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BN5 9 in Horsham

Horsham council area · BN5 9 postcode sector

Explore recorded housing and local services for postcode sector BN5 9 in Horsham. Check the data sources, coverage and nearby sectors.

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Area guideBN5 9 · BN5 district6 of 6 evidence categories available

A first look at BN5 9

Start with the home, then the everyday details. These records describe a postcode sector; check the address before deciding.

Compare with other places
Recorded sale median
£560,000107 sales · 2025
Nearest recorded station
7.6 kmUndated · straight line from the approximate centre
Evidence available
6 / 6Data categories, not an area rating

Gigabit availability averages 59.9% across 274 residential postcode records in BN5 9, using Ofcom's January 2026 snapshot. This gives each postcode equal weight, not each home. Check the exact address for service.

What stands out in the records

  • Mapped parks nearby

    The nearest mapped park is 0.2 km from the BN5 9 sector centre, with 4 mapped parks within 1 km. These are map counts and straight-line distances, not a measure of park quality or access routes.

  • Station and supermarket distances

    From the BN5 9 sector centre, the nearest mapped station is 7.5 km away and supermarket 1.3 km away in a straight line. These are not journey times.

  • Recorded sales

    BN5 9 has a recorded sale median of £560,000 from 107 sales. These 2025 transactions do not establish a price trend or current asking price.

Streets and surroundings

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Housing

What homes have sold for

These are recorded sale medians for BN5 9. They are not current asking prices or valuations.

Hover or tap a bar to see the sales sample.

107 sales in sample
99 sales in sample
52 sales in sample
28 sales in sample
19 sales in sample
8 sales in sample
Land Registry source

Transfers dated 2025. A small sample can move the median sharply.

The dated rent series below covers a wider local authority, not this postcode sector. Use live rental searches below to check current asking rents.

How prices have changed nearby

ONS monthly averages for Horsham local authority. This is a wider area than the postcode sector above, whose recorded sale figures are medians for 2025.

This sector overlaps more than one council area

ONS boundaries dated December 2025 put the largest share of the mapped sector overlap in Horsham, about 80.7%. This compares land area, not homes or addresses.

Other overlaps of at least 5%: Mid Sussex 19.3%. The charts cover Horsham only.

The boundaries cover about 99.8% of the stored sector shape. Coastlines, simplified boundaries and source dates can leave gaps or small overlaps. ONS boundary source, Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025.

Average monthly private rent

£1,474Latest observed month · Aug 2026

Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026Monthly values from £1,079 to £1,474. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£1.5k£1.3k£1.1k202020232026
Aug 2026£1,474

Sept 2020 to Aug 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking rent.

How to read these figures

The ONS rent measure includes new and existing tenancies. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026
MonthAverage
Aug 2026£1,474
Jul 2026£1,465
Jun 2026£1,460
May 2026£1,455
Apr 2026£1,449
Mar 2026£1,444
Feb 2026£1,442
Jan 2026£1,439
Dec 2025£1,435
Nov 2025£1,430
Oct 2025£1,426
Sept 2025£1,422
Aug 2025£1,420
Jul 2025£1,416
Jun 2025£1,411
May 2025£1,403
Apr 2025£1,396
Mar 2025£1,391
Feb 2025£1,387
Jan 2025£1,383
Dec 2024£1,375
Nov 2024£1,366
Oct 2024£1,356
Sept 2024£1,351
Aug 2024£1,345
Jul 2024£1,337
Jun 2024£1,328
May 2024£1,323
Apr 2024£1,319
Mar 2024£1,311
Feb 2024£1,296
Jan 2024£1,277
Dec 2023£1,260
Nov 2023£1,249
Oct 2023£1,243
Sept 2023£1,238
Aug 2023£1,230
Jul 2023£1,221
Jun 2023£1,213
May 2023£1,205
Apr 2023£1,202
Mar 2023£1,197
Feb 2023£1,192
Jan 2023£1,187
Dec 2022£1,183
Nov 2022£1,182
Oct 2022£1,177
Sept 2022£1,172
Aug 2022£1,165
Jul 2022£1,161
Jun 2022£1,159
May 2022£1,153
Apr 2022£1,148
Mar 2022£1,141
Feb 2022£1,136
Jan 2022£1,125
Dec 2021£1,116
Nov 2021£1,108
Oct 2021£1,106
Sept 2021£1,103
Aug 2021£1,097
Jul 2021£1,092
Jun 2021£1,089
May 2021£1,089
Apr 2021£1,088
Mar 2021£1,087
Feb 2021£1,084
Jan 2021£1,083
Dec 2020£1,081
Nov 2020£1,081
Oct 2020£1,079
Sept 2020£1,079

