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Housing in RH12 4SY

What the homes in RH12 4SY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Rusper, Faygate & Leechpool
Council
Horsham
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,319 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (36.2%). Flats make up 13%, well below the 22.2% across England.

RH12 4SYEngland
Detached33.3%22.9%
Semi-detached36.2%31.5%
Terraced17.2%23%
Purpose-built flat11.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

76.8% of households in the RH12 4SY area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.1% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 49% own outright and 27.7% with a mortgage.

RH12 4SY
77%
14%
England
  • Owned76.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented14.1%20.5%
  • Social rented8.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RH12 4SYEngland
Owned outright49%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan27.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.8%18.2%
Other private rented3.2%2.2%
From the council0.2%8.3%
From a housing association8.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 25.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RH12 4SYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a family all aged 66 or over (19.9%). 19.7% of households include dependent children.

RH12 4SYEngland
Living alone, under 667.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.7%12.8%
Couple, no children19.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over19.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.2%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Horsham

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Horsham (August 2026, +3.8% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

HorshamEngland
All homes£1,474£1,459
One bedroom£1,023£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,352£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,700£1,489
Four or more£2,429£2,161
Detached£2,105£1,640
Semi-detached£1,636£1,449
Terraced£1,479£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,159£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around RH12 4SY (Rusper, Faygate & Leechpool) (about 1,319 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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