Hurstpierpoint and surrounding villages, West Sussex
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Hurstpierpoint and surrounding villagesWhat is Hurstpierpoint and surrounding villages, West Sussex like to live in?

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The short answer: what Hurstpierpoint and surrounding villages is like to live in

This district offers a quintessential Sussex village lifestyle, with good schools and a strong community feel. However, a car is required to reach Burgess Hill station, which is an approximately 19-minute drive from the district's centre.

Key stats

Commute to Victoria
60 min peak · 71 min off-peak
Train changes
Direct
Drive to Burgess Hill
19 min

Schools

  • St Paul's Catholic College
    2.4 miles away
    Outstanding
  • Hassocks Infant School
    0.7 miles away
    Good
  • Downlands Community School
    1 miles away
    Good
  • St Lawrence CofE Primary School
    1.1 miles away
    Good
  • The Windmills Junior School
    1.1 miles away
    Good
  • London Meed Community Primary School
    1.6 miles away
    Good
  • St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School
    1.8 miles away
    Good
  • The Gattons Infant School
    2 miles away
    Good
  • Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill
    2 miles away
    Good

Property market

Median sale band by property type, based on Land Registry transactions in a 3-mile radius.

Detached
£600k–£700k
22 recent sales
Semi-detached
£400k–£500k
23 recent sales
Terraced
£300k–£400k
12 recent sales
Flat
under £300k
5 recent sales
Recent example sales
  • Detached · RH15 0FP£610,000
  • Terraced · RH15 0PW£340,000
  • Terraced · RH15 8PN£325,000

Well-known pubs nearby

  • Friars Oak0.4 mi
  • The Hassocks0.7 mi
  • The Poacher0.8 mi
  • The New Inn0.9 mi
  • The Thatched Inn1.1 mi

Green space nearby

  • Hurst Meadows0.5 mi
  • The Banjo0.8 mi
  • Adastra Park0.9 mi

Lifestyle at a glance

12
Restaurants
1/10
Arts & culture
4
Health clubs
3
Nurseries
2
Water sports
12
Sports & recreation

Counts and scores only — named venues for restaurants and arts/culture aren't tracked yet, unlike pubs and green space above. Water sports and sports & recreation counts come from Sport England's Active Places Power data (CC BY 4.0).

Healthcare nearby

GP practices within 5 miles
7
Nearest: BURGESS HILL GP HUB (1.8 miles)
Pharmacies within 5 miles
7
Dental practices within 5 miles
6
Hospitals within 10 miles
2

Source: NHS Digital Organisation Data Service (ODS). Hospital counts are individual hospital sites, not NHS Trusts — one Trust often runs several sites.

Practicalities

Crime
Very low
Index 12 · well below average
Average broadband
0 Mbps

Is Hurstpierpoint and surrounding villages a good place to live?

Hurstpierpoint and surrounding villages is a large village in West Sussex. Peak trains to Victoria take about 60 minutes from Burgess Hill. Recorded crime is very low. Whether it is a good place to live depends on what you need it to do — the figures above are the ones worth checking first.

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What is it like living in Hurstpierpoint and surrounding villages?

This district offers a quintessential Sussex village lifestyle, with good schools and a strong community feel. However, a car is required to reach Burgess Hill station, which is an approximately 19-minute drive from the district's centre.

This gives you a genuine sense of what Hurstpierpoint and surrounding villages offers — but Locaura's whole purpose is matching you with the place that actually fits your life, not just presenting one option in isolation. Tell us what matters to you, and we'll show you exactly how Hurstpierpoint and surrounding villages compares to everywhere else we cover.

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