25/08/2026
Nearly 46,000 vehicle movements through Hurstpierpoint High Street in just seven days...🚗 🚌 🚛
That is one of the key findings from a new independent traffic survey commissioned by local parish councils and community groups, including ourselves at Hurstpierpoint Society.
Traffic was monitored for a full week across nine locations in Hurstpierpoint, Sayers Common, Albourne and Twineham. The results reveal:
• Nearly 46,000 vehicle movements through Hurstpierpoint High Street in seven days
• Average weekday traffic of approximately 6,700 vehicles a day on the High Street
• Mean speeds below 18mph from 8am to 7pm, indicating congestion throughout the day, not only at peak times
• More than 58,000 vehicle movements a week on the B2118 near the A23
• 81% of vehicles recorded exceeding the speed limit at Coombe Farm in Sayers Common
• Significant numbers of heavy vehicles already using Hurstpierpoint High Street
The assessment recommends that:
• The cumulative impact of proposed developments is properly modelled before further sites are confirmed
• Assessments look beyond individual junctions to include village centres and rural lanes
• Queue-length surveys are conducted at known pressure points, including Hurstpierpoint High Street
• Any necessary mitigation is identified, costed and shown to be deliverable before development proceeds
• The effect on road safety, the environment and residents’ quality of life is properly considered
This is not guesswork. It is seven days of local evidence showing why future development must be supported by infrastructure that can genuinely cope with it.
Read the full Community Traffic Assessment here:
https://hurstpierpointsociety.org.uk/2026/08/24/our-community-traffic-assessment-cta-is-here/
