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Rusper, Faygate & Leechpool

Middle area

North east Horsham. 11,799 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 50 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 4% of people in Rusper, Faygate & Leechpool live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£390,000
Joint 2,023rd most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
10,410
871st most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
4%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
78.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Rusper, Faygate & Leechpool

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rusper, Faygate & Leechpool at a rate of 65.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 56.8 per 1,000 people across Horsham.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences266
Anti-social behaviour146
Other crime117
Shoplifting96
Criminal damage and arson63
Burglary31
Vehicle crime26
Drug offences17
Robbery5
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Rusper, Faygate & Leechpool compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price16 middle areas, Horsham · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Horsham16 areas from £350,000 to £725,000. The middle area is £428,303. Rusper, Faygate & Leechpool is £390,000.
£390,0003rd cheapest
Population16 middle areas, Horsham · 2021
Population: every middle area in Horsham16 areas from 5,454 to 12,394. The middle area is 8,957. Rusper, Faygate & Leechpool is 10,410.
10,4105th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares16 middle areas, Horsham · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Horsham16 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Rusper, Faygate & Leechpool is 4.0%.
4%6th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage16 middle areas, Horsham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Horsham16 areas from 24.2% to 97.7%. The middle area is 73.8%. Rusper, Faygate & Leechpool is 78.6%.
78.6%7th highest

Is Rusper, Faygate & Leechpool safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rusper, Faygate & Leechpool at a rate of 65.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 56.8 per 1,000 people across Horsham.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 83 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Rusper, Faygate & Leechpool.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (266), anti-social behaviour (146) and other crime (117).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Horsham

These figures are published for the whole of Horsham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Horsham and not Rusper, Faygate & Leechpool alone. See Horsham

Average house price
£441,654
Up 0.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,487
77th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
10.2×
Joint 46th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
9.6
18th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Rusper, Faygate & Leechpool in brief

The median price paid for a home in Rusper, Faygate & Leechpool was £390,000 in 2025.

Rusper, Faygate & Leechpool had 10,410 usual residents at the census.

About 4% of people in Rusper, Faygate & Leechpool live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Rusper, Faygate & Leechpool, 78.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.