RH16 1SA
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Property report — RH16 1SA
Open-data due diligence for RH16 1SA and the area around it.
RH16 1SA in brief: 12 recorded sales (£288,500–£1,700,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for RH16 1SA itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the RH16 1 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£520,373
Population
20,717
Crimes recorded
20
Schools
1
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
92%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in RH16 1, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (30 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-22 | £1,700,000 | BRACKENHURST, 10 BIRCHEN LANE | Detached |
| 2021-09-29 | £1,159,562 | SAXBRE, 14 BIRCHEN LANE | Detached |
| 2021-06-23 | £1,020,000 | BIRCHEN BARN, 20 BIRCHEN LANE | Detached |
| 2021-06-14 | £1,295,000 | THE SUNDIAL, 2 BIRCHEN LANE | Detached |
| 2019-06-28 | £1,100,000 | ASHLEY, 8 BIRCHEN LANE | Detached |
| 2017-03-15 | £1,050,000 | SPINDLES, 12 BIRCHEN LANE | Detached |
| 2013-09-25 | £755,000 | BRACKENHURST, 10 BIRCHEN LANE | Detached |
| 2013-02-28 | £750,000 | THE SUNDIAL, 2 BIRCHEN LANE | Detached |
| 2005-05-12 | £700,000 | BRAMBLEWOOD BIRCHEN LANE | Detached |
| 2000-04-04 | £395,000 | 4 BIRCHEN LANE | Detached |
| 1999-07-30 | £365,000 | 16 BIRCHEN LANE | Detached |
| 1999-01-22 | £288,500 | 6 BIRCHEN LANE | Detached |
12 recorded sales on RH16 1SA. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oathall Community College | 0.6 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Harlands Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Blackthorns Community Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Lindfield Primary Academy | 0.6 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2021) |
| Warden Park Primary Academy | 1.0 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 1.2 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: LINDFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE (0.7 mi) · NEWTONS PRACTICE (1.0 mi) · DOLPHINS PRACTICE (1.3 mi)
Nearest hospitals: ASHDOWN NUFFIELD HOSPITAL (0.6 mi) · PRINCESS ROYAL HOSPITAL (1.6 mi) · ST GEORGES AT PRINCESS ROYAL HOSPITAL (1.6 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: GARDEN BUILDING, WITHIN WALLED GARDEN, TO THE EAST OF SUNTE HOUSE (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · GARDEN WALL TO NORTH EAST OF SUNTE HOUSE (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · SUNTE HOUSE (Grade II*) (0.1 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: SELBYS PHARMACY (0.7 mi) · ABBOTTS PHARMACY (0.7 mi) · KAMSONS PHARMACY (1.0 mi)
Nearest stations: Haywards Heath (0.7 mi) · Horsted Keynes (Bluebell Railway) (3.2 mi) · Balcombe (3.3 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Sainsbury's (0.7 mi) · Waitrose (0.7 mi) · Co-op Food (0.7 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 44
- One-person households
- 30%
- Households with children
- 29%
- Households
- 8,687
Owned 71% · Social rent 7% · Private rent 22%
Census 2021 (ONS), for RH16 1.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in RH16 1 (May 24–Apr 26, average 20/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for RH16 1SA in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictRH16 | SectorRH16 1 | PostcodeRH16 1SA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £508,943 | £520,373 | £881,505 |
| Population | 49,611 | 20,717 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 9/10 | 10/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 176 | 20 | — |
| Schools | 11 | 1 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 89% | 92% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 99% | 98% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (RH16 1); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 30 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.