# RH15 8RP: area report for a postcode in Mid Sussex

RH15 8RP is a postcode in Mid Sussex.

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 Mid Sussex. Open the map at RH15 8RP for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Mid Sussex](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex) › [RH15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh15) › [RH15 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh15-8)

## Around this postcode

- **19 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 14% on July. Mid Sussex 014A: 137 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1296,50.9650,RH158RP
- **Wivelsfield, 620 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1296,50.9650,RH158RP
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1296,50.9650,RH158RP
- **No property in RH15 8RP 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=-0.1296,50.9650,RH158RP
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Mid Sussex 014A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1296,50.9650,RH158RP
- **£430,777 average price**: For the whole of Mid Sussex, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1296,50.9650,RH158RP
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1296,50.9650,RH158RP
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1296,50.9650,RH158RP
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at RH15 8RP**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1296,50.9650,RH158RP
- **Low road and rail noise at RH15 8RP**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1296,50.9650,RH158RP
- **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=-0.1296,50.9650,RH158RP
- **7.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1296,50.9650,RH158RP

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sheddingdean Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sheddingdean-community-primary-school-e125958) | Primary | 200 m (3 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hambrook School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hambrook-school-e149912) | Special | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Oak Tree Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oak-tree-primary-school-e150711) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), April 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-wilfrids-catholic-primary-school-e150983) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023, before the school changed | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [West Sussex Alternative Provision College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-sussex-alternative-provision-college-e131182) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | – |
| [The Gattons Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-gattons-infant-school-e125940) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | – |
| [The Burgess Hill Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-burgess-hill-academy-e142089) | Secondary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Some aspects not as strong, December 2024 | Attainment 8 of 45.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Burgess Hill Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burgess-hill-girls-e126134) | Independent | 1.6 km (19 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £308,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| December 2025 | £415,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2025 | £355,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| October 2025 | £355,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2025 | £332,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2024 | £355,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| May 2026 | £315,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| May 2026 | £292,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Wivelsfield (620 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: JESSICA'S CHEMIST (300 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Burgess Hill (120 m, Lidl); Co-op Sheddingdean (320 m, The Co-operative Group); Co-op Burgess Hill-Junction Road (860 m, The Southern Co-operative); Iceland Church Walk Burgess Hill (970 m, Iceland)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £430,777** (July 2026). Mid Sussex’s average house price was £430,777 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £44,352** (2025). Full-time workers living in Mid Sussex earned a median of £44,352 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 59th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.7×** (2025). A home in Mid Sussex costs 9.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 61st least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 8.7** (2025). Mid Sussex has a deprivation score of 8.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 11th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Mid Sussex 014A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 25.7** (2025). Mid Sussex 014A has a deprivation score of 25.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,635th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £342,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Mid Sussex 014A was £342,250 in 2025. Joint 12,257th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,565** (2021). Mid Sussex 014A had 1,565 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,964th 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: 84.9%** (January 2026). In Mid Sussex 014A, 84.9% 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.

## RH15 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £403,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in RH15 was £403,750 in 2025. Joint 585th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 34,066** (2021). RH15 had 34,066 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 700th 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 RH15 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: 88.0%** (January 2026). In RH15, 88.0% 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: [Mid Sussex](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex)
- Centre: 50.9650, -0.1296

Council: [Mid Sussex](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Mid Sussex](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-sussex): Alison Bennett (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), July 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=-0.1296,50.9650,RH158RP

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