BN5 9AB

Henfield · Horsham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Henfield
Local authority
Horsham
Postcode district
BN5
Postcode sector
BN5 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BN5 9AD 292 m
BN5 9AL 361 m
BN5 9AA 403 m
BN5 9AH 429 m
RH13 8HE 588 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN5 9AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN5
Postcode sector
BN5 9
Latitude
50.947026
Longitude
-0.278483
British National Grid easting
521,030
British National Grid northing
117,810

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Horsham · E07000227
Electoral ward
Henfield · E05011819
Parish or community
E04009956
Westminster constituency
Arundel and South Downs · E14001067
Output area
E00188577
Lower layer super output area
Horsham 014C · E01031642
Middle layer super output area
Horsham 014 · E02006601

Postcode source versions

Explore BN5

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Cibses Cottage, Kidders Lane, Henfield, BN5 9AB 10 October 2023 £1,200,000
Birchfield House, Kidders Lane, Henfield, BN5 9AB 22 August 2002 £355,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
5
Secondary
0
  1. St Peter's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  2. Jolesfield CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.5 km
  3. Ashurst CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
136
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 72
  • Anti social behaviour 19
  • Public order 11
  • Criminal damage and arson 10
  • Vehicle crime 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

9 female, 7 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.3
BN5 9 residents
8,038

Age bands in BN5 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.1%

1,245 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

714 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.9%

1,564 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.8%

2,382 residents

Age 65 and over
28.5%

2,357 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN5 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
37.5%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • HENFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    DEER PARK, HENFIELD, BN5 9JQ

    ODS code H82060

    1.2 km

  • COWFOLD SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, ST. PETERS CLOSE, COWFOLD, HORSHAM, RH13 8DN

    ODS code H82004

    4.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Bull Inn

    BCT · Cornerhouse

    0.2 miles
  • The Bull Inn

    BCT · Cornerhouse

    0.2 miles
  • Wychwood

    BCT · Cornerhouse

    0.4 miles
  • Wychwood

    BCT · Cornerhouse

    0.4 miles
  • Hazeldene

    BCT · Cornerhouse

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Horsham 014C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,026 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
8 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £1,200,000 from 1 recorded sale in BN5 9AB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Horsham is £436,940 in June 2026, down 0.2% year on year.

Schools

5 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 0 secondary schools. St Peter's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

136 published events cover 12 months, averaging 11.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 72 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.