Area guide

Living in RH12, Horsham

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around RH12 in Horsham. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 12 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in Horsham: £441,654, up 0.7% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider South East average is £380,878.

Check sold prices for a specific address in RH12 →
See where RH12 ranks across South East →

Council tax at Band D in Horsham: £2,441 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare RH12 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for RH12 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around RH12

124 recorded home sales on the streets around central RH12 in the last 2 years, with a median of £375,000 and a range from £130,000 to £1,095,800. Mostly flats and maisonettes.

AddressTypeSold forDate
38 Woodstock Close, RH12 5YT Semi-detached £327,500 3 Aug 2026
2 Erica Way, RH12 5XL Semi-detached £465,000 31 Jul 2026
49 Ashleigh Road, RH12 2LE Semi-detached £471,000 31 Jul 2026
36 Collingwood Road, RH12 2QW Semi-detached £388,500 24 Jul 2026
27 Greenacres North Parade, RH12 2TA Flat or maisonette £214,000 8 Jul 2026
49 Redford Avenue, RH12 2HW Flat or maisonette £300,000 3 Jul 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

23 schools within 3 miles , of which 88% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Tanbridge House School Secondary Outstanding 1.3 mi away 2.91 mi 2025/26
Heron Way Primary School Primary Outstanding 1.8 mi away 1.06 mi 2025/26
North Heath Community Primary School Primary Good 0.5 mi away no figure
Trafalgar Community Infant School Primary Good 0.5 mi away no figure
Greenway Junior School Primary Good 0.7 mi away no figure
Holbrook Primary School Primary Good 0.8 mi away 3.2 mi 2025/26

Schools in RH12 with a published admission distance

How far away the last child offered a place lived, as the council published it. Tightest first; each name opens the school's page and its postcode checker.

SchoolStageAdmitted fromRound
Arunside School, Horsham Primary 0.5 mi 2025/26
Tanbridge House School Secondary 2.91 mi 2025/26
Bohunt Horsham Secondary 2.97 mi 2025/26
Holbrook Primary School Primary 3.2 mi 2025/26
Rusper Primary School Primary 3.21 mi 2025/26
Rudgwick Primary School Primary 3.29 mi 2025/26

15 state primary and 4 state secondary schools within range, plus 1 fee-paying school.

See the full school breakdown for RH12 →

Private schools

1 fee-paying school within 3 miles: Christ's Hospital.

All 1 fee-paying schools near RH12, with ages and admissions →

Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Professional occupations21.4%
Associate professional and technical16.1%
Managers, directors and senior officials12.4%
Administrative and secretarial9.8%
Skilled trades9.2%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How RH12 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: private renting, up 6.8 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of RH12 (E01031648, 1,558 residents in 2021, down 6.7% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: private renting, up 6.8 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 69.7% 64.3% -5.4 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 18.5% 25.3% +6.8 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 10.6% 10.0% -0.6 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 15.1% 14.1% -1.0 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 19.9% 23.6% +3.7 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 35.6% 39.8% +4.2 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 10.1% 13.9% +3.8 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 85.4% 83.6% -1.8 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 95.5% 92.2% -3.3 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

104 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central RH12 in August 2026, most commonly anti social behaviour.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 9 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (least deprived nationally), based on Horsham's figures.

Buses from the centre of RH12

Best-served stop: Old Millmeads, with 0.7 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of RH12 is Old Millmeads: 0.7 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 0.0 in the evening and 0.0 on Sunday daytime; first bus 07:31, last 17:04. Routes there: 61, 89. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

3 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of RH12. The nearest, Courtyard Horsham, has 15,218 registered patients and 2,043 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
Courtyard Horsham0.9 mi15,2182,043
Park Surgery1.0 mi19,5892,444
Orchard Surgery1.1 mi8,7932,856

Nearest A&E: University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, where 58.1% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust at 61.8%.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in Horsham pays £2,441 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 5.1% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Horsham, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at Horsham, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£1,950+5.0%
2022-23£2,010+3.1%
2023-24£2,109+4.9%
2024-25£2,213+4.9%
2025-26£2,322+4.9%
2026-27£2,441+5.1%

No exceptional financial support from government since 2020-21 and no section 114 notice on record for Horsham, as at 7 Sep 2026.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about RH12

What is the average house price in RH12?

The average sold price in Horsham is £441,654 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in RH12?

Prices in Horsham are up 0.7% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in RH12?

The median of 124 recorded sales around central RH12 in the last 2 years is £375,000, ranging from £130,000 to £1,095,800 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in RH12?

23 schools sit within 3 miles of central RH12, and 88% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in RH12?

104 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central RH12 in August 2026, most commonly anti social behaviour (Police.uk).

Is RH12 at risk of flooding?

Central RH12 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is RH12 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 88% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £375,000; the area sits in decile 9 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 104 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is RH12 safe?

104 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central RH12 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was anti social behaviour. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

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