Housing in RH16 3PR
What the homes in RH16 3PR 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
- 1,889 (2024)
RH16 3PRHaywards Heath
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (44.9%). Flats make up 28.8%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the RH16 3PR area is well below that, at 37%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.4% of households against 20.5%. 14.5% own outright and 22.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned37%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.8%1%
- Private rented11.4%20.5%
- Social rented49.8%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. 29.5% 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 22.7%. 34% 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 3PR sits in (Haywards Heath East): about 1,889 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.