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RH15 8HW

Burgess Hill Leylands · Mid Sussex · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Burgess Hill
Ward
Burgess Hill Leylands
Local authority
Mid Sussex
Constituency
Mid Sussex
Postcode district
RH15
Postcode sector
RH15 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RH15 8HN 49 m
RH15 8HP 70 m
RH15 8HT 95 m
RH15 8EJ 96 m
RH15 8EX 103 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RH15 8HW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RH
Postcode district
RH15
Postcode sector
RH15 8
Latitude
50.966189
Longitude
-0.121940
British National Grid easting
531,972
British National Grid northing
120,209

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Mid Sussex · E07000228
Electoral ward
Burgess Hill Leylands · E05014712
Parish or community
E04013309
Westminster constituency
Mid Sussex · E14001366
Output area
E00161684
Lower layer super output area
Mid Sussex 013B · E01031706
Middle layer super output area
Mid Sussex 013 · E02006616

Postcode source versions

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Property

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15 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, The Blackthorns, Burgess Hill, RH15 8HW 10 December 2021 £463,000
14, The Blackthorns, Burgess Hill, RH15 8HW 17 July 2015 £340,000
2, The Blackthorns, Burgess Hill, RH15 8HW 7 April 2015 £309,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
15
Secondary
4

  1. Oak Tree Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    417 m

  2. Sheddingdean Community Primary School

    Community school

    750 m

  3. Hambrook School

    Other independent special school

    885 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,612
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 504
  • Anti social behaviour 293
  • Shoplifting 187
  • Criminal damage and arson 182
  • Public order 153

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
37

18 female, 19 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
2.6
RH15 8 residents
11,417

Age bands in RH15 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.3%

1,817 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

1,075 residents

Age 25 to 44
26%

2,901 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.6%

3,196 residents

Age 65 and over
19.4%

2,169 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RH15 8 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
71.4%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
71.4%
Gigabit-capable
71.4%
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

7

within 5 km

  • SILVERDALE PRACTICE

    4 SILVERDALE ROAD, BURGESS HILL, RH15 0EF

    ODS code H82072

    1.5 km

  • BROW MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE BROW, BURGESS HILL, RH15 9BS

    ODS code H82084

    1.5 km

  • MEADOWS SURGERY

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

    ODS code H82003

    2.1 km

  • DOLPHINS PRACTICE

    NIGHTINGALE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, BUTLERS GREEN ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH16 4BN

    ODS code H82044

    3.8 km

  • NEWTONS PRACTICE

    THE HEALTH CNTRE, HEATH ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH16 3BB

    ODS code H82056

    4.0 km

  • NORTHLANDS WOOD SURGERY

    7 WALNUT PARK, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH16 3TG

    ODS code H82100

    4.4 km

  • CUCKFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    GLEBE ROAD, CUCKFIELD, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH17 5BQ

    ODS code H82005

    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

  • Wivelsfield Station

    BCT · Burgess Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Leylands Park

    BCT · Burgess Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Wivelsfield Station

    BCT · Burgess Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Wivelsfield Rail Station

    TXR · Burgess Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Wivelsfield Rail Station

    RSE · Burgess Hill

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mid Sussex 013B, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,500 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
9 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
7
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 £463,000 from 1 recorded sale in RH15 8HW. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Mid Sussex is £426,441 in June 2026, down 0.9% year on year.

Schools

25 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 4 secondary schools. Oak Tree Primary School is the nearest published school at 417 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,612 published events cover 12 months, averaging 134.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 504 events.

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