# RH13

Postcode district covering Oakhill and Southwater, in Horsham.

RH13 is a postcode district covering Oakhill and Southwater, in Horsham. Median sale price £453,250 in 2025. Recorded crime 41.9 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code RH13. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [RH](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an RH13 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £453,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in RH13 was £453,250 in 2025. 406th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh13#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 39,669** (2021). RH13 had 39,669 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 469th 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh13#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in RH13 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh13#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 78.3%** (January 2026). In RH13, 78.3% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh13#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=RH13) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in RH13 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=RH13) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 552 homes were sold in RH13 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=RH13) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for RH13.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=RH13) (Census 2021, England and Wales): RH13 had 39,669 usual residents at the census.

## How RH13 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | RH13 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £453,250 | 10th most expensive | 20 postcode districts, RH · 2025 |
| Population | 39,669 | 5th most populated | 20 postcode districts, RH · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 20 postcode districts, RH · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 78.3% | 7th lowest | 20 postcode districts, RH · Jan 2026 |

## Is RH13 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in RH13 at a rate of 41.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 77.6 per 1,000 people across the RH postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 169 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in RH13.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (585), anti-social behaviour (422) and other crime (298).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in RH13 was 43.9 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.

## Deprivation in RH13, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so RH13 has no single figure. Of its 25 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 8 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in RH13

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Horsham 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham/neighbourhood/e01031670) | 1,525 | 88.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 90.2% |
| [Horsham 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham/neighbourhood/e01031671) | 1,557 | 62.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 75.5% |
| [Horsham 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham/neighbourhood/e01031654) | 1,620 | 29.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Horsham 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham/neighbourhood/e01031655) | 1,621 | 30.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Horsham 004E](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham/neighbourhood/e01031672) | 1,903 | 49.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 93.0% |
| [Horsham 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham/neighbourhood/e01031657) | 1,929 | 81.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 6.6% |
| [Horsham 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham/neighbourhood/e01031659) | 1,780 | 52.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 56.9% |
| [Horsham 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham/neighbourhood/e01031652) | 1,689 | 57.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Horsham 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham/neighbourhood/e01031656) | 1,930 | 64.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 94.7% |
| [Horsham 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham/neighbourhood/e01031639) | 2,026 | 73.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.9% |
| [Horsham 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham/neighbourhood/e01031640) | 1,822 | 29.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.1% |
| [Horsham 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham/neighbourhood/e01031660) | 1,349 | 30.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 40.0% |
| [Horsham 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham/neighbourhood/e01031661) | 1,715 | 34.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 54.6% |
| [Horsham 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham/neighbourhood/e01031679) | 2,049 | 35.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 49.8% |
| [Horsham 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham/neighbourhood/e01031677) | 1,605 | 38.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 90.8% |
| [Horsham 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham/neighbourhood/e01031678) | 1,909 | 43.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.3% |
| [Horsham 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham/neighbourhood/e01031680) | 1,521 | 14.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.8% |
| [Horsham 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham/neighbourhood/e01031681) | 1,762 | 39.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.3% |
| [Horsham 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham/neighbourhood/e01031682) | 1,113 | 10.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Horsham 009F](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham/neighbourhood/e01031683) | 1,453 | 68.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 90.4% |
| [Horsham 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham/neighbourhood/e01031611) | 2,863 | 50.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 50.3% |
| [Horsham 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham/neighbourhood/e01031632) | 1,588 | 44.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 66.5% |
| [Horsham 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham/neighbourhood/e01031633) | 1,228 | 23.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 55.3% |
| [Horsham 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham/neighbourhood/e01031634) | 1,315 | 51.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 87.8% |
| [Horsham 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham/neighbourhood/e01031635) | 1,324 | 18.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 53.6% |

## Your MP

- [Horsham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/horsham): John Milne (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 99% of the people here.
- [Arundel and South Downs](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/arundel-and-south-downs): Andrew Griffith (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 0.4% of the people here.
- [Mid Sussex](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-sussex): Alison Bennett (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 0.1% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in RH13

[Cowfold & Partridge Green](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham/cowfold-and-partridge-green), [Horsham East & Roffey](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham/horsham-east-and-roffey), [Horsham South, Mannings Heath & Nuthurst](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham/horsham-south-mannings-heath-and-nuthurst), [Southwater](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham/southwater)

## Postcode sectors in RH13

[RH13 0 (177 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh13-0), [RH13 5 (255 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh13-5), [RH13 6 (242 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh13-6), [RH13 8 (224 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh13-8), [RH13 9 (228 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh13-9)

## Council

[Horsham](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham)

## Towns in RH13

[Horsham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/horsham), [Southwater](https://openindex.co.uk/town/southwater)

## Postcode districts next to RH13

[BN5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn5), [BN44](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn44), [RH11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh11), [RH12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh12), [RH14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh14), [RH17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh17), [RH20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh20)

## Nearest rail stations

[Christs Hospital (5.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.3636,51.0507)

## More in the RH postcode area

[All RH postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## RH13 in brief

RH13 is a postcode district covering Oakhill and Southwater, in Horsham.
About 40,618 people lived in RH13 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £453,250 in 2025 across 552 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 41.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in RH13 was £453,250 in 2025.
RH13 had 39,669 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in RH13 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In RH13, 78.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: RH13
- Postcode area: [RH](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh)
- Constituency: [Horsham †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/horsham)
- Council: [Horsham †](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham)
- Area: 156 km²
- People, mid-2024: 40,618*
- Neighbourhoods: 25
- Output areas: 123

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[RH12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh12), [RH17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh17), [RH14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh14), [RH20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh20), [BN5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn5), [BN44](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bn44)

## Latest updates for RH13

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/RH13

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh13, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh13#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh13