RH17 7LF postcode in Chelwood Gate, East Sussex

RH17 7LF is a postcode in Chelwood Gate, in the Danehill & Fletching ward of Wealden. It is in the East Grinstead and Uckfield parliamentary constituency and the Sussex police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

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 0% of homes and businesses at RH17 7LF can get it Across Wealden: 75% Typical price £585,000 Homes sold in RH17 7, last 12 months. ▲ 17.6% on the year before Nearest station East Grinstead 9.0 km in a straight line

Where RH17 7LF is, and what is near it

Map of RH17 7LF and what is near it Map of RH17 7LF: its centre point, with the 229 other postcodes in the RH17 7 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. RH17 7BH: also in RH17 7RH17 7BT: also in RH17 7RH17 7BU: also in RH17 7RH17 7DA: also in RH17 7RH17 7DB: also in RH17 7RH17 7DD: also in RH17 7RH17 7DE: also in RH17 7RH17 7DG: also in RH17 7RH17 7DQ: also in RH17 7RH17 7HB: also in RH17 7RH17 7HT: also in RH17 7RH17 7JF: also in RH17 7RH17 7JG: also in RH17 7RH17 7JH: also in RH17 7RH17 7JJ: also in RH17 7RH17 7JL: also in RH17 7RH17 7JN: also in RH17 7RH17 7JQ: also in RH17 7RH17 7JU: also in RH17 7RH17 7JZ: also in RH17 7RH17 7LA: also in RH17 7RH17 7LE: also in RH17 7RH17 7LG: also in RH17 7RH17 7LH: also in RH17 7RH17 7LJ: also in RH17 7RH17 7LL: also in RH17 7RH17 7LP: also in RH17 7RH17 7LQ: also in RH17 7RH17 7LR: also in RH17 7RH17 7LS: also in RH17 7RH17 7LT: also in RH17 7RH17 7LU: also in RH17 7RH17 7LX: also in RH17 7RH17 7LY: also in RH17 7RH17 7TT: also in RH17 7 School 2.2 kmGreenfields School 4.4 kmGP 8.3 kmGP 8.4 kmBuxted station 10.1 kmLindfield Rural & High Weald RH17 7LF Map of RH17 7LF and what is near it Map of RH17 7LF: its centre point, with the 229 other postcodes in the RH17 7 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 schools, 4.4–4.8 kmGP 8.3 kmGP 8.4 kmLindfield Rural & High Weald RH17 7LF
  • RH17 7LF
  • Other postcodes in RH17 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 5 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 51.0494, longitude 0.0226)

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 7LF?

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 7LF?

Every home and business at RH17 7LF can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

RH17 7LF 0% Wealden 75%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

RH17 7LF 100% Wealden 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 7LF?

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

Wealden 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 7LF 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 7LF.

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 Wealden

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for RH17 7LF: 1,584 properties in Wealden are at high risk (1.6% of all its properties). All the figures for Wealden

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 7LF 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 7LF?

Homes in RH17 7 sold for a typical £585,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 91 sales, up 17.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£585,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£497,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 17.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £647,500 48 sales
  • Semi-detached £580,000 23 sales
  • Terraced £440,000 13 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £250,000 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 7LF

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in RH17 7LF from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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

Food hygiene ratings at RH17 7LF

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at RH17 7LF. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near RH17 7LF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 910 homes in the neighbourhood around RH17 7LF. The largest share of them, 30%, are in council tax band G. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (39%). 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 7LF

Band D in Wealden for 2026‑27: £2,728. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,819 (band A) to £5,457 (band H); band G, the most common, is £4,547.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 50 (5%)£1,819
Band Babout 10 (1%)£2,122
Band Cabout 20 (2%)£2,425
Band Dabout 80 (9%)£2,728
Band Eabout 180 (20%)£3,335
Band Fabout 260 (29%)£3,941
Band Gabout 270 (30%)£4,547
Band Habout 40 (4%)£5,457

When the homes were built

  1. 39% Before 1900
  2. 6% 1900 to 1918
  3. 16% 1919 to 1939
  4. 13% 1945 to 1964
  5. 12% 1965 to 1982
  6. 10% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

Averages for Wealden 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 7LF is in (ONS area E01021163), 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 7LF?

The nearest open schools to RH17 7LF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near RH17 7LF, 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 7LF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of RH17 7LF is East Grinstead Rail Station, 9.0 km away in a straight line.

  • East Grinstead Rail Station Railway station 9.0 kmDrive
  • Buxted Rail Station Railway station 10.1 kmDrive

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

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Church, 163 m away.

More stations near RH17 7LF, 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 7LF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of RH17 7LF, 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 7LF?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of RH17 7LF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 3 chargers · Type 2 · up to 11 kW 2.7 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 7LF?

The nearest to the centre of RH17 7LF, 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 7LF?

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 7LF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of RH17 7LF, 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 vets are near RH17 7LF?

The nearest vets to the centre of RH17 7LF 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 7LF in a conservation area?

The centre of RH17 7LF is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 7LF?

Police.uk records 3 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of RH17 7LF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Burglary2 reports
Other theft1 report

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 7LF

Ward
Danehill & Fletching
Parish
Danehill
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Chelwood Gate
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

RH17 7LE250 mRH17 7LP280 mRH17 7LA330 mRH17 7LG390 mRH17 7JZ460 mRH17 7JU520 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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