← BN5 area guide Side by side

BN5 or RH13?

Two neighbouring postcode districts compared on sold prices, energy, flood risk, crime and deprivation, all from the same official sources as every report on this site.

The short version
BN5
Horsham
RH13
Horsham
Median home sale nearby £547,000
from 78 sales
Average sold price £522,983 £583,140
Area price growth (YoY) -0.2% (Horsham) -0.2% (Horsham)
Dwelling type Semi-detached house Semi-detached bungalow
Floor area 93 m² 74 m²
Built 1930–1949 1976–1982
Energy rating D F
Heating cost (EPC est.) £746/yr £2551/yr
Schools likely to admit 0 likely of 2 with a figure 2 likely of 8 with a figure
Castlewood Primary School, The Forest School
Flood zone Zone 1 (low probability) Zone 1 (low probability)
Crime nearby 28 recorded 7 recorded
Deprivation decile 8 of 10 9 of 10

Common questions

Is BN5 or RH13 cheaper?

BN5 is the cheaper of the two. Homes around BN5 sell for about £547,000 and around RH13 for about £583,141, from HM Land Registry records of what actually changed hands.

Which has less crime, BN5 or RH13?

RH13 recorded fewer crimes in the same period (28 in BN5 against 7 in RH13, Police.uk). Busier places record more, so read this alongside how built-up each area is rather than on its own.

Is BN5 or RH13 the more affluent area?

On the Index of Multiple Deprivation, BN5 sits in decile 8 of 10 and RH13 in decile 9, where 10 is the least deprived.

Should I buy in BN5 or RH13?

That depends on what you need, and no dataset answers it. What this page gives you is the evidence side by side: what homes actually sell for, the energy ratings, the flood zone, recorded crime and deprivation, each traced to the body that published it.

A quick side-by-side snapshot only. Open each property's full report for the complete picture.