Postcode RH15 8AF (Mid Sussex)

Map showing RH15 8AF and nearby postcodes

The postcode RH15 8AF is located in Mid Sussex, in the county of West Sussex. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. RH15 8AF is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

RH15 8AF is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 7.4 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 RH15 8AF as Suburbanites > Suburban achievers > Detached retirement living.

The closest road name to RH15 8AF is Leylands Park which is centered 81 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Leylands Park and is 91 m away. The closest railway station is Wivelsfield Rail Station, 308 m away.

The closest primary school to RH15 8AF (for ages 11 and under) is Sheddingdean Community Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Requires improvement on December 9, 2021. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is St Paul's Catholic College.

The local pub for residents of RH15 8AF is The Windmill and is 161 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Good on February 3, 2022. The nearest takeaway food is available from Baan Thai 2 and is 405 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on December 1, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 78.6 Mbps and an average upload speed of 14.9 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 92.6% 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 2.6 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for RH15 8AF 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 RH15 8AF and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to RH15 8AF, and the approximate distance away.

Leylands Park 81 m
Noel Green 81 m
Lowlands Road 122 m
Munns Drive 145 m
Noel Rise 169 m
Bedelands Close 183 m
The Ridgeway 197 m
Cedar Close 211 m
The Twitten 211 m
Blackhouse Lane 228 m
Leylands Road 256 m
Chestnut Close 271 m
Dumbrills Close 272 m
Millbank 281 m
The Blackthorns 352 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode RH15 8AF

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 RH15 8AF - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Sheddingdean Community Primary School Requires improvement
(December 9, 2021)
462 m
Manor Field Primary School Requires improvement
(June 28, 2018)
486 m
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Burgess Hill Good
(October 12, 2017)
1.3 km
Burgess Hill Girls 1.46 km
The Burgess Hill Academy Good
(May 2, 2019)
1.47 km
Woodlands Meed Good
(June 14, 2018)
1.47 km
The Gattons Infant School Requires improvement
(September 30, 2021)
1.63 km
Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill Requires improvement
(March 6, 2019)
1.65 km
London Meed Community Primary School Requires improvement
(October 9, 2019)
1.72 km
Southway Junior School Good
(July 4, 2019)
1.94 km
St Paul's Catholic College 2.21 km
Bolnore Village Primary School Good
(September 25, 2019)
2.93 km
Wivelsfield Primary School Good
(February 23, 2017)
3.52 km
Hurstpierpoint College 3.65 km
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 4.11 km
St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School, Haywards Heath Good
(May 9, 2019)
4.24 km
Hassocks Infant School Good
(January 20, 2022)
4.39 km
Warden Park Primary Academy Good
(June 12, 2019)
4.46 km
Warden Park Secondary Academy Good
(January 20, 2017)
4.48 km
Northlands Wood Primary Academy Good
(February 12, 2020)
4.58 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from RH15 8AF - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Lidl Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
November 13, 2021
161 m
The Windmill Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
February 3, 2022
161 m
Burgess Hill Town Football Club Other catering premises 5
Very Good
September 11, 2021
275 m
Southdown FC Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 11, 2022
275 m
Baan Thai 2 Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
December 1, 2020
405 m
The Royal Fish Bar Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
September 8, 2020
405 m
The Tasty Crust Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 22, 2020
405 m
The Watermill Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 3, 2020
405 m
Wivelsfield Newsagent Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 3, 2020
405 m
World's End Post Office Retailers - other 5
Very Good
August 8, 2019
429 m
Chartwells At Sheddingdean Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 3, 2021
462 m
Chartwells At Manor Field Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 3, 2021
486 m
Pioneer Childcare Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 3, 2021
486 m
Platform 3 Pre-School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
December 7, 2021
486 m
Munchies Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 13, 2021
515 m
Bereavement Cafe Other catering premises 5
Very Good
September 29, 2021
530 m
Men's Breakfast Other catering premises 5
Very Good
September 29, 2021
530 m
St Andrew's Pre-School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 5, 2017
530 m
St Anne's Residential Care Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 19, 2021
562 m
Jessica's Chemist Retailers - other Exempt
September 19, 2017
617 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to RH15 8AF - Data from Apr 2022

Leylands Park Bus Stop/Station 91 m
Leylands Park Bus Stop/Station 153 m
Lidl Bus Stop/Station 167 m
Lidl Bus Stop/Station 209 m
Leylands Wood Bus Stop/Station 254 m
Wivelsfield Rail Station Taxi Rank 349 m
Church Road Taxi Rank 1.05 km
Library Taxi Rank 1.15 km
Wivelsfield Rail Station Rail 308 m
Wivelsfield Rail Station Rail 321 m
Burgess Hill Rail Station Rail 1.18 km
Shoreham Brighton City Airport Air 18.66 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 21.41 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 21.46 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to RH15 8AF - Data from Dec 2021

Cooper's Shaw Woodland Or Forest 378 m
Leylands Wood Woodland Or Forest 422 m
Long Wood Woodland Or Forest 547 m
Watford Wood Woodland Or Forest 666 m
Big Wood Woodland Or Forest 978 m
Upper Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.06 km
Ten Acre Gill Valley 1.25 km
Valebridge Pond Inland Water 1.27 km
Lower Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.37 km
Little Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.53 km
Pondtail Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.63 km
Tilebarn Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.69 km
Six Acre Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.81 km
Brooklands Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.87 km
Holmbush Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.9 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for RH15 8AF - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 72.1 Mbps 78.6 Mbps 331 Mbps
Upload 14.5 Mbps 14.9 Mbps 36 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 4.5
30-300 Mbps 7.4% 72.5 14.8
300+ Mbps 92.6% 331 36

Gas Consumption

27 meters consuming 455,392 kWh - mean 16,866 kWh : median 16,134 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

27 meters consuming 119,281 kWh - mean 4,418 kWh : median 3,604 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for RH15 8AF - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County West Sussex
Latitude 50.96423100
Longitude -0.12517900
OS Easting 531752
OS Northing 0119985
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
28262
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Sussex

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Mid Sussex
County Electorial Division Burgess Hill North ED
Electoral Ward Burgess Hill Leylands
Local Authority District Mid Sussex
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 E07000228
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: Suburbanites
Group: Suburban achievers
Subgroup: Detached retirement living
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Burgess Hill BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division (pseudo) England (not covered)
Workplace Zone E33045237
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Mid Sussex 013
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Mid Sussex 013B
Output Area / Small Area 6A3