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Forest Row & Coleman's Hatch

Middle area

North west Wealden. 6,425 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 57 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 Forest Row & Coleman's Hatch live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£495,000
Joint 1,003rd most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,434
Joint 3,408th least 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
67.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Forest Row & Coleman's Hatch

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Forest Row & Coleman's Hatch at a rate of 88.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 54.1 per 1,000 people across Wealden.

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
Shoplifting179
Violence and sexual offences133
Anti-social behaviour98
Other crime67
Criminal damage and arson43
Burglary24
Vehicle crime16
Drug offences7
Robbery3
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Forest Row & Coleman's Hatch compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Forest Row & Coleman's HatchMiddle
Median sale price21 middle areas, Wealden · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Wealden21 areas from £295,000 to £610,000. The middle area is £400,000. Forest Row & Coleman's Hatch is £495,000.
£495,0006th most expensive
Population21 middle areas, Wealden · 2021
Population: every middle area in Wealden21 areas from 5,323 to 13,951. The middle area is 7,286. Forest Row & Coleman's Hatch is 6,434.
6,4346th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares21 middle areas, Wealden · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Wealden21 areas from 0.0% to 89.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Forest Row & Coleman's Hatch is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage21 middle areas, Wealden · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Wealden21 areas from 21.8% to 96.8%. The middle area is 77.9%. Forest Row & Coleman's Hatch is 67.7%.
67.7%8th lowest

Is Forest Row & Coleman's Hatch safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Forest Row & Coleman's Hatch at a rate of 88.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 54.1 per 1,000 people across Wealden.

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

In August 2026 alone, 32 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Forest Row & Coleman's Hatch.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (179), violence and sexual offences (133) and anti-social behaviour (98).

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 Wealden

These figures are published for the whole of Wealden, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Wealden and not Forest Row & Coleman's Hatch alone. See Wealden

Average house price
£391,211
Down 0.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,589
75th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.0×
Joint 87th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
12.7
Joint 57th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Forest Row & Coleman's Hatch in brief

The median price paid for a home in Forest Row & Coleman's Hatch was £495,000 in 2025.

Forest Row & Coleman's Hatch had 6,434 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Forest Row & Coleman's Hatch live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Forest Row & Coleman's Hatch, 67.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.