Scayne's Hill’s story
3 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Scayne's Hill’s built-up area.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Scayne's HillWest Sussex
717 people call this village in West Sussex, South East home.
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Photo: Antiquary · CC BY 4.0
Population
717
Census 2021 · Mid Sussex council
Median home
£441K
23 sales in 3 years
Median age
42.8
21% are 65+ · West Sussex 23%
Degree level
35%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
11%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Scayne's Hill a good place to live?
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Scayne's Hill is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. 11% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. The median home sold for £440,500. A quarter of homes were built before 1919.
What makes Scayne's Hill stand out
The 3 things Scayne's Hill 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%)
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
1.6 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Scayne's Hill.
Work & commute
Household income in Scayne's Hill, £71K a year, runs above West Sussex’s towns and England’s towns
11%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 37% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
37% of commuters travelled under 5 km, lower than both West Sussex’s towns (44%) and England’s towns (45%). Driving is how 86% of commuters got to work at the census. For every resident in work, Scayne's Hill has 0.6 jobs.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving86%
On foot6%
Train5%
Bicycle1%
37%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
37%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£71K
mean household income, before tax
2.2%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Few households rent privately in Scayne's Hill: 10%, fewer than in West Sussex’s towns and across England’s towns
£441Kmedian sale
Owners make up 72% of households, above both West Sussex’s towns (68%) and England’s towns (61%). Private rents average £1,423 a month across the Mid Sussex council area. The social rented sector houses 17% of households.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Scayne's Hill£441K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £485,000 | 5 |
| Semi-detached | £465,000 | 13 |
| Flat or maisonette | £287,000 | 5 |
72%
of households own their home · England 61%
10%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,423
average private rent a month, Mid Sussex council area
£2,425
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
Homes in Scayne's Hill see less burglary and damage than in West Sussex’s towns or England’s towns: 7 per 1,000 a year
17.2violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
20 crimes and 4 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Scayne's Hill’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Violence and sexual offences made up 45% of the total. Violent crime ran at 17.2 per 1,000 residents a year, about level with West Sussex’s towns (17.5) and below England’s towns (22).
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual9
Burglary4
Other theft3
Damage & arson1
Public order1
Vehicle crime1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Anti-social4
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.
17.2
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
7
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
8.4
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
85% of people in Scayne's Hill say their health is good or very good, more than in West Sussex’s towns and across England’s towns
85%good or very good health
Scayne's Hill has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.2 miles away. At the census, 15% of people here had a disability, below both West Sussex’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (17%). The nearest A&E to Scayne's Hill is Princess Royal Hospital, 1.6 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 85%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Scayne's Hill | West Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.2% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
84.1
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
87.5
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Scayne's Hill’s listed buildings: 3, all Grade II
3listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Inside Scayne's Hill’s built-up area, Historic England lists 3 listed buildings, .
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II3
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
25%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
42
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
Scayne's Hill has fewer young adults than West Sussex’s towns or England’s towns: 9.1% are 15 to 24
42.8median age
Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, lower than West Sussex’s towns (23%) yet higher than England’s towns (18%). Ages in Scayne's Hill split evenly at 42.8: half are older, half younger. Degrees are held by 35% of adults.
Scayne's HillWest SussexEngland
Ages · share of residents
21%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications13%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar21%
Degree level35%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Scayne's Hill | West Sussex | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 9.8% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 21% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 35% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · West Sussex and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Scayne's Hill
13pages on Scayne's Hill
The big questions
Safety17.2 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £441K · rent £1,423 a monthHousing3 sold in 12 months · busiest street Lewes RoadSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 84.1 (men), 87.5 (women)Work & commute53% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Sheffield Park and 2 more in and around Scayne's Hill
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Scayne's Hill. Best known first.
Garden · National TrustSheffield Park4.4 km outside town, to the east
Heritage railwayBluebell Railway3.9 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumSteamWorks!3 km outside town, to the eastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Sheffield Park: Zeimusu, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bluebell Railway: Les Chatfield from Brighton, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Scayne's Hill
Village in West Sussex, England
Scayne's Hill is a built-up area of 717 people, in the Mid Sussex 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
- 717 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- County
- West Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
- ONS code
- E63006197
Scayne's Hill’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
North ChaileyHaywards HeathWivelsfield GreenNewickHorsted KeynesCuckfieldArdinglyScayne's Hill
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scayne's Hill | 717 | — | — | — | — | — |
| North Chailey | 1,008 | 1.8 | — | D− | A− | A |
| Haywards Heath | 40,186 | 1.9 | A+ | B | B | A− |
| Wivelsfield Green | 1,012 | 2.2 | — | D− | A+ | A+ |
| Newick | 2,689 | 3.1 | B+ | D− | A+ | A+ |
| Horsted Keynes | 1,121 | 3.2 | — | C | A | A+ |
| Cuckfield | 3,767 | 3.8 | A+ | C | B+ | A |
| Ardingly | 1,646 | 4.1 | — | C+ | A | A+ |
North Chailey, Wivelsfield Green, Horsted Keynes and Ardingly have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Scayne's Hill
How many listed buildings are there in Scayne's Hill?
3 on Historic England’s list. That is 1.7 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Scayne's Hill expensive to live in?
By type: flats £287,000, semi-detached houses £465,000 and detached houses £485,000.
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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