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RH18 5HE

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Property report — RH18 5HE

Open-data due diligence for RH18 5HE and the area around it.

RH18 5HE in brief: 64 recorded sales (£40,000–£850,000) · high flood risk · 6 schools nearby.

What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for RH18 5HE itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the RH18 5 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.

Avg sold price

£583,355

sector RH18 5 · 55 sales

Population

10,475

sector RH18 5

Crimes recorded

48

sector RH18 5 · Apr 26

Schools

3

sector RH18 5

Flood risk

High

this postcode

Gigabit broadband

75%

sector RH18 5 of premises

Sold-price trend (1995–2026)

1995: mean £126,912, median £98,000 (64 sales)1996: mean £126,441, median £98,500 (97 sales)1997: mean £117,452, median £91,500 (104 sales)1998: mean £163,179, median £118,000 (112 sales)1999: mean £180,219, median £135,750 (100 sales)2000: mean £221,216, median £163,000 (73 sales)2001: mean £265,851, median £210,000 (87 sales)2002: mean £257,955, median £230,000 (111 sales)2003: mean £320,240, median £270,000 (83 sales)2004: mean £302,489, median £265,000 (97 sales)2005: mean £301,689, median £275,000 (73 sales)2006: mean £373,410, median £252,500 (88 sales)2007: mean £417,814, median £305,000 (98 sales)2008: mean £507,897, median £376,500 (70 sales)2009: mean £394,282, median £290,000 (63 sales)2010: mean £393,570, median £315,250 (68 sales)2011: mean £360,059, median £336,250 (54 sales)2012: mean £390,515, median £310,000 (60 sales)2013: mean £386,764, median £325,000 (59 sales)2014: mean £499,179, median £373,250 (88 sales)2015: mean £436,679, median £355,000 (83 sales)2016: mean £499,712, median £395,000 (81 sales)2017: mean £540,554, median £421,225 (68 sales)2018: mean £588,129, median £390,000 (60 sales)2019: mean £566,932, median £427,500 (66 sales)2020: mean £526,668, median £425,000 (69 sales)2021: mean £710,009, median £530,000 (102 sales)2022: mean £667,773, median £562,500 (68 sales)2023: mean £665,013, median £465,000 (62 sales)2024: mean £583,355, median £495,000 (55 sales)2025: mean £499,659, median £425,000 (69 sales)2026: mean £528,015, median £460,000 (13 sales)1995: mean £126,912, median £98,000 (64 sales)1996: mean £126,441, median £98,500 (97 sales)1997: mean £117,452, median £91,500 (104 sales)1998: mean £163,179, median £118,000 (112 sales)1999: mean £180,219, median £135,750 (100 sales)2000: mean £221,216, median £163,000 (73 sales)2001: mean £265,851, median £210,000 (87 sales)2002: mean £257,955, median £230,000 (111 sales)2003: mean £320,240, median £270,000 (83 sales)2004: mean £302,489, median £265,000 (97 sales)2005: mean £301,689, median £275,000 (73 sales)2006: mean £373,410, median £252,500 (88 sales)2007: mean £417,814, median £305,000 (98 sales)2008: mean £507,897, median £376,500 (70 sales)2009: mean £394,282, median £290,000 (63 sales)2010: mean £393,570, median £315,250 (68 sales)2011: mean £360,059, median £336,250 (54 sales)2012: mean £390,515, median £310,000 (60 sales)2013: mean £386,764, median £325,000 (59 sales)2014: mean £499,179, median £373,250 (88 sales)2015: mean £436,679, median £355,000 (83 sales)2016: mean £499,712, median £395,000 (81 sales)2017: mean £540,554, median £421,225 (68 sales)2018: mean £588,129, median £390,000 (60 sales)2019: mean £566,932, median £427,500 (66 sales)2020: mean £526,668, median £425,000 (69 sales)2021: mean £710,009, median £530,000 (102 sales)2022: mean £667,773, median £562,500 (68 sales)2023: mean £665,013, median £465,000 (62 sales)2024: mean £583,355, median £495,000 (55 sales)2025: mean £499,659, median £425,000 (69 sales)2026: mean £528,015, median £460,000 (13 sales) MeanMedian £710,009 £91,500 1995 2026*

Annual sold price in RH18 5, 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 (13 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.

