RH18 5BB

Forest Row · Wealden · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Wealden
Postcode district
RH18
Postcode sector
RH18 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RH18 5BT 2 m
RH18 5BD 40 m
RH18 5BP 107 m
RH18 5BA 149 m
RH18 5BE 155 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RH18 5BB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 November 2002
Postcode area
RH
Postcode district
RH18
Postcode sector
RH18 5
Latitude
51.090833
Longitude
0.037676
British National Grid easting
542,796
British National Grid northing
134,366

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Wealden · E07000065
Parish or community
E04003841
Output area
E00107530
Lower layer super output area
Wealden 001B · E01021168
Middle layer super output area
Wealden 001 · E02004403

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. Forest Row Church of England Primary School and Nursery

    Voluntary controlled school

    347 m
  2. Michael Hall School

    Other independent school

    997 m
  3. Greenfields School

    Other independent school

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
448
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 190
  • Violence and sexual offences 95
  • Anti social behaviour 61
  • Criminal damage and arson 28
  • Other theft 22

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
RH18 5 residents
4,476

Age bands in RH18 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.5%

739 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

445 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.3%

816 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.5%

1,364 residents

Age 65 and over
24.7%

1,102 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

  • ASHDOWN FOREST HEALTH CENTRE

    LEWES ROAD, FOREST ROW, RH18 5AQ

    ODS code G81024

    767 m

Nearby transport

  • Highgate Road

    BCT · Highgate

    0.3 miles
  • Highgate Road

    BCT · Highgate

    0.3 miles
  • Evelyn Clark Square

    BCT · Forest Row

    0.3 miles
  • Evelyn Clark Square

    BCT · Forest Row

    0.3 miles
  • Park Crescent

    BCT · Forest Row

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wealden 001B, 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

26,765 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
5 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

9 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Forest Row Church of England Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 347 m.

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

Recorded crime

448 published events cover 12 months, averaging 37.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 190 events.

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