# RH12 1LW: area report for a postcode in Horsham

RH12 1LW is a postcode in Horsham.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Horsham. Open the map at RH12 1LW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Horsham](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham) › [RH12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh12) › [RH12 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh12-1)

## Around this postcode

- **31 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 7% on July. Horsham 007I: 73 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.3412,51.0587,RH121LW
- **Horsham, 1.7 km**: About 22 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.3412,51.0587,RH121LW
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.3412,51.0587,RH121LW
- **No property in RH12 1LW listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.3412,51.0587,RH121LW
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Horsham 007I. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.3412,51.0587,RH121LW
- **£441,491 average price**: For the whole of Horsham, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.3412,51.0587,RH121LW
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.3412,51.0587,RH121LW
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 530 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.3412,51.0587,RH121LW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at RH12 1LW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.3412,51.0587,RH121LW
- **Moderate road and rail noise at RH12 1LW**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.3412,51.0587,RH121LW
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.3412,51.0587,RH121LW
- **8.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.3412,51.0587,RH121LW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Arunside School, Horsham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/arunside-school-horsham-e125883) | Primary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St John's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-catholic-primary-school-e126039) | Primary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mary's CofE (Aided) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-cofe-aided-primary-school-e126029) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Tanbridge House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tanbridge-house-school-e126064) | Secondary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | Attainment 8 of 56.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Greenway Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenway-junior-school-e138492) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Trafalgar Community Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trafalgar-community-infant-school-e125835) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2024 | – |
| [Shelley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shelley-primary-school-e125820) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Aurora Vincent House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aurora-vincent-house-school-e151749) | Special | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £204,200 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| October 2023 | £175,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| January 2026 | £407,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| July 2023 | £360,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| June 2025 | £635,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| May 2025 | £575,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| December 2025 | £400,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| March 2025 | £425,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: RIVERSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE (450 m); ORCHARD SURGERY (710 m)
- Pharmacies: SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (950 m); BOOTS (950 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (720 m); DENTAL SURGERY (850 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Tanbridge Retail Park, Albion Way (530 m, Aldi); Waitrose Horsham New (640 m, Waitrose); Sainsburys Horsham (670 m, Sainsburys); Co-op Guildford Road Horsham (710 m, The Southern Co-operative); Tesco West Street Horsham Express (900 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £441,491** (August 2026). Horsham’s average house price was £441,491 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £43,487** (2025). Full-time workers living in Horsham earned a median of £43,487 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 77th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 10.2×** (2025). A home in Horsham costs 10.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 46th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 9.6** (2025). Horsham has a deprivation score of 9.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 18th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Horsham 007I (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.9** (2025). Horsham 007I has a deprivation score of 15.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,367th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £417,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Horsham 007I was £417,500 in 2025. Joint 7,865th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,640** (2021). Horsham 007I had 1,640 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,197th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.4%** (January 2026). In Horsham 007I, 97.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## RH12 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £400,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in RH12 was £400,000 in 2025. Joint 587th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 51,697** (2021). RH12 had 51,697 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 176th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in RH12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 82.7%** (January 2026). In RH12, 82.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Horsham](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham)
- Centre: 51.0587, -0.3412

Council: [Horsham](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Horsham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/horsham): John Milne (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.3412,51.0587,RH121LW

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