RH17 6FP

Handcross & Pease Pottage · 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 6FQ 42 m
RH17 6FR 71 m
RH17 6FS 114 m
RH17 6HE 194 m
RH17 6HB 229 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RH17 6FP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2019
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RH
Postcode district
RH17
Postcode sector
RH17 6
Latitude
51.058337
Longitude
-0.200438
British National Grid easting
526,210
British National Grid northing
130,318

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Mid Sussex · E07000228
Parish or community
E04009996
Output area
E00161619
Lower layer super output area
Mid Sussex 007F · E01035346
Middle layer super output area
Mid Sussex 007 · E02006610

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Buckingham Gate, Handcross, Haywards Heath, RH17 6FP 14 August 2020 £600,000
5, Buckingham Gate, Handcross, Haywards Heath, RH17 6FP 14 February 2020 £599,950
2, Buckingham Gate, Handcross, Haywards Heath, RH17 6FP 27 June 2019 £450,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. Handcross Primary School

    Community school

    245 m
  2. Brighton College Prep Handcross

    Other independent school

    505 m
  3. Brantridge School

    Academy special converter

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
83
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 30
  • Anti social behaviour 18
  • Public order 8
  • Drugs 6
  • Other crime 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

10 female, 7 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
3.4
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.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • OUSE VALLEY PRACTICE

    LONDON ROAD, HANDCROSS, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH17 6HB

    ODS code H82615

    229 m

  • COACHMANS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LANSBURY ROAD, CRAWLEY, RH11 9JA

    ODS code H82098

    4.2 km

  • SOUTHGATE MEDICAL GROUP

    137 BRIGHTON ROAD, CRAWLEY, RH10 6TE

    ODS code H82064

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Primary School

    BCT · Handcross

    0.2 miles
  • Primary School

    BCT · Handcross

    0.2 miles
  • High Street

    BCT · Handcross

    0.2 miles
  • High Street

    BCT · Handcross

    0.3 miles
  • Handcross Park School

    BCT · Handcross

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mid Sussex 007F, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,710 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
5 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

13 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Handcross Primary School is the nearest published school at 245 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

83 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 30 events.

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