Surrey, East and West Sussex

Published: 12 September 2023

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In 2023, we published regional data for 41 regions.
Surrey, East and West Sussex is one of them.

In 2024, we published data for 203 local authorities.
You can see these on the Social mobility by area homepage.

This page shows how Surrey, East and West Sussex is ranked for the following 5 ‘composite’ measures of social mobility:

  • Childhood poverty and disadvantage
  • Precarious situations
  • Promising prospects
  • Research and development
  • Socio-cultural advantage

Each of these measures combines data from 3 indicators into a single ‘composite’ score. This provides a more reliable picture of geographical mobility patterns.

Rankings

For each composite measure, 41 regions in the UK are ranked from the lowest to highest values. They are then divided into 5 equally-sized groups (‘quintiles’), from 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest).

For example, Surrey, East and West Sussex ranks in the of regions for .

 

Quintile 1
(lowest 20%)
Quintile 5
(highest 20%)

Districts in the Surrey, East and West Sussex region

ITL3 areas: Brighton and Hove, East Surrey, East Sussex CC, West Surrey, West Sussex (North East), West Sussex (South West)

Local authorities: Brighton and Hove, Eastbourne, Hastings, Lewes, Rother, Wealden, Elmbridge, Guildford, Runnymede, Spelthorne, Surrey Heath, Waverley, Woking, Epsom and Ewell, Mole Valley, Reigate and Banstead, Tandridge, Adur, Arun, Chichester, Worthing, Crawley, Horsham, Mid Sussex