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Mayfield & Wadhurst

Middle area

North east Wealden. 8,234 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 76 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 Mayfield & Wadhurst live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£525,000
Joint 828th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,102
3,372nd most 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
74.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Mayfield & Wadhurst

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Mayfield & Wadhurst at a rate of 37.8 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
Violence and sexual offences101
Anti-social behaviour83
Other crime69
Criminal damage and arson29
Burglary12
Vehicle crime10
Drug offences4
Shoplifting3
Robbery0
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Mayfield & Wadhurst compares

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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. Mayfield & Wadhurst is £525,000.
£525,0005th 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. Mayfield & Wadhurst is 8,102.
8,1026th most 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%. Mayfield & Wadhurst 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%. Mayfield & Wadhurst is 74.1%.
74.1%9th lowest

Is Mayfield & Wadhurst safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Mayfield & Wadhurst at a rate of 37.8 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, 16 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Mayfield & Wadhurst.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (101), anti-social behaviour (83) and other crime (69).

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 Mayfield & Wadhurst 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
Mayfield & Wadhurst in brief

The median price paid for a home in Mayfield & Wadhurst was £525,000 in 2025.

Mayfield & Wadhurst had 8,102 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Mayfield & Wadhurst live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Mayfield & Wadhurst, 74.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.