Is BN5 9AY a Good Area? Schools, Crime & Local Insights

BN5 9AY is a postcode in Henfield, Horsham, South East, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near BN5 9AY, then scores the surrounding small area 72/100 - top 15% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around BN5 9AY are health and local prosperity, while housing is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for BN5 9AY is based on Horsham 011 Census 2021. It covers 5,463 residents, 103 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 50, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 79% owner-occupied, 13% privately rented, 7% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 6/10.

For property prices near BN5 9AY, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the BN5 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £390k from 62 rolling sales. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near BN5 9AY by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near BN5 9AY; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.