RH17 6FN

Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill · Mid Sussex · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Haywards Heath
Local authority
Mid Sussex
Postcode district
RH17
Postcode sector
RH17 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RH17 6GB 259 m
RH17 6JT 398 m
RH17 6JR 613 m
RH17 6JU 709 m
RH17 6JS 949 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RH17 6FN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2018
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RH
Postcode district
RH17
Postcode sector
RH17 6
Latitude
51.057399
Longitude
-0.164985
British National Grid easting
528,697
British National Grid northing
130,275

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Mid Sussex · E07000228
Parish or community
E04009981
Output area
E00161614
Lower layer super output area
Mid Sussex 007B · E01031693
Middle layer super output area
Mid Sussex 007 · E02006610

Postcode source versions

Explore RH17

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Brantridge Park, Brantridge Park Drive, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6FN 9 December 2016 £7,000,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. Balcombe Cofe Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.1 km
  2. Brighton College Prep Handcross

    Other independent school

    2.2 km
  3. St. Mark's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other crime 2
  • Other theft 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Burglary 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

9 female, 7 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
1.8
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 0.3% 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+
7.1%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
7.1%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
7.1%
Gigabit-capable
7.1%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
7.1%
Next Generation Access
92.9%
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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • OUSE VALLEY PRACTICE

    LONDON ROAD, HANDCROSS, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH17 6HB

    ODS code H82615

    2.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Brantridge Lane

    BCT · Handcross

    0.5 miles
  • Brantridge Lane

    BCT · Handcross

    0.5 miles
  • Handcross Road

    BCT · Balcombe

    0.6 miles
  • Handcross Road

    BCT · Balcombe

    0.6 miles
  • Cherry Tree Kennels

    BCT · Balcombe

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mid Sussex 007B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,138 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
4 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

10 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Balcombe Cofe 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

9 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other crime with 2 events.

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