Buxted
| Station Name | Buxted |
| Station Code | BXD |
| Station Owner | Govia Thameslink Railway (Southern) |
| Developable Area | 63.16ha |
| Development Capacity | 2,526 homes (at 40dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | Wealden |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 3,179 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 2,618 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 82% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | Buffer |
| Network Rail Region | South East |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 21,704 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 158,546 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 1,728 |
Development Potential
England's busiest station (apart from those serving airports) had 4,170,558 passenger movements in the period 2019-2020. The station with the least was 68. Buxted station had 158,546 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 436 people per day.
For a station with this number of passengers passing through it each year a density of 40 homes per hectare is reasonable, based on its proximity to major population centres and existing infrastructure.
Buxted is located within the South East railway region. The potential area for development around the station (excluding existing buildings, national parks, flood zones, public green space, protected habitats, areas of outstanding natural beauty, world heritage sites and surface water) is approximately 63.16ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 40 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 2,526 homes.
The station sits within Wealden planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 82%, having delivered 2,618 homes from a target of 3,179. As a result of this score, the a 'buffer' of 20% will be added to the authority's 5-year land supply, and an action plan must be produced.
The total capacity of all Wealden's stations is 6,942 homes. That's 218% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of Wealden's stations is 6,942 homes without building on protected land. That's 218% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
