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Electoral wardE05014734

Lindfield Rural & High Weald ward, Mid Sussex

Lindfield Rural & High Weald is one of 27 electoral wards of Mid Sussex District Council, in West Sussex (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 7,507 residents in 3,024 households — 134 people per km², the 4th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the East Grinstead and Uckfield and Mid Sussex constituencies; for county elections it is in the Lindfield & High Weald division.

Residents, 20217,507council ward average 5,651
Households3,0242.48 residents per household
Density134/ km²about 56.11 km² · Mid Sussex 457
Aged 65+23.4%Mid Sussex: 20.7% · under 16: 19.0%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.6% · 424
5–96.1% · 461
10–157.3% · 545
16–193.9% · 291
20–243.4% · 253
25–348.6% · 648
35–4919.7% · 1,482
50–6422.0% · 1,652
65–7412.4% · 930
75–848.0% · 602
85+3.0% · 222

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van5.8% · 176
1 car or van36.2% · 1,095
2 cars or vans39.9% · 1,207
3 or more18.0% · 545
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright42.7% · 1,290
With mortgage38.5% · 1,163
Shared ownership0.9% · 27
Social rented6.9% · 209
Private rented11.0% · 333

Type of home

Detached house51.6% · 1,561
Semi-detached house32.8% · 993
Terraced house8.8% · 266
Purpose-built flat4.4% · 132
Converted house1.4% · 42
Other conversion0.5% · 15
Above shop / office0.4% · 13
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05014734
County division
Lindfield & High Weald
Region
South East
Density rank in council
25 of 27

Parishes in the ward

Horsted KeynesLindfield RuralWest Hoathly

Council offices in this ward

PLindfield Rural Parish CouncilParish council · RH16 2QJ

Other wards in the same constituency

AArdingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill21.1% aged 65+ · 68.1% owned6,857AAshurst Wood & East Grinstead South23.3% aged 65+ · 81.3% owned2,762BBurgess 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% owned4,452CCopthorne & Worth22.7% aged 65+ · 83.2% owned5,011CCrawley Down26.2% aged 65+ · 83.9% owned6,334CCuckfield, Bolney & Ansty21.6% aged 65+ · 71.6% owned4,226DDownland Villages18.2% aged 65+ · 67.5% owned3,332EEast Grinstead Ashplats17.1% aged 65+ · 69.1% owned5,978EEast Grinstead Baldwins20.7% aged 65+ · 79.2% owned3,289

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.