RH17 7AR

Lindfield Rural & High Weald · 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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RH17 7AS 59 m
RH17 7AD 84 m
RH17 7AE 106 m
RH17 7AP 109 m
RH17 7AW 115 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RH17 7AR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RH
Postcode district
RH17
Postcode sector
RH17 7
Latitude
51.037103
Longitude
-0.026003
British National Grid easting
538,497
British National Grid northing
128,270

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Mid Sussex · E07000228
Parish or community
E04009989
Output area
E00161967
Lower layer super output area
Mid Sussex 006B · E01031764
Middle layer super output area
Mid Sussex 006 · E02006609

Postcode source versions

Explore RH17

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Hazelwood House, Church Lane, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7AR 20 December 2019 £1,025,500
Walkersons, Church Lane, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7AR 29 January 2010 £770,000
Grindens Orchard, Church Lane, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7AR 4 September 2008 £825,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. St Giles CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    406 m
  2. Cumnor House School

    Other independent school

    2.1 km
  3. Danehill Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
32
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 18
  • Anti social behaviour 9
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Burglary 1
  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

6 female, 3 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
3.0
RH17 7 residents
7,294

Age bands in RH17 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.3%

1,338 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.1%

667 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.2%

1,547 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.7%

2,248 residents

Age 65 and over
20.7%

1,513 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RH17 7 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

1

within 5 km

  • LINDFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    57 HIGH STREET, LINDFIELD, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH16 2HX

    ODS code H82035

    4.7 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Lewes Road

    BCT · Horsted Keynes

    0.1 miles
  • Lewes Road

    BCT · Horsted Keynes

    0.1 miles
  • Lucas

    BCT · Horsted Keynes

    0.2 miles
  • Lucas

    BCT · Horsted Keynes

    0.2 miles
  • Horsted Keynes Station

    BCT · Horsted Keynes

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mid Sussex 006B, 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

19,365 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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

8 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. St Giles CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 406 m.

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

Recorded crime

32 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 18 events.

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