Wealden District Council
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Locating to Wealden

Locate to Wealden – it’s a great place to do business and it’s a great place for the future.

Wealden is the largest district in East Sussex covering 323sq. miles.  It is home to over 158,900 residents and 8,600 businesses and is just thirty miles south of London.   Half the population live in the five market towns of Crowborough, Hailsham, Heathfield, Polegate and Uckfield.

With its breath taking countryside, iconic coastline and popular market towns, the Wealden district is a first class place to live, work and play.

Wealden is the ideal location to start, grow and run your business. Located within East Sussex, and the South East – the powerhouse of the UK economy, it is close to London and within easy reach of continental Europe. Wealden based businesses have the best of both worlds – a great business location in a beautiful setting.

Wealden shares its boundaries with six neighbouring local authorities stretching from just south of Tunbridge Wells (Kent) in the north to the boundary with Eastbourne in the south – a distance of some 30 miles.

If you are interested in locating to Wealden and would like help to secure premises or discuss your plans to expand, Locate East Sussex will be able to provide free and impartial advice to help your planning.

There are a number of business parks and industrial estates located in Wealden to suit business requirements, please visit our business parks pages for further information. 

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