Housing in RH13 9JB
What the homes in RH13 9JB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Southwater
- Council
- Horsham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,581 (2024)
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (38.6%). Flats make up 19.6%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
72.3% of households in the RH13 9JB area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.6% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 32.9% own outright and 39.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned72.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership3.3%1%
- Private rented13.6%20.5%
- Social rented10.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 28.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (23%). 27.6% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around RH13 9JB (Southwater) (about 1,581 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.