# RH17 6LW: area report for a postcode in Mid Sussex

RH17 6LW 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 RH17 6LW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Mid Sussex](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex) › [RH17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh17) › [RH17 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh17-6)

## Around this postcode

- **3 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 50% on July. Mid Sussex 007B: 39 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1322,51.0551,RH176LW
- **Balcombe, 330 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1322,51.0551,RH176LW
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 680 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1322,51.0551,RH176LW
- **No property in RH17 6LW 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=-0.1322,51.0551,RH176LW
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Mid Sussex 007B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1322,51.0551,RH176LW
- **£430,777 average price**: For the whole of Mid Sussex, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1322,51.0551,RH176LW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1322,51.0551,RH176LW
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1322,51.0551,RH176LW
- **No gigabit broadband at RH17 6LW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1322,51.0551,RH176LW
- **Low road and rail noise at RH17 6LW**: Road 46 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1322,51.0551,RH176LW
- **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=-0.1322,51.0551,RH176LW
- **6.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1322,51.0551,RH176LW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Balcombe Cofe Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/balcombe-cofe-primary-school-e150828) | Primary | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023, before the school changed | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2025 | £890,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| January 2026 | £985,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2025 | £475,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| November 2025 | £550,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2026 | £653,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| October 2024 | £1,000,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| April 2026 | £370,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| March 2026 | £387,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Balcombe (330 m, 4 minutes on foot)

## 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 007B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.3** (2025). Mid Sussex 007B has a deprivation score of 8.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,604th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £530,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Mid Sussex 007B was £530,000 in 2025. Joint 3,977th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,903** (2021). Mid Sussex 007B had 1,903 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,150th 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: 17.6%** (January 2026). In Mid Sussex 007B, 17.6% 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.

## RH17 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £575,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in RH17 was £575,000 in 2025. Joint 169th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 19,921** (2021). RH17 had 19,921 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,287th least 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 RH17 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: 53.6%** (January 2026). In RH17, 53.6% 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: 51.0551, -0.1322

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

## Your MP

- [East Grinstead and Uckfield](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/east-grinstead-and-uckfield): Mims Davies (Conservative), 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=-0.1322,51.0551,RH176LW

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