Postcode RH12 2QS (Horsham)

Map showing RH12 2QS and nearby postcodes

The postcode RH12 2QS is located in Horsham, in the county of West Sussex. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. RH12 2QS is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

RH12 2QS is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 5.3 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of RH12 2QS as Urbanites > Ageing urban living > Self-sufficient retirement.

The closest road name to RH12 2QS is Martlets Close which is centered 179 m away.

The nearest bus stop is The Dog and Bacon and is 113 m away. The closest railway station is Horsham Rail Station, 1.39 km away.

The closest primary school to RH12 2QS (for ages 11 and under) is North Heath Community Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on November 15, 2017.

The local pub for residents of RH12 2QS is Dog And Bacon and is 201 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on September 7, 2021. The nearest takeaway food is available from Mandarin House and is 802 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on March 16, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 37.1 Mbps and an average upload speed of 8.1 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 66.7% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 5 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.7 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for RH12 2QS is covered by the Sussex police force association and West Sussex is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to RH12 2QS and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to RH12 2QS, and the approximate distance away.

Martlets Close 179 m
Collingwood Road 185 m
Lakeside 200 m
Chestnut Gardens 204 m
Old Millmeads 214 m
Mulberry Close 225 m
Shortsfield Close 227 m
Collingwood Close 235 m
Mallard Close 236 m
Warnham Road 243 m
April Close 275 m
Eyles Close 288 m
Saxon Crescent 335 m
Garden Walk 335 m
Albery Close 340 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode RH12 2QS

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from RH12 2QS - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Trafalgar Community Infant School Good
(July 3, 2018)
698 m
The College of Richard Collyer In Horsham Good
(December 3, 2021)
742 m
North Heath Community Primary School Good
(November 15, 2017)
754 m
Greenway Academy Good
(June 28, 2017)
933 m
Holbrook Primary School Good
(February 7, 2018)
1.4 km
Kingslea Primary School Good
(March 21, 2017)
1.62 km
Arunside School, Horsham Good
(March 13, 2018)
1.67 km
St John's Catholic Primary School Good
(March 8, 2018)
1.67 km
St Mary's CofE (Aided) Primary School Good
(January 31, 2019)
1.89 km
Littlehaven Infant School Good
(June 20, 2018)
1.91 km
Tanbridge House School Outstanding
(November 23, 2012)
1.92 km
All Saints CofE Primary School, Horsham Good
(November 13, 2019)
2.01 km
Shelley Primary School Good
(June 6, 2019)
2.08 km
Millais School Outstanding
(May 16, 2014)
2.15 km
Warnham CofE Primary School Good
(February 13, 2019)
2.26 km
Northolmes Junior School, Horsham Good
(October 5, 2017)
2.26 km
Leechpool Primary School Good
(July 19, 2017)
2.46 km
The Forest School Good
(January 26, 2022)
2.54 km
St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School, Horsham Good
(October 10, 2017)
2.56 km
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham Outstanding
(October 12, 2017)
2.56 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from RH12 2QS - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Dog And Bacon Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 7, 2021
201 m
Herons Rest Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 29, 2020
320 m
Corner Newsagents Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 6, 2021
342 m
Trafalgar Road Baptist Church Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 16, 2019
342 m
Little Learners Nursery School School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 18, 2018
535 m
Ashtonleigh Residential Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
June 28, 2021
574 m
Wimblehurst Hotel Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
June 21, 2021
574 m
Heathfield (Horsham) Limited Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
April 13, 2021
631 m
Abbeyfield Horsham Society Ltd Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
August 22, 2019
663 m
Ashton Grange Nursing Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 14, 2021
697 m
Horsham Trinity Cricket Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
November 16, 2021
698 m
Trafalgar Infants School School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 2, 2022
698 m
Holy Trinity Playgroup (Holy Trinity Church Hall) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 17, 2022
730 m
Perfect Start Children's Day Nursery School/college/university 5
Very Good
August 7, 2020
739 m
Collyers College School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 23, 2021
742 m
Headstart Day Nursery Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 9, 2021
742 m
Chartwells at North Heath Community Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 30, 2021
754 m
Heather Playgroup Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 8, 2021
754 m
Rocketeers - Heather Playgroup Branch School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 18, 2021
754 m
Mandarin House Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 16, 2020
802 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to RH12 2QS - Data from Apr 2022

The Dog and Bacon Bus Stop/Station 113 m
The Dog and Bacon Bus Stop/Station 129 m
Saxon Crescent Bus Stop/Station 138 m
Saxon Crescent Bus Stop/Station 214 m
Mulberry Close Bus Stop/Station 234 m
Albion Way Taxi Rank 1.37 km
Horsham Rail Station Taxi Rank 1.41 km
Swan Walk Taxi Rank 1.5 km
Horsham Rail Station Rail 1.39 km
Horsham Rail Station Rail 1.45 km
Littlehaven Rail Station Rail 1.63 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 14.29 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 14.37 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 14.72 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to RH12 2QS - Data from Dec 2021

Warnham Mill Pond Inland Water 334 m
Walnuttree Plantation Woodland Or Forest 650 m
Millpond Plantation Woodland Or Forest 728 m
Tommy's Clump Woodland Or Forest 807 m
Limits Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.01 km
Coachroad Clump Woodland Or Forest 1.03 km
Charlie's Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.05 km
North Heath Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.19 km
Cricket Ground Clump Woodland Or Forest 1.2 km
Lake Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.32 km
The Lake Inland Water 1.33 km
Broomwicks Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.37 km
Three Corner Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.46 km
Lyons Clumps Woodland Or Forest 1.49 km
Farthing Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.49 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for RH12 2QS - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 34.9 Mbps 37.1 Mbps 63.83 Mbps
Upload 7.6 Mbps 8.1 Mbps 19.53 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 22 4
30-300 Mbps 33.3% 41.6 9.3
300+ Mbps 66.7% - -

Gas Consumption

16 meters consuming 519,368 kWh - mean 32,460 kWh : median 29,342 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

15 meters consuming 99,673 kWh - mean 6,645 kWh : median 4,845 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for RH12 2QS - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County West Sussex
Latitude 51.07626900
Longitude -0.33075000
OS Easting 517033
OS Northing 0132097
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
20216
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Sussex

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Horsham
County Electorial Division Horsham Hurst ED
Electoral Ward Trafalgar
Local Authority District Horsham
Region / Government Office Region South East
European Electoral Region South East
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Coast to Capital
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Sussex

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E07000227
Travel To Work Area Crawley

NHS

NHS England Region South East
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
West Sussex
Cancer Alliance Surrey and Sussex
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
South East Coast
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Sussex Health and Care Partnership
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS West Sussex CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Urbanites
Group: Ageing urban living
Subgroup: Self-sufficient retirement
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Horsham BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Horsham BUASD
Workplace Zone E33045101
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Horsham 006
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Horsham 006E
Output Area / Small Area 5B3