Least deprived 30–40%
IMD England
Around average · 7.2 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
South East
Region
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.
20720
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 20720 out of 33,755 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 RH20 1AJ
England & WalesCrime trends · near RH20 1AJ
Counts are for Pulborough, Coldwaltham & Amberley electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
18
YoY —
1890
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
16
YoY —
1680
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
210
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
000
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.93.5%
Other White3.3%
+ other · 3.2%
Religion
Christian54.3%
No religion39.1%
Not answered5.5%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
50–6426.7%
65–7416.8%
35–4915.5%
75–8411.4%
25–346.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.1%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: No children16.6%
Single family household, all members 66+16.5%
One person: aged 66+15.8%
One person: other11.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.2%
+ 9 other households · 28.8%
Coordinates & Location for RH20 1AJ
Crawley
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
RH20 1AJ
Coordinates
50.9570, -0.5151
Grid reference
TQ043185
Easting
504,388
Northing
118,562
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2XXF4M+RX
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Pulborough
Travel to Work
Crawley
ITL Region
Horsham
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Horsham
Local Authority
Council AreaArundel and South Downs E14001067
Constituency
E14001067Sussex
Police Force
England
Ward
Pulborough, Coldwaltham & Amberley
Constituency code
E14001067
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Pulborough
International Territorial Level
Horsham
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
Horsham 013F E01031665
E01031665MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Horsham 013 E02006600
E02006600LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Horsham 013F E01031665
E01031665MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Horsham 013 E02006600
E02006600Smaller 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
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
7:21 AM
Sunrise
6:15 PM
Sunset
10 hours 54 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:21 AM
Sunset (today)
6:15 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 54 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
July 2002
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~24 years
Active Duration
2002 -> PresentJuly 2002 — Introduced
Postcode RH20 1AJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01031665 and MSOA E02006600 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 20720
Present — Active
Postcode RH20 1AJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 2002
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~24 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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