Housing in RH16 3BF
What the homes in RH16 3BF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Haywards Heath East
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,392 (2024)
RH16 3BFHaywards Heath
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (36.4%). Flats make up 24.3%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the RH16 3BF area is above that, at 69.2%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 14.3% of households against 20.5%. 34.9% own outright and 34.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned69.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership2%1%
- Private rented14.3%20.5%
- Social rented14.5%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 2.4 people living in it. 23.9% 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 23.6%. 29.5% 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 3BF sits in (Haywards Heath East): about 1,392 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.