Housing in RH12 1RU
What the homes in RH12 1RU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Horsham West
- Council
- Horsham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,669 (2024)
RH12 1RUHorsham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (35.6%). Flats make up 22%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the RH12 1RU area is broadly in line with that, at 58.4%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.1% of households against 20.5%. 31.1% own outright and 27.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned58.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented11.1%20.5%
- Social rented29.8%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 2.3 people living in it. 28.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 21.7%. 29.4% 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 RH12 1RU sits in (Horsham West): about 1,669 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.