Is RH13 9DL a Good Area? Schools, Crime & Local Insights

RH13 9DL is a postcode in Southwater North, Horsham, South East, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near RH13 9DL, then scores the surrounding small area 56/100 - top 47% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around RH13 9DL 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 RH13 9DL is based on Horsham 010 Census 2021. It covers 12,401 residents, 195 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 41, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 70% owner-occupied, 14% privately rented, 13% 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 7/10.

For property prices near RH13 9DL, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the RH13 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £435k from 76 rolling sales, down 8.4% month-on-month. 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 RH13 9DL 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 RH13 9DL; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.