RH17
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Balcombe and Cuckfield, in Mid Sussex.
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 RH17 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In RH17, 53.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How RH17 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is RH17 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in RH17 at a rate of 41.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 77.6 per 1,000 people across RH.
In August 2026 alone, 82 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in RH17.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (305), anti-social behaviour (191) and other crime (180).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in RH17 was 42.4 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 RH17, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so RH17 has no single figure. Of its 11 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in RH17
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewes 002A | 2,963 | 33.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 81.6% |
| Mid Sussex 006A | 1,878 | 40.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 14.7% |
| Mid Sussex 006B | 1,375 | 24.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 6.7% |
| Mid Sussex 006C | 1,583 | 21.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 71.5% |
| Mid Sussex 007B | 1,903 | 38.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 17.6% |
| Mid Sussex 007C | 1,159 | 61.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 93.3% |
| Mid Sussex 007D | 1,721 | 30.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 62.1% |
| Mid Sussex 007F | 1,399 | 72.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 27.2% |
| Mid Sussex 011A | 1,638 | 38.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 79.7% |
| Mid Sussex 011G | 1,429 | 43.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 77.3% |
| Mid Sussex 016A | 1,772 | 80.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 62.6% |
MPs for RH17
- Mims DaviesConservativeMP for East Grinstead and Uckfield55% of RH17’s postcodes
- Alison BennettLiberal DemocratMP for Mid Sussex44% of RH17’s postcodes
- John MilneLiberal DemocratMP for Horsham0.8% of RH17’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in RH172
Postcode sectors in RH173
Council1
Postcode districts next to RH1712
Nearest rail stations2
More in the RH postcode area2
RH17 in brief
RH17 is a postcode district covering Balcombe and Cuckfield, in Mid Sussex.
About 20,556 people lived in RH17 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £575,000 in 2025 across 283 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 41.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in RH17 was £575,000 in 2025.
RH17 had 19,921 usual residents at the census.
In RH17, 53.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In RH17, 1.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.