Forest Row
Forest Row is covered by postcode districts RH18 and TN7. It is in the Wealden council area, East Sussex.
Every postcode in Forest Row, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 0
- In use before 2020: 117
Of the 117 postcodes in Forest Row that ONS places, 117 were in use before 2020.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. New since 2020 means it came into use in January 2020 or later. No boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 51.0941, longitude 0.0389. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; when each came into use: the same directory; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
What is it like to live in Forest Row?
Homes sold for a typical £530,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 22% on the 12 months before. At 63 of the 117 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 74 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 28 of its 117 postcodes. It has 1 primary school and 1 all-through school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is East Grinstead, 5.3 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Forest Row?
Homes in Forest Row sold for a typical £530,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 36 sales, up 22% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £949,000 18 sales
- Semi-detached £460,000 13 sales
- Terraced 2 sales, too few to price
- Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole RH18 district, Forest Row's main postcode district: a typical £525,000.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Forest Row: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Are new homes being built in Forest Row?
None of the 117 postcodes now in use in Forest Row came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 59 homes sold in Forest Row were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the RH18 district, 0%.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Forest Row | Across the RH18 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 0 of 36 (0%) | 0 of 43 (0%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 0 of 59 (0%) | 0 of 60 (0%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Forest Row?
Ofcom reports on 117 of the 117 postcodes in Forest Row. At 63 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Forest Row at risk of flooding?
28 of the 117 postcodes in Forest Row have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 74 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.
High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.
Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are in Forest Row?
The open schools at the postcodes in Forest Row. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Primary
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
How far is the station from Forest Row?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Forest Row is East Grinstead Rail Station, 5.3 km away in a straight line.
- East Grinstead Rail Station Railway station 5.3 kmDrive
- Dormans Rail Station Railway station 7.5 kmDrive
- Cowden Rail Station Railway station 8.5 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are in Forest Row?
The GP practices at the postcodes in Forest Row. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Ashdown Forest Health Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01342 822131 550 mWalk
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Forest Row safe? Crime recorded around it
Police.uk records 441 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Forest Row over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.
Each month, September 2025 to August 2026
- 36 September 2025
- 50 October 2025
- 37 November 2025
- 40 December 2025
- 30 January 2026
- 38 February 2026
- 32 March 2026
- 45 April 2026
- 35 May 2026
- 37 June 2026
- 39 July 2026
- 22 August 2026
By kind, over the 12 months
Also: drugs 6, robbery 3, bicycle theft 2, other crime 2, theft from the person 1.
Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.
Crime around one postcodeSource: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Forest Row?
- District, borough or city council
- Wealden
- County council
- East Sussex
- Parliamentary constituencies
- East Grinstead and Uckfield (102) and Sussex Weald (15)
- Police force area
- Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Country
- England
Where the place crosses a boundary, a row lists each side with its number of postcodes. Check a postcode for its own. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Moving to Forest Row
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell Wealden about council tax Council tax, on wealden.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The GP practices in Forest Row
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Find your rubbish collection day on GOV.UK
Forest Row postcodes
117 postcodes in use in Forest Row, by district:
Those districts are in the RH postcode area and TN postcode area.
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Places near Forest Row
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Forest Row's £530,500. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Forest Row
- What is it like to live in Forest Row?
- Homes sold for a typical £530,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 22% on the 12 months before. At 63 of the 117 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 74 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 28 of its 117 postcodes. It has 1 primary school and 1 all-through school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is East Grinstead, 5.3 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Forest Row?
- Forest Row is covered by postcode districts RH18 and TN7, across 117 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Forest Row in?
- Forest Row is in the Wealden council area, and East Sussex is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Forest Row?
- Homes in Forest Row sold for a typical £530,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 36 sales, up 22% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- What schools are in Forest Row?
- In Forest Row, primary schools at its postcodes include Forest Row Church of England Primary School and Nursery and Michael Hall School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Michael Hall School. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
- Does Forest Row have a railway station?
- The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Forest Row is East Grinstead, 5.3 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Forest Row?
- Ofcom reports on 117 of the 117 postcodes in Forest Row. At 63 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Is Forest Row at risk of flooding?
- 28 of the 117 postcodes in Forest Row have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 74 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
- Are new homes being built in Forest Row?
- None of the 117 postcodes now in use in Forest Row came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 59 homes sold in Forest Row were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the RH18 district, 0%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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