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RH17 1RS

Lindfield · Mid Sussex · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Lindfield
Local authority
Mid Sussex
Constituency
Mid Sussex
Postcode district
RH17
Postcode sector
RH17 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RH16 1RY 62 m
RH16 1RE 126 m
RH16 1SA 127 m
RH16 1RU 132 m
RH16 1RB 134 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RH17 1RS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
RH
Postcode district
RH17
Postcode sector
RH17 1
Latitude
51.013366
Longitude
-0.096825
British National Grid easting
533,600
British National Grid northing
125,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Mid Sussex · E07000228
Electoral ward
Lindfield · E05014733
Parish or community
E04009988
Westminster constituency
Mid Sussex · E14001366
Output area
E00161940
Lower layer super output area
Mid Sussex 008B · E01031760
Middle layer super output area
Mid Sussex 008 · E02006611

Postcode source versions

Explore RH17

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
11
Secondary
2

  1. Oathall Community College

    Community school

    844 m

  2. Blackthorns Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    885 m

  3. Lindfield Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    928 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
847
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 301
  • Anti social behaviour 160
  • Public order 94
  • Criminal damage and arson 67
  • Other theft 63

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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 not available.

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • LINDFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H82035

    1.1 km

  • NEWTONS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H82056

    1.5 km

  • DOLPHINS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H82044

    2.0 km

  • NORTHLANDS WOOD SURGERY

    7 WALNUT PARK, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH16 3TG

    ODS code H82100

    2.2 km

  • CUCKFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    GLEBE ROAD, CUCKFIELD, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH17 5BQ

    ODS code H82005

    2.8 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

  • Sunte Avenue

    BCT · Haywards Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Sunte Avenue

    BCT · Haywards Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Summerhill Close

    BCT · Haywards Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Summerhill Close

    BCT · Haywards Heath

    0.2 miles

  • West Common Drive

    BCT · Haywards Heath

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mid Sussex 008B, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

33,268 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
9 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

17 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. Oathall Community College is the nearest published school at 844 m.

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

Recorded crime

847 published events cover 12 months, averaging 70.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 301 events.

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