RH16 2YJ

Lindfield Rural & High Weald · Mid Sussex · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Mid Sussex
Postcode district
RH16
Postcode sector
RH16 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RH16 2QP 263 m
RH17 7NS 571 m
RH17 7HH 957 m
RH16 2QN 1.0 km
RH16 2QR 1.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RH16 2YJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
RH
Postcode district
RH16
Postcode sector
RH16 2
Latitude
51.014222
Longitude
-0.039763
British National Grid easting
537,600
British National Grid northing
125,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Mid Sussex · E07000228
Parish or community
E04009992
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
17
Primary
10
Secondary
1
  1. Great Walstead School

    Other independent school

    1.3 km
  2. Central Education Ltd

    Other independent special school

    2.0 km
  3. St Augustine's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 2

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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • LINDFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H82035

    2.9 km

  • NORTHLANDS WOOD SURGERY

    7 WALNUT PARK, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH16 3TG

    ODS code H82100

    3.5 km

  • NEWTONS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H82056

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Bedales Corner

    BCT · Haywards Heath

    1.6 miles
  • Bedales Corner

    BCT · Haywards Heath

    1.6 miles
  • Lewes Road

    BCT · Horsted Keynes

    1.6 miles
  • Ham Lane

    BCT · Scaynes Hill

    1.6 miles
  • The Farmers

    BCT · Scaynes Hill

    1.6 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

17 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 1 secondary schools. Great Walstead School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

4 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 2 events.

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