Low deprivation
IMD England
Low · 3.0 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for RH12 3BB
Postcode
RH12 3BB
Coordinates
51.0957, -0.4668
Grid reference
TQ074340
Easting
507,460
Northing
134,046
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3X3GWM+77
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
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.
26142
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 26142 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near RH12 3BB
England & WalesCrime trends · near RH12 3BB
Counts are for Rudgwick 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
2
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
2
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.85.0%
Other Asian8.0%
Other White4.3%
+ other · 2.7%
Religion
Christian55.2%
No religion35.5%
Not answered8.0%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
50–6424.3%
35–4913.9%
65–7412.2%
10–159.9%
75–848.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.3%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.6%
Any member 66+16.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.8%
All members 66+14.0%
Other9.6%
+ 7 other households · 25.5%
Administrative Information
Horsham
Local Authority
Council AreaHorsham E14001294
Constituency
E14001294Sussex
Police Force
England
Ward
Rudgwick
Constituency code
E14001294
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Rudgwick
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 005C E01031674
E01031674MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Horsham 005 E02006592
E02006592LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Horsham 005C E01031674
E01031674MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Horsham 005 E02006592
E02006592Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
5:41 AM
Sunrise
6:10 PM
Sunset
12 hours 29 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:41 AM
Sunset (today)
6:10 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 29 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 3BB introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1. IMD England rank: 26142
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01031674 and MSOA E02006592 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RH12 3BB 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 3BB
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 10–18FSM 0%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 2–13FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 6%
RWM expected
50%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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