Low deprivation
IMD England
Low · 2.5 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for RH13 8PL
Crawley
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
RH13 8PL
Coordinates
50.9864, -0.3741
Grid reference
TQ142220
Easting
514,217
Northing
122,041
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2XXJPG+H9
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.
22619
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 22619 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 RH13 8PL
England & WalesCrime trends · near RH13 8PL
Counts are for Southwater South & Shipley 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
12
YoY -29%
19100
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
13
YoY —
1370
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
1580
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.90.5%
Other White3.9%
+ other · 5.6%
Religion
Christian47.3%
No religion44.7%
Not answered6.2%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
50–6422.0%
35–4918.1%
25–3413.9%
65–7411.7%
≤47.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.3%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.7%
All members 66+12.2%
Other11.7%
Any member 66+9.4%
+ 7 other households · 33.8%
Administrative Information
Horsham
Local Authority
Council AreaHorsham E14001294
Constituency
E14001294Sussex
Police Force
England
Ward
Southwater South & Shipley
Constituency code
E14001294
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Shipley
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 010A E01031611
E01031611MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Horsham 010 E02006597
E02006597LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Horsham 010A E01031611
E01031611MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Horsham 010 E02006597
E02006597Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
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 RH13 8PL introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1. IMD England rank: 22619
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01031611 and MSOA E02006597 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RH13 8PL 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 RH13 8PL
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
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