Housing in BN5 9FF
What the homes in BN5 9FF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Henfield & Small Dole
- Council
- Horsham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,891 (2024)
BN5 9FFHenfield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (31.6%). Flats make up 23.9%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BN5 9FF area is broadly in line with that, at 55.1%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 10.7% of households against 20.5%. 32.3% own outright and 22.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned55.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.4%1%
- Private rented10.7%20.5%
- Social rented32.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 34.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 19.6%. 27.7% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Horsham
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Horsham, August 2026, +3.8% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood BN5 9FF sits in (Henfield & Small Dole): about 1,891 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.