RH16 2AG

Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath · Mid Sussex · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Haywards Heath
Local authority
Mid Sussex
Constituency
Mid Sussex
Postcode district
RH16
Postcode sector
RH16 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RH16 2AQ 86 m
RH16 2DT 124 m
RH16 2DS 144 m
RH16 2AH 191 m
RH16 2AE 193 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RH16 2AG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RH
Postcode district
RH16
Postcode sector
RH16 2
Latitude
51.006877
Longitude
-0.093185
British National Grid easting
533,874
British National Grid northing
124,785

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Mid Sussex · E07000228
Parish or community
E04009988
Westminster constituency
Mid Sussex · E14001366
Output area
E00161910
Lower layer super output area
Mid Sussex 010B · E01031753
Middle layer super output area
Mid Sussex 010 · E02006613

Postcode source versions

Explore RH16

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, West Common, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2AG 29 June 2018 £610,000
4, West Common, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2AG 16 April 2003 £350,000
4, West Common, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2AG 12 December 1996 £149,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
11
Secondary
2
  1. Oathall Community College

    Community school

    88 m
  2. Blackthorns Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    450 m
  3. Lindfield Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    687 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,399
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 456
  • Anti social behaviour 273
  • Public order 147
  • Criminal damage and arson 118
  • Other theft 100

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

3 female, 1 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
2.0
RH16 2 residents
8,314

Age bands in RH16 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.6%

1,679 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.3%

596 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.1%

1,801 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.6%

2,004 residents

Age 65 and over
25.3%

2,054 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RH16 2 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

5

within 5 km

  • NEWTONS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H82056

    1.0 km

  • LINDFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    57 HIGH STREET, LINDFIELD, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH16 2HX

    ODS code H82035

    1.1 km

  • NORTHLANDS WOOD SURGERY

    7 WALNUT PARK, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH16 3TG

    ODS code H82100

    1.4 km

  • DOLPHINS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H82044

    1.8 km

  • CUCKFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    GLEBE ROAD, CUCKFIELD, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH17 5BQ

    ODS code H82005

    3.1 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Summerhill Lane

    BCT · Haywards Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Summerhill Lane

    BCT · Haywards Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Appledore Gardens

    BCT · Haywards Heath

    0.1 miles
  • West Common Drive

    BCT · Haywards Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Sydney Road

    BCT · Haywards Heath

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mid Sussex 010B, 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

27,385 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
7 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
1
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

Schools

17 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. Oathall Community College is the nearest published school at 88 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,399 published events cover 12 months, averaging 116.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 456 events.

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