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Wealden 018A

Neighbourhood

South west Wealden. 1,073 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 18 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Wealden 018A is in decile 5.

Deprivation score
18.2
Joint 16,139th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,120
Joint 11,640th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
16.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
0.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Wealden 018A compares

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

Wealden 018AMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only99 neighbourhoods, Wealden · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Wealden99 areas from 2.2 to 42.4. The middle area is 11.9. Wealden 018A is 18.2.
18.214th most deprived
Population99 neighbourhoods, Wealden · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Wealden99 areas from 1,091 to 2,764. The middle area is 1,569. Wealden 018A is 1,120.
1,1202nd least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage99 neighbourhoods, Wealden · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Wealden99 areas from 9.9% to 100.0%. The middle area is 85.4%. Wealden 018A is 16.1%.
16.1%5th lowest
Claimant rate99 neighbourhoods, Wealden · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Wealden99 areas from 0.7% to 7.6%. The middle area is 2.2%. Wealden 018A is 0.9%.
0.9%joint 3rd lowest

Is Wealden 018A safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wealden 018A at a rate of 29.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 63.4 per 1,000 people across Hailsham North, Alfriston & East Dean.

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

In August 2026 alone, 4 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wealden 018A.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (11), other crime (9) and anti-social behaviour (4).

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 neighbourhood, so they describe all of Wealden and not Wealden 018A alone. See Wealden

Average house price
£380,679
Down 1.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,589
75th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.7×
Joint 98th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
168,308
Up 0.9% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Wealden 018A in brief

Wealden 018A has a deprivation score of 18.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Wealden 018A had 1,120 usual residents at the census.

In Wealden 018A, 16.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Wealden 018A, 0.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.