RH13 8GE Horsham
Live postcode, introduced June 2002. Ward: Southwater South & Shipley. Region: South East.
Streets
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 (18% of about 1,320 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- 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: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 addresses are about 23 m above sea level.
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 | Billingshurst 447,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km |
| Christs Hospital 169,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km | |
| Horsham 2.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.4 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 5.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 21.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Village Surgery | 3.3 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 3.4 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 3.3 km |
| Hospital | Horsham Hospital | 8.7 km |
| Police station | Horsham Police Station | 8.6 km |
| Cash machines | Asda Horsham - Worthing Road PFS, West Grinstead Cashzone | 3.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Southwater Country Park 31 ha | 2.7 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 540 m² | 2.5 km |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 650 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,630 m² | 1.5 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Knepp Castle, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.3 km south-east. 11 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Knepp Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sailor's Copse | Wood | 280 m south |
| Buzland Copse | Wood | 410 m north-west |
| Shepherd's Rough | Wood | 510 m north-east |
| River Adur (Western Branch) | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km west |
| Lackenhurst Gill | Valley | 1.5 km north |
| Bonfire Hill | Hill | 3.2 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 14 |
8 of the postcode's 14 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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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.