RH11 9BB Mid Sussex
Live postcode, introduced February 1990. Ward: Handcross & Pease Pottage. Region: South East.
Streets
- Black Swan Close, Pease Pottage: 54 addresses
- Old Brighton Road North, Pease Pottage: 1 address
- Quinta Mews, Pease Pottage: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Mid Sussex in 2026-27: Band D £2,474 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,650 | £1,924 | £2,199 | £2,474 | £3,024 | £3,574 | £4,124 | £4,949 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (29% of about 1,200 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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 56 addresses are between 140 m and 141 m above sea level (141 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Crawley 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km |
| Ifield 258,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Faygate 9,480 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 9 within 800 m; nearest The Black Swan Pease Pottage | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Crawley | 3.5 km |
| Car parks | Addison Gatwick Parking | 2.4 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Gridserve Charging Station | 270 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 7.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Coachmans Medical Practice | 1.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Kamsons Pharmacy | 1.5 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Sussex Dental Group - Crawley | 1.5 km |
| Hospital | Crawley Hospital | 3.7 km |
| Police station | Crawley Police Station | 4.1 km |
| Cash machines | Rontec - Broadfield Service Station, Broadfield Cashzone | 1.7 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 670 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,250 m² | 40 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Finches Field 4.3 ha | 350 m |
| Allotments | Vulcan Place Allotments 4,150 m² | 1.7 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 2.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bowl barrow on Black Hill, a scheduled monument, 1.5 km west. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bowl barrow on Black Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km west |
| The High Beeches | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 3.0 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Finches Shaw | Wood | 580 m south-west |
| Pease Pottage Forest | Wood | 660 m north |
| Benson's Hill | Hill | 920 m south-east |
| Whalebone Plantation | Wood | 920 m north-east |
| House Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km west |
| Hungry Bottom | Valley | 3.1 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 11 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 35 | 56 |
21 of the postcode's 56 addresses are 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 | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 57% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Black Swan Close.