Mid Sussex Local Information
Practical local information for Mid Sussex: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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Mid Sussex Roadworks This Week: A23 50mph, Rail Shutdown
The A23 stays at 50mph northbound at Dale Hill, Broxmead Lane and Pyecombe slips shut at night, and no trains run via Haywards Heath on 10 and 11 October.
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Mid Sussex Bin Collection Days: Black Bin Every 3 Weeks
Food waste weekly, recycling fortnightly, black bin every three weeks in Mid Sussex. Bank holidays do not move your collection here, and only Christmas does.
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Parking in Mid Sussex: £1.20 an Hour, Free After 6pm
Mid Sussex council car parks cost £1.20 to £1.40 an hour and nothing after 6pm. Sunday is about £1 all day, and Burgess Hill's Martlets closed in March 2026.
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Mid Sussex Council Tax Bands 2026/27: £1,587 to £5,102
Every Mid Sussex parish, band A to H, for 2026/27. Band D runs from £2,381.11 in Newtimber to £2,550.89 in Cuckfield, and 76% of it goes to the county council.
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Mid Sussex house prices: £430,711, £240k to £625k
The average Mid Sussex home sold for £430,711 in May 2026, up 0.4% in a year. Median sold prices for all 25 wards, and why one of them looks far cheaper than it is.
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Mid Sussex trains to London: 43 mins, £5,012 a year
Haywards Heath reaches London Victoria in 43 minutes and London Bridge in 44. Annual seasons run from £3,468 at East Grinstead to £6,708, and the route you pick decides it.
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Things to do in Mid Sussex: free museum, £6.56 Tudor house
East Grinstead Museum is free, the 15th-century Priest House is £6.56 until 1 September, and the Bluebell Railway is diesel-only right now. What is open, and what it costs.
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Mid Sussex planning: 24,071 homes, up from 19,620
The inspector has pushed the Mid Sussex housing requirement to 24,071 homes and added 35 sites. The consultation on all of it closes at 23:59 on 7 September 2026.
Bins
Mid Sussex Christmas Bin Collections 2026: Dates Due Soon
No Mid Sussex bins on Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year's Day. The 2026 dates are not out yet; last year's table and the 24 tree drop-off sites are here.
Schools
Mid Sussex School Term Dates 2026/27, With INSET Days
October half term is 26 to 30 October, Christmas break from 21 December. The West Sussex dates plus the INSET days four Mid Sussex secondaries have set.
Trains
Mid Sussex Christmas Trains and Buses 2026: What We Know
No trains on Christmas Day and almost none on Boxing Day. Last year's Thameslink pattern, Metrobus holiday service, and the Gatwick closure on 10 January.
Bins
Mid Sussex Tip Opening Times: Burgess Hill, East Grinstead
Both Mid Sussex tips switch to 9am to 4pm on 1 October and need a booked slot. East Grinstead shuts Tuesdays and Wednesdays; all close 25, 26 Dec and 1 Jan.
Half term
Mid Sussex October Half Term 2026: Dates and What's On
Half term is 26 to 30 October 2026. Wallace and Gromit at Wakehurst, Borde Hill's Halloween trail, Nymans ghost hunt, Ardingly fireworks, with prices.