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Postcode area

Postcode area named after Redhill, with 21 districts.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.

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Gigabit coverage by postcode area

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In RH, 81.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£427,500
23rd most expensive of 104
Worked out by Open Index
Population
581,365
45th most populated of 120
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
81.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How RH compares

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

RHMiddle
Median sale price104 postcode areas, England and Wales · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode area in England and Wales104 areas from £145,000 to £821,250. The middle area is £296,475. RH is £427,500.
£427,50023rd most expensive
Population120 postcode areas, UK · 2021
Population: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 22,985 to 2,027,347. The middle area is 503,090. RH is 581,365.
581,36545th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage120 postcode areas, UK · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 12.0% to 98.0%. The middle area is 88.0%. RH is 81.7%.
81.7%30th lowest
Claimant rate120 postcode areas, UK · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 1.4% to 7.7%. The middle area is 3.4%. RH is 2.6%.
2.6%joint 21st lowest

Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, gigabit broadband coverage and claimant rate.

Is RH safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in RH at a rate of 77.6 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 4,309 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in RH.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (15,325), anti-social behaviour (9,651) and other crime (9,232).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in RH was 75.3 per 1,000 people.

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.

Postcode districts in RH

NamePeople (census)Median sale priceRecorded crime per 1,000
RH1Redhill50,843£430,00094.3 per 1,000
RH2Reigate27,386£570,00058.4 per 1,000
RH3Brockham, Strood Green4,287£665,00047.4 per 1,000
RH4Dorking, Tower Hill16,556£450,00079.2 per 1,000
RH5Dorking, Beare Green15,434£539,00053.5 per 1,000
RH6Horley, Meath Green35,614£425,000126.5 per 1,000
RH7Lingfield, Dormansland8,289£475,00075.5 per 1,000
RH8Oxted, Hurst Green15,798£605,50056.5 per 1,000
RH9Godstone, Tyler's Green5,054£457,50092.2 per 1,000
RH10Crawley73,459£381,50098.2 per 1,000
RH11Crawley, Bewbush60,607£345,000112.1 per 1,000
RH12Horsham, The Common51,697£400,00080.5 per 1,000
RH13Oakhill, Southwater39,669£453,25041.9 per 1,000
RH14Billingshurst, Parbrook17,204£450,00044.8 per 1,000
RH15Burgess Hill, St John's Common34,066£403,75072.0 per 1,000
RH16Haywards Heath, Lindfield38,983£425,00054.1 per 1,000
RH17Balcombe, Cuckfield19,921£575,00041.8 per 1,000
RH18Forest Row, Highgate4,467£457,500105.3 per 1,000
RH19East Grinstead, Blackwell35,284£440,00057.8 per 1,000
RH20Storrington, Pulborough26,747£490,00043.5 per 1,000
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RH in brief

The RH postcode area, named after Redhill, has 21 postcode districts.

The median price paid for a home in RH was £427,500 in 2025.

RH had 581,365 usual residents at the census.

In RH, 81.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In RH, 2.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.