Nutley’s story
4 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Nutley’s built-up area.
43% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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NutleyEast Sussex
The village has 1,218 residents and lies in East Sussex, South East.
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Photo: Charlesdrakew · Public domain
Population
1,218
Census 2021 · Wealden council
Median home
£610K
43 sales in 3 years
Median age
55.9
33% are 65+ · East Sussex 22%
Degree level
37%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
11%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Nutley a good place to live?
Where it does best is safety (A) — 11.5 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 4.4 home and vehicle crimes. It is strong on health as well — life expectancy 84.3 for men, 84.2 for women. The weak point is cost of living: homes sell for a median £610,000, about 10.4 times local household income. Most journeys need a car (C): 11% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · life expectancy, ONS · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021. Nutley has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
How Nutley grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Nutley is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Cost of livingRent £1,262 a monthDOpen →SafetyVery little crime by comparisonAOpen →HealthNear the top of the towns comparedAOpen →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaAOpen →WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carCOpen →Jobs & incomeMean household income £73,459B+Open →SchoolsPrimary results beat 37% of towns in EnglandCOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryBased on listed places, the town’s age and notable peopleBOpen →Outdoors75% live within 400 m of a park; 80% of land within 5 km is National Park or National LandscapeA−Open →Civic life5.7 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryB+Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
What makes Nutley stand out
The 3 things Nutley does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
11% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Homes built before 1919
History
43% of homes built before 1919
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
2.2 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nutley.
HousingCost of living grade D
Private renting is less common in Nutley than in East Sussex’s towns or across England’s towns: 10%
£610Kmedian sale
Social renters account for 5% of households. Owners make up 85% of households, higher than both East Sussex’s towns (62%) and England’s towns (61%). From September 2023 to August 2026, 43 homes sold inside Nutley’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £610,000.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Nutley£610K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £724,500 | 30 |
| Semi-detached | £442,500 | 8 |
85%
of households own their home · England 61%
10%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,262
average private rent a month, Wealden council area
£2,640
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
SchoolsC
Exam results at Nutley’s schools trail 66% of towns in England
CSchool Grade
Nearly three in five pupils at the one primary school within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). There is one school here; it is shown below. The town’s primary school has 60 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nutley Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 60 | C+ |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Safety
Fewer crimes per resident in Nutley than in 92% of UK towns
11.5violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearASafety Grade
Nutley logged 20 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 8 complaints of anti-social conduct. For its size, Nutley records less crime per resident than 84% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people. There were 3.8 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below East Sussex’s towns (9.6) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. Also worth knowing: of all the crimes, 60% were violence and sexual offences.
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 84% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: less crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual12
Damage & arson2
Burglary2
Vehicle crime2
Other theft1
Drugs1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Anti-social8
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.
11.5
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.4
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
20
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.
Health
Bad health is less common in Nutley than in East Sussex’s towns or across England’s towns: 2.8% of residents
83%good or very good healthAHealth Grade
At the census, 83% of people in Nutley called their health good or very good, above East Sussex’s towns (81%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. Seeing a GP means leaving Nutley: the nearest practice is 4.3 miles away. Women here live to 84.2 on average and men to 84.3 (2019–23). The nearest A&E to Nutley is Princess Royal Hospital, 6.9 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 83%Fair 14%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Nutley | East Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.8% | 5.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 20% | 17% |
84.3
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.2
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+
Nutley is a driving town: 87% of commuters go by car, above East Sussex’s towns and England’s towns
11%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 40% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Nutley counts 0.8 jobs per working resident. Working mainly from home: two in five workers, above both East Sussex’s towns (35%) and England’s towns (31%). Among 16 to 64s, 2% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026. 8% of commuters who live in Nutley also work there.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving87%
On foot7%
Train2%
Bicycle1%
11%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
40%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£73K
mean household income, before tax
2%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C
Walkability: more walkable than 29% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
History
Nutley keeps more of its old housing than East Sussex’s towns or England’s towns: 43% built before 1919
4listed buildingsBHistory Grade
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Historic England’s list names 4 listed buildings in Nutley: 1 Grade II*. Relative to its size, Nutley keeps 33 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II3
Among them · Grade II*
- The Shelly Arms Hotel Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
43%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
33
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Older residents shape Nutley: 33% are 65 or over, above East Sussex’s towns and England’s towns
55.9median age
Degrees are held by 37% of adults, about level with East Sussex’s towns (36%) and above England’s towns (34%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.2% of the town. At 55.9, the median resident of Nutley sits in the middle of the age range. The share of residents under 15 is 13%.
NutleyEast SussexEngland
Ages · share of residents
33%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications14%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar20%
Degree level37%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 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.
| Nutley | East Sussex | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.2% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 33% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.7% | 4.9% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 37% | 36% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · East Sussex and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Nutley
14pages on Nutley
The big questions
SafetyA11.5 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingDMedian home £610K · rent £1,262 a monthHousing13 sold in 12 months · busiest street High StreetSchoolsC1 state schoolHealthALife expectancy 84.3 (men), 84.2 (women)Work & commuteB+59% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsA0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
About Nutley
Village in East Sussex, England
Nutley is a built-up area of 1,218 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
- 1,218 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Wealden
- County
- East Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km²)
- ONS code
- E63006096
Nutley’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
MaresfieldFive Ash DownHorsted KeynesNewickForest RowUckfieldBuxtedNutley
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nutley | 1,218 | — | — | D | A | A |
| Maresfield | 1,369 | 2.6 | — | D | A− | A+ |
| Five Ash Down | 1,060 | 3.2 | — | D | B+ | A+ |
| Horsted Keynes | 1,121 | 3.7 | — | C | A | A+ |
| Newick | 2,689 | 4.5 | B+ | D− | A+ | A+ |
| Forest Row | 3,881 | 4.5 | C+ | D− | B− | A+ |
| Uckfield | 15,037 | 4.5 | B | D | B | B |
| Buxted | 1,616 | 4.6 | — | D | A− | A+ |
Maresfield, Five Ash Down, Horsted Keynes and Buxted have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Nutley
Is Nutley expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £610,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: semi-detached houses £442,500 and detached houses £724,500.
How many listed buildings are there in Nutley?
That is 1.3 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Nutley?
Band D council tax in Nutley is £2,640 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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