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RH19 4RD area guide

Who lives in RH19 4RD, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne
Council: Mid Sussex
Region: South East
Neighbourhood population: 1,852 (2024)

RH19 4RDEast Grinstead

At a glance

What RH19 4RD is like

RH19 4RD is a postcode in the Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne area of Mid Sussex. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,852 people. 70.2% of households own their home, 13.6% rent privately and 15.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 15–19, and 55.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is less than half the England and Wales average. Homes in RH19 4 sold for a median of £490,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How RH19 4RD compares

Headline figures for RH19 4RD, 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

2/ 10

Lower than most: 10.3 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£490,000

Median over 88 sales in RH19 4, +4.3% on the year before.

TransportMore

0.0/ 10

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

SchoolsMore

67%

Rated good or better across 3 inspected schools within 2.0 miles.

Household incomeMore

£71,413

Average annual income before tax, higher than 86% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where RH19 4RD differs most from the national average.

01
A student area
12% of adults are full-time students, against 7.9% across England. Expect HMO demand and term-time turnover.
02
Low crimePositive
10.3 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year, against 31.1 across England and Wales.
03
Few private renters
Only 13.6% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.
04
Mostly owner-occupied
70.2% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

RH19 4RD FAQs

Is RH19 4RD 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 10.3 per 1,000 people a year, band 2 of 10 nationally. 67% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

How much does a house cost in RH19 4RD?

The median sale price over the last year was £490,000.

Homes in RH19 4 sold for a median of £490,000 across 88 sales in the year to August 2026, +4.3% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is RH19 4RD safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.3 offences per 1,000 people a year around RH19 4RD, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 2 of 10.

Who lives in RH19 4RD?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 15–19, at 12.2% of residents. 70.2% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (37.2%).

Which council covers RH19 4RD?

The local authority for RH19 4RD is Mid Sussex.

RH19 4RD comes under Mid Sussex in the South East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is RH19 4RD?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Kingscote (Bluebell Railway), 2.2 miles away.

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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