RH17 6AE Guide - Crime Rate, Schools & Area Review

RH17 6AE is a postcode in Nuthurst & Lower Beeding, Horsham, South East, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near RH17 6AE, then scores the surrounding small area 57/100 - top 45% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around RH17 6AE 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 RH17 6AE is based on Mid Sussex 007 Census 2021. It covers 7,866 residents, 106 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 44, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 68% owner-occupied, 19% privately rented, 11% 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 RH17 6AE, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the RH17 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £600k from 36 rolling sales, down 5.9% 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 RH17 6AE 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 RH17 6AE; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.