5 per 1,000 people. About 15,034 people. Town. Code E63006330. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Mid Sussex](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex) Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint 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: £549,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint was £549,000 in 2025. 55th 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/hassocks-and-hurstpierpoint#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 14,216** (2021). Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint had 14,216 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 470th least 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/hassocks-and-hurstpierpoint#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint 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/hassocks-and-hurstpierpoint#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 80.4%** (January 2026). In Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint, 80.4% 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/hassocks-and-hurstpierpoint#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63006330) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint 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=E63006330) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 240 homes were sold in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63006330) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint. - [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63006330) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint had 14,216 usual residents at the census. ## How Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint compares Each town against every other town the measure covers. | Measure | Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £549,000 | 27th most expensive | 209 towns, South East · 2025 | | Population | 14,216 | 70th least 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 | 80.4% | 29th lowest | 209 towns, South East · Jan 2026 | ## Is Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint at a rate of 63.5 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, 91 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (273), violence and sexual offences (217) and other crime (142). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint was 51.4 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 Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint has no single figure. Of its 8 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 5 neighbourhoods Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Mid Sussex 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01031767) | 2,278 | 114.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 60.5% | | [Mid Sussex 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01031769) | 1,732 | 78.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 81.2% | | [Mid Sussex 017A](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01031744) | 1,768 | 22.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 92.5% | | [Mid Sussex 017B](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01031745) | 2,060 | 56.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 91.2% | | [Mid Sussex 017C](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01031746) | 1,684 | 84.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 83.6% | | [Mid Sussex 017D](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01031747) | 1,576 | 33.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 91.2% | | [Mid Sussex 017E](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01031748) | 1,411 | 41.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 74.7% | | [Mid Sussex 017F](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01031768) | 1,540 | 39.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 57.0% | ## 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 Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint [BN6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn6) ## Middle areas in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint [Hassocks, Keymer & East Hurstpierpoint](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/hassocks-keymer-and-east-hurstpierpoint) ## Towns near Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint [Burgess Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/town/burgess-hill), [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), [Shoreham-by-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/town/shoreham-by-sea) ## Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint in brief Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint is a town in Mid Sussex, South East. About 15,034 people lived in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £549,000 in 2025 across 240 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 63.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint was £549,000 in 2025. Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint had 14,216 usual residents at the census. About 0% of people in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint, 80.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Town - Code: E63006330 - 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: 4.62 km² - People, mid-2024: 15,034* - Neighbourhoods: 8 - Output areas: 41 * 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 [Burgess Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/town/burgess-hill), [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), [Shoreham-by-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/town/shoreham-by-sea) ## Latest updates for Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint - 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/E63006330 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/hassocks-and-hurstpierpoint, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/hassocks-and-hurstpierpoint#f-house-sales-median-price. 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