A recent annual survey of rural places to live in the UK by the Halifax looked at factors such as the availability of jobs, quality of housing and standards of education and health.  Two areas of Sussex came out in the top 50, Mid Sussex (Cuckfield, Hurstpierpoint) was ranked 15^th whilst Wealden (Hailsham, Heathfield) came in at 31^st.  

As someone who lives in the Wealden district I have to agree that it is a great area to live especially on a day like today when the sun is shining!

For more information on the survey see the report in the Guardian