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RH18 5AE area guide

Who lives in RH18 5AE, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Forest Row & Coleman's Hatch
Council: Wealden
Region: South East
Neighbourhood population: 2,263 (2024)
Status: No longer in use

RH18 5AEForest Row

At a glance

What RH18 5AE is like

RH18 5AE is a postcode in the Forest Row & Coleman's Hatch area of Wealden. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 2,263 people. 65.5% of households own their home, 18.6% rent privately and 15.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 55.6% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average. Homes in RH18 5 sold for a median of £525,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How RH18 5AE compares

Headline figures for RH18 5AE, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

5/ 10

Around the middle: 20.3 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£525,000

Median over 43 sales in RH18 5, +18.6% on the year before.

TransportMore

2.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 12 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

100%

Rated good or better across 1 inspected school within 2.0 miles.

Household incomeMore

£69,838

Average annual income before tax, higher than 84% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where RH18 5AE differs most from the national average.

01
Prices risingPositive
The median sale price in RH18 5 is up 18.6% on the year before.
02
An older population
23.2% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.

Questions

RH18 5AE FAQs

Is RH18 5AE a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 20.3 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. 100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 2.0 out of 10 (limited).

How much does a house cost in RH18 5AE?

The median sale price over the last year was £525,000.

Homes in RH18 5 sold for a median of £525,000 across 43 sales in the year to August 2026, +18.6% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is RH18 5AE safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.3 offences per 1,000 people a year around RH18 5AE, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.

Who lives in RH18 5AE?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 9.7% of residents. 65.5% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (37.2%).

Which council covers RH18 5AE?

The local authority for RH18 5AE is Wealden.

RH18 5AE comes under Wealden in the South East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is RH18 5AE?

Connectivity scores 2.0 out of 10.

There are 12 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 2.0 out of 10 (limited).

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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