Average house price

£441,654Latest observed month · Jul 2026

Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026Monthly values from £378,074 to £451,593. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£451.6k£414.8k£378.1k202020232026
Jul 2026£441,654

Aug 2020 to Jul 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking price or valuation.

How to read these figures

The UK House Price Index uses a geometric mean for this local authority. It differs from the sector sale median above in geography, period and calculation. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026
MonthAverage
Jul 2026£441,654
Jun 2026£436,790
May 2026£439,863
Apr 2026£439,865
Mar 2026£443,538
Feb 2026£439,867
Jan 2026£443,608
Dec 2025£443,236
Nov 2025£451,593
Oct 2025£446,353
Sept 2025£447,752
Aug 2025£444,069
Jul 2025£438,767
Jun 2025£437,889
May 2025£435,292
Apr 2025£441,298
Mar 2025£434,835
Feb 2025£429,283
Jan 2025£424,016
Dec 2024£423,731
Nov 2024£424,070
Oct 2024£424,331
Sept 2024£427,836
Aug 2024£428,253
Jul 2024£426,281
Jun 2024£421,054
May 2024£416,970
Apr 2024£416,898
Mar 2024£412,828
Feb 2024£416,433
Jan 2024£412,294
Dec 2023£413,383
Nov 2023£418,019
Oct 2023£425,994
Sept 2023£427,526
Aug 2023£425,182
Jul 2023£420,704
Jun 2023£425,444
May 2023£425,810
Apr 2023£437,215
Mar 2023£440,682
Feb 2023£440,694
Jan 2023£434,395
Dec 2022£434,120
Nov 2022£439,160
Oct 2022£438,611
Sept 2022£436,060
Aug 2022£433,469
Jul 2022£434,974
Jun 2022£423,148
May 2022£412,979
Apr 2022£409,531
Mar 2022£415,405
Feb 2022£412,953
Jan 2022£409,272
Dec 2021£409,211
Nov 2021£413,217
Oct 2021£408,015
Sept 2021£397,848
Aug 2021£391,259
Jul 2021£387,657
Jun 2021£385,436
May 2021£381,875
Apr 2021£378,074
Mar 2021£379,086
Feb 2021£380,405
Jan 2021£380,675
Dec 2020£381,575
Nov 2020£381,011
Oct 2020£384,446
Sept 2020£382,530
Aug 2020£379,978
Everyday life

Connections and nearby services

Service distances are straight lines from an approximate sector centre. They do not measure a route or journey time.

Broadband and mobile

  • Gigabit availability across postcodesEstimate59.9%Mean across 274 residential postcode percentages · January 2026
  • 4G outdoor coverage100%Local authority: Horsham; 69,847 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
  • 5G outdoor coverage99.7%Local authority: Horsham; 69,847 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
Sources and limits
  • Gigabit availability across postcodesMean across 274 residential postcode percentages · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataUnweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverageLocal authority: Horsham; 69,847 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataPredicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverageLocal authority: Horsham; 69,847 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataHigh-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.

Broadband is a mean of residential postcode percentages, not a sector premises rate. Mobile figures describe outdoor coverage from at least one operator across the named local authority. Check your network and address.

Transport and amenities

Scale: 0 to 10 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest train station7.6 km
  • Nearest supermarket1.3 km
  • Nearest post office1.4 km
  • Nearest GP practice1.7 km
  • Nearest hospital9.9 km
  • Nearest gym8.1 km
  • Nearest restaurant1.3 km
  • Nearest community centre1.3 km
  • Nearest mapped free parking2.8 km
  • Nearest Waitrose6 km
  • Mapped pubs in sector9 pubsInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest train stationStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap rail stationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarketStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap supermarketsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post officeStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap post officesDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practiceStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government GP practice locationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospitalStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government hospital locations in EnglandDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gymStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap gymsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurantStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap restaurantsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centreStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap community centresDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parkingStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parkingDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest WaitroseStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location dataDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sectorInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap pubsA mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.

