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Burgess Hill Central: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Burgess Hill Central neighbourhood of Mid Sussex, England (ONS area Mid Sussex 014). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes RH15. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near RH15 8HD.
An affluent neighbourhood, showing some signs of gentrification
Burgess Hill Central is an affluent neighbourhood; it shows some signs of gentrification against Mid Sussex (3 of 21 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £375,000 and flats for £201,250 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Mid Sussex (2.1 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest station, Burgess Hill, is about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£375,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +18% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£201,250
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; -2% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Affluent
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Some signs
Weighted balance +0.12; 3 of 21 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 9 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 4 to 9.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£57,800
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
2.1 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
Faster than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Burgess Hill Central sits in Mid Sussex
- Typical house price: the lowest of 17 neighbourhoods in Mid Sussex
- Typical flat price: the lowest of the 13 neighbourhoods in Mid Sussex with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: the lowest of 17 neighbourhoods in Mid Sussex
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Burgess Hill Central
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
3 of 21 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Mid Sussex, 1 the other way and 17 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Income deprivation ranking
- Schools improving
- Homes selling
Falling behind the borough
- Anti-social behaviour
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Burgess Hill Railway station, about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (850 m in a straight line). About 12 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Thameslink and Gatwick Express to Brighton (about 14 min); Southern and Gatwick Express to London Victoria (about 52 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School 520 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Feb 2023).
- Nearest state secondary school The Burgess Hill Academy 850 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Some aspects not as strong (Dec 2024).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Burgess Hill Central
What is the typical house price in Burgess Hill Central?
£375,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +18% against 2017-2019.
How does Burgess Hill Central compare with the rest of Mid Sussex?
Typical house price: the lowest of 17 neighbourhoods in Mid Sussex. Typical flat price: the lowest of the 13 neighbourhoods in Mid Sussex with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: the lowest of 17 neighbourhoods in Mid Sussex.
Is Burgess Hill Central an affluent area?
Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Burgess Hill Central gentrifying?
Some signs. Weighted balance +0.12; 3 of 21 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Burgess Hill Central?
Burgess Hill. Railway station, about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (850 m in a straight line). About 12 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Thameslink and Gatwick Express to Brighton (about 14 min); Southern and Gatwick Express to London Victoria (about 52 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Burgess Hill Central?
Nearest state primary school. St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School. 520 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Feb 2023). Nearest state secondary school. The Burgess Hill Academy. 850 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Some aspects not as strong (Dec 2024).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.