Housing in RH17 6EA
What the homes in RH17 6EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Balcombe & Handcross
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,441 (2024)
RH17 6EAHaywards Heath
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (38.2%). Flats make up 20.7%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the RH17 6EA area is broadly in line with that, at 62%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 18.5% of households against 20.5%. 27.1% own outright and 34.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned62%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.9%1%
- Private rented18.5%20.5%
- Social rented17.7%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. 29.5% 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 20.8%. 28.7% 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 RH17 6EA sits in (Balcombe & Handcross): about 1,441 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.