United Kingdom · South East · Local Authority
Mid Sussex
Non-metropolitan district · South East, England · population ~152k · 53 state-funded schools
Expensive to buy into, but with lower crime and deprivation. Mid Sussex's median house price is a substantial £440,000, 10.1 times median annual pay, and rent takes 38.5% of gross median earnings, both above the South East median. However, recorded crime is low at 45.8 per 1,000, and deprivation is also low, ranking among the lowest in the region. Schools are a strong point, with 93.3% of pupils in Good or Outstanding places, slightly above the regional average. This suits those prioritising quality of life indicators and willing to pay a premium for them.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Mid Sussex ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£43,768/yr
High
Better than 77% of UK LAs
House price
£440,000
Very expensive
Worse than 83% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,405/mo
Expensive
Worse than 78% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,474/yr
Expensive
Worse than 62% of UK LAs
Crime
45.8/1k
Safest
Better than 92% of UK LAs
Deprivation
7.8
Least deprived
Better than 99% of UK LAs
Schools
92.5%
Mid
Around UK average
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
53 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
49 of 53 (92.5%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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53 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 53 schools, sortable and filterable.
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What we don't know yet
Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.