Brighton and Hove vs Haywards Heath

Buyers will find Brighton And Hove more wallet-friendly, where the average price is £511,915 versus £547,040 in Haywards Heath. The most affordable entry point in Brighton And Hove is a flat at £334,210, while in Haywards Heath it is a flat at £268,501.

Crime is lower in Haywards Heath (45.8 per 1,000) compared to Brighton And Hove (101.8 per 1,000), a 122% difference. The most common crime category in Brighton And Hove is violent-crime, while in Haywards Heath it is violent-crime.

Crime Rate by Category (per 1,000 residents)

→Both towns share the same top crime category: violent crime.

School quality favours Haywards Heath: 100% of its schools are in the top two inspection bands, compared with 91.1% in Brighton And Hove.

Broadband & Connectivity

Internet users in Haywards Heath enjoy 426.8 Mbps on average, while Brighton And Hove lags behind at 414.9 Mbps. Superfast coverage (30 Mbps+) reaches 94.4% of premises in Brighton And Hove and 98.1% in Haywards Heath. Gigabit availability stands at 78.2% in Brighton And Hove and 82.8% in Haywards Heath.

→Haywards Heath is the faster of the two by 3% on average download speed (427 vs 415 Mbps).

Energy Efficiency & Running Costs

The average EPC rating in Haywards Heath is band C (score 70.6), ahead of Brighton And Hove's band C (score 70.1). Estimated annual energy costs average £1,185 in Brighton And Hove and £1,218 in Haywards Heath. 62.2% of homes in Brighton And Hove have an EPC rating of C or above, compared to 62.4% in Haywards Heath.

→Haywards Heath has more energy-efficient housing — 62.4% reach band C or above, vs 62.2% in the other.

Demographics & Economy

Brighton And Hove has a population of 277,096 while Haywards Heath has 40,528. Median household income is £32,412.3 in Brighton And Hove and £32,005.5 in Haywards Heath. The median age is 44.9 in Brighton And Hove and 47 in Haywards Heath. Employment rates stand at 58.3% in Brighton And Hove and 57.8% in Haywards Heath.

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