Among the least deprived
IMD England
Low · 1.9 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£652,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for RH12 2LB
Postcode
RH12 2LB
Coordinates
51.0661, -0.3372
Grid reference
TQ166309
Easting
516,604
Northing
130,951
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3X3M87+C4
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Horsham
Travel to Work
Crawley
ITL Region
Horsham
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
33584
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 33584 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · RH12 2LB
HM Land Registry · Horsham
Average price
£652,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £652,000
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near RH12 2LB
England & WalesCrime trends · near RH12 2LB
Counts are for Trafalgar electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
3
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
6
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.88.7%
Other White4.6%
White Irish1.4%
+ other · 5.4%
Religion
Christian56.6%
No religion34.8%
Not answered5.2%
Muslim1.4%
+ other · 2.1%
Age groups
50–6424.0%
35–4916.6%
65–7415.2%
75–849.9%
10–158.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.5%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children21.9%
All members 66+19.4%
Any member 66+16.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent8.7%
+ 7 other households · 17.8%
Administrative Information
Horsham
Local Authority
Council AreaHorsham E14001294
Constituency
E14001294Sussex
Police Force
England
Ward
Trafalgar
Constituency code
E14001294
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Horsham
International Territorial Level
Horsham
Health & NHS
South East Coast
Health Authority
Serving West Sussex
NHS EnglandSurrey and Sussex
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South East Coast
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
West Sussex
Sub ICB Location
NHS Surrey and Sussex ICB - 70F
Cancer Alliance
Surrey and Sussex
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Horsham 007D E01031690
E01031690MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Horsham 007 E02006594
E02006594LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Horsham 007D E01031690
E01031690MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Horsham 007 E02006594
E02006594Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:40 AM
Sunrise
6:10 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:40 AM
Sunset (today)
6:10 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode RH12 2LB introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 33584
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01031690 and MSOA E02006594 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RH12 2LB is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near RH12 2LB
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 9%
RWM expected
57%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
75%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 6%
RWM expected
60%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 6%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 7%
RWM expected
67%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 10%
Attainment 8
54.2
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 13%
RWM expected
63%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 9%
RWM expected
68%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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