RH16 2QX

Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill · Mid Sussex · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RH16 2QU 448 m
RH16 2JJ 875 m
RH17 6SW 878 m
RH16 2QT 925 m
RH16 2QY 1.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RH16 2QX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RH
Postcode district
RH16
Postcode sector
RH16 2
Latitude
51.033599
Longitude
-0.063863
British National Grid easting
535,853
British National Grid northing
127,810

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Mid Sussex · E07000228
Parish or community
E04009980
Output area
E00167739
Lower layer super output area
Mid Sussex 006A · E01031694
Middle layer super output area
Mid Sussex 006 · E02006609

Postcode source versions

Explore RH16

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Stone Cross Cottage, Ardingly Road, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2QX 29 August 2023 £600,000
Little Lywood, Ardingly Road, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2QX 18 February 2022 £1,126,200
Bluebell View, Ardingly Road, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2QX 26 August 2014 £395,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
11
Secondary
1
  1. Ardingly College

    Other independent school

    2.2 km
  2. St Peter's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.4 km
  3. St Giles CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Other theft 2
  • Burglary 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
18

10 female, 8 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.6
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 0.2% 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+
85.7%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
14.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
14.3%
Gigabit-capable
14.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
85.7%
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

3

within 5 km

  • LINDFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H82035

    2.6 km

  • NORTHLANDS WOOD SURGERY

    7 WALNUT PARK, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH16 3TG

    ODS code H82100

    4.3 km

  • NEWTONS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H82056

    4.6 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

  • Great Lywood Farm

    BCT · Ardingly

    0.4 miles
  • Great Lywood Farm

    BCT · Ardingly

    0.4 miles
  • Buxshalls

    BCT · Haywards Heath

    0.5 miles
  • Buxshalls

    BCT · Haywards Heath

    0.5 miles
  • Hollyrood

    BCT · Haywards Heath

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mid Sussex 006A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,407 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
5 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
0
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 £863,100 from 2 recorded sales in RH16 2QX. 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 1 secondary schools. Ardingly College is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

8 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5 events.

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