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RH16 3HJ

POSTCODE

RH16 3HJ is a postcode in Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
51.0034, -0.0871
OS grid TQ343244 (534,308, 124,408)
IMD England
3/10
#8304
Crime · Aug '26
Around average · 5.2 per 1k
MoM -32% vs Jul '26
Plus Code
9C3X2W37+94
Most deprived 20⁠–⁠30%
IMD England
Around average · 5.2 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
South East
Region

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.
8304
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 8304 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 & Wales
See sold prices in RH16

Police Recorded Crime near RH16 3HJ

England & Wales
Crime trends · near RH16 3HJ

Counts are for Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
14
YoY stable
24167
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
10
YoY —
20124
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
951
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
12
YoY —
24156
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

0 of 6 key categories improving

40
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,878
White Brit.77.9%
Other White6.2%
Indian2.6%
Other Asian2.5%
African1.6%
+ 3 other groups · 9.2%

Religion

Total residents: 1,878
Christian45.7%
No religion43.8%
Not answered5.6%
Muslim3.0%
+ other · 1.9%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,881
35–4922.3%
50–6416.9%
25–3413.7%
10–159.6%
5–98.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.9%

Households

Total households: 735
One person: other18.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.3%
One person: aged 66+10.6%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.5%
+ 9 other households · 34.3%

Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

  • Haywards Heath Rail Station

    Rail · main entrance

    1.3 km straight lineabout 16 min

  • Wivelsfield Rail Station

    Rail · east entrance

    4.9 km straight lineabout 62 min

  • Horsted Keynes (Bluebell Railway)

    Underground

    5.6 km straight lineabout 70 min

Bus stops

  • Hanbury Lane

    Bus · o/s 32 · west

    139 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Penn Crescent

    Bus · adj · east

    165 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Hanbury Lane

    Bus · opp 38 · east

    181 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Penn Crescent

    Bus · opp · west

    194 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Recreation Ground

    Bus · opp · west

    219 m straight lineabout 3 min

Coordinates & Location for RH16 3HJ

England
Country
Mid Sussex
Local Authority
West Sussex
Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath
Ward
Crawley
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
RH16 3HJ
Coordinates
51.0034, -0.0871
Grid reference
TQ343244
Easting
534,308
Northing
124,408
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3X2W37+94
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

Flood zone

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning)

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). This is the Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning zone at the ONS postcode centroid, not a property-level assessment. Source: Environment Agency flood map for planning, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · Open Government Licence v3.0

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Administrative Information

Mid Sussex
Local Authority
Council Area
Mid Sussex E14001366
Constituency
E14001366
Sussex
Police Force
England
Ward
Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath
Constituency code
E14001366
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Haywards Heath
International Territorial Level
Mid Sussex

Health & NHS

South East Coast
Health Authority
Serving West Sussex
NHS England
Surrey 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 010A E01031752
E01031752
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Mid Sussex 010 E02006613
E02006613
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Mid Sussex 010A E01031752
E01031752
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Mid Sussex 010 E02006613
E02006613
Urban: 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

7:33 AM5:56 PM
7:33 AM
Sunrise
5:56 PM
Sunset
10 hours 23 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:33 AM
Sunset (today)
5:56 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 23 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode RH16 3HJ 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.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01031752 and MSOA E02006613 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 8304
Present — Active
Postcode RH16 3HJ 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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