RH13 9DS postcode in Southwater, West Sussex

RH13 9DS is a postcode in Southwater, in the Southwater South & Shipley ward of Horsham. It is in the Horsham parliamentary constituency and the Sussex police force area, and has been in use since June 2002.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Horsham: 76% Typical price £425,000 Homes sold in RH13 9, last 12 months. ▼ 2.3% on the year before Nearest station Christs Hospital 3.4 km in a straight line

Where RH13 9DS is, and what is near it

Map of RH13 9DS and what is near it Map of RH13 9DS: its centre point, with the 227 other postcodes in the RH13 9 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A24 RH13 9AB: also in RH13 9RH13 9AF: also in RH13 9RH13 9AG: also in RH13 9RH13 9AH: also in RH13 9RH13 9AR: also in RH13 9RH13 9BD: also in RH13 9RH13 9BF: also in RH13 9RH13 9BG: also in RH13 9RH13 9BT: also in RH13 9RH13 9BU: also in RH13 9RH13 9BW: also in RH13 9RH13 9BX: also in RH13 9RH13 9BY: also in RH13 9RH13 9BZ: also in RH13 9RH13 9DD: also in RH13 9RH13 9DE: also in RH13 9RH13 9DN: also in RH13 9RH13 9DP: also in RH13 9RH13 9DR: also in RH13 9RH13 9DT: also in RH13 9RH13 9DU: also in RH13 9RH13 9DX: also in RH13 9RH13 9DY: also in RH13 9RH13 9DZ: also in RH13 9RH13 9EA: also in RH13 9RH13 9EB: also in RH13 9RH13 9ED: also in RH13 9RH13 9EE: also in RH13 9RH13 9EF: also in RH13 9RH13 9EG: also in RH13 9RH13 9EH: also in RH13 9RH13 9EJ: also in RH13 9RH13 9EL: also in RH13 9RH13 9EN: also in RH13 9RH13 9EP: also in RH13 9RH13 9ER: also in RH13 9RH13 9ES: also in RH13 9RH13 9ET: also in RH13 9RH13 9EU: also in RH13 9RH13 9EW: also in RH13 9RH13 9EX: also in RH13 9RH13 9EY: also in RH13 9RH13 9EZ: also in RH13 9RH13 9FA: also in RH13 9RH13 9FB: also in RH13 9RH13 9FD: also in RH13 9RH13 9FE: also in RH13 9RH13 9FF: also in RH13 9RH13 9FG: also in RH13 9RH13 9FH: also in RH13 9RH13 9FJ: also in RH13 9RH13 9FL: also in RH13 9RH13 9FN: also in RH13 9RH13 9FP: also in RH13 9RH13 9FQ: also in RH13 9RH13 9FR: also in RH13 9RH13 9FS: also in RH13 9RH13 9FT: also in RH13 9RH13 9FU: also in RH13 9RH13 9FW: also in RH13 9RH13 9FX: also in RH13 9RH13 9FY: also in RH13 9RH13 9FZ: also in RH13 9RH13 9GB: also in RH13 9RH13 9GD: also in RH13 9RH13 9GE: also in RH13 9RH13 9GF: also in RH13 9RH13 9GG: also in RH13 9RH13 9GN: also in RH13 9RH13 9GY: also in RH13 9RH13 9GZ: also in RH13 9RH13 9HA: also in RH13 9RH13 9HB: also in RH13 9RH13 9HD: also in RH13 9RH13 9HE: also in RH13 9RH13 9HF: also in RH13 9RH13 9HG: also in RH13 9RH13 9HH: also in RH13 9RH13 9HJ: also in RH13 9RH13 9HL: also in RH13 9RH13 9HN: also in RH13 9RH13 9HP: also in RH13 9RH13 9HQ: also in RH13 9RH13 9HR: also in RH13 9RH13 9HS: also in RH13 9RH13 9HT: also in RH13 9RH13 9HU: also in RH13 9RH13 9HW: also in RH13 9RH13 9HX: also in RH13 9RH13 9HY: also in RH13 9RH13 9HZ: also in RH13 9RH13 9JA: also in RH13 9RH13 9JB: also in RH13 9RH13 9JD: also in RH13 9RH13 9JH: also in RH13 9RH13 9JJ: also in RH13 9RH13 9JL: also in RH13 9RH13 9JN: also in RH13 9RH13 9JP: also in RH13 9RH13 9JQ: also in RH13 9RH13 9JR: also in RH13 9RH13 9JS: also in RH13 9RH13 9JT: also in RH13 9RH13 9JU: also in RH13 9RH13 9JW: also in RH13 9RH13 9JX: also in RH13 9RH13 9LA: also in RH13 9RH13 9LB: also in RH13 9RH13 9LD: also in RH13 9RH13 9LE: also in RH13 9RH13 9LG: also in RH13 9RH13 9LH: also in RH13 9RH13 9LJ: also in RH13 9RH13 9LL: also in RH13 9RH13 9LN: also in RH13 9RH13 9LP: also in RH13 9RH13 9LY: also in RH13 9RH13 9LZ: also in RH13 9RH13 9SP: also in RH13 9RH13 9SR: also in RH13 9RH13 9ST: also in RH13 9RH13 9SU: also in RH13 9RH13 9SX: also in RH13 9RH13 9SY: also in RH13 9RH13 9TB: also in RH13 9RH13 9TD: also in RH13 9RH13 9TE: also in RH13 9RH13 9TF: also in RH13 9RH13 9TG: also in RH13 9RH13 9TH: also in RH13 9RH13 9TJ: also in RH13 9RH13 9TQ: also in RH13 9RH13 9TR: also in RH13 9RH13 9TT: also in RH13 9RH13 9TU: also in RH13 9RH13 9TX: also in RH13 9RH13 9UA: also in RH13 9RH13 9UB: also in RH13 9RH13 9UF: also in RH13 9RH13 9UG: also in RH13 9RH13 9UH: also in RH13 9RH13 9UJ: also in RH13 9RH13 9UL: also in RH13 9RH13 9UN: also in RH13 9RH13 9UP: also in RH13 9RH13 9UQ: also in RH13 9RH13 9UR: also in RH13 9RH13 9US: also in RH13 9RH13 9UT: also in RH13 9RH13 9UW: also in RH13 9RH13 9UX: also in RH13 9RH13 9UY: also in RH13 9RH13 9XA: also in RH13 9RH13 9XB: also in RH13 9RH13 9XD: also in RH13 9RH13 9XE: also in RH13 9RH13 9XF: also in RH13 9RH13 9XG: also in RH13 9RH13 9XH: also in RH13 9RH13 9XJ: also in RH13 9RH13 9XL: also in RH13 9RH13 9XN: also in RH13 9RH13 9XP: also in RH13 9RH13 9XQ: also in RH13 9RH13 9XR: also in RH13 9RH13 9XS: also in RH13 9RH13 9XT: also in RH13 9RH13 9XU: also in RH13 9RH13 9XW: also in RH13 9RH13 9XX: also in RH13 9RH13 9XY: also in RH13 9RH13 9XZ: also in RH13 9 2 places, 2.7–3.4 kmMuntham House School 3.4 kmSouthwater RH13 9DS Map of RH13 9DS and what is near it Map of RH13 9DS: its centre point, with the 227 other postcodes in the RH13 9 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. 2 places, 2.7–3.4 kmSouthwater RH13 9DS
  • RH13 9DS
  • Other postcodes in RH13 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.0202, longitude -0.3568)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after RH13 9DS?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at RH13 9DS?

