— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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7,920 people · median £490,000 · Mid Sussex
High wellbeing
Mid Sussex Council · Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition 25/48 seats · 52% · OCD 2026
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Who lives here? This postcode sector
Population7,920
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Median age48.1
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)
Employment rate62%
Residents aged 16 or over who were in work when the census was taken.
Unemployed · of economically active residents3.7%
Self-employed · of people in work18.8%
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Retired23.9%
ONS Census 2021
Degree-level qualified39%
Residents aged 16 or over with a Level 4 qualification or higher, such as a degree or HNC.
No formal qualifications11.5%
Residents aged 16+ · ONS Census 2021
Good or very good health86%
Residents who described their general health as good or very good.
Average life-satisfaction rating 8.14/10
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Happiness7.96/10
Feels worthwhile8.12/10
Anxiety (lower = better)2.84/10
Health: ONS Census 2021 · wellbeing ratings: ONS Annual Population Survey
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 8/10 · more deprived than in 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 75% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 8/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 8/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — less deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 75% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).
SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 9 in 2019 — has worsened since.
The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.
Income
8.0/10
Employment
8.8/10
Education & skills
7.6/10
Health & disability
9.1/10
Crime
8.0/10
Housing & services
4.3/10
Living environment
5.7/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
80%
own their home
95%
White
largest ethnic group · next: Mixed 2%
largest ethnic group · next: Mixed 2%
ONS Census 2021
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