RH16 3LS

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RH16 3SZ 58 m
RH16 3LT 66 m
RH16 3XU 98 m
RH16 3LW 106 m
RH16 3PE 141 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RH16 3LS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RH
Postcode district
RH16
Postcode sector
RH16 3
Latitude
50.997619
Longitude
-0.094634
British National Grid easting
533,799
British National Grid northing
123,753

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
E00161922
Lower layer super output area
Mid Sussex 010C · E01031754
Middle layer super output area
Mid Sussex 010 · E02006613

Postcode source versions

Explore RH16

42 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
45, Priory Way, Haywards Heath, RH16 3LS 27 March 2026 £475,000
65, Priory Way, Haywards Heath, RH16 3LS 7 November 2025 £390,000
57, Priory Way, Haywards Heath, RH16 3LS 25 July 2025 £430,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
21
Primary
13
Secondary
2
  1. St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    297 m
  2. Warden Park Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    313 m
  3. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    381 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,630
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 607
  • Anti social behaviour 309
  • Public order 162
  • Criminal damage and arson 119
  • Other theft 101

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
91

51 female, 40 male

Postcode households
38
Residents per household
2.4
RH16 3 residents
10,442

Age bands in RH16 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.8%

1,957 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

1,080 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.9%

3,076 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.8%

2,841 residents

Age 65 and over
18.7%

2,064 residents

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RH16 3 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

    732 m

  • NORTHLANDS WOOD SURGERY

    7 WALNUT PARK, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH16 3TG

    ODS code H82100

    952 m

  • DOLPHINS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H82044

    1.5 km

  • LINDFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H82035

    1.9 km

  • CUCKFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    GLEBE ROAD, CUCKFIELD, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH17 5BQ

    ODS code H82005

    3.2 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

  • Cemetery

    BCT · Haywards Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Priory Way

    BCT · Haywards Heath

    0.1 miles
  • High Trees

    BCT · Haywards Heath

    0.2 miles
  • High Trees

    BCT · Haywards Heath

    0.2 miles
  • New England Road

    BCT · Haywards Heath

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mid Sussex 010C, 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

29,710 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 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
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
2
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 £440,000 from 6 recorded sales in RH16 3LS. 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

21 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 2 secondary schools. St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 297 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,630 published events cover 12 months, averaging 135.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 607 events.

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