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RH18 5BQ

Forest Row

Wealden

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Detailed insights for RH18 5BQ

Overview

Postcode RH18 5BQ is located in an urban city, within the Forest Row ward of Wealden in the South East region, and forms part of the Forest Row & Coleman's Hatch area. It has very low deprivation and very low crime levels, with around 34.4 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. The average income of residents in Forest Row & Coleman's Hatch is £58,500 per year. The nearest station is East Grinstead located about 3.4 miles away. There are 1 primary and no secondary schools in the area.

Crime rate
2/10
Crimes per 1k residents
34
Deprivation level
2/10
Income level
7/10
Social housing
0%
Connectivity
N/A
Flood Risk
No risk
Noise Level
No noise

Deprivation level

2/10

Forest Row & Coleman's Hatch has a very low level of deprivation, ranked at position 26,724 out of 32,844 areas in the United Kingdom — placing it within the bottom 19% least deprived areas in England.

Crime level

2/10

Forest Row & Coleman's Hatch has a very low crime rate, with approximately 34.4 reported incidents per 1,000 residents each year.

Social housing

0%

Approximately 0.0% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 9.3% of dwellings are socially rented.

Income level

7/10

The average income of residents in Forest Row & Coleman's Hatch is £58,500 per year.

Noise Level

No noise

No significant noise sources from railways or roads near RH18 5BQ.

Flood risk

No risk

Forest Row & Coleman's Hatch near RH18 5BQ has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.

Transport

The nearest station is East Grinstead located about 3.4 miles away. There are no other stations nearby.

Parks

No parks nearby

Area Profile

Population
312
Population density
258 per km²

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
232
74.6%
Other White
43
13.83%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
15
4.82%
Other
6
1.93%
Irish
4
1.29%
Total population: 311

Housing

Housing tenure

Owns outright
51
41.46%
Owns with a mortgage
38
30.89%
Private landlord or letting agency
23
18.7%
Other forms of private rent
11
8.94%
Total households: 123

Property prices in Forest Row

Based on 49 recent sales, the median property price is £450,000 in Forest Row area, with individual transactions ranging from £105,000 up to £1,600,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Forest Row in the last year.

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Forest Row over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian
Detached18£680,000
Flats7£195,000
Semi-Detached14£402,500
Terraced10£376,000

10 year median price trend in Forest Row

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Forest Row.

Schools

In the RH18 5BQ postcode area, located within Forest Row & Coleman's Hatch, there are 1 primary and 0 secondary schools in close proximity.

Nearby primary and secondary schools for RH18 5BQ
DistancePhaseNameTypeRating
0.3 miPrimaryForest Row Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school

Good

0.5 miNot applicableMichael Hall SchoolOther independent school

Requires improvement

0.8 miNot applicableGreenfields SchoolOther independent school

N/A

Local amenities

No amenities nearby

Council Tax Bands

Annual council tax rates for Wealden district (2025-26).

Band A£1,739
Band B£2,029
Band C£2,319
Band D£2,608
Band E£3,188
Band F£3,768
Band G£4,347
Band H£5,217

Council tax bands are based on the value of your property. Most homes fall into bands A to D.

Geographic Information

RegionSouth EastUKJ
DistrictWealdenE07000065
Parliamentary ConstituencyEast Grinstead and UckfieldE14001212
WardForest RowE05011635
ParishForest RowE04003841
MSOA (Middle Layer Super Output Area)Forest Row & Coleman's HatchE02004403
LSOA (Lower Layer Super Output Area)Wealden 001BE01021168
Police ForceSussex
Postcode Introduced1980-01-01

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Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 01/12/2025.