Housing in RH16 4RT
What the homes in RH16 4RT 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
- 1,482 (2024)
RH16 4RTHaywards Heath
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (44.7%). Flats make up 24.1%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the RH16 4RT area is below that, at 54.5%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12.5% of households against 20.5%. 26.5% own outright and 28% with a mortgage.
- Owned54.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.2%1%
- Private rented12.5%20.5%
- Social rented30.8%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 2.3 people living in it. 29.6% 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 18.7%. 26.9% 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 4RT sits in (Haywards Heath South & Cuckfield): about 1,482 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.