Housing in RH16 4UP
What the homes in RH16 4UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Haywards Heath West
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,639 (2024)
RH16 4UPHaywards Heath
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (30.6%). Flats make up 33.8%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the RH16 4UP area is broadly in line with that, at 68.5%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16% of households against 20.5%. 27.6% own outright and 40.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned68.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership3%1%
- Private rented16%20.5%
- Social rented12.5%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 2.3 people living in it. 31.8% 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 28.6%. 34.4% 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 4UP sits in (Haywards Heath West): about 2,639 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.