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RH18 5NR

Forest Row · Wealden · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Forest Row
Local authority
Wealden
Constituency
East Grinstead and Uckfield
Postcode district
RH18
Postcode sector
RH18 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RH18 5HB 65 m
RH18 5EW 116 m
RH18 5HZ 126 m
RH18 5EP 146 m
RH18 5PA 146 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RH18 5NR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1982
Terminated
1 December 1984
Postcode area
RH
Postcode district
RH18
Postcode sector
RH18 5
Latitude
51.099350
Longitude
0.030966
British National Grid easting
542,300
British National Grid northing
135,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Wealden · E07000065
Electoral ward
Forest Row · E05011635
Parish or community
E04003841
Westminster constituency
East Grinstead and Uckfield · E14001212
Output area
E00107535
Lower layer super output area
Wealden 001C · E01021169
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
10
Primary
5
Secondary
1

  1. Forest Row Church of England Primary School and Nursery

    Voluntary controlled school

    770 m

  2. Michael Hall School

    Other independent school

    946 m

  3. Ashurst Wood Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
491
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 190
  • Violence and sexual offences 108
  • Anti social behaviour 72
  • Public order 28
  • Criminal damage and arson 28

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • ASHDOWN FOREST HEALTH CENTRE

    LEWES ROAD, FOREST ROW, RH18 5AQ

    ODS code G81024

    291 m

  • MOATFIELD SURGERY

    ST. MICHAELS ROAD, EAST GRINSTEAD, RH19 3GW

    ODS code H82063

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • The Brambletye

    BCT · Forest Row

    0.1 miles

  • The Brambletye

    BCT · Forest Row

    0.1 miles

  • Upper Close

    BCT · Forest Row

    0.3 miles

  • Upper Close

    BCT · Forest Row

    0.3 miles

  • Wall Hill Road

    BCT · Forest Row

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wealden 001C, 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

23,625 of 33,755

Income
9 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
2 of 10
Living environment
2 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 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Forest Row Church of England Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 770 m.

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

Recorded crime

491 published events cover 12 months, averaging 40.917 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.