RH16 2AR

Lindfield · 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 2AU 58 m
RH16 2AS 80 m
RH16 2AZ 102 m
RH16 2AP 142 m
RH16 2BG 147 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RH16 2AR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RH
Postcode district
RH16
Postcode sector
RH16 2
Latitude
51.011415
Longitude
-0.090205
British National Grid easting
534,070
British National Grid northing
125,295

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Mid Sussex · E07000228
Electoral ward
Lindfield · E05014733
Parish or community
E04009991
Westminster constituency
Mid Sussex · E14001366
Output area
E00162023
Lower layer super output area
Mid Sussex 008D · E01031773
Middle layer super output area
Mid Sussex 008 · E02006611

Postcode source versions

Explore RH16

17 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Summerhill Drive, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2AR 27 March 2025 £1,212,000
Summercroft, Summerhill Drive, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2AR 7 June 2024 £857,500
1, Summerhill Drive, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2AR 11 December 2020 £795,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
11
Secondary
2
  1. Blackthorns Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    412 m
  2. Lindfield Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    415 m
  3. Oathall Community College

    Community school

    582 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
883
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 292
  • Anti social behaviour 190
  • Public order 92
  • Criminal damage and arson 71
  • Other theft 70

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
46

26 female, 20 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
2.9
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 0.6% 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

  • LINDFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H82035

    622 m

  • NEWTONS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H82056

    1.5 km

  • NORTHLANDS WOOD SURGERY

    7 WALNUT PARK, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH16 3TG

    ODS code H82100

    1.8 km

  • DOLPHINS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H82044

    2.2 km

  • CUCKFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    GLEBE ROAD, CUCKFIELD, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH17 5BQ

    ODS code H82005

    3.3 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

  • Hickman's Lane

    BCT · Haywards Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Hickman's Lane

    BCT · Haywards Heath

    0.1 miles
  • West Common Drive

    BCT · Haywards Heath

    0.1 miles
  • West Common Drive

    BCT · Haywards Heath

    0.1 miles
  • The Witch

    BCT · Lindfield

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mid Sussex 008D, 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

33,469 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
7 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
3
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 £1,034,750 from 2 recorded sales in RH16 2AR. 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

17 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. Blackthorns Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 412 m.

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

Recorded crime

883 published events cover 12 months, averaging 73.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 292 events.

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