RH17 5LQ postcode in Haywards Heath, West Sussex

RH17 5LQ is a postcode in Haywards Heath, in the Haywards Heath North ward of Mid Sussex. It is in the Mid Sussex parliamentary constituency and the Sussex police force area, and has been in use since June 2019.

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 at RH17 5LQ can get it Across Mid Sussex: 83% Typical price £653,250 Homes sold in RH17 5, last 12 months. ▼ 0.3% on the year before Nearest station Haywards Heath 1.3 km in a straight line

Where RH17 5LQ is, and what is near it

Map of RH17 5LQ and what is near it Map of RH17 5LQ: its centre point, with the 253 other postcodes in the RH17 5 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. RH17 5AZ: also in RH17 5RH17 5BA: also in RH17 5RH17 5BB: also in RH17 5RH17 5BD: also in RH17 5RH17 5BE: also in RH17 5RH17 5BF: also in RH17 5RH17 5BG: also in RH17 5RH17 5BH: also in RH17 5RH17 5BJ: also in RH17 5RH17 5BL: also in RH17 5RH17 5BN: also in RH17 5RH17 5BP: also in RH17 5RH17 5BQ: also in RH17 5RH17 5BS: also in RH17 5RH17 5DF: also in RH17 5RH17 5DL: also in RH17 5RH17 5DN: also in RH17 5RH17 5DP: also in RH17 5RH17 5DR: also in RH17 5RH17 5DS: also in RH17 5RH17 5DT: also in RH17 5RH17 5DU: also in RH17 5RH17 5DW: also in RH17 5RH17 5DX: also in RH17 5RH17 5DY: also in RH17 5RH17 5EE: also in RH17 5RH17 5EJ: also in RH17 5RH17 5EN: also in RH17 5RH17 5EP: also in RH17 5RH17 5ER: also in RH17 5RH17 5ES: also in RH17 5RH17 5EU: also in RH17 5RH17 5EW: also in RH17 5RH17 5EX: also in RH17 5RH17 5EY: also in RH17 5RH17 5EZ: also in RH17 5RH17 5GG: also in RH17 5RH17 5GL: also in RH17 5RH17 5GN: also in RH17 5RH17 5GP: also in RH17 5RH17 5GQ: also in RH17 5RH17 5GS: also in RH17 5RH17 5GT: also in RH17 5RH17 5GX: also in RH17 5RH17 5GZ: also in RH17 5RH17 5HA: also in RH17 5RH17 5HB: also in RH17 5RH17 5HD: also in RH17 5RH17 5HE: also in RH17 5RH17 5HF: also in RH17 5RH17 5HG: also in RH17 5RH17 5HH: also in RH17 5RH17 5HJ: also in RH17 5RH17 5HL: also in RH17 5RH17 5HN: also in RH17 5RH17 5HP: also in RH17 5RH17 5HR: also in RH17 5RH17 5HS: also in RH17 5RH17 5HT: also in RH17 5RH17 5HU: also in RH17 5RH17 5HW: also in RH17 5RH17 5JJ: also in RH17 5RH17 5JQ: also in RH17 5RH17 5LE: also in RH17 5RH17 5LF: also in RH17 5RH17 5LH: also in RH17 5RH17 5LJ: also in RH17 5RH17 5LL: also in RH17 5RH17 5LN: also in RH17 5RH17 5LP: also in RH17 5RH17 5LR: also in RH17 5RH17 5LS: also in RH17 5RH17 5LT: also in RH17 5RH17 5LW: also in RH17 5RH17 5ND: also in RH17 5RH17 5NF: also in RH17 5RH17 5NL: also in RH17 5RH17 5NS: also in RH17 5RH17 5SQ: also in RH17 5RH17 5SW: also in RH17 5RH17 5TZ: also in RH17 5 Dolphins Practice 1.6 kmSchool 1.7 kmBalcombe station 4.8 kmCuckfield, Bolney & Ansty RH17 5LQ Map of RH17 5LQ and what is near it Map of RH17 5LQ: its centre point, with the 253 other postcodes in the RH17 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Balcombe station 4.8 kmCuckfield, Bolney & Ansty RH17 5LQ
  • RH17 5LQ
  • Other postcodes in RH17 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.0148, longitude -0.1157)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after RH17 5LQ?

