RH16 3QA

Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath · Mid Sussex · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
Mid Sussex
Constituency
Mid Sussex
Postcode district
RH16
Postcode sector
RH16 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RH16 3SX 22 m
RH16 3QR 37 m
RH16 3QP 72 m
RH16 3XR 88 m
RH16 3PZ 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RH16 3QA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 2007
Postcode area
RH
Postcode district
RH16
Postcode sector
RH16 3
Latitude
51.002002
Longitude
-0.089865
British National Grid easting
534,121
British National Grid northing
124,249

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
E00161916
Lower layer super output area
Mid Sussex 010A · E01031752
Middle layer super output area
Mid Sussex 010 · E02006613

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. Oathall Community College

    Community school

    512 m
  2. Warden Park Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    605 m
  3. Blackthorns Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    721 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,598
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 558
  • Anti social behaviour 319
  • Public order 158
  • Criminal damage and arson 127
  • Other theft 106

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

  • NORTHLANDS WOOD SURGERY

    7 WALNUT PARK, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH16 3TG

    ODS code H82100

    862 m

  • NEWTONS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H82056

    994 m

  • LINDFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H82035

    1.4 km

  • DOLPHINS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H82044

    1.8 km

  • CUCKFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    GLEBE ROAD, CUCKFIELD, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH17 5BQ

    ODS code H82005

    3.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Boston Court

    BCT · Haywards Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Penn Crescent

    BCT · Haywards Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Boston Court

    BCT · Haywards Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Penn Crescent

    BCT · Haywards Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Little Bentswood Close

    BCT · Haywards Heath

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mid Sussex 010A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,304 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
10 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. Oathall Community College is the nearest published school at 512 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,598 published events cover 12 months, averaging 133.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 558 events.

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