# Haywards Heath

Town in Mid Sussex, South East.

Haywards Heath is a town in Mid Sussex, South East. Median sale price £425,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 53.5 per 1,000 people. About 42,150 people.

Town. Code E63006170. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Mid Sussex](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex)

Haywards Heath is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Haywards Heath 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: £425,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Haywards Heath was £425,000 in 2025. Joint 154th 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/haywards-heath#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 40,186** (2021). Haywards Heath had 40,186 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 276th 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/haywards-heath#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Haywards Heath 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/haywards-heath#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 91.8%** (January 2026). In Haywards Heath, 91.8% 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/haywards-heath#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63006170) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Haywards Heath 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=E63006170) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 719 homes were sold in Haywards Heath in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63006170) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Haywards Heath.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63006170) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Haywards Heath had 40,186 usual residents at the census.

## How Haywards Heath compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Haywards Heath | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £425,000 | joint 79th most expensive | 209 towns, South East · 2025 |
| Population | 40,186 | 47th 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 | 91.8% | joint 87th highest | 209 towns, South East · Jan 2026 |

## Is Haywards Heath safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Haywards Heath at a rate of 53.5 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, 193 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Haywards Heath.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (767), anti-social behaviour (560) and other crime (434).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Haywards Heath was 53.2 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 Haywards Heath, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Haywards Heath has no single figure. Of its 24 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 9 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in Haywards Heath

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Mid Sussex 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01031758) | 1,405 | 23.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.9% |
| [Mid Sussex 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01031760) | 1,801 | 19.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.2% |
| [Mid Sussex 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01031772) | 2,058 | 72.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.6% |
| [Mid Sussex 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01031773) | 1,905 | 29.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.6% |
| [Mid Sussex 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01031774) | 2,497 | 31.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.3% |
| [Mid Sussex 008F](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01031775) | 1,811 | 21.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 88.1% |
| [Mid Sussex 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01031751) | 2,616 | 83.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 90.6% |
| [Mid Sussex 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01031759) | 1,736 | 51.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 82.9% |
| [Mid Sussex 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01032837) | 2,472 | 46.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 90.6% |
| [Mid Sussex 009F](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01032838) | 1,479 | 42.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Mid Sussex 009G](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01032839) | 1,290 | 21.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.9% |
| [Mid Sussex 009H](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01035347) | 1,210 | 73.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 80.0% |
| [Mid Sussex 009I](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01035348) | 1,024 | 236.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 75.7% |
| [Mid Sussex 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01031752) | 1,878 | 83.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 92.7% |
| [Mid Sussex 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01031753) | 1,434 | 76.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.4% |
| [Mid Sussex 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01031754) | 1,599 | 38.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 92.1% |
| [Mid Sussex 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01031755) | 1,426 | 28.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.0% |
| [Mid Sussex 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01031757) | 1,414 | 66.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.4% |
| [Mid Sussex 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01031749) | 1,528 | 25.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.5% |
| [Mid Sussex 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01031750) | 1,481 | 50.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Mid Sussex 011F](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01031763) | 2,084 | 31.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.0% |
| [Mid Sussex 011H](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01035350) | 1,303 | 93.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 59.6% |
| [Mid Sussex 011I](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01035351) | 1,644 | 42.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 94.6% |
| [Mid Sussex 011J](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/neighbourhood/e01035352) | 1,745 | 62.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 90.1% |

## 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 Haywards Heath

[RH16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh16)

## Middle areas in Haywards Heath

[Haywards Heath East](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/haywards-heath-east), [Haywards Heath North East](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/haywards-heath-north-east), [Haywards Heath South & Cuckfield](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/haywards-heath-south-and-cuckfield), [Haywards Heath West](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/haywards-heath-west)

## Towns near Haywards Heath

[Burgess Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/town/burgess-hill), [Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hassocks-and-hurstpierpoint), [Crawley](https://openindex.co.uk/crawley), [East Grinstead](https://openindex.co.uk/town/east-grinstead), [Uckfield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/uckfield), [Brighton and Hove](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove)

## Haywards Heath in brief

Haywards Heath is a town in Mid Sussex, South East.
About 42,150 people lived in Haywards Heath in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £425,000 in 2025 across 719 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 53.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Haywards Heath was £425,000 in 2025.
Haywards Heath had 40,186 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Haywards Heath live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Haywards Heath, 91.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63006170
- 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: 10.38 km²
- People, mid-2024: 42,150*
- Neighbourhoods: 24
- Output areas: 122

* 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), [Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hassocks-and-hurstpierpoint), [Crawley](https://openindex.co.uk/crawley), [East Grinstead](https://openindex.co.uk/town/east-grinstead), [Uckfield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/uckfield), [Brighton and Hove](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove)

## Latest updates for Haywards Heath

- 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/E63006170

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/haywards-heath