Mid Lavant’s story
26 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Mid Lavant’s built-up area, along with 2 scheduled monuments.
10% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Mid LavantWest Sussex
It is a village of 1,441 residents in West Sussex, South East.
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Photo: The Voice of Hassocks · CC0
Population
1,441
Census 2021 · Chichester council
Median home
£395K
53 sales in 3 years
Median age
49.3
26% are 65+ · West Sussex 23%
Degree level
34%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
12%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Mid Lavant a good place to live?
Crime is low (B+): 16.9 violent and sexual offences and 8.1 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Health outcomes beat most towns (B+): life expectancy 81 for men, 84.8 for women. The weak point is schools — primary results beat 8% of towns in England. Buying in is costly: homes sell for a median £395,000, about 6.9 times local household income. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: C+ for jobs & income and B for hazard risk.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · life expectancy and income, ONS · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · claimants, DWP · flood risk, Environment Agency. An overall grade needs 2,500 residents, so Mid Lavant is graded subject by subject only.
What makes Mid Lavant stand out
The 3 things Mid Lavant does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 7.4 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
12% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
47% of commuters travel under 5 km.
Primary results, towns in England
Schools
Primary results trail 92%
of towns in England, on Key Stage 2 reading, writing and maths
Department for Education.
How Mid Lavant grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Mid Lavant is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
An overall grade needs 2,500 residents, so Mid Lavant is graded subject by subject only.
SchoolsPrimary results beat 8% of towns in EnglandD−Open →Cost of livingRent £1,333 a monthDOpen →SafetyAhead of most towns comparedB+Open →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areB+Open →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaBOpen →WalkabilityMost errands need a carC+Open →Jobs & incomeBelow the middle of the towns comparedC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryGraded on historic places and the town’s ageBOpen →Outdoors33% live within 400 m of a park; 62% of land within 5 km is National Park or National LandscapeC−Open →Civic life1.4 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryDOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Chichester Cathedral and 19 more in and around Mid Lavant
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Mid Lavant. Best known first.
CathedralChichester Cathedral3.1 km outside town, to the south
MuseumFishbourne Roman Palace3.6 km outside town, to the south
Historic houseGoodwood House2.9 km outside town, to the east
CastleChichester Castle2.7 km outside town, to the south
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBoxgrove Priory and Grounds4.8 km outside town, to the east
MuseumWeald & Downland Open Air Museum3.6 km outside town, to the northeastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Chichester Cathedral: Evgeniy Podkopaev, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fishbourne Roman Palace: Charlesdrakew, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Goodwood House: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chichester Castle: Simon Carey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Boxgrove Priory and Grounds: Peter I. Vardy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Weald & Downland Open Air Museum: Adrian Cable, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mid Lavant.
SchoolsD−
Results at Mid Lavant’s schools trail 95% of towns in England
At the 7 primary schools within 3 km, 50% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The town has one school, shown below. 111 pupils attend Mid Lavant’s one primary school.
D−School Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lavant Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 111 | B− |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
HousingCost of living grade D
More households in Mid Lavant live in social housing than in West Sussex’s towns or England’s towns: 30%
Private renters make up 9% of households, lower than both West Sussex’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (21%). Home ownership covers 59% of households. Half of the 53 standard sales inside Mid Lavant’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £395,000.
£395Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Mid Lavant£395K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £957,500 | 8 |
| Semi-detached | £413,750 | 28 |
| Terraced | £350,000 | 17 |
59%
of households own their home · England 61%
9%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,333
average private rent a month, Chichester council area
£2,447
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Crime per resident in Mid Lavant is lower than in 70% of UK towns
Police recorded 46 crimes inside Mid Lavant’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 24 reports of anti-social behaviour. There were 16.4 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), above both West Sussex’s towns (11.5) and England’s towns (7.8). Violence and sexual offences accounted for 65% of recorded crime.
