RH19 4LU Mid Sussex
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: East Grinstead Ashplats. Region: South East.
Streets
- Tanyard Avenue, East Grinstead: 16 addresses
- Lewes Road, East Grinstead: 5 addresses
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 E (33% of about 690 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Warrenside, College Lane, East Grinstead: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (510 m)
- 30 - 34 London Road East Grinstead: up to 17 homes, permissioned (790 m)
- 5 - 8A Whitehall Parade, London Road, East Grinstead,: up to 7 homes, permissioned (800 m)
- 1-5 Queens Walk and 22-26 London Road East Grinstead: up to 160 homes, not permissioned (810 m)
- Vacant Plot 70 - 72 London Road East Grinstead: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (850 m)
- East Grinstead Delivery Office, 76 London Road, East Grinstead: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (870 m)
- East Grinstead Police Station, College Lane, East Grinstead: up to 22 homes, not permissioned (910 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 21 addresses are between 114 m and 118 m above sea level (115 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 | East Grinstead 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km |
| Dormans 123,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Lingfield 415,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 27 within 800 m; nearest Glendyne Way East Grinstead | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cowden - Crossroads | 7.6 km |
| Car parks | Mount Noddy Car Park | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 18 within 1.6 km; nearest Church Lane, Chequer Mead | 520 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 13.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Moatfield Surgery | 1.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Judges Close Pharmacy | 720 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 680 m |
| Hospital | Queen Victoria Hospital Cdc | 1.4 km |
| Police station | East Grinstead Police Station | 920 m |
| Cash machines | Rontec - Brooklands | 1.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 690 m² | 420 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 630 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 580 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest East Court War Memorial Playing Fields 14 ha | 510 m |
| Allotments | Mount Noddy Allotments 2.4 ha | 1.4 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 1.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Porch House, a listed building (Grade II*), 460 m west. 53 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Porch House | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m west |
| Sackville College | Listed building, Grade I | 470 m west |
| Cromwell House | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 m west |
| Church of St Swithun | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m west |
| Brockhurst | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 660 m south-east |
| Standen | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Shaw | Wood | 1.0 km south-east |
| Alder Shaw | Wood | 1.0 km east |
| Ashplats Wood | Wood | 1.0 km north |
| Moat Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km north-west |
| Hurst Farm Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km south-west |
| Stone Hill | Hill | 3.5 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 21 |
16 of the postcode's 21 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 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 53% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 30% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Avenue.