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 RH17 5LQ?

Every home and business at RH17 5LQ can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

RH17 5LQ 100% Mid Sussex 83%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

RH17 5LQ 100% Mid Sussex 98%
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 RH17 5LQ?

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

Mid Sussex 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 RH17 5LQ 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 RH17 5LQ.

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 Mid Sussex

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for RH17 5LQ: 2,197 properties in Mid Sussex are at high risk (2.6% of all its properties). All the figures for Mid Sussex

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 RH17 5LQ 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 RH17 5LQ?

Homes in RH17 5 sold for a typical £653,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 88 sales, down 0.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£653,250 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£655,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 0.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £775,000 43 sales
  • Semi-detached £610,000 19 sales
  • Terraced £445,000 19 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £247,500 7 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole RH17 district: a typical £590,000 from 235 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 RH17 5LQ

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in RH17 5LQ from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 12 December 2025. The middle sale was £635,000, from £115,500 to £850,000. Across RH17 5, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £653,250. 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 RH17 5LQ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 910 homes in the neighbourhood around RH17 5LQ. The largest share of them, 41%, are in council tax band F. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (37%). 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 RH17 5LQ

Band D in Mid Sussex for 2026‑27: £2,474. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,924 (band B) to £4,124 (band G); band F, the most common, is £3,574.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,650
Band Babout 30 (3%)£1,924
Band Cabout 140 (15%)£2,199
Band Dabout 50 (5%)£2,474
Band Eabout 140 (15%)£3,024
Band Fabout 370 (41%)£3,574
Band Gabout 180 (20%)£4,124
Band Hwithheld£4,949

When the homes were built

  1. 1% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 37% 1945 to 1964
  5. 23% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. 8% 2000 to 2009
  8. 10% 2010 to 2019
  9. 13% 2020 or later

Averages for Mid Sussex 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 RH17 5LQ is in (ONS area E01031763), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

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 RH17 5LQ?

The nearest open schools to RH17 5LQ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near RH17 5LQ, 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 RH17 5LQ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of RH17 5LQ is Haywards Heath Rail Station, 1.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Haywards Heath Rail Station Railway station 1.3 kmCycle
  • Balcombe Rail Station Railway station 4.8 kmCycle

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

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Spinney, 363 m away.

More stations near RH17 5LQ, 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 RH17 5LQ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of RH17 5LQ, 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 RH17 5LQ?

0 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of RH17 5LQ, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Pod Point Charging point · 12 chargers · Type 2 1.4 kmCycle
  • Polar Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 2.1 kmCycle
  • Telsa Destination Charging point · 3 chargers · Type 2, Tesla 2.2 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

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

Which dentists are near RH17 5LQ?

The nearest to the centre of RH17 5LQ, 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 RH17 5LQ?

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 RH17 5LQ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of RH17 5LQ, 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 RH17 5LQ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of RH17 5LQ, 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 RH17 5LQ?

The nearest vets to the centre of RH17 5LQ 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 RH17 5LQ in a conservation area?

The centre of RH17 5LQ 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 RH17 5LQ?

Police.uk records 35 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of RH17 5LQ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences15 reports
Anti-social behaviour5 reports
Public order4 reports
Other theft3 reports
Theft from the person2 reports
Burglary1 report

Also: vehicle crime 1, shoplifting 1, bicycle theft 1, robbery 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 RH17 5LQ

Ward
Haywards Heath North
Parish
Haywards Heath
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Haywards Heath
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
June 2019

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

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RH17 5GZ60 mRH17 5LH60 mRH17 5LE130 mRH17 5LF180 mRH17 5LT200 mRH16 1XN210 m
All of RH17

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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