Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 31 min4:45 am – 9:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min7:58 am – 3:55 pm
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People6,517 residentsin the Hailsham Central & East census areaMedian age 48.52,897 households76% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright5% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,030 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 16%, construction 13%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 64% go by car, 2% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle50% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C833 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November35 days of air frost, 15 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksHailsham War Memorialhistoric site · under a mileMichelham Priory House & Gardenshistoric site · 1.8 miCommon Pondpond · under a mileArlington Bluebell Walk and Farm Trailwalk or trail · 2.5 miBushy Woodwoodland · under a mileRobin Post Woodwoodland · 1.1 miShinewater Lakelake · 4.1 miArlington Castlecastle · 5.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesDennis King Memorial Sensory Gardenpark · under a mileKnockhatch Ski Centresports ground · 1.2 mi · 7 haHailsham Cricket Clubplaying field · 1.6 miShinewater Parkpark · 4.0 mi · 71 haHampden Park Arboretum and History Gardenpark · 4.7 mi · 15 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Apr 200743 mi away, Folkestone, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202421 mi away, English ChannelSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.7 · PM2.5 6.5 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband62% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,068 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation27 m89 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 5 to 33 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAmberstone Hospital1.5 miGP surgeryBridgeside Surgery7 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistNorth Street Dental Careright herePolice stationHailsham Police Stationunder a mileCash machineWaitrose Hailsham2 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools5 primary, 1 all-through, 1 special, 1 otherAll-throughHailsham Academyages 2-16, 1,577 pupilsright herePrimaryWhite House Academyages 4-11, 190 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGrovelands Community Primary Schoolages 2-11, 694 pupilsunder a mileCollegeEast Sussex College Group5.3 miUniversityUniversity of Sussex14.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW27 miRailway stationPolegate3.0 miBus stationBus StationUckfield10 miFerryNewhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal10 miBus stops86 within a mileCar parkMobit Airport ParkingPolegate2.9 miEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsHailsham3 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BN27 postcode district.
