# RH16 3RZ: area report for a postcode in Mid Sussex

RH16 3RZ 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 3RZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Mid Sussex](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex) › [RH16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh16) › [RH16 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh16-3)

## Around this postcode

- **6 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 50% on July. Mid Sussex 008A: 24 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0831,50.9945,RH163RZ
- **Haywards Heath, 2 km**: About 25 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0831,50.9945,RH163RZ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0831,50.9945,RH163RZ
- **No property in RH16 3RZ 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=-0.0831,50.9945,RH163RZ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Mid Sussex 008A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0831,50.9945,RH163RZ
- **£430,777 average price**: For the whole of Mid Sussex, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0831,50.9945,RH163RZ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0831,50.9945,RH163RZ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0831,50.9945,RH163RZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at RH16 3RZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0831,50.9945,RH163RZ
- **Low road and rail noise at RH16 3RZ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0831,50.9945,RH163RZ
- **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=-0.0831,50.9945,RH163RZ
- **8.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0831,50.9945,RH163RZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Northlands Wood Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northlands-wood-primary-academy-e144453) | Primary | 250 m (3 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | 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 | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chalkhill Education Centre, Chalkhill Hospital](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chalkhill-education-centre-chalkhill-hospital-e131189) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, February 2023 | – |
| [Warden Park Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/warden-park-primary-academy-e137211) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Some aspects not as strong, January 2025 | 60% 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 | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oathall Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oathall-community-college-e126085) | Secondary | 1.5 km (18 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 | 1.6 km (19 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lindfield Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lindfield-primary-academy-e142291) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £520,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2025 | £405,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| April 2026 | £640,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2025 | £350,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| August 2026 | £305,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| May 2026 | £320,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| July 2026 | £720,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| March 2026 | £420,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: NORTHLANDS WOOD SURGERY (260 m)
- Pharmacies: KAMSONS PHARMACY (360 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Haywards Heath Walnut Park Express (300 m, Tesco); Morrisons Daily Haywards Heath America Lane (830 m, Morrisons); Co-op Haywards Heath Franklyn Rd (910 m, The Southern Co-operative)

## 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 008A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.5** (2025). Mid Sussex 008A has a deprivation score of 4.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,287th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £540,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Mid Sussex 008A was £540,000 in 2025. Joint 3,748th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,405** (2021). Mid Sussex 008A had 1,405 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,414th least 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: 96.9%** (January 2026). In Mid Sussex 008A, 96.9% 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.

## 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: 50.9945, -0.0831

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=-0.0831,50.9945,RH163RZ

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