Low deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 6.0 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£332,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for RH18 5AF
Postcode
RH18 5AF
Coordinates
51.0975, 0.0328
Grid reference
TQ424350
Easting
542,434
Northing
135,098
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F3232XM+24
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Forest Row
Travel to Work
Crawley
ITL Region
Wealden
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.
20664
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 20664 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 · RH18 5AF
HM Land Registry · Wealden
Average price
£332,500
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £332,500
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near RH18 5AF
England & WalesCrime trends · near RH18 5AF
Counts are for Forest Row 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
8
YoY -27%
1370
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
9
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
4
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.81.7%
Other White10.1%
White & Asian2.1%
Other Asian1.0%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.0%
+ other · 4.2%
Religion
No religion43.7%
Christian43.0%
Not answered8.6%
Other religion2.7%
Buddhist1.2%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
50–6424.1%
35–4918.8%
65–7412.6%
10–158.4%
75–848.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.9%
Households
Any member 66+18.8%
Other13.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.6%
All members 66+9.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.3%
+ 7 other households · 35.1%
Administrative Information
Wealden
Local Authority
Council AreaEast Grinstead and Uckfield E14001212
Constituency
E14001212Sussex
Police Force
England
Ward
Forest Row
Constituency code
E14001212
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Forest Row
International Territorial Level
Wealden
Health & NHS
South East Coast
Health Authority
Serving East 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
East Sussex Downs and Weald
Sub ICB Location
NHS Surrey and Sussex ICB - 97R
Cancer Alliance
Surrey and Sussex
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Wealden 001A E01021167
E01021167MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wealden 001 E02004403
E02004403LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wealden 001A E01021167
E01021167MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wealden 001 E02004403
E02004403Larger 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) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
5:39 AM
Sunrise
6:08 PM
Sunset
12 hours 29 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:39 AM
Sunset (today)
6:08 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 RH18 5AF 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) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 20664
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01021167 and MSOA E02004403 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RH18 5AF 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 RH18 5AF
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
50%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 3–19FSM 0%
Attainment 8
35.8
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 2–19FSM 0%
Attainment 8
14.6
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 14%
RWM expected
68%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 4–11
All-throughIndependentOut of boroughMixed · Ages 2–14FSM 0%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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