RH17 5LY

Downland Villages · 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 5LZ 237 m
RH17 5LX 516 m
RH17 5GH 530 m
RH17 5NT 577 m
RH17 5NA 581 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RH17 5LY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RH
Postcode district
RH17
Postcode sector
RH17 5
Latitude
50.972862
Longitude
-0.194329
British National Grid easting
526,871
British National Grid northing
120,824

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Mid Sussex · E07000228
Parish or community
E04009998
Westminster constituency
Mid Sussex · E14001366
Output area
E00161639
Lower layer super output area
Mid Sussex 016A · E01031698
Middle layer super output area
Mid Sussex 016 · E02006619

Postcode source versions

Explore RH17

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Little Reeds Farm, London Road, Hickstead, Haywards Heath, RH17 5LY 10 January 2022 £825,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
8
Secondary
2
  1. Farney Close School

    Other independent special school

    1.7 km
  2. Twineham CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.7 km
  3. Bolney CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
54
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 15
  • Violence and sexual offences 10
  • Drugs 7
  • Other theft 5
  • Shoplifting 4

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.

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
0%
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

3

within 5 km

  • MEADOWS SURGERY

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

    ODS code H82003

    3.2 km

  • MID SUSSEX HEALTH CARE

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, TRINITY ROAD, HURSTPIERPOINT, HASSOCKS, BN6 9UQ

    ODS code H82057

    4.6 km

  • BROW MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE BROW, BURGESS HILL, RH15 9BS

    ODS code H82084

    4.6 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

  • The Castle

    BCT · Hickstead

    0.3 miles
  • Services

    BCT · Hickstead

    0.4 miles
  • Show Jumping Course

    BCT · Hickstead

    0.8 miles
  • Show Jumping Course

    BCT · Hickstead

    1.1 miles
  • Roughgrass Wood

    BCT · Bolney

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mid Sussex 016A, 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

21,975 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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

Property market

The five-year median is £825,000 from 1 recorded sale in RH17 5LY. 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

16 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 2 secondary schools. Farney Close School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

54 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 15 events.

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