Sold prices on this postcode

DatePriceAddressType
2025-04-08£350,0003, BELMONT COTTAGES LOWER ROADTerraced
2024-12-11£330,000THE FIRS LOWER ROADSemi-detached
2023-10-13£358,000PRANKS MEAD LOWER ROADSemi-detached
2022-08-25£445,000BAKERY COTTAGE LOWER ROADSemi-detached
2022-04-05£300,000SEASONS VIEW LOWER ROADFlat
2022-02-11£490,000STANDARD HOUSE LOWER ROADOther
2021-12-16£340,0002, DALE COTTAGES LOWER ROADTerraced
2021-05-21£377,500BAKERY COTTAGE LOWER ROADSemi-detached
2021-03-19£850,000OAST COTTAGE LOWER ROADDetached
2020-08-21£420,0003, MEDWAY COTTAGES LOWER ROADSemi-detached
2020-07-31£413,1254 HEATHER PLACETerraced
2020-02-03£410,0003 HEATHER PLACETerraced
2019-12-16£410,5002 HEATHER PLACETerraced
2018-10-31£190,000FLAT 2, BENSONS COURT LOWER ROADFlat
2018-05-25£415,0001 HEATHER PLACETerraced
2018-04-25£455,0005 HEATHER PLACETerraced
2017-10-13£340,0004, BELMONT COTTAGES LOWER ROADTerraced
2017-08-18£310,000HAZEL COTTAGE LOWER ROADSemi-detached
2016-09-29£380,0003, DALE COTTAGES LOWER ROADTerraced
2016-07-15£323,0003, BELMONT COTTAGES LOWER ROADTerraced
2016-02-18£550,0003 HEATHER PLACEOther
2016-01-04£225,000FLAT 1, BENSONS COURT LOWER ROADFlat
2015-10-13£322,5003, BELMONT COTTAGES LOWER ROADTerraced
2015-01-02£330,0005, BELMONT COTTAGES LOWER ROADTerraced
2014-04-22£230,0003, BELMONT COTTAGES LOWER ROADTerraced
2014-04-04£225,000HAZEL COTTAGE LOWER ROADSemi-detached
2013-12-13£260,0004, DALE COTTAGES LOWER ROADTerraced
2011-11-07£112,5001, LEA COTTAGES LOWER ROADSemi-detached
2010-12-17£282,5003, DALE COTTAGES LOWER ROADTerraced
2009-09-25£250,0001, DALE COTTAGES LOWER ROADTerraced
2009-07-02£235,0004, BELMONT COTTAGES LOWER ROADTerraced
2008-08-01£151,000FLAT 2, BENSONS COURT LOWER ROADFlat
2008-08-01£170,000FLAT 1, BENSONS COURT LOWER ROADFlat
2007-10-02£300,0003, MEDWAY COTTAGES LOWER ROADSemi-detached
2007-02-02£255,0004 MEDWAY COTTAGESSemi-detached
2006-03-02£196,5001, DALE COTTAGES LOWER ROADTerraced
2003-10-09£142,000FLAT 1, KETCHINGTON LOWER ROADFlat
2002-11-20£240,000TRIMMERS END LOWER ROADDetached
2002-05-14£40,0002, DALE COTTAGES LOWER ROADTerraced
2002-04-22£164,5005, BELMONT COTTAGES LOWER ROADTerraced
2002-03-28£85,000FLAT 2, KETCHINGTON LOWER ROADFlat
2002-03-27£115,000CYRNEL BAKERY LOWER ROADDetached
2002-02-22£168,000THE FIRS LOWER ROADSemi-detached
2002-02-15£118,500FLAT 3, KETCHINGTON LOWER ROADFlat
2001-12-20£135,000HAZEL COTTAGE LOWER ROADSemi-detached
2001-03-30£385,000TRIMMERS POND LOWER ROADDetached
2000-09-04£136,5001, BELMONT COTTAGES LOWER ROADTerraced
2000-08-11£210,000NEW HOUSE LOWER ROADDetached
2000-01-10£215,000NEW HOUSE LOWER ROADDetached
1999-03-31£65,000FLAT 3, KETCHINGTON LOWER ROADFlat
1998-07-24£99,9501, BELMONT COTTAGES LOWER ROADTerraced
1998-06-30£145,000NEW HOUSE LOWER ROADDetached
1997-07-21£89,5004, DALE COTTAGES LOWER ROADTerraced
1997-07-01£45,000FLAT 2, KETCHINGTON LOWER ROADFlat
1997-05-12£75,000HAZEL COTTAGE LOWER ROADSemi-detached
1997-01-30£63,0004, DALE COTTAGES LOWER ROADTerraced
1996-12-31£64,0003, MEDWAY COTTAGES LOWER ROADSemi-detached
1996-09-19£84,5005, BELMONT COTTAGES LOWER ROADTerraced
1996-06-14£113,000NEW HOUSE LOWER ROADDetached
1996-05-02£195,000OAST COTTAGE LOWER ROADDetached
1995-12-05£73,5001 MEDWAY COTTAGESSemi-detached
1995-04-28£64,0003, BELMONT COTTAGES LOWER ROADTerraced
1995-04-26£110,000NEW HOUSE LOWER ROADDetached
1995-01-20£72,5001, BELMONT COTTAGES LOWER ROADTerraced

