RH17 7GR

Wivelsfield · Lewes · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Haywards Heath
Local authority
Lewes
Postcode district
RH17
Postcode sector
RH17 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RH17 7GS 68 m
RH17 7BF 94 m
RH17 7QR 104 m
RH17 7QP 152 m
RH17 7RP 190 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RH17 7GR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RH
Postcode district
RH17
Postcode sector
RH17 7
Latitude
50.960843
Longitude
-0.074750
British National Grid easting
535,301
British National Grid northing
119,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Lewes · E07000063
Parish or community
E04003793
Output area
E00106783
Lower layer super output area
Lewes 002A · E01021023
Middle layer super output area
Lewes 002 · E02004380

Postcode source versions

Explore RH17

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
15, Kiln Wood Lane, Wivelsfield Green, Haywards Heath, RH17 7GR 11 December 2025 £2,194,912
5, Kiln Wood Lane, Wivelsfield Green, Haywards Heath, RH17 7GR 7 November 2025 £655,000
12, Kiln Wood Lane, Wivelsfield Green, Haywards Heath, RH17 7GR 8 October 2025 £443,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
14
Secondary
2
  1. Wivelsfield Primary School and Nursery

    Community school

    205 m
  2. Oak Tree Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    3.0 km
  3. Chailey Heritage School

    Non-maintained special school

    3.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
46
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 18
  • Anti social behaviour 7
  • Other theft 6
  • Public order 5
  • Burglary 3

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

4

within 5 km

  • SILVERDALE PRACTICE

    4 SILVERDALE ROAD, BURGESS HILL, RH15 0EF

    ODS code H82072

    3.4 km

  • NORTHLANDS WOOD SURGERY

    7 WALNUT PARK, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH16 3TG

    ODS code H82100

    4.0 km

  • BROW MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE BROW, BURGESS HILL, RH15 9BS

    ODS code H82084

    4.3 km

  • NEWTONS PRACTICE

    THE HEALTH CNTRE, HEATH ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH16 3BB

    ODS code H82056

    4.9 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Downsview Drive

    BCT · Wivelsfield Green

    0.1 miles
  • Downsview Drive

    BCT · Wivelsfield Green

    0.1 miles
  • Primary School

    BCT · Wivelsfield Green

    0.1 miles
  • Coppards Close

    BCT · Wivelsfield Green

    0.2 miles
  • Coppards Close

    BCT · Wivelsfield Green

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewes 002A, 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

28,846 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £640,000 from 6 recorded sales in RH17 7GR. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Lewes is £367,918 in June 2026, up 1.7% year on year.

Schools

22 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 2 secondary schools. Wivelsfield Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 205 m.

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

Recorded crime

46 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.833 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.