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Housing in RH10 5NY

What the homes in RH10 5NY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Balcombe & Handcross
Council
Mid Sussex
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
2,465 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (34.4%). Flats make up 17.6%, below the 22.2% across England.

RH10 5NYEngland
Detached30.4%22.9%
Semi-detached34.4%31.5%
Terraced17%23%
Purpose-built flat15.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.6%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the RH10 5NY area is broadly in line with that, at 65.9%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 15.4% of households against 20.5%. 22.4% own outright and 43.5% with a mortgage.

RH10 5NY
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15%
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England
  • Owned65.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership4.6%1%
  • Private rented15.4%20.5%
  • Social rented14.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

RH10 5NYEngland
Owned outright22.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan43.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.3%18.2%
Other private rented3%2.2%
From the council0.7%8.3%
From a housing association13.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 24.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RH10 5NYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 26.9%. 30.9% of households include dependent children.

RH10 5NYEngland
Living alone, under 6619%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over5.2%12.8%
Couple, no children26.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children23.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.3%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Mid Sussex

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Mid Sussex, August 2026, +3.4% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.

Mid SussexEngland
All homes£1,423£1,459
One bedroom£1,009£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,291£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,621£1,489
Four or more£2,209£2,161
Detached£2,043£1,640
Semi-detached£1,605£1,449
Terraced£1,412£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,143£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood RH10 5NY sits in (Balcombe & Handcross): about 2,465 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.

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