Housing in RH16 4XT
What the homes in RH16 4XT 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
- 2,419 (2024)
RH16 4XTHaywards Heath
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (42.8%). Flats make up 11.6%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the RH16 4XT area is broadly in line with that, at 68.3%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16.4% of households against 20.5%. 21.4% own outright and 46.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned68.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership4.5%1%
- Private rented16.4%20.5%
- Social rented10.8%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 2.8 people living in it. 17.2% 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 35.5%. 42.7% 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 4XT sits in (Haywards Heath South & Cuckfield): about 2,419 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.