RH17 6HL

Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill · Mid Sussex · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
Mid Sussex
Constituency
Mid Sussex
Postcode district
RH17
Postcode sector
RH17 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RH17 6HJ 1 m
RH17 6HH 378 m
RH17 6EE 766 m
RH17 6EL 888 m
RH17 6EN 911 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RH17 6HL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2001
Terminated
1 January 2003
Postcode area
RH
Postcode district
RH17
Postcode sector
RH17 6
Latitude
51.048937
Longitude
-0.181085
British National Grid easting
527,592
British National Grid northing
129,306

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Mid Sussex · E07000228
Parish or community
E04013308
Westminster constituency
Mid Sussex · E14001366
Output area
E00161781
Lower layer super output area
Mid Sussex 007D · E01031727
Middle layer super output area
Mid Sussex 007 · E02006610

Postcode source versions

Explore RH17

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. St. Mark's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.1 km
  2. Brantridge School

    Academy special converter

    1.1 km
  3. Brighton College Prep Handcross

    Other independent school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
38
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 12
  • Other crime 6
  • Vehicle crime 5
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Other theft 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • OUSE VALLEY PRACTICE

    LONDON ROAD, HANDCROSS, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH17 6HB

    ODS code H82615

    1.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Hill House Farm

    BCT · Staplefield

    0.4 miles
  • Hill House Farm

    BCT · Staplefield

    0.5 miles
  • Combers

    BCT · Handcross

    0.5 miles
  • Combers

    BCT · Handcross

    0.6 miles
  • The Jolly Tanners

    BCT · Staplefield

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mid Sussex 007D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,476 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 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

7 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. St. Mark's 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

38 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 12 events.

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