Horam’s story
10 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Horam’s built-up area.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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HoramEast Sussex
Some 1,797 people live in this village, in East Sussex, South East.
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Population
1,797
Census 2021 · Wealden council
Median home
£352K
111 sales in 3 years
Median age
45
24% are 65+ · East Sussex 22%
Degree level
28%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
10%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Horam a good place to live?
Horam’s best grade is for schools (A−): primary results beat four fifths of towns in England. Residents are healthier than most: life expectancy is 81.6 for men and 81.3 for women. Housing is expensive (C−): homes sell for a median £352,000, about 6 times local household income. Walkability is weaker too: on the way to work, 10% walk, cycle or take a bus or train.
Figures: life expectancy, ONS · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021. Below 2,500 residents there is no overall grade, so Horam has its subject grades alone.
How Horam grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Horam is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
SchoolsPrimary results beat 80% of towns in EnglandA−Open →Cost of livingHomes are harder to afford than in most townsC−Open →WalkabilityBehind most towns comparedC−Open →HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesB+Open →SafetyMore crime than in most townsC+Open →Jobs & incomeMean household income £55,852C+Open →Hazard risk0.5% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryClose to the middle of the towns comparedC+Open →Outdoors91% live within 400 m of a park; 46% of land within 5 km is National Park or National LandscapeB+Open →Civic life3.3 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryB−Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
What makes Horam stand out
The 3 things Horam does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
10% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 2.3 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
24% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Horam.
Who lives here
Few people in Horam are 15 to 24: 9.3%, fewer than in East Sussex’s towns and across England’s towns
45median age
28% of adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 17%, about level with England’s towns (18%) and above East Sussex’s towns (15%). Those 65 and older account for nearly a quarter of residents. Half the people of Horam are older than 45.
HoramEast SussexEngland
Ages · share of residents
24%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications16%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar20%
Degree level28%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Horam | East Sussex | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.3% | 4.9% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 28% | 36% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · East Sussex and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
HousingCost of living grade C−
Few households rent privately in Horam: 14%, fewer than in East Sussex’s towns and across England’s towns
£352Kmedian sale
The owner-occupied share of households is 68%. Private rents average £1,262 a month across the Wealden council area. Half of the 111 standard sales inside Horam’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £352,000.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Horam£352K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £447,500 | 32 |
| Semi-detached | £350,000 | 47 |
| Terraced | £317,500 | 15 |
| Flat or maisonette | £182,500 | 17 |
68%
of households own their home · England 61%
14%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,262
average private rent a month, Wealden council area
£2,650
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+
Long commutes are the norm in Horam: just 23% travel under 5 km, below East Sussex’s towns and England’s towns
10%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 31% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
89% of commuters drove to work at the census. Horam counts 0.5 jobs per working resident. Unemployment benefit claims came to 2.7% of 16 to 64s in 2026, about level with East Sussex’s towns (2.7%) and above England’s towns (2.3%).
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving89%
On foot5%
Bus2%
Train1%
Bicycle1%
23%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
31%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£56K
mean household income, before tax
2.7%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C−
Walkability: more walkable than 22% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Health
Good or very good health: 82% of Horam’s residents
82%good or very good healthB+Health Grade
Horam has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2.6 miles away. A disability affects 17% of people in the town. The nearest A&E to Horam is Eastbourne District General Hospital, 10.2 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 82%Fair 13%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Horam | East Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.4% | 5.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 20% | 17% |
81.6
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
81.3
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
Safety
Violence is recorded more often in Horam than in East Sussex’s towns or across England’s towns: 28.4 per 1,000 residents a year
28.4violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearC+Safety Grade
Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 17.6 reports per 1,000, above both East Sussex’s towns (9.4) and England’s towns (7.8). Police recorded 105 crimes inside Horam’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 38 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 50% of the crimes. Also worth knowing: among the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, Horam has more crime per resident than 81% of them.
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 19% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: more crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual53
Damage & arson15
Public order15
Other theft6
Drugs3
Vehicle crime3
Other crime3
Shoplifting2
Anti-social38
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
28.4
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
10.8
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
17.6
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
105
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
History
10 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I
10listed buildingsC+History Grade
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II10
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
14%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
56
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Horam
14pages on Horam
The big questions
SafetyC+28.4 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingC−Median home £352K · rent £1,262 a monthHousing36 sold in 12 months · busiest street The HedgerowsSchoolsA−HealthB+Life expectancy 81.6 (men), 81.3 (women)Work & commuteC+53% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsC+0.5% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
About Horam
Village in East Sussex, England
Horam is a built-up area of 1,797 people, in the Wealden council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
- Population
- 1,797 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Wealden
- County
- East Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi (1.7 km²)
- ONS code
- E63006322
Horam’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
HeathfieldBroad Oak (Wealden)HellinglyHerstmonceuxHailshamBuxtedMayfieldHoram
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horam | 1,797 | — | — | C− | C+ | B+ |
| Heathfield | 7,663 | 2.3 | A− | C | B+ | A− |
| Broad Oak (Wealden) | 1,097 | 3.6 | — | C− | A | A− |
| Hellingly | 2,616 | 3.6 | D− | C− | D | B+ |
| Herstmonceux | 1,221 | 4.6 | — | C+ | A− | A− |
| Hailsham | 22,560 | 4.7 | D | C | C+ | C |
| Buxted | 1,616 | 6 | — | D | A− | A+ |
| Mayfield | 2,253 | 6.1 | — | D | A | A+ |
Broad Oak (Wealden), Herstmonceux, Buxted and Mayfield have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Horam
How many listed buildings are there in Horam?
That is 2.3 times the typical UK town for its size.
Are schools in Horam good?
Primary results beat 80% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). Places are handled by East Sussex council.
How much is council tax in Horam?
Band D council tax in Horam is £2,650 for 2026–27, more than in 92% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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