Housing in RH16 1EA
What the homes in RH16 1EA 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
- 1,925 (2024)
RH16 1EAHaywards Heath
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (35.2%). Flats make up 33.1%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the RH16 1EA area is broadly in line with that, at 66.6%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 25.2% of households against 20.5%. 34.1% own outright and 32.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned66.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented25.2%20.5%
- Social rented7.9%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 2.2 people living in it. 32.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 22.7%. 24.7% 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 1EA sits in (Haywards Heath West): about 1,925 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.