RH17 6AB

Nuthurst & Lower Beeding · Horsham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Horsham
Constituency
Horsham
Postcode district
RH17
Postcode sector
RH17 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RH13 6HT 622 m
RH17 6FL 753 m
RH17 6EZ 893 m
RH13 6HU 1.2 km
RH17 6AA 1.3 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RH17 6AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RH
Postcode district
RH17
Postcode sector
RH17 6
Latitude
51.062871
Longitude
-0.232359
British National Grid easting
523,961
British National Grid northing
130,768

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Horsham · E07000227
Parish or community
E04009958
Westminster constituency
Horsham · E14001294
Output area
E00161453
Lower layer super output area
Horsham 008D · E01031661
Middle layer super output area
Horsham 008 · E02006595

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
13
Secondary
1
  1. Colgate Primary School

    Community school

    2.1 km
  2. Handcross Primary School

    Community school

    2.3 km
  3. Brighton College Prep Handcross

    Other independent school

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

4 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
5.0
RH17 6 residents
5,923

Age bands in RH17 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.9%

1,047 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.9%

604 residents

Age 25 to 44
21%

1,161 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.9%

1,598 residents

Age 65 and over
20.3%

1,123 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RH17 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

3

within 5 km

  • OUSE VALLEY PRACTICE

    LONDON ROAD, HANDCROSS, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH17 6HB

    ODS code H82615

    2.2 km

  • COACHMANS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LANSBURY ROAD, CRAWLEY, RH11 9JA

    ODS code H82098

    4.2 km

  • BEWBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE MEDICAL CENTRE, BEWBUSH PLACE, BEWBUSH, CRAWLEY, RH11 8XT

    ODS code H82088

    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

  • Badgers Plantation

    BCT · Ashfold

    1.1 miles
  • Truckers Ghyll

    BCT · Handcross

    1.1 miles
  • Badgers Plantation

    BCT · Ashfold

    1.1 miles
  • Truckers Ghyll

    BCT · Handcross

    1.2 miles
  • The Warren

    BCT · Handcross

    1.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Horsham 008D, 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

21,559 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 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

Schools

18 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 1 secondary schools. Colgate Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 1 events.

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