Among the least deprived
IMD England
21
Crime · May '26
£855,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for RH16 2AY
Postcode
RH16 2AY
Coordinates
51.0101, -0.0873
Grid reference
TQ342251
Easting
534,277
Northing
125,157
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3X2W67+33
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Haywards Heath
Travel to Work
Crawley
ITL Region
Mid Sussex
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.
32842
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 32842 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)
Property sales · RH16 2AY
HM Land Registry · Mid Sussex
Average price
£945,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £855,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jan '24 – Feb '26Feb '26: 1 sales · avg £920,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£1.3m£1m£770k
Jan '24Oct '25Jan '26Feb '26
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near RH16 2AY
Crime trends · near RH16 2AY
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
950
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY +14%
ASB
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY +200%
Vehicle Crime
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Burglary
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY stable
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.89.7%
Other White4.8%
White Irish1.4%
White & Asian1.1%
+ other · 3.0%
Religion
Christian55.1%
No religion36.8%
Not answered6.1%
+ other · 2.0%
Age groups
35–4920.0%
50–6418.0%
65–7413.1%
75–8411.2%
10–158.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.5%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children22.6%
Any member 66+20.3%
All members 66+16.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.8%
Other9.7%
+ 6 other households · 19.9%
Administrative Information
Mid Sussex
Local Authority
Council AreaMid Sussex E14001366
Constituency
E14001366Sussex
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Lindfield
Constituency code
E14001366
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Lindfield
International Territorial Level
Mid Sussex
Health & NHS
South East Coast
Health Authority
Serving West Sussex
NHS ScotlandSurrey and Sussex
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South East Coast
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
West Sussex
Sub ICB Location
NHS Sussex ICB - 70F
Cancer Alliance
Surrey and Sussex
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Mid Sussex 008D E01031773
E01031773MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Mid Sussex 008 E02006611
E02006611LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Mid Sussex 008D E01031773
E01031773MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Mid Sussex 008 E02006611
E02006611Urban: 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
3:58 AM
Sunrise
8:12 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:58 AM
Sunset (today)
8:12 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 RH16 2AY 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: 32842
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01031773 and MSOA E02006611 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RH16 2AY is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near RH16 2AY
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Lindfield Primary Academy
West Sussex · RH16 2DX
Outstanding
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
Blackthorns Community Primary School
West Sussex · RH16 2UA
Outstanding
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Oathall Community College
West Sussex · RH16 2AQ
Good
0.3 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Warden Park Primary Academy
West Sussex · RH16 3JR
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Harlands Primary School
West Sussex · RH16 1PJ
Good
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School, Haywards Heath
West Sussex · RH16 3NL
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School
West Sussex · RH16 3NL
Good
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
West Sussex · RH16 3PQ
Good
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Northlands Wood Primary Academy
West Sussex · RH16 3RX
Good
1.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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