RH17 5BU

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 5BY 45 m
RH17 5BT 102 m
RH17 5BX 109 m
RH17 5BZ 112 m
RH17 5EY 132 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RH17 5BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RH
Postcode district
RH17
Postcode sector
RH17 5
Latitude
51.014050
Longitude
-0.143216
British National Grid easting
530,344
British National Grid northing
125,493

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Mid Sussex · E07000228
Parish or community
E04009984
Westminster constituency
Mid Sussex · E14001366
Output area
E00161776
Lower layer super output area
Mid Sussex 007D · E01031727
Middle layer super output area
Mid Sussex 007 · E02006610

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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14 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Brock End, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5BU 16 December 2024 £885,000
9, Brock End, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5BU 28 May 2021 £795,000
6, Brock End, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5BU 21 December 2020 £850,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
11
Secondary
2
  1. Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cuckfield

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    779 m
  2. Warden Park Secondary Academy

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    1.3 km
  3. Harlands Primary School

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    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
144
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 70
  • Anti social behaviour 17
  • Criminal damage and arson 13
  • Other theft 8
  • Public order 8

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
28

13 female, 15 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
2.2
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 0.4% 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+
92.9%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
92.9%
Gigabit-capable
92.9%
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

    693 m

  • 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

    3.1 km

  • LINDFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H82035

    4.3 km

  • NORTHLANDS WOOD SURGERY

    7 WALNUT PARK, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH16 3TG

    ODS code H82100

    4.8 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

  • Brock End

    BCT · Whitemans Green

    0.0 miles
  • Brock End

    BCT · Whitemans Green

    0.0 miles
  • Ardingly Road

    BCT · Whitemans Green

    0.1 miles
  • Ardingly Road

    BCT · Whitemans Green

    0.1 miles
  • Ardingly Road Middle

    BCT · Cuckfield

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mid Sussex 007D, 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

26,476 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 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 £885,000 from 1 recorded sale in RH17 5BU. 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

18 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cuckfield is the nearest published school at 779 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

144 published events cover 12 months, averaging 12 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 70 events.

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