# RH16 1QP: area report for a postcode in Mid Sussex

RH16 1QP 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 RH16 1QP for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Mid Sussex](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex) › [RH16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh16) › [RH16 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh16-1)

## Around this postcode

- **16 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 23% on July. Mid Sussex 008B: 19 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1019,51.0097,RH161QP
- **Haywards Heath, 500 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1019,51.0097,RH161QP
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1019,51.0097,RH161QP
- **No property in RH16 1QP 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=-0.1019,51.0097,RH161QP
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Mid Sussex 008B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1019,51.0097,RH161QP
- **£430,777 average price**: For the whole of Mid Sussex, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1019,51.0097,RH161QP
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1019,51.0097,RH161QP
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1019,51.0097,RH161QP
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at RH16 1QP**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1019,51.0097,RH161QP
- **Low road and rail noise at RH16 1QP**: Road 54 dB, rail 46 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1019,51.0097,RH161QP
- **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=-0.1019,51.0097,RH161QP
- **6.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1019,51.0097,RH161QP

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Harlands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harlands-primary-school-e140723) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oathall Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oathall-community-college-e126085) | Secondary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | Attainment 8 of 51.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Blackthorns Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blackthorns-community-primary-school-e141892) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Warden Park Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/warden-park-primary-academy-e137211) | Primary | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Some aspects not as strong, January 2025 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lindfield Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lindfield-primary-academy-e142291) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-e147937) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-wilfrids-cofe-primary-school-e149129) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2024 | £589,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2026 | £580,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| December 2025 | £305,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| April 2025 | £650,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| February 2026 | £560,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2023 | £725,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| August 2025 | £750,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| September 2025 | £1,111,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Haywards Heath (500 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- Dental practices: TOTAL ORTHODONTICS LTD (880 m); HEATHCOTE HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (970 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Elite Garages Haywards Heath (440 m, Spar); Sainsburys Haywards Heath (490 m, Sainsburys); Waitrose Haywards Heath (510 m, Waitrose)

## 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 008B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 2.3** (2025). Mid Sussex 008B has a deprivation score of 2.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 488th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £635,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Mid Sussex 008B was £635,000 in 2025. Joint 2,195th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,801** (2021). Mid Sussex 008B had 1,801 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 9,835th 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: 94.2%** (January 2026). In Mid Sussex 008B, 94.2% 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.

## RH16 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £425,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in RH16 was £425,000 in 2025. Joint 503rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 38,983** (2021). RH16 had 38,983 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 493rd 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 RH16 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: 91.7%** (January 2026). In RH16, 91.7% 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: [Mid Sussex](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex)
- Centre: 51.0097, -0.1019

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=-0.1019,51.0097,RH161QP

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