Low deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 5.7 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for RH2 8RF
Crawley
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
RH2 8RF
Coordinates
51.2091, -0.2483
Grid reference
TQ224470
Easting
522,454
Northing
147,007
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3X6Q52+MM
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Leigh (Mole Valley)
Travel to Work
Crawley
ITL Region
Mole Valley
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.
22196
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 22196 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 RH2 8RF
England & WalesCrime trends · near RH2 8RF
Counts are for Capel, Leigh, Newdigate & Charlwood 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 -54%
19112
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
11
YoY -21%
1482
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
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.91.2%
Other White4.7%
White Irish2.1%
+ other · 2.1%
Religion
Christian57.7%
No religion34.1%
Not answered6.9%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
50–6428.4%
65–7415.2%
35–4914.8%
75–849.3%
10–158.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.0%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children17.2%
All members 66+16.4%
Any member 66+14.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent10.0%
+ 7 other households · 23.7%
Administrative Information
Mole Valley
Local Authority
Council AreaDorking and Horley E14001201
Constituency
E14001201Surrey
Police Force
England
Ward
Capel, Leigh, Newdigate & Charlwood
Constituency code
E14001201
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Leigh
International Territorial Level
Mole Valley
Health & NHS
South East Coast
Health Authority
Serving Surrey
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
Surrey
Sub ICB Location
NHS Surrey and Sussex ICB - 92A
Cancer Alliance
Surrey and Sussex
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Mole Valley 013C E01030530
E01030530MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Mole Valley 013 E02006374
E02006374LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Mole Valley 013C E01030530
E01030530MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Mole Valley 013 E02006374
E02006374Smaller 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
5:40 AM
Sunrise
6:10 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:40 AM
Sunset (today)
6:10 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 RH2 8RF 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: 22196
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01030530 and MSOA E02006374 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RH2 8RF 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 RH2 8RF
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
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