RH17 5NJ

Downland Villages · Mid Sussex · England

Updated September 2026

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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 5TL 38 m
RH17 5NH 92 m
RH17 5NN 936 m
RH17 5NG 947 m
RH17 5QS 1.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RH17 5NJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 2008
Postcode area
RH
Postcode district
RH17
Postcode sector
RH17 5
Latitude
50.970665
Longitude
-0.227059
British National Grid easting
524,579
British National Grid northing
120,524

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

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. Twineham CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    986 m
  2. LVS Hassocks

    Other independent special school

    2.6 km
  3. Bolney CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
14
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 4
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Possession of weapons 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Drugs 1

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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • COWFOLD SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, ST. PETERS CLOSE, COWFOLD, HORSHAM, RH13 8DN

    ODS code H82004

    3.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Homewood House

    BCT · Bolney

    1.3 miles
  • Homewood House

    BCT · Bolney

    1.3 miles
  • Spronkett's Lane

    BCT · Bolney

    1.4 miles
  • Spronkett's Lane

    BCT · Bolney

    1.4 miles
  • Crosspost

    BCT · Bolney

    1.4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Twineham CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 986 m.

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

Recorded crime

14 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 4 events.

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