Housing in RH12 2HS
What the homes in RH12 2HS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Horsham Central
- Council
- Horsham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,400 (2024)
RH12 2HSHorsham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (47.8%). Flats make up 29%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the RH12 2HS area is broadly in line with that, at 63%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.1% of households against 20.5%. 33.7% own outright and 29.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned63%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented7.1%20.5%
- Social rented28.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.5%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. 36.2% 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 24.7%. 23.1% 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 2HS sits in (Horsham Central): about 1,400 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.