Housing in RH16 4BF
What the homes in RH16 4BF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Haywards Heath South & Cuckfield
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,803 (2024)
RH16 4BFHaywards Heath
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (58.7%). Flats make up 11.9%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the RH16 4BF area is above that, at 82%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 6.1% of households against 20.5%. 32.7% own outright and 49.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned82%61.3%
- Shared ownership4.5%1%
- Private rented6.1%20.5%
- Social rented7.4%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. 15.8% 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 31.3%. 36.9% 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 4BF sits in (Haywards Heath South & Cuckfield): about 1,803 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.