RH18 5BD postcode in Forest Row, East Sussex

RH18 5BD is a postcode in Forest Row, in the Forest Row 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 50% of homes and businesses can get it. Wealden: 75% Typical price £525,000 Homes sold in RH18 5, last 12 months. ▲ 18.6% on the year before Nearest station East Grinstead 5.5 km in a straight line

Where RH18 5BD is, and what is near it

Map of RH18 5BD and what is near it Map of RH18 5BD: its centre point, with the 140 other postcodes in the RH18 5 sector, 3 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 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. RH18 5AA: also in RH18 5RH18 5AD: also in RH18 5RH18 5AF: also in RH18 5RH18 5AH: also in RH18 5RH18 5AJ: also in RH18 5RH18 5AN: also in RH18 5RH18 5AP: also in RH18 5RH18 5AQ: also in RH18 5RH18 5AR: also in RH18 5RH18 5AS: also in RH18 5RH18 5AT: also in RH18 5RH18 5AX: also in RH18 5RH18 5AY: also in RH18 5RH18 5AZ: also in RH18 5RH18 5BA: also in RH18 5RH18 5BE: also in RH18 5RH18 5BF: also in RH18 5RH18 5BG: also in RH18 5RH18 5BH: also in RH18 5RH18 5BN: also in RH18 5RH18 5BP: also in RH18 5RH18 5BQ: also in RH18 5RH18 5BS: also in RH18 5RH18 5BT: also in RH18 5RH18 5BU: also in RH18 5RH18 5BW: also in RH18 5RH18 5BX: also in RH18 5RH18 5BY: also in RH18 5RH18 5BZ: also in RH18 5RH18 5DA: also in RH18 5RH18 5DB: also in RH18 5RH18 5DD: also in RH18 5RH18 5DE: also in RH18 5RH18 5DF: also in RH18 5RH18 5DG: also in RH18 5RH18 5DJ: also in RH18 5RH18 5DL: also in RH18 5RH18 5DN: also in RH18 5RH18 5DQ: also in RH18 5RH18 5DR: also in RH18 5RH18 5DS: also in RH18 5RH18 5DT: also in RH18 5RH18 5DU: also in RH18 5RH18 5DX: also in RH18 5RH18 5DY: also in RH18 5RH18 5DZ: also in RH18 5RH18 5EA: also in RH18 5RH18 5EB: also in RH18 5RH18 5ED: also in RH18 5RH18 5EL: also in RH18 5RH18 5FX: also in RH18 5RH18 5FY: also in RH18 5RH18 5GA: also in RH18 5RH18 5GD: also in RH18 5RH18 5GS: also in RH18 5RH18 5GT: also in RH18 5RH18 5HF: also in RH18 5RH18 5HG: also in RH18 5RH18 5HH: also in RH18 5RH18 5HJ: also in RH18 5RH18 5HL: also in RH18 5RH18 5HN: also in RH18 5RH18 5HP: also in RH18 5RH18 5HQ: also in RH18 5RH18 5HW: also in RH18 5RH18 5HX: also in RH18 5RH18 5LA: also in RH18 5RH18 5LG: also in RH18 5RH18 5LH: also in RH18 5RH18 5LJ: also in RH18 5RH18 5LL: also in RH18 5RH18 5LN: also in RH18 5RH18 5LP: also in RH18 5RH18 5LR: also in RH18 5RH18 5LS: also in RH18 5RH18 5LT: also in RH18 5RH18 5LU: also in RH18 5RH18 5LW: also in RH18 5RH18 5LX: also in RH18 5RH18 5ND: also in RH18 5RH18 5NG: also in RH18 5RH18 5NN: also in RH18 5RH18 5NS: also in RH18 5RH18 5NT: also in RH18 5RH18 5NU: also in RH18 5RH18 5NX: also in RH18 5 Michael Hall School 1.0 kmModality Mid Sussex 8.8 kmForest Row RH18 5BD Map of RH18 5BD and what is near it Map of RH18 5BD: its centre point, with the 140 other postcodes in the RH18 5 sector, 3 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 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Modality Mid Sussex 8.8 kmForest Row RH18 5BD
  • RH18 5BD
  • Other postcodes in RH18 5: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 EV charging points
  • 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 51.0912, longitude 0.0376)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after RH18 5BD?

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 RH18 5BD?

Every home and business at RH18 5BD can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 50% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)50% can get it

Wealden: 75%

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

Wealden: 98%

The line marks the figure across Wealden.

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 RH18 5BD?

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 RH18 5BD 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 RH18 5BD.

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 RH18 5BD: 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 RH18 5BD 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 RH18 5BD?

Homes in RH18 5 sold for a typical £525,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 43 sales, up 18.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£525,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£442,500
12 months to August 2026
£525,000

▲ up 18.6% on the 12 months before

Detached£670,000 22 sales
Semi-detached£460,000 13 sales
Terraced 4 sales, too few to price
Flat or maisonette 4 sales, too few to price

Across the whole RH18 district: a typical £525,000 from 43 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 RH18 5BD

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in RH18 5BD 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 RH18 5BD

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at RH18 5BD. 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 RH18 5BD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 700 homes in the neighbourhood around RH18 5BD. The largest share of them, 27%, are in council tax band G. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (27%). 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 RH18 5BD

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 40 (6%)£1,819
Band Babout 20 (3%)£2,122
Band Cabout 10 (1%)£2,425
Band Dabout 130 (19%)£2,728
Band Eabout 160 (23%)£3,335
Band Fabout 130 (19%)£3,941
Band Gabout 190 (27%)£4,547
Band Habout 20 (3%)£5,457

When the homes were built

  1. 27% Before 1900
  2. 10% 1900 to 1918
  3. 15% 1919 to 1939
  4. 10% 1945 to 1964
  5. 27% 1965 to 1982
  6. 4% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 RH18 5BD is in (ONS area E01021168), 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 RH18 5BD?

The nearest open schools to RH18 5BD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near RH18 5BD, 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 RH18 5BD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of RH18 5BD is East Grinstead Rail Station, 5.5 km away in a straight line.

  • East Grinstead Rail Station Railway station 5.5 kmDrive
  • Dormans Rail Station Railway station 7.8 kmDrive

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near RH18 5BD, 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 RH18 5BD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of RH18 5BD, 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 RH18 5BD?

2 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of RH18 5BD, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Forest Row Community Centre Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7 kW 550 mWalk
  • Lower Road Charging point · 4 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7 kW 700 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · 3 chargers · Type 2 · up to 11 kW 2.3 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 RH18 5BD?

The nearest to the centre of RH18 5BD, 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 RH18 5BD?

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 RH18 5BD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of RH18 5BD, 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 RH18 5BD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of RH18 5BD, 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 RH18 5BD?

The nearest vets to the centre of RH18 5BD 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 RH18 5BD in a conservation area?

The centre of RH18 5BD 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 RH18 5BD?

Police.uk records 22 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of RH18 5BD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour10 reports
Violence and sexual offences6 reports
Shoplifting2 reports
Public order1 report
Criminal damage and arson1 report
Other theft1 report

Also: drugs 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 RH18 5BD

Ward
Forest Row
Parish
Forest Row
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Forest Row
Rural or urban
Larger 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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RH18 5BT40 mRH18 5BP80 mRH18 5BA170 mRH18 5AZ180 mRH18 5BE190 mRH18 5AY240 m
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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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