4,060
Households
White Brit. · 83%
Ethnicity
No religion · 46%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
35 · 3.6 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£425,667
Median property price
236
Postcodes
Overview of Forest
Coordinates51.0621, -0.3113
Postcodes
236
Population (Census)
9,696
Households (Census)
4,060
Recorded crime · May '26
35 · 3.6 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Forest
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 8.06 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 8.06 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Forest
Property sales · Forest
HM Land Registry · Forest
Average price
£456,186
YoY: -4.3%
Median price: £450,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 3 sales · avg £425,667
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£680k£524k£367k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Forest
Crime trends · Forest
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
26130
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
14
YoY -18%
ASB
1370
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY -56%
Vehicle Crime
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Burglary
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
950
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY -25%
Demographics in Forest
Ethnicity
White Brit.82.8%
Other White6.4%
Indian2.1%
White & Asian1.4%
+ other · 7.3%
Religion
No religion46.3%
Christian43.2%
Not answered5.9%
Muslim2.0%
Hindu1.1%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
35–4921.2%
50–6420.2%
25–3411.6%
65–749.2%
10–157.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.3%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.2%
Other14.9%
Any member 66+12.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.4%
All members 66+10.8%
+ 7 other households · 30.8%
Schools in Forest
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Heron Way Primary School
West Sussex · RH13 6DJ
Outstanding
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham
West Sussex · RH13 5NW
Outstanding
0.3 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–19
Millais School
West Sussex · RH13 5HR
Good
0.2 mi
SecondaryStateGirls · Ages 11–16
The Forest School
West Sussex · RH13 5NT
0.3 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Forest
Postcodes in Forest
RH13 5AARH13 5BDRH13 5BERH13 5BFRH13 5BGRH13 5BHRH13 5BJRH13 5BLRH13 5BNRH13 5BQRH13 5BURH13 5BWRH13 5BXRH13 5BYRH13 5DFRH13 5DGRH13 5DHRH13 5DJRH13 5DNRH13 5DPRH13 5DQRH13 5DRRH13 5DSRH13 5DTRH13 5DURH13 5DXRH13 5DYRH13 5DZRH13 5EARH13 5EBRH13 5EDRH13 5EERH13 5EFRH13 5EGRH13 5EHRH13 5EJRH13 5EPRH13 5ERRH13 5ESRH13 5ETRH13 5EURH13 5EWRH13 5EXRH13 5EYRH13 5EZRH13 5HARH13 5HBRH13 5HDRH13 5HERH13 5HFRH13 5HGRH13 5HHRH13 5HJRH13 5HLRH13 5HNRH13 5HPRH13 5HQRH13 5HRRH13 5HSRH13 5HTRH13 5HURH13 5HWRH13 5HXRH13 5HYRH13 5HZRH13 5JARH13 5JBRH13 5JDRH13 5JERH13 5JFRH13 5JGRH13 5JHRH13 5JJRH13 5JLRH13 5JNRH13 5JPRH13 5JQRH13 5JRRH13 5JSRH13 5JTRH13 5JURH13 5JWRH13 5JXRH13 5JYRH13 5JZRH13 5LARH13 5LBRH13 5LDRH13 5LERH13 5LFRH13 5LGRH13 5LHRH13 5LJRH13 5LLRH13 5LNRH13 5LPRH13 5LQRH13 5LRRH13 5LSRH13 5LTRH13 5LURH13 5LWRH13 5LXRH13 5LYRH13 5LZRH13 5NARH13 5NBRH13 5NDRH13 5NERH13 5NFRH13 5NGRH13 5NHRH13 5NJRH13 5NLRH13 5NNRH13 5NPRH13 5NQRH13 5NRRH13 5NSRH13 5NT