RH17 7EX

Lindfield Rural & High Weald · 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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RH17 7AR 30 m
RH17 7AS 76 m
RH17 7AD 95 m
RH17 7AP 122 m
RH17 7AE 130 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RH17 7EX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
RH
Postcode district
RH17
Postcode sector
RH17 7
Latitude
51.037372
Longitude
-0.025949
British National Grid easting
538,500
British National Grid northing
128,300

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

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

    380 m
  2. Cumnor House School

    Other independent school

    2.0 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
35
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 18
  • Anti social behaviour 9
  • Burglary 3
  • Other theft 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

  • LINDFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H82035

    4.8 km

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.

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 380 m.

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

Recorded crime

35 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.917 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.