Around average
IMD England
25
Crime · May '26
—
Avg property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for RH17 6BW
Crawley
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
RH17 6BW
Coordinates
51.0532, -0.2008
Grid reference
TQ262297
Easting
526,201
Northing
129,744
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3X3Q3X+7M
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Handcross
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.
16938
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 16938 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 · RH17 6BW
HM Land Registry · Mid Sussex
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Police Recorded Crime near RH17 6BW
Crime trends · near RH17 6BW
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1470
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY -20%
ASB
1160
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
11
YoY +38%
Vehicle Crime
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY stable
Burglary
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -50%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.87.0%
Other White5.3%
African1.2%
White & Asian1.1%
+ other · 5.3%
Religion
No religion46.2%
Christian45.8%
Not answered5.8%
Muslim1.1%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
35–4921.9%
50–6420.5%
25–3411.3%
10–159.6%
65–749.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.6%
Households
Other17.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.1%
Any member 66+11.6%
All members 66+9.4%
+ 7 other households · 34.9%
Administrative Information
Mid Sussex
Local Authority
Council AreaEast Grinstead and Uckfield E14001212
Constituency
E14001212Sussex
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Handcross & Pease Pottage
Constituency code
E14001212
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Slaugham
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 007F E01035346
E01035346MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Mid Sussex 007 E02006610
E02006610LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Mid Sussex 007A E01031692
E01031692MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Mid Sussex 007 E02006610
E02006610Larger 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 village E1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
3:58 AM
Sunrise
8:13 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:58 AM
Sunset (today)
8:13 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 RH17 6BW 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 village E1. IMD England rank: 16938
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01035346 and MSOA E02006610 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RH17 6BW 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 RH17 6BW
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Handcross Primary School
West Sussex · RH17 6HB
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Brighton College Prep Handcross
West Sussex · RH17 6HF
0.7 mi
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 2–14
Brantridge School
West Sussex · RH17 6EQ
Good
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateBoys · Ages 6–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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