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West Sussex Healthy Places

Fuel poverty

% of households in fuel poverty (Low Income Low Energy Efficiency measure)

Theme
Housing
Period
2024
Source
DESNZ, Sub-regional fuel poverty data 2026 (2024 data)
Ward figures
Estimated from neighbourhood data (LSOAs of about 1,500 people), counted in the ward that holds most of each neighbourhood’s people. Some ward figures are approximate.

Please note: These are modelled estimates. The government advises using them to spot areas of particularly high or low fuel poverty, not to compare areas with similar levels.

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% of households in fuel poverty

West Sussex: 7.9%. This is lower than the South East (8.2%) and England (9.9%). A lower figure is better.

Across the 7 districts, figures range from 7.1% (Mid Sussex) to 9.5% (Chichester).

% of households in fuel poverty, by ward. Darker shading means a higher figure.

  • Under 6%
  • 6% to under 8%
  • 8% to under 10%
  • 10% to under 12%
  • 12% and over
  • Approximate figure
Buckingham: 6.7% Churchill: 8.5% Cokeham: 8.6% Eastbrook: 9.3% Hillside: 8.4% Manor: 8.4% Marine: 5.9% Mash Barn: 8.6% Peverel: 7.5% St Mary's: 9.4% St Nicolas: 7.3% Southlands: 8.3% Southwick Green: 8.2% Widewater: 7.7% Broadwater: 8.3% Castle: 8.1% Central: 12.5% Durrington: 7.4% Gaisford: 9.9% Goring: 7.1% Heene: 11.8% Marine: 8.1% Northbrook: 4.8% Offington: 6.4% Salvington: 6.8% Selden: 11.0% Tarring: 8.3% Aldwick East: 5.7% Aldwick West: 6.6% Angmering & Findon: 7.1% Arundel & Walberton: 10.7% Barnham: 7.4% Beach: 8.9% Bersted: 6.7% Brookfield: 5.8% Courtwick with Toddington: 6.7% East Preston: 6.5% Felpham East: 5.9% Felpham West: 6.3% Ferring: 7.5% Hotham: 10.8% Marine: 13.4% Middleton-on-Sea: 6.1% Orchard: 11.0% Pagham: 6.5% Pevensey: 8.7% River: 10.9% Rustington East: 6.8% Rustington West: 6.5% Yapton: 6.7% Chichester Central: 9.0% Chichester East: 9.9% Chichester North: 7.2% Chichester South: 8.8% Chichester West: 8.2% Easebourne: 13.5% Fernhurst: 9.6% Fittleworth: 14.2% Goodwood: 13.7% Harbour Villages: 7.4% Harting: 14.9% Lavant: 10.1% Loxwood: 11.2% Midhurst: 10.3% North Mundham & Tangmere: 7.3% Petworth: 14.5% Selsey South: 7.6% Sidlesham with Selsey North: 8.7% Southbourne: 7.8% The Witterings: 7.5% Westbourne: 12.2% Billingshurst: 6.4% Bramber, Upper Beeding & Woodmancote: 9.1% Broadbridge Heath: 4.5% Colgate & Rusper: 7.7% Cowfold, Shermanbury & West Grinstead: 10.8% Denne: 6.3% Forest: 8.2% Henfield: 7.7% Holbrook East: 3.7% Holbrook West: 6.8% Itchingfield, Slinfold & Warnham: 10.0% Nuthurst & Lower Beeding: 9.8% Pulborough, Coldwaltham & Amberley: 9.8% Roffey North: 7.0% Roffey South: 6.6% Rudgwick: 10.4% Southwater North: 4.5% Southwater South & Shipley: 7.3% Steyning & Ashurst: 7.7% Storrington & Washington: 8.2% Trafalgar: 7.5% West Chiltington, Thakeham & Ashington: 7.4% Bewbush & North Broadfield: 7.1% Broadfield: 7.1% Furnace Green: 7.2% Gossops Green & North East Broadfield: 7.1% Ifield: 5.7% Langley Green & Tushmore: 9.3% Maidenbower: 3.6% Northgate & West Green: 10.3% Pound Hill North & Forge Wood: 5.5% Pound Hill South & Worth: 5.4% Southgate: 8.6% Three Bridges: 7.8% Tilgate: 7.4% Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill: 12.6% Ashurst Wood & East Grinstead South: 7.0% Burgess Hill Dunstall: 4.0% Burgess Hill Franklands: 5.0% Burgess Hill Leylands: 6.7% Burgess Hill Meeds & Hammonds: 6.8% Burgess Hill St Andrews: 5.4% Burgess Hill Victoria: 7.3% Copthorne & Worth: 5.3% Crawley Down: 6.2% Cuckfield, Bolney & Ansty: 9.0% Downland Villages: 10.0% East Grinstead Ashplats: 5.7% East Grinstead Baldwins: 5.7% East Grinstead Herontye: 5.2% East Grinstead Imberhorne: 6.4% East Grinstead Town: 8.5% Handcross & Pease Pottage: 7.3% Hassocks: 6.5% Haywards Heath Ashenground: 8.0% Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath: 8.3% Haywards Heath Franklands: 6.1% Haywards Heath Lucastes & Bolnore: 4.9% Haywards Heath North: 7.8% Hurstpierpoint: 8.2% Lindfield: 6.8% Lindfield Rural & High Weald: 9.1%
Map of % of households in fuel poverty for the 133 wards in West Sussex. The same figures are in the table of wards below.

