RH16 4RX

Wivelsfield · Lewes · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Haywards Heath
Local authority
Lewes
Postcode district
RH16
Postcode sector
RH16 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RH16 4RQ 457 m
RH15 0SX 470 m
RH16 4ZW 518 m
RH16 4XS 545 m
RH16 4ZT 547 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RH16 4RX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RH
Postcode district
RH16
Postcode sector
RH16 4
Latitude
50.978167
Longitude
-0.108550
British National Grid easting
532,878
British National Grid northing
121,565

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Lewes · E07000063
Parish or community
E04003793
Output area
E00181267
Lower layer super output area
Lewes 002A · E01021023
Middle layer super output area
Lewes 002 · E02004380

Postcode source versions

Explore RH16

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Clearwater Cottage, Clearwater Lane, Haywards Heath, RH16 4RX 28 August 2013 £670,000
Green Lea, Clearwater Lane, Haywards Heath, RH16 4RX 12 December 2003 £610,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
18
Secondary
4
  1. Bolnore Village Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km
  2. Oak Tree Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.7 km
  3. Chalkhill Education Centre, Chalkhill Hospital

    Pupil referral unit

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
484
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 200
  • Anti social behaviour 95
  • Public order 56
  • Criminal damage and arson 31
  • Vehicle crime 27

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

6 female, 4 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.0
RH16 4 residents
12,863

Age bands in RH16 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.2%

2,571 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

1,087 residents

Age 25 to 44
31%

3,940 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.8%

3,154 residents

Age 65 and over
15.3%

1,947 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RH16 4 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • DOLPHINS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H82044

    2.5 km

  • NEWTONS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H82056

    2.5 km

  • NORTHLANDS WOOD SURGERY

    7 WALNUT PARK, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH16 3TG

    ODS code H82100

    2.8 km

  • SILVERDALE PRACTICE

    4 SILVERDALE ROAD, BURGESS HILL, RH15 0EF

    ODS code H82072

    3.0 km

  • BROW MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE BROW, BURGESS HILL, RH15 9BS

    ODS code H82084

    3.1 km

  • MEADOWS SURGERY

    TEMPLE GROVE, GATEHOUSE LN, BURGESS HILL, RH15 9XN

    ODS code H82003

    3.5 km

  • CUCKFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    GLEBE ROAD, CUCKFIELD, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH17 5BQ

    ODS code H82005

    4.0 km

  • LINDFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H82035

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Folly Farm

    BCT · Haywards Heath

    0.4 miles
  • Folly Farm

    BCT · Haywards Heath

    0.4 miles
  • New House Farm

    BCT · Haywards Heath

    0.6 miles
  • New House Farm

    BCT · Haywards Heath

    0.6 miles
  • Weald Rise

    BCT · Haywards Heath

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewes 002A, 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

28,846 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
3 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.

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

Schools

28 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 4 secondary schools. Bolnore Village Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

484 published events cover 12 months, averaging 40.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 200 events.

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