Beacon Hurst Keymer, Mid Sussex
17 addresses across 2 postcodes (BN6), about 160 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 25600720.
- Sales: 10 recorded sales since 1995; in 2020 the median was £750,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 6 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3, D: 2, E: 1).
- Flood: 4 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in Mid Sussex costs £2,474 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 19% to 73% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Hassocks, about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 750 m (0.5 miles) away, and Village Green (0.3 hectares) is about 780 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 54 to 56 m above sea level.
- Noise: 5 of its 17 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Silverdale Practice, about 3.6 km (2.2 miles) away.
- People: About 300 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 92% of households owned their home and 49% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 3 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often other crime.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | £750,000 | £750,000 | £750,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £1,380,000 | £1,380,000 | £1,380,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £525,000 | £525,000 | £525,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £125,000 | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | £700,000 | £550,000 | £850,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £527,500 | £527,500 | £527,500 |
| 2003 | 1 | £470,000 | £470,000 | £470,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £530,000 | £530,000 | £530,000 |
| 1997 | 1 | £260,000 | £260,000 | £260,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 2020 | 6 BN6 8RE | Detached | £750,000 | |
| 8 Apr 2019 | 19 BN6 8RE | Detached | £1,380,000 | |
| 31 Oct 2013 | 3 BN6 8RE | Detached | £525,000 | |
| 19 Aug 2008 | 11 BN6 8RE | Detached | £125,000 | |
| 14 Dec 2007 | 19 BN6 8RE | Detached | £850,000 | |
| 26 Oct 2007 | 5 BN6 8RE | Detached | £550,000 | |
| 25 Feb 2005 | 7 BN6 8RE | Detached | £527,500 | |
| 17 Jan 2003 | 4 BN6 8RE | Detached | £470,000 | |
| 27 Jun 2002 | 9 BN6 8RE | Detached | £530,000 | |
| 23 Oct 1997 | 7 BN6 8RE | Detached | £260,000 |
Energy performance certificates
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 190 m². Most common: House, detached (6). Built: 1967-1975 (4); 1983-1990 (1); 2007-2011 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2); rented (private) (1).
Council tax
What each band costs in Mid Sussex in 2026-27: Band D £2,474 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,650 | £1,924 | £2,199 | £2,474 | £3,024 | £3,574 | £4,124 | £4,949 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band E (36% of about 740 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- National Tyre Centre, 60 Keymer Road, Hassocks: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (920 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 4 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| BN6 8RE | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BN6 8RD | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 1 / 4 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 17 addresses are between 54 m and 56 m above sea level (55 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN6 8RD | 100% | 73% | 73% | 0% |
| BN6 8RE | 100% | 19% | 19% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hassocks 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Burgess Hill 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Plumpton 105,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km (3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Beacon Hurst Keymer | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Sussex House University of Sussex | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Orion Car Park | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 25.7 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Silverdale Practice | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Princess Royal Hospital | 8.3 km (5.1 miles) |
| Police station | Burgess Hill Police Station | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Hassocks | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,560 m² | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Village Green 3,460 m² | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 410 m² | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Adastra Park 5.9 ha | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Parklands Road Allotment Site 7,540 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 0.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ditchling War Memorial, a listed building (Grade II*), 770 m (0.5 miles) east. 40 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ditchling War Memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 770 m (0.5 miles) east |
| 28, West Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 790 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Anne of Cleves House Wings Place | Listed building, Grade I | 830 m (0.5 miles) east |
| The Parish Church of St Margaret | Listed building, Grade I | 870 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Lodge Hill | Hill | 820 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Millbrook Shaw | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Molehilly Shaw | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| The Wilderness | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Coombe Bottom | Valley | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Reed Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 17 |
5 of the street's 17 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Mid Sussex: see them on the Mid Sussex page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Windmills Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 640 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Nov 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Downlands Community School | Secondary | 11–16 | 760 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Hassocks Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lantern Cottage B&B BN6 8RB | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 240 m | 5 Very good | 27 Sep 2022 |
| The Greyhound Inn BN6 8QT | Pub/bar/nightclub | 260 m | 4 Good | 15 May 2025 |
| Keymer Fish Bar BN6 8QL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 340 m | 5 Very good | 4 Sep 2024 |
| Aroma Cafe BN6 8QL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 350 m | 5 Very good | 28 May 2025 |
| Keymer Store BN6 8QL | Retailers - other | 350 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 22 May 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Other crime | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Silverdale (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 62% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 56% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 34% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Keymer Park · The Crescent · The Crescent · Park Avenue · Church Mead · Newlands Close · St Annes Gardens
All the streets in BN6 and across Mid Sussex.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.