Period: 2024. Data: DESNZ, Sub-regional fuel poverty data 2026 (2024 data). Retrieved 30 September 2026. Source: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Sub-regional fuel poverty statistics. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Show fuel poverty as a table
Fuel poverty, 2024
Area % of households in fuel poverty
West Sussex 7.9%
South East 8.2%
England 9.9%

Districts in West Sussex

District % of households in fuel poverty
Adur 8.1%
Arun 7.8%
Chichester 9.5%
Crawley 7.2%
Horsham 7.5%
Mid Sussex 7.1%
Worthing 8.8%

Wards in West Sussex

Ward % of households in fuel poverty
Adur
Buckingham 6.7%
Churchill 8.5%
Cokeham 8.6%
Eastbrook 9.3%
Hillside 8.4%
Manor 8.4%
Marine 5.9%
Mash Barn 8.6%
Peverel 7.5%
Southlands 8.3%
Southwick Green 8.2%
St Mary's 9.4%
St Nicolas 7.3%
Widewater 7.7%
Arun
Aldwick East 5.7%
Aldwick West 6.6%
Angmering & Findon 7.1%
Arundel & Walberton 10.7%
Barnham 7.4%
Beach 8.9%
Bersted 6.7%
Brookfield 5.8%
Courtwick with Toddington 6.7%
East Preston 6.5%
Felpham East 5.9%
Felpham West 6.3%
Ferring 7.5%
Hotham 10.8%
Marine 13.4%
Middleton-on-Sea 6.1%
Orchard 11.0%
Pagham 6.5%
Pevensey 8.7%
River 10.9%
Rustington East 6.8%
Rustington West 6.5%
Yapton 6.7%
Chichester
Chichester Central 9.0%
Chichester East 9.9%
Chichester North 7.2%
Chichester South 8.8%
Chichester West 8.2%
Easebourne 13.5%
Fernhurst 9.6%
Fittleworth 14.2%
Goodwood 13.7%
Harbour Villages 7.4%
Harting 14.9%
Lavant 10.1%
Loxwood 11.2%
Midhurst 10.3%
North Mundham & Tangmere 7.3%
Petworth 14.5%
Selsey South 7.6%
Sidlesham with Selsey North 8.7%
Southbourne 7.8%
The Witterings 7.5%
Westbourne 12.2%
Crawley
Bewbush & North Broadfield 7.1%
Broadfield 7.1%
Furnace Green 7.2%
Gossops Green & North East Broadfield 7.1%
Ifield 5.7%
Langley Green & Tushmore 9.3%
Maidenbower 3.6%
Northgate & West Green 10.3%
Pound Hill North & Forge Wood 5.5%
Pound Hill South & Worth 5.4%
Southgate 8.6%
Three Bridges 7.8%
Tilgate 7.4%
Horsham
Billingshurst 6.4%
Bramber, Upper Beeding & Woodmancote 9.1%
Broadbridge Heath 4.5%
Colgate & Rusper 7.7%
Cowfold, Shermanbury & West Grinstead 10.8%
Denne 6.3%
Forest 8.2%
Henfield 7.7%
Holbrook East 3.7%
Holbrook West 6.8%
Itchingfield, Slinfold & Warnham 10.0%
Nuthurst & Lower Beeding 9.8%
Pulborough, Coldwaltham & Amberley 9.8%
Roffey North 7.0%
Roffey South 6.6%
Rudgwick 10.4%
Southwater North 4.5%
Southwater South & Shipley 7.3%
Steyning & Ashurst 7.7%
Storrington & Washington 8.2%
Trafalgar 7.5%
West Chiltington, Thakeham & Ashington 7.4%
Mid Sussex
Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill 12.6%
Ashurst Wood & East Grinstead South 7.0%
Burgess Hill Dunstall 4.0%
Burgess Hill Franklands 5.0%
Burgess Hill Leylands 6.7%
Burgess Hill Meeds & Hammonds 6.8%
Burgess Hill St Andrews 5.4%
Burgess Hill Victoria 7.3%
Copthorne & Worth 5.3%
Crawley Down 6.2%
Cuckfield, Bolney & Ansty 9.0%
Downland Villages 10.0%
East Grinstead Ashplats 5.7%
East Grinstead Baldwins 5.7%
East Grinstead Herontye 5.2%
East Grinstead Imberhorne 6.4%
East Grinstead Town 8.5%
Handcross & Pease Pottage 7.3%
Hassocks 6.5%
Haywards Heath Ashenground 8.0%
Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath 8.3%
Haywards Heath Franklands 6.1%
Haywards Heath Lucastes & Bolnore 4.9%
Haywards Heath North 7.8%
Hurstpierpoint 8.2%
Lindfield 6.8%
Lindfield Rural & High Weald 9.1%
Worthing
Broadwater 8.3%
Castle 8.1%
Central 12.5%
Durrington 7.4%
Gaisford 9.9%
Goring 7.1%
Heene 11.8%
Marine 8.1%
Northbrook 4.8%
Offington 6.4%
Salvington 6.8%
Selden 11.0%
Tarring 8.3%

Ward figures are estimated from neighbourhood data. * Approximate: the ward’s boundary does not match neighbourhood boundaries well. Why some ward figures are approximate.

About this indicator

Source: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Sub-regional fuel poverty statistics. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Retrieved 30 September 2026. Indicator code: HP020. How the figures are produced.