RH13 5HT Horsham
Live postcode, introduced December 1997. Ward: Forest. Region: South East.
Streets
- Depot Road, Horsham: 6 addresses
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 D (46% of about 670 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: 7 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Scout HQ site, Peary Close, Horsham (North Horsham), permissioned (730 m)
- Queens Head Horsham (Forest): up to 9 homes, permissioned (870 m)
- 9-13 Crawley Road Horsham (North Horsham): up to 15 homes, not permissioned (940 m)
- St Marks Court St Marks Court Chart Way Horsham (Denne): up to 195 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 6 addresses are between 62 m and 63 m above sea level (63 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 | Horsham 2.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 560 m |
| Littlehaven 281,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Warnham 9,710 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 27 within 800 m; nearest Stirling Way Oakhill | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Littlehaven - Lambs Farm Road | 1.5 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Apcoa | 470 m |
| EV charging points | 14 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 510 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 12.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Park Surgery | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Nories Pharmacy | 320 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Allround Dental | 910 m |
| Hospital | Horsham Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Horsham Police Station | 940 m |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Horsham Park 23 ha | 650 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 150 m² | 540 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Bennett's Field 3.0 ha | 710 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Depot Road Allotments 1.7 ha | 230 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 23 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is North Chapel, a listed building (Grade II*), 640 m west. 33 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| North Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m west |
| Horsham Park | Listed building, Grade II* | 790 m west |
| Moated site and fishponds 15m south of Chesworth House | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Kingslea Pond | Lake or reservoir | 350 m north |
| Townhouse Copse | Wood | 1.1 km east |
| Leechpool Wood | Wood | 1.2 km north-east |
| Highland Copse | Wood | 1.3 km south-east |
| The Glen | Valley | 1.5 km south-east |
| Tower Hill | Hill | 2.4 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 6 | 6 |
None of the postcode's 6 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 95% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 53% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 43% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 Depot Road.