BN5 9SL

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 0FB 46 m
BN5 0FD 46 m
BN5 0FE 46 m
BN5 0FL 46 m
BN5 0FN 46 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BN5 9SL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BN
Postcode district
BN5
Postcode sector
BN5 9
Latitude
50.916609
Longitude
-0.264383
British National Grid easting
522,100
British National Grid northing
114,451

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
E00161359
Lower layer super output area
Horsham 014B · E01031641
Middle layer super output area
Horsham 014 · E02006601

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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22 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Unit 42, The Henfield Business Park, Henfield, BN5 9SL 30 October 2024 £315,000
Unit 44, The Henfield Business Park, Henfield, BN5 9SL 7 June 2024 £270,000
Unit 26, The Henfield Business Park, Henfield, BN5 9SL 16 March 2023 £600,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. St Peter's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.3 km
  2. Upper Beeding Primary School

    Community school

    4.4 km
  3. Albourne Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    4.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
70
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 18
  • Other theft 11
  • Public order 10
  • Burglary 8
  • Criminal damage and arson 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
13.6%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
13.6%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
13.6%
Gigabit-capable
13.6%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • HENFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    DEER PARK, HENFIELD, BN5 9JQ

    ODS code H82060

    2.3 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Business Park

    BCT · Henfield

    0.1 miles
  • Business Park

    BCT · Henfield

    0.1 miles
  • Sunnydene

    BCT · Henfield

    0.3 miles
  • Sunnydene

    BCT · Henfield

    0.3 miles
  • Wood's Mill

    BCT · Henfield

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Horsham 014B, 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

26,450 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
4 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
2
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £600,000 from 5 recorded sales in BN5 9SL. 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

Published establishments

4 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. St Peter's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

70 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 18 events.

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