RH17 7SB

Haywards Heath Franklands · Mid Sussex · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Local authority
Mid Sussex
Constituency
Mid Sussex
Postcode district
RH17
Postcode sector
RH17 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RH17 7SE 47 m
RH17 7SF 97 m
RH17 7SA 115 m
RH16 3AT 126 m
RH16 3QX 131 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RH17 7SB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2009
Postcode area
RH
Postcode district
RH17
Postcode sector
RH17 7
Latitude
50.991827
Longitude
-0.088544
British National Grid easting
534,243
British National Grid northing
123,120

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Mid Sussex · E07000228
Parish or community
E04009988
Westminster constituency
Mid Sussex · E14001366
Output area
E00161927
Lower layer super output area
Mid Sussex 011H · E01035350
Middle layer super output area
Mid Sussex 011 · E02006614

Postcode source versions

Explore RH17

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
21
Primary
13
Secondary
2
  1. Chalkhill Education Centre, Chalkhill Hospital

    Pupil referral unit

    361 m
  2. St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    477 m
  3. Northlands Wood Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    713 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
1,298
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 503
  • Anti social behaviour 244
  • Public order 135
  • Criminal damage and arson 102
  • Other theft 68

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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • NORTHLANDS WOOD SURGERY

    7 WALNUT PARK, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH16 3TG

    ODS code H82100

    735 m

  • NEWTONS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H82056

    1.5 km

  • DOLPHINS PRACTICE

    NIGHTINGALE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, BUTLERS GREEN ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH16 4BN

    ODS code H82044

    2.1 km

  • LINDFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H82035

    2.4 km

  • CUCKFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    GLEBE ROAD, CUCKFIELD, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH17 5BQ

    ODS code H82005

    3.9 km

  • SILVERDALE PRACTICE

    4 SILVERDALE ROAD, BURGESS HILL, RH15 0EF

    ODS code H82072

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Woodridge Close

    BCT · Haywards Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Woodridge Close

    BCT · Haywards Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Princess Royal Hospital

    BCT · Haywards Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Princess Royal Hospital

    BCT · Haywards Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Hoblands

    BCT · Haywards Heath

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mid Sussex 011H, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,792 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 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

Schools

21 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 2 secondary schools. Chalkhill Education Centre, Chalkhill Hospital is the nearest published school at 361 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,298 published events cover 12 months, averaging 108.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 503 events.

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