RH17 5RA

Cuckfield, Bolney & Ansty · 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 5RN 145 m
RH17 5QZ 173 m
RH17 5SF 267 m
RH17 5QR 289 m
RH17 5SH 341 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RH17 5RA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RH
Postcode district
RH17
Postcode sector
RH17 5
Latitude
50.988501
Longitude
-0.198980
British National Grid easting
526,502
British National Grid northing
122,555

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Mid Sussex · E07000228
Parish or community
E04009982
Westminster constituency
Mid Sussex · E14001366
Output area
E00161635
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
10
Primary
5
Secondary
2
  1. Bolney CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    362 m
  2. Farney Close School

    Other independent special school

    484 m
  3. Twineham CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
62
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 17
  • Anti social behaviour 12
  • Criminal damage and arson 8
  • Public order 7
  • Other theft 6

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
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

2

within 5 km

  • MEADOWS SURGERY

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

    ODS code H82003

    4.4 km

  • CUCKFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    GLEBE ROAD, CUCKFIELD, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH17 5BQ

    ODS code H82005

    5.0 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

  • Magdalene Rise

    BCT · Bolney

    0.1 miles
  • Magdalene Rise

    BCT · Bolney

    0.1 miles
  • Roughgrass Wood

    BCT · Bolney

    0.2 miles
  • Bankside

    BCT · Bolney

    0.3 miles
  • Bankside

    BCT · Bolney

    0.3 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

10 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 2 secondary schools. Bolney CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 362 m.

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

Recorded crime

62 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 17 events.

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