Housing in RH17 5ND
What the homes in RH17 5ND 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
- 2,279 (2024)
RH17 5NDHaywards Heath
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (75.5%). Flats make up 8.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the RH17 5ND area is above that, at 84.6%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 10% of households against 20.5%. 44.4% own outright and 40.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned84.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.5%1%
- Private rented10%20.5%
- Social rented2.9%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. 17.9% 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 29.9%. 32.8% 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 RH17 5ND sits in (Haywards Heath South & Cuckfield): about 2,279 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.