16.9violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearB+Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 50% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: about the middle for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual30
Public order3
Other theft3
Burglary3
Damage & arson2
Vehicle crime2
Weapons1
Robbery1
Anti-social24
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.
16.9
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
8.1
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
16.4
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
46
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
Fewer people in Mid Lavant say their health is good than in West Sussex’s towns or across England’s towns: 79%
19% of residents have a disability, above both West Sussex’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (17%). Seeing a GP means leaving Mid Lavant: the nearest practice is 1.4 miles away. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 5.5% of the town.
79%good or very good healthB+Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 79%Fair 15%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Mid Lavant | West Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.5% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 17% | 17% |
81
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.8
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy and early deaths.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+
Benefit claims run higher in Mid Lavant, 4.3% of 16 to 64s, than in West Sussex’s towns or across England’s towns
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.
For every resident in work, Mid Lavant has 0.2 jobs. 2% of commuters who live in Mid Lavant also work there. Walking, cycling and public transport carried just over one in ten commuters at the census. Household income came to £64K a year before tax, near West Sussex’s towns (£63K) and higher than England’s towns (£55K).
12%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving86%
Bicycle4%
On foot3%
Bus3%
Train2%
47%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
£64K
mean household income, before tax
4.3%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C+
Walkability: more walkable than 37% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
History
Mid Lavant is rich in listed buildings: 180 per 10,000 residents, more than in both West Sussex’s towns and England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Conservation areas cover 17% of Mid Lavant’s land, higher than both West Sussex’s towns (4%) and England’s towns (7%). None of the 26 listed buildings reaches Grade II* or Grade I; all are Grade II. The pre-1919 share of homes is 10%.
26listed buildingsBHistory Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II26
2
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
10%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
180
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
Few people in Mid Lavant are 15 to 24: 7%, fewer than in both West Sussex’s towns and England’s towns
Half of Mid Lavant is older than 49.3, half younger. 26% of residents are 65 or over, above West Sussex’s towns (23%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. One measure of family life: 17% of residents are under 15.
49.3median age
Mid LavantWest SussexEngland
Ages · share of residents
26%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications18%
Apprenticeship4%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level34%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 84 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.
| Mid Lavant | West Sussex | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7% | 9.8% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 26% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.4% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 34% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · West Sussex and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Mid Lavant
14pages on Mid Lavant
The big questions
SafetyB+16.9 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingDMedian home £395K · rent £1,333 a monthHousing14 sold in 12 months · busiest street EastmeadSchoolsD−1 state schoolHealthB+Life expectancy 81 (men), 84.8 (women)Work & commuteC+46% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsB0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Mid Lavant’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
ChichesterWesthampnettFishbourneTangmereBoshamHunstonHambrook and NutbourneMid Lavant
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid Lavant | 1,441 | — | — | D | B+ | B+ |
| Chichester | 31,709 | 2.3 | C− | D | D | C+ |
| Westhampnett | 1,238 | 2.4 | — | D | D | A− |
| Fishbourne | 3,368 | 2.5 | B− | D | C | A− |
| Tangmere | 4,000 | 3.4 | C | C | B | C+ |
| Bosham | 2,693 | 4 | A− | D | B | A− |
| Hunston | 1,154 | 4.2 | — | C− | B− | C+ |
| Hambrook and Nutbourne | 2,752 | 4.6 | C | D | B− | B+ |
Westhampnett and Hunston have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Mid Lavant
Are schools in Mid Lavant good?
One state school is inside the town; places are handled by West Sussex council.
How many listed buildings are there in Mid Lavant?
That is 7.4 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 2 scheduled monuments.
Is Mid Lavant expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £395,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £350,000, semi-detached houses £413,750 and detached houses £957,500.
About Mid Lavant
Village in West Sussex, England
Mid Lavant is a built-up area of 1,441 people, in the Chichester 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
- 1,441 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Chichester
- County
- West Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- E63006484
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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