RH17 5AF

Cuckfield, Bolney & Ansty · 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
RH17
Postcode sector
RH17 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RH17 5AN 125 m
RH17 5AG 179 m
RH17 5GW 189 m
RH17 5NW 204 m
RH17 5RQ 208 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RH17 5AF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RH
Postcode district
RH17
Postcode sector
RH17 5
Latitude
50.995092
Longitude
-0.160817
British National Grid easting
529,162
British National Grid northing
123,354

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Mid Sussex · E07000228
Parish or community
E04013308
Westminster constituency
Mid Sussex · E14001366
Output area
E00161782
Lower layer super output area
Mid Sussex 011G · E01035349
Middle layer super output area
Mid Sussex 011 · E02006614

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Rock Cottages, 2, Cuckfield Road, Ansty, Haywards Heath, RH17 5AF 4 February 2022 £375,000
Rock Cottages, 2, Cuckfield Road, Ansty, Haywards Heath, RH17 5AF 26 April 2018 £370,000
Rock Cottages, 1, Cuckfield Road, Ansty, Haywards Heath, RH17 5AF 25 April 2012 £380,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
12
Secondary
3
  1. Warden Park Secondary Academy

    Academy converter

    2.2 km
  2. Farney Close School

    Other independent special school

    2.3 km
  3. Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cuckfield

    Academy converter

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
18
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 7
  • Criminal damage and arson 4
  • Other theft 2
  • Public order 2
  • Burglary 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

6 female, 8 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.0
RH17 5 residents
7,270

Age bands in RH17 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.4%

1,366 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.8%

800 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.7%

1,464 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.8%

2,217 residents

Age 65 and over
21.3%

1,583 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RH17 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • CUCKFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    GLEBE ROAD, CUCKFIELD, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH17 5BQ

    ODS code H82005

    2.3 km

  • DOLPHINS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H82044

    3.2 km

  • MEADOWS SURGERY

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

    ODS code H82003

    3.7 km

  • NEWTONS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H82056

    4.0 km

  • BROW MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE BROW, BURGESS HILL, RH15 9BS

    ODS code H82084

    4.7 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Ansty Cross

    BCT · Ansty

    0.1 miles
  • Ansty Cross

    BCT · Ansty

    0.1 miles
  • Highbridge Mill Cottages

    BCT · Ansty

    0.4 miles
  • Highbridge Mill Cottages

    BCT · Ansty

    0.4 miles
  • Butler's Wood

    BCT · Ansty

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mid Sussex 011G, 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

26,877 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
3 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £375,000 from 1 recorded sale in RH17 5AF. 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

Published establishments

19 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 3 secondary schools. Warden Park Secondary Academy is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

18 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 7 events.

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