Housing in RH16 1DF
What the homes in RH16 1DF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Haywards Heath West
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,508 (2024)
RH16 1DFHaywards Heath
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (63.4%). Flats make up 73.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the RH16 1DF area is well below that, at 42.7%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 54.6% of households against 20.5%. 17.5% own outright and 25.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned42.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented54.6%20.5%
- Social rented2.7%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 1.9 people living in it. 44.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 36.6%. 21.1% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Mid Sussex
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Mid Sussex, August 2026, +3.4% 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 RH16 1DF sits in (Haywards Heath West): about 1,508 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.