64 recorded sales on RH18 5HE. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.

Nearest schools

SchoolDistancePhaseOfsted
Forest Row Church of England Primary School and Nursery0.3 miPrimaryGood (2024)
Ashurst Wood Primary School1.0 miPrimaryReport card →
Sackville School2.3 miSecondaryReport card →
Estcots Primary School2.3 miPrimaryReport card →
The Meads Primary School2.4 miPrimaryReport card →
Blackwell Primary School3.1 miPrimaryGood (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: ASHDOWN FOREST HEALTH CENTRE (0.1 mi) · MOATFIELD SURGERY (3.1 mi) · MODALITY MID SUSSEX (5.2 mi)

Nearest hospitals: QUEEN VICTORIA HOSPITAL (3.0 mi) · QUEEN VICTORIA HOSPITAL CDC (3.0 mi) · QUEEN VICTORIA HOSPITAL (EAST GRINSTEAD) (3.0 mi)

Nearest listed buildings: THE VILLAGE HALL (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · 1a, 1 and 2, Stone Cottages (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · WAR MEMORIAL (Grade II) (0.0 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: ASHDOWN PHARMACY (0.0 mi) · JUDGES CLOSE PHARMACY (2.6 mi) · BOOTS (2.7 mi)

Nearest stations: East Grinstead (3.0 mi) · Kingscote (Bluebell Railway) (3.6 mi) · Dormans (4.3 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: Waitrose (2.6 mi) · Bodrum (2.7 mi) · Sainsbury's (2.9 mi)

Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).

Who lives here

Median age
50
One-person households
29%
Households with children
25%
Households
4,389

Owned 72% · Social rent 10% · Private rent 18%

Census 2021 (ONS), for RH18 5.

Recorded crime trend

May 24: 11 crimesJun 24: 30 crimesJul 24: 18 crimesAug 24: 28 crimesSep 24: 28 crimesOct 24: 45 crimesNov 24: 37 crimesDec 24: 32 crimesFeb 25: 37 crimesMar 25: 40 crimesApr 25: 41 crimesMay 25: 46 crimesJun 25: 47 crimesJul 25: 39 crimesAug 25: 36 crimesSep 25: 42 crimesOct 25: 50 crimesNov 25: 43 crimesDec 25: 41 crimesFeb 26: 38 crimesMar 26: 33 crimesApr 26: 48 crimes Apr 26: 48 crimes 50 11 May 24 Apr 26

Recorded crimes per month in RH18 5 (May 24–Apr 26, average 37/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.

Flood risk

Modelled flood risk for RH18 5HE: High — 13 properties here fall in an at-risk band (4 in the significant Medium/High bands).

This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. 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 DistrictRH18 SectorRH18 5 PostcodeRH18 5HE
Average sold price£583,355£583,355£242,431
Population10,47510,475
Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived)7/107/10
Crimes recorded4848
Schools33
Flood riskHighHighHigh
Gigabit broadband75%75%96%
Superfast broadband97%97%100%

— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (RH18 5); 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.