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Electoral wardE05014719

Downland Villages ward, Mid Sussex

Downland Villages is one of 27 electoral wards of Mid Sussex District Council, in West Sussex (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 3,332 residents in 1,275 households — 111 people per km², the 23rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Mid Sussex constituency; for county elections it is in the Hurstpierpoint & Bolney division.

Residents, 20213,332council ward average 5,651
Households1,2752.61 residents per household
Density111/ km²about 30.13 km² · Mid Sussex 457
Aged 65+18.2%Mid Sussex: 20.7% · under 16: 20.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.8% · 160
5–96.2% · 207
10–159.4% · 314
16–195.0% · 168
20–244.6% · 153
25–349.5% · 315
35–4917.6% · 585
50–6424.7% · 822
65–7410.7% · 357
75–845.6% · 185
85+2.0% · 65

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van6.4% · 82
1 car or van33.4% · 425
2 cars or vans35.3% · 450
3 or more24.8% · 316
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright33.4% · 426
With mortgage34.1% · 434
Shared ownership0.8% · 10
Social rented20.4% · 260
Private rented11.3% · 144

Type of home

Detached house39.0% · 498
Semi-detached house36.8% · 470
Terraced house14.4% · 184
Purpose-built flat7.3% · 93
Converted house0.7% · 9
Other conversion0.5% · 6
Above shop / office0.2% · 2
Caravan, mobile1.2% · 15
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05014719
County division
Hurstpierpoint & Bolney
Constituency
Mid Sussex
Region
South East
Density rank in council
26 of 27

Parishes in the ward

AlbourneFulkingHurstpierpoint and Sayers CommonNewtimberPoyningsPyecombeTwineham

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 Leylands24.3% aged 65+ · 73.9% owned4,721BBurgess 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% owned4,226HHassocks24.2% 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 2 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.