Among the least deprived
IMD England
Around average · 4.2 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£809,900
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for RH17 6HS
Crawley
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
RH17 6HS
Coordinates
51.0596, -0.1351
Grid reference
TQ307305
Easting
530,784
Northing
130,575
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3X3V57+RX
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Balcombe
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.
27138
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 27138 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 & WalesProperty sales · RH17 6HS
HM Land Registry · Mid Sussex
Average price
£809,900
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £809,900
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jun '26Jun '26: 1 sales · avg £975,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£975k£810k£645k
Aug '24Jun '26
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 RH17 6HS
England & WalesCrime trends · near RH17 6HS
Counts are for Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill 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
5
YoY —
1260
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
17
YoY —
1790
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
4
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.90.6%
Other White4.6%
White Irish2.4%
+ other · 2.5%
Religion
Christian49.6%
No religion41.5%
Not answered7.1%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
50–6422.9%
35–4920.3%
65–749.9%
10–158.1%
25–348.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.8%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children20.6%
Any member 66+13.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.8%
Other12.3%
All members 66+11.1%
+ 7 other households · 30.0%
Administrative Information
Mid Sussex
Local Authority
Council AreaEast Grinstead and Uckfield E14001212
Constituency
E14001212Sussex
Police Force
England
Ward
Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill
Constituency code
E14001212
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Balcombe
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 007B E01031693
E01031693MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Mid Sussex 007 E02006610
E02006610LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Mid Sussex 007B E01031693
E01031693MSOA 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) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
5:40 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
12 hours 29 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:40 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 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 RH17 6HS introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 27138
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01031693 and MSOA E02006610 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RH17 6HS 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 RH17 6HS
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 7%
RWM expected
71%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 9%
RWM expected
63%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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