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Housing in RH19 4JQ

What the homes in RH19 4JQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne
Council
Mid Sussex
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
2,028 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (52.8%). Flats make up 8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

RH19 4JQEngland
Detached52.8%22.9%
Semi-detached30.5%31.5%
Terraced8.4%23%
Purpose-built flat3.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

80.6% of households in the RH19 4JQ area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.2% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 43.3% own outright and 37.3% with a mortgage.

RH19 4JQ
81%
14%
England
  • Owned80.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented14.2%20.5%
  • Social rented4.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RH19 4JQEngland
Owned outright43.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan37.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.6%18.2%
Other private rented3.6%2.2%
From the council0.5%8.3%
From a housing association4.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 22.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RH19 4JQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (22.1%). 24.3% of households include dependent children.

RH19 4JQEngland
Living alone, under 6610.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.3%12.8%
Couple, no children22.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.5%7.7%
Rents

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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Mid SussexEngland
All homes£1,423£1,459
One bedroom£1,009£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,291£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,621£1,489
Four or more£2,209£2,161
Detached£2,043£1,640
Semi-detached£1,605£1,449
Terraced£1,412£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,143£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around RH19 4JQ (Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne) (about 2,028 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.

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