Around average
IMD England
Low · 1.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for RH17 7BB
Crawley
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
RH17 7BB
Coordinates
51.0482, -0.0437
Grid reference
TQ372294
Easting
537,221
Northing
129,473
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3X2XX4+7G
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.
19365
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 19365 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near RH17 7BB
England & WalesCrime trends · near RH17 7BB
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.94.6%
Other White2.0%
+ other · 3.4%
Religion
Christian56.5%
No religion35.2%
Not answered7.2%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
50–6425.9%
35–4917.4%
65–7413.0%
75–849.2%
10–157.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.4%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.7%
All members 66+16.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.4%
Any member 66+13.4%
Other9.1%
+ 6 other households · 26.1%
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
Horsted Keynes
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 006B E01031764
E01031764MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Mid Sussex 006 E02006609
E02006609LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Mid Sussex 006B E01031764
E01031764MSOA 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
5:39 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:39 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 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 7BB 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: 19365
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01031764 and MSOA E02006609 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RH17 7BB 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 7BB
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
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