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Electoral wardE05014712

Burgess Hill Leylands ward, Mid Sussex

Burgess Hill Leylands is one of 27 electoral wards of Mid Sussex District Council, in West Sussex (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 4,721 residents in 2,026 households — 3,380 people per km², the 19th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Mid Sussex constituency; for county elections it is in the Burgess Hill North and Cuckfield & Lucastes divisions.

Residents, 20214,721council ward average 5,651
Households2,0262.33 residents per household
Density3,380/ km²about 1.40 km² · Mid Sussex 457
Aged 65+24.3%Mid Sussex: 20.7% · under 16: 16.5%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.1% · 243
5–94.7% · 220
10–156.7% · 314
16–193.9% · 184
20–244.0% · 189
25–3411.6% · 549
35–4919.1% · 903
50–6420.6% · 971
65–7413.2% · 622
75–847.9% · 372
85+3.2% · 153

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van17.4% · 351
1 car or van41.7% · 844
2 cars or vans31.2% · 632
3 or more9.7% · 196
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Mid Sussex overall: 72.7% owned, 10.7% social rented, 15.3% private rented.

Owned outright40.9% · 830
With mortgage32.9% · 667
Shared ownership0.9% · 18
Social rented15.9% · 323
Private rented9.3% · 189

Type of home

Detached house20.4% · 414
Semi-detached house43.1% · 874
Terraced house26.2% · 531
Purpose-built flat8.7% · 176
Converted house0.6% · 13
Other conversion0.1% · 3
Above shop / office0.2% · 4
Caravan, mobile0.6% · 13
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05014712
County division
Burgess Hill North, Cuckfield & Lucastes
Constituency
Mid Sussex
Region
South East
Density rank in council
6 of 27

Parishes in the ward

Burgess Hill

Other wards in the same constituency

AArdingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill21.1% aged 65+ · 68.1% owned6,857BBurgess Hill Dunstall14.2% aged 65+ · 77.5% owned5,160BBurgess Hill Franklands27.3% aged 65+ · 83.1% owned5,110BBurgess Hill Meeds & Hammonds20.3% aged 65+ · 68.3% owned6,610BBurgess Hill St Andrews15.8% aged 65+ · 76.0% owned6,437BBurgess Hill Victoria16.0% aged 65+ · 69.3% owned4,452CCuckfield, Bolney & Ansty21.6% aged 65+ · 71.6% owned4,226DDownland Villages18.2% aged 65+ · 67.5% owned3,332HHassocks24.2% aged 65+ · 79.7% owned8,499HHaywards Heath Ashenground15.4% aged 65+ · 64.9% owned7,370HHaywards Heath Bentswood & Heath17.8% aged 65+ · 56.0% owned8,571HHaywards Heath Franklands17.2% aged 65+ · 66.9% owned5,766HHaywards Heath Lucastes & Bolnore18.3% aged 65+ · 69.1% owned7,325HHaywards Heath North21.1% aged 65+ · 66.6% owned1,736

All 27 wards of Mid Sussex

Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 3 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.