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)
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (34.4%). Flats make up 17.6%, below the 22.2% across England.
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.
- 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
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.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 26.9%. 30.9% of households include dependent children.
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.
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.