Area insights about Mid Sussex, local authority district
Income
View »Includes areas of average wealth and wealthy areas 5/10 - 9/10
Deprivation
View »Composed of non-deprived areas by 78%
Professional occupations
View »High % of managerial, administrative, and professional occupations 8/10
Residents with degrees
View »Average % of residents are degree-educated or similar 6/10
Crime
View »Low crime rate 2/10
Demographics
View »- Main ethnic group
- White British 86%
- Main religion
- Christian 48%
- Main age band
- Aged 40 to 59 29%
- Main household type
- Single-family: with dependent children 28%
Noise
View »- 17.7% of the area is affected by Traffic noise
Transport
View »The area is served by the transport links:
- National Rail
- Gatwick Express
- Southern
- Thameslink
Outside London, only National Rail stations are included
Schools
View »58 mainstream schools
- Outstanding: 4 schools or 7%
- Good: 35 schools or 60%
- Primary schools: 48 (2 Outstanding, 28 Good)
- Secondary schools: 14 (1 Outstanding, 6 Good)
- State-funded: 46 schools or 79%
- Private: 7 schools or 12%
Flood risk
View »Contains areas that are at risk of flood
Resident reviews
View »8.5Very Good area
- Local architecture / Beauty
- 8.5
- Green spaces
- 10.0
- Prosperity
- 10.0
- Safety
- 10.0
- High street / Retail amenities
- 5.5
- Transport links
- 7.0
- Local community
- 7.8
- Schools
- 8.9
Local residents say
residentialpeacefulperiodmonoculturalruralDavid Huggett, Apr 18 2025
Southlands is a nice residential area, There is a school nearby which can make the street busy at drop off and pick up times. Gatwick airport is nearby so there is aircraft no...
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Alex, Jun 20 2024
Classic 1930s suburbia with generous plots, public green space and local amenities a short walk away.
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Alan, May 25 2024
It is a residential area without a local post office. The nearest town is Haywards Heath and nearest big village is Lindfield.
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