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RH15 0FH

Ditchling & Westmeston · Lewes · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Ditchling & Westmeston
Local authority
Lewes
Constituency
Lewes
Postcode district
RH15
Postcode sector
RH15 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RH15 0US 48 m
RH15 0GU 58 m
RH15 0GT 144 m
RH15 0GP 468 m
RH15 0GQ 476 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RH15 0FH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RH
Postcode district
RH15
Postcode sector
RH15 0
Latitude
50.954128
Longitude
-0.099147
British National Grid easting
533,607
British National Grid northing
118,909

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Lewes · E07000063
Electoral ward
Ditchling & Westmeston · E05011584
Parish or community
E04003769
Westminster constituency
Lewes · E14001330
Output area
E00181246
Lower layer super output area
Lewes 002B · E01021026
Middle layer super output area
Lewes 002 · E02004380

Postcode source versions

Explore RH15

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
16
Secondary
3

  1. Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill

    Community school

    1.5 km

  2. Oak Tree Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.7 km

  3. Burgess Hill Girls

    Other independent school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
457
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 155
  • Anti social behaviour 92
  • Criminal damage and arson 52
  • Public order 43
  • Other theft 29

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
RH15 0 residents
13,471

Age bands in RH15 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.3%

2,277 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

1,155 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.7%

3,516 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.8%

3,259 residents

Age 65 and over
22.4%

2,951 residents

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+
0%
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
0%
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

4

within 5 km

  • SILVERDALE PRACTICE

    4 SILVERDALE ROAD, BURGESS HILL, RH15 0EF

    ODS code H82072

    1.6 km

  • BROW MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE BROW, BURGESS HILL, RH15 9BS

    ODS code H82084

    2.6 km

  • MEADOWS SURGERY

    TEMPLE GROVE, GATEHOUSE LN, BURGESS HILL, RH15 9XN

    ODS code H82003

    3.8 km

  • NORTHLANDS WOOD SURGERY

    7 WALNUT PARK, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH16 3TG

    ODS code H82100

    4.9 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

  • St George's Park

    BCT · Burgess Hill

    0.3 miles

  • St George's Park

    BCT · Burgess Hill

    0.3 miles

  • Folders Lane Roundabout

    BCT · Ditchling Common

    0.5 miles

  • Folders Lane Roundabout

    BCT · Ditchling Common

    0.5 miles

  • Folders Lane Car Park

    BCT · Ditchling Common

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewes 002B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

30,229 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

25 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 3 secondary schools. Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

457 published events cover 12 months, averaging 38.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 155 events.

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