RH17 5BW

Cuckfield, Bolney & Ansty · Mid Sussex · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Mid Sussex
Constituency
Mid Sussex
Postcode district
RH17
Postcode sector
RH17 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RH17 5GT 9 m
RH17 5GU 9 m
RH17 5BE 62 m
RH17 5BJ 62 m
RH17 5BG 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RH17 5BW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 2015
Postcode area
RH
Postcode district
RH17
Postcode sector
RH17 5
Latitude
51.008472
Longitude
-0.137438
British National Grid easting
530,765
British National Grid northing
124,883

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
E00161778
Lower layer super output area
Mid Sussex 011A · E01031726
Middle layer super output area
Mid Sussex 011 · E02006614

Postcode source versions

Explore RH17

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
11
Secondary
3
  1. Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cuckfield

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    140 m
  2. Warden Park Secondary Academy

    Academy converter

    560 m
  3. Harlands Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
168
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 75
  • Anti social behaviour 22
  • Criminal damage and arson 15
  • Public order 11
  • Other theft 10

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

  • CUCKFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    GLEBE ROAD, CUCKFIELD, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH17 5BQ

    ODS code H82005

    121 m

  • DOLPHINS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H82044

    1.8 km

  • NEWTONS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H82056

    2.5 km

  • LINDFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H82035

    3.9 km

  • NORTHLANDS WOOD SURGERY

    7 WALNUT PARK, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH16 3TG

    ODS code H82100

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Hatchlands

    BCT · Cuckfield

    0.1 miles
  • Hatchlands

    BCT · Cuckfield

    0.1 miles
  • London Lane

    BCT · Cuckfield

    0.2 miles
  • London Lane

    BCT · Cuckfield

    0.2 miles
  • High Street

    BCT · Cuckfield

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mid Sussex 011A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,118 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 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

19 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 3 secondary schools. Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cuckfield is the nearest published school at 140 m.

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

Recorded crime

168 published events cover 12 months, averaging 14 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 75 events.

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