BN44 3RL Horsham
Live postcode, introduced July 1990. Ward: Steyning & Ashurst. Region: South East.
Streets
- Tanyard Lane, Steyning: 12 addresses
- Church Street, Steyning: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Horsham in 2026-27: Band D £2,441 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,627 | £1,899 | £2,170 | £2,441 | £2,983 | £3,526 | £4,068 | £4,882 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band E (35% of about 650 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Steyning Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 28 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 1 AND 2, CHURCH LANE, grade II
- SMUGGLERS COTTAGE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 10 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 13 addresses are between 10 m and 11 m above sea level (10 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Lancing 980,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km |
| Shoreham-By-Sea 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km | |
| East Worthing 471,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 20 within 800 m; nearest Thornscroft Steyning | 100 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest Fletchers Croft Car Park | 220 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 30.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Steyning Health Centre | 210 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Steyning Pharmacy | 210 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 180 m |
| Hospital | Southlands Hospital | 7.4 km |
| Police station | Steyning Police Station | 370 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest The West Sussex Phobia Clinic | 90 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 210 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 1.8 ha | 310 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 930 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 200 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest The Rublees 1.3 ha | 620 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 2.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Chantry House, a listed building (Grade II*), 130 m south. 116 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 8 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chantry House | Listed building, Grade II* | 130 m south |
| The Parish Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade I | 150 m east |
| Brotherhood Hall, 9, Church Street | Listed building, Grade I | 250 m south |
| 61, 63 and 65, High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m south-west |
| Bramber Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south-east |
| Group of salterns and a possible moat 250m east of Bramber Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south-east |
| Group of salterns north of St Peter's Church | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Nash Wood | Wood | 1.1 km north |
| Wet Copse | Wood | 1.5 km north-west |
| Lime Shaw | Wood | 1.8 km north |
| Wiston Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km north-west |
| Steyning Round Hill | Hill | 2.1 km south-west |
| Steyning Valley | Valley | 2.6 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 13 |
1 of the postcode's 13 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 59 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 40% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 42% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 37% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Tanyard Lane.