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Electoral wardE05014732

Hurstpierpoint ward, Mid Sussex

Hurstpierpoint is one of 27 electoral wards of Mid Sussex District Council, in West Sussex (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 7,287 residents in 2,864 households — 170 people per km², the 7th 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, 20217,287council ward average 5,651
Households2,8642.54 residents per household
Density170/ km²about 42.86 km² · Mid Sussex 457
Aged 65+22.1%Mid Sussex: 20.7% · under 16: 21.6%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.6% · 338
5–96.7% · 492
10–1510.2% · 742
16–195.4% · 397
20–243.7% · 267
25–346.9% · 505
35–4919.9% · 1,452
50–6420.4% · 1,486
65–7411.2% · 819
75–847.5% · 548
85+3.3% · 243

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van7.8% · 223
1 car or van38.8% · 1,111
2 cars or vans38.4% · 1,100
3 or more14.9% · 427
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright40.3% · 1,153
With mortgage36.1% · 1,035
Shared ownership1.3% · 36
Social rented9.6% · 275
Private rented12.7% · 365

Type of home

Detached house43.0% · 1,229
Semi-detached house32.1% · 917
Terraced house13.3% · 379
Purpose-built flat6.0% · 171
Converted house3.4% · 97
Other conversion0.9% · 26
Above shop / office1.3% · 38
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05014732
County division
Hurstpierpoint & Bolney
Constituency
Mid Sussex
Region
South East
Density rank in council
24 of 27

Parishes in the ward

Hurstpierpoint and Sayers Common

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% owned4,226DDownland 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% owned7,325

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 4 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.