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RH16 2RA

Lindfield Rural & High Weald · Mid Sussex · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Lindfield Rural & High Weald
Local authority
Mid Sussex
Constituency
East Grinstead and Uckfield
Postcode district
RH16
Postcode sector
RH16 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RH16 2QY 518 m
RH16 2JJ 528 m
RH16 2QS 719 m
RH16 2RF 729 m
RH16 2QU 769 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RH16 2RA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1997
Postcode area
RH
Postcode district
RH16
Postcode sector
RH16 2
Latitude
51.023771
Longitude
-0.070447
British National Grid easting
535,420
British National Grid northing
126,705

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Mid Sussex · E07000228
Electoral ward
Lindfield Rural & High Weald · E05014734
Parish or community
E04009992
Westminster constituency
East Grinstead and Uckfield · E14001212
Output area
E00161976
Lower layer super output area
Mid Sussex 006C · E01031765
Middle layer super output area
Mid Sussex 006 · E02006609

Postcode source versions

Explore RH16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
12
Secondary
2

  1. Lindfield Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

  2. Blackthorns Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.1 km

  3. Great Walstead School

    Other independent school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
127
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 43
  • Anti social behaviour 24
  • Other theft 15
  • Public order 14
  • Criminal damage and arson 14

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • LINDFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H82035

    1.4 km

  • NORTHLANDS WOOD SURGERY

    7 WALNUT PARK, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH16 3TG

    ODS code H82100

    3.1 km

  • NEWTONS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H82056

    3.5 km

  • DOLPHINS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H82044

    4.1 km

  • CUCKFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    GLEBE ROAD, CUCKFIELD, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH17 5BQ

    ODS code H82005

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Hollyrood

    BCT · Haywards Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Hollyrood

    BCT · Haywards Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Buxshalls

    BCT · Haywards Heath

    0.3 miles

  • Buxshalls

    BCT · Haywards Heath

    0.3 miles

  • Playing Field

    BCT · Lindfield

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mid Sussex 006C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,600 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
6 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

18 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 2 secondary schools. Lindfield Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

127 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 43 events.

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