RH17 7SE

Haywards Heath Franklands · Mid Sussex · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
Mid Sussex
Constituency
Mid Sussex
Postcode district
RH17
Postcode sector
RH17 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RH17 7SF 81 m
RH16 3AT 91 m
RH16 3QX 92 m
RH17 7SA 103 m
RH16 3EP 156 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RH17 7SE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RH
Postcode district
RH17
Postcode sector
RH17 7
Latitude
50.992247
Longitude
-0.088427
British National Grid easting
534,250
British National Grid northing
123,167

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

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

    Pupil referral unit

    382 m
  2. St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    445 m
  3. Northlands Wood Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    684 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,297
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 503
  • Anti social behaviour 246
  • Public order 130
  • 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.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

6

within 5 km

  • NORTHLANDS WOOD SURGERY

    7 WALNUT PARK, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH16 3TG

    ODS code H82100

    697 m

  • NEWTONS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H82056

    1.4 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

    5.0 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

  • 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.

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

21 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 2 secondary schools. Chalkhill Education Centre, Chalkhill Hospital is the nearest published school at 382 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,297 published events cover 12 months, averaging 108.083 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.