RH17 7HJ

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 7HH 91 m
RH17 7HQ 482 m
RH17 7NS 628 m
RH17 7NR 685 m
RH16 2QP 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RH17 7HJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2001
Terminated
1 June 2001
Postcode area
RH
Postcode district
RH17
Postcode sector
RH17 7
Latitude
51.017720
Longitude
-0.026926
British National Grid easting
538,490
British National Grid northing
126,113

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Mid Sussex · E07000228
Parish or community
E04009989
Output area
E00161971
Lower layer super output area
Mid Sussex 006C · E01031765
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
10
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. Great Walstead School

    Other independent school

    2.3 km
  2. Central Education Ltd

    Other independent special school

    2.4 km
  3. St Giles CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • LINDFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H82035

    3.9 km

  • NORTHLANDS WOOD SURGERY

    7 WALNUT PARK, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH16 3TG

    ODS code H82100

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Lucas

    BCT · Horsted Keynes

    1.3 miles
  • Lucas

    BCT · Horsted Keynes

    1.3 miles
  • Lewes Road

    BCT · Horsted Keynes

    1.3 miles
  • Lewes Road

    BCT · Horsted Keynes

    1.3 miles
  • Heaven Farm

    BCT · Furners Green

    1.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mid Sussex 006C, 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

26,600 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
2 of 10
Living environment
6 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

10 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Great Walstead School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

2 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 1 events.

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