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Housing in RH12 9QB

What the homes in RH12 9QB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Horsham Central
Council
Horsham
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
2,048 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (33.9%). Flats make up 48%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

RH12 9QBEngland
Detached12.2%22.9%
Semi-detached25.4%31.5%
Terraced14.4%23%
Purpose-built flat33.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house7.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building6.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

58.6% of households in the RH12 9QB area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 32.1% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 29.9% own outright and 28.7% with a mortgage.

RH12 9QB
59%
32%
England
  • Owned58.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented32.1%20.5%
  • Social rented8.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RH12 9QBEngland
Owned outright29.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent29.4%18.2%
Other private rented2.7%2.2%
From the council1.6%8.3%
From a housing association7.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 38.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RH12 9QBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26.4%). 23% of households include dependent children.

RH12 9QBEngland
Living alone, under 6626.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12%12.8%
Couple, no children19.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.3%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 9QB (Horsham Central) (about 2,048 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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