RH17 5NX

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 5NU 208 m
RH17 5NT 340 m
BN6 9NS 409 m
RH17 5NZ 576 m
RH17 5LZ 830 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RH17 5NX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
1 April 2006
Postcode area
RH
Postcode district
RH17
Postcode sector
RH17 5
Latitude
50.965887
Longitude
-0.199256
British National Grid easting
526,544
British National Grid northing
120,040

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
17
Primary
9
Secondary
2
  1. Twineham CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.2 km
  2. LVS Hassocks

    Other independent special school

    1.3 km
  3. Farney Close School

    Other independent special school

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
64
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 17
  • Violence and sexual offences 16
  • Drugs 7
  • Other theft 5
  • Vehicle crime 5

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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • MEADOWS SURGERY

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

    ODS code H82003

    3.4 km

  • MID SUSSEX HEALTH CARE

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

    ODS code H82057

    4.0 km

  • BROW MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE BROW, BURGESS HILL, RH15 9BS

    ODS code H82084

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Services

    BCT · Hickstead

    0.3 miles
  • The Castle

    BCT · Hickstead

    0.3 miles
  • Show Jumping Course

    BCT · Hickstead

    0.4 miles
  • Show Jumping Course

    BCT · Hickstead

    0.7 miles
  • School

    BCT · Sayers Common

    1.0 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

17 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Twineham CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

64 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 17 events.

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