Housing in RH16 2ED
What the homes in RH16 2ED are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Haywards Heath North East
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,665 (2024)
RH16 2EDHaywards Heath
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (50.5%). Flats make up 3.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the RH16 2ED area is well above that, at 86.6%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 6.1% of households against 20.5%. 44.1% own outright and 42.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned86.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.2%1%
- Private rented6.1%20.5%
- Social rented5.2%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 2.6 people living in it. 19.5% 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 32.4%. 37.6% 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 2ED sits in (Haywards Heath North East): about 2,665 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.