Area
323 square miles (837 square kilometres)
Wealden is classified as one of the most rural districts in England. 61% of the district is designated as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Wealden has the largest amount of ancient woodland of any district in the country.
The Council is a member of SPARSE Rural and the Rural Services Network. They have comprehensively profiled facts and figures about Wealden (external link) and other rural district and county areas. East Sussex County Council's data observatory service East Sussex in Figures (external link) can be searched for a very wide range of facts, figures and maps at county, district, ward and parish levels.
Population
2011 Census: 148,900
2033 projection: 165,400
Largest settlements (2007 estimates):
- Crowborough - 20,200
- Hailsham - 19,200
- Heathfield - 7,500
- Polegate - 7,800
- Uckfield - 13,500
Population density (2011): 1.78 people per hectare (South East average 4.5 people per hectare)
Ethnicity (2001 Census):
- White - 95.7%
- Mixed - 1.1%
- Asian - 1.2%
- Black - 0.9%
- Chinese and other minority ethnic - 1.0%
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