Low deprivation
IMD England
Low · 1.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for RH16 2QU
Crawley
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
RH16 2QU
Coordinates
51.0296, -0.0646
Grid reference
TQ358273
Easting
535,816
Northing
127,364
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3X2WHP+R5
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
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.
26600
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 26600 out of 33,755 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 · RH16 2QU
HM Land Registry · Mid Sussex
Average price
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Police Recorded Crime near RH16 2QU
England & WalesCrime trends · near RH16 2QU
Counts are for Lindfield Rural & High Weald 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
6
YoY —
1370
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
6
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.89.5%
Other White5.0%
White Irish1.1%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.0%
+ other · 3.4%
Religion
Christian50.3%
No religion41.1%
Not answered6.9%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
50–6422.1%
35–4918.5%
65–7412.8%
25–3411.8%
75–847.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.2%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.3%
All members 66+14.0%
Any member 66+12.3%
Other12.1%
+ 7 other households · 30.0%
Administrative Information
Mid Sussex
Local Authority
Council AreaEast Grinstead and Uckfield E14001212
Constituency
E14001212Sussex
Police Force
England
Ward
Lindfield Rural & High Weald
Constituency code
E14001212
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Lindfield Rural
International Territorial Level
Mid Sussex
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
Mid Sussex 006C E01031765
E01031765MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Mid Sussex 006 E02006609
E02006609LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Mid Sussex 006C E01031765
E01031765MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Mid Sussex 006 E02006609
E02006609Smaller 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
5:53 AM
Sunrise
5:48 PM
Sunset
11 hours 55 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:53 AM
Sunset (today)
5:48 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 55 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 2QU 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: 26600
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01031765 and MSOA E02006609 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RH16 2QU 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
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