B2272 Haywards Heath, Mid Sussex
2 addresses across 1 postcode (RH16), about 40 m long, classed as a b road. USRN 25602263.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Mid Sussex costs £2,474 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Haywards Heath, about 840 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Muster Green, is about 50 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 81 to 82 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 2 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Dolphins Practice, about 290 m away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 500 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 81% of households owned their home and 54% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 30 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 street: most are in band C (27% of about 600 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Rear of Central House, Perrymount Road, Haywards Heath: up to 28 homes, permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
- Orchards Shopping Centre: up to 100 homes, not permissioned (720 m (0.4 miles))
- 37-39 Perrymount Road, Haywards Heath, permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
- NCP Car Park, Harlands Road, Haywards Heath: up to 64 homes, permissioned (740 m (0.5 miles))
- Sussex House and Commercial House and 54 to 56 Perrymount Road: up to 100 homes, not permissioned (930 m (0.6 miles))
- 14 -16 Sussex Road Haywards Heath: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (950 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes 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 street's 2 addresses are between 81 m and 82 m above sea level (81 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RH16 4AH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Haywards Heath 4.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Wivelsfield 467,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Burgess Hill 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 17 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Paddockhall Road Haywards Heath | 100 m |
| Car parks | 4 Franklynn Road Parking | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 230 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 17.4 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dolphins Practice | 290 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Kamsons Pharmacy | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Haywards Heath Health Centre | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Ashdown Nuffield Hospital | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Haywards Heath Police Station | 60 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cashpoint® 99-101 South Road Lloyds Bank | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Muster Green 8,870 m² | 50 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 16 ha | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 800 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Beech Hurst Recreation Ground 6.6 ha | 130 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 26 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Lucas's, a listed building (Grade II*), 520 m (0.3 miles) north. 25 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Lucas's | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Church of St Wilfrid | Listed building, Grade II* | 530 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Butlers Green House | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Heaselands | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Borde Hill | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Reading Wood | Wood | 540 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Butler's Green | Wood | 590 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Catt's Wood | Wood | 920 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Copyhold Gill | Valley | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Fox Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Newbury Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.2 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 2 |
2 of the street's 2 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Mid Sussex: see them on the Mid Sussex page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Warden Park Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Bolnore Village Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Harlands Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Oathall Community College | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Warden Park Secondary Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cuckfield | Primary | 4–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
| Blackthorns Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller And Carter RH16 4AH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 40 m | 5 Very good | 6 Mar 2026 |
| Haywards Heath And Beech Hurst Bowls Club RH16 4BB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | 5 Very good | 30 Sep 2025 |
| The Kleinwort Centre RH16 4BE | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 250 m | 5 Very good | 20 Feb 2026 |
| 4sight Yews Lunch Club RH16 1BJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 300 m | 5 Very good | 22 Sep 2023 |
| Kangaroos Mid Sussex RH16 1BJ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 300 m | 5 Very good | 28 Jan 2026 |
| Hurst Place | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 370 m | 5 Very good | 4 Jan 2025 |
| The Star RH16 3AQ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 380 m | 5 Very good | 3 Nov 2024 |
| Grahams Newsagents RH16 3AQ | Retailers - other | 380 m | 5 Very good | 16 Nov 2022 |
| Throw Darts RH16 3AQ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 390 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 17 Sep 2025 |
| The Safari Pizza Co RH16 3AB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 390 m | 5 Very good | 29 Aug 2024 |
| Banana Tree Haywards Heath Also T/a Mimi's & What's Your Kat RH16 3AS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 30 Sep 2025 |
| Nizam RH16 4LY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 3 Jul 2026 |
| The Lockhart Tavern RH16 3AS | Pub/bar/nightclub | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 4 Aug 2025 |
| The Goldbridge RH16 4XH | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 30 Jun 2026 |
| Papa Johns RH16 3AL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 4 Feb 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 9 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Police Station (8); On or near Beech Hurst Close (6); On or near The Bower (6); On or near Muster Green South (5); On or near Nursery Close (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 64% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 23% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 26% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 54% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- RH16 4AH: 2 addresses of 12 in the postcode
Nearby streets
B2272 · Paddockhall Road · The Bower · Oakwood Road · Calbourne · Beech Hurst Close · Nursery Close · South Road · Muster Green North · Amberley Close · Bramber Close · Sergison Close
All the streets in RH16 and across Mid Sussex.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.