Every home and business at RH13 9DS can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Horsham: 76%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Horsham: 97%

The line marks the figure across Horsham.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at RH13 9DS?

BinDayBuddy does not read Horsham District Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Horsham District Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is RH13 9DS at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include RH13 9DS.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Horsham

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for RH13 9DS: 2,366 properties in Horsham are at high risk (2.8% of all its properties). All the figures for Horsham

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of RH13 9DS is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near RH13 9DS?

Homes in RH13 9 sold for a typical £425,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 120 sales, down 2.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£425,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£435,000
12 months to August 2026
£425,000

▼ down 2.3% on the 12 months before

Detached£620,000 41 sales
Semi-detached£437,500 24 sales
Terraced£365,000 41 sales
Flat or maisonette£189,500 14 sales

Across the whole RH13 district: a typical £450,000 from 445 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in RH13 9DS

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in RH13 9DS from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 17 November 2025. The middle sale was £390,000, from £378,000 to £410,000. Across RH13 9, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £425,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near RH13 9DS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 710 homes in the neighbourhood around RH13 9DS. The largest share of them, 39%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (52%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around RH13 9DS

Band D in Horsham for 2026‑27: £2,441. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,627 (band A) to £4,068 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,170.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,627
Band Babout 60 (8%)£1,899
Band Cabout 280 (39%)£2,170
Band Dabout 180 (25%)£2,441
Band Eabout 110 (15%)£2,983
Band Fabout 50 (7%)£3,526
Band Gabout 20 (3%)£4,068
Band Hwithheld£4,882

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 13% 1945 to 1964
  5. 52% 1965 to 1982
  6. 10% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 9% 2010 to 2019
  9. 7% 2020 or later

Averages for Horsham before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of RH13 9DS is in (ONS area E01031677), rounded by the VOA.

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Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near RH13 9DS?

The nearest open schools to RH13 9DS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near RH13 9DS, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to RH13 9DS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of RH13 9DS is Christs Hospital Rail Station, 3.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Christs Hospital Rail Station Railway station 3.4 kmCycle
  • Horsham Rail Station Railway station 5.7 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Woodlands Way, 140 m away.

More stations near RH13 9DS, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near RH13 9DS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of RH13 9DS, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near RH13 9DS?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of RH13 9DS on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near RH13 9DS?

The nearest to the centre of RH13 9DS, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to RH13 9DS?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near RH13 9DS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of RH13 9DS, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near RH13 9DS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of RH13 9DS, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near RH13 9DS?

The nearest vets to the centre of RH13 9DS on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is RH13 9DS in a conservation area?

The centre of RH13 9DS is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near RH13 9DS?

Police.uk records 31 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of RH13 9DS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour10 reports
Violence and sexual offences9 reports
Public order2 reports
Criminal damage and arson2 reports
Shoplifting2 reports
Other theft2 reports

Also: vehicle crime 1, drugs 1, possession of weapons 1, other crime 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for RH13 9DS

Ward
Southwater South & Shipley
Parish
Southwater
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Southwater
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
June 2002

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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