Housing in RH18 5LS
What the homes in RH18 5LS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Forest Row & Coleman's Hatch
- Council
- Wealden
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,263 (2024)
RH18 5LSForest Row
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (37.2%). Flats make up 22.4%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the RH18 5LS area is broadly in line with that, at 65.5%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 18.6% of households against 20.5%. 39.7% own outright and 25.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned65.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented18.6%20.5%
- Social rented15.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%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. 32.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 18.7%. 26.3% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Wealden
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Wealden, August 2026, +1.6% 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 RH18 5LS sits in (Forest Row & Coleman's Hatch): about 2,263 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.