RH17 6HY

Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill · Mid Sussex · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Mid Sussex
Postcode district
RH17
Postcode sector
RH17 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RH17 6EY 43 m
RH17 6LW 61 m
RH17 6HZ 86 m
RH17 6JA 89 m
RH17 6LP 118 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RH17 6HY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2009
Postcode area
RH
Postcode district
RH17
Postcode sector
RH17 6
Latitude
51.055373
Longitude
-0.132988
British National Grid easting
530,945
British National Grid northing
130,106

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Mid Sussex · E07000228
Parish or community
E04009981
Output area
E00161615
Lower layer super output area
Mid Sussex 007B · E01031693
Middle layer super output area
Mid Sussex 007 · E02006610

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. Balcombe Cofe Primary School

    Academy converter

    631 m
  2. Ardingly College

    Other independent school

    3.2 km
  3. St Peter's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
48
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 14
  • Anti social behaviour 11
  • Other theft 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 5
  • Burglary 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

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Newlands

    BCT · Balcombe

    0.0 miles
  • Railway Station

    BCT · Balcombe

    0.2 miles
  • Railway Station

    BCT · Balcombe

    0.2 miles
  • Balcombe Rail Station

    RSE · Balcombe

    0.2 miles
  • Balcombe Rail Station

    RLY · Balcombe

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

9 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Balcombe Cofe Primary School is the nearest published school at 631 m.

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

Recorded crime

48 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 14 events.

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