Outdoor access

Scale: 0 to 10 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest park0.2 km
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km0 weighted haWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
  • Parks within 1 km4 parksWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest parkStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parksDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsWeighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsCounts mapped parks near the sector centre.
Local details

Places in the records

Explore named places in the available records. Map links appear only where the source includes a location.

Supermarket brand distances

Waitrose
8.96 km
Tesco
7.65 km
Sainsbury's
1.33 km
Aldi
10.89 km
Lidl
9.51 km
M&S
11.27 km

Straight-line distance from the sector centre. A nearby shop may be outside the sector.

About these records

SourceStored supermarket brand locations, mainly OpenStreetMap; Waitrose also uses a brand location file

Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. A value under 1 km does not prove a shop is inside the boundary. Locations and opening status are undated.

Listed buildings

Recorded listed buildings
185
Grade II*
7
Grade II
178

Recorded points inside this sector. The dataset covers England.

About these records

SourceHistoric England listed-building points

Recorded points inside this sector. The source covers England; absence of this block does not establish that there are no listed buildings.

Mapped bathing-water site

Southwick
11.29 km

Nearest mapped bathing-water site, not necessarily the nearest beach. No current water-quality claim.

About these records

SourceEnvironment Agency bathing-water locations in England

Nearest site in this dataset, measured in a straight line from the sector centre. It is not necessarily the nearest beach. The stored classification has no verified year, so no current water-quality claim is made.

Named pubs recorded in the sector

The White Hart
Mapped in sectorSee location
The Fox
Mapped in sectorSee location
The Wheatsheaf
Mapped in sectorSee location
The Bull Inn
Mapped in sectorSee location
The Shepherd & Dog
Mapped in sectorSee location
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The Royal Oak
Mapped in sectorSee location

Undated map records. Check that a pub still exists and is open before visiting.

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SourceOpenStreetMap pub locations

Up to six names from an undated map snapshot. Check whether a venue still exists or is open before visiting.

Schools

School evidence

Recorded school locations, not catchment areas or a promise of admission.

1Primaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset1.9 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
Historical inspection ratings

100% of rated schools in the source dataset were rated Good or better. The rated-school denominator and inspection dates are unknown, so this is not a current rating for the schools counted above.

0Secondaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset8.1 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
0Grammarrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset6.7 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
0Independentrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset4.7 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre

This dataset does not establish school coverage outside England. A school inside the sector or nearby does not establish admission eligibility. Check current inspection reports and admissions rules with the school or local authority.

Recorded crime

Undated crime records

The observation period is unknown. These figures cannot tell you current crime levels or personal safety.

For a current picture, check police information for the address. Services and coverage vary across the UK.

View undated recorded incidents

These are raw counts, not population-adjusted risk rates. Coverage is not fully verified and counts depend on reporting and police recording practices.

415recorded incidents in the available dataset
Violence and sexual offences
170
Anti-social behaviour
53
Criminal damage and arson
39
Public order
31
Other theft
30
Vehicle crime
21
Burglary
19
Shoplifting
19
Other crime
13
Possession of weapons
12
Drugs
4
Bicycle theft
3
Theft from the person
1

Current listings

See what is on the market

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Places to compare

These are evidence matches from across the nationwide postcode sector dataset. Some may be far from BN5 9. Compare the recorded measures and distance before deciding which guides to open.

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Postcode sectorSale median (2025)Sales in sampleFrom BN5 9Shared evidence
BN5 9WoodmancoteThis area · Horsham
£560,000
107
This area
Reference sector
GU6 8GU6 8 in Waverley area guideWaverley
£565,000£5,000 higher than this area
199
28.1 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest park0.2 km0.2 km
Gigabit availability60%66%
TN20 6TN20 6 in Wealden area guideWealden
£530,000£30,000 lower than this area
41
36.7 km
MeasureHereThere
Gigabit availability60%60%
Nearest park0.2 km0.3 km
RG4 9RG4 9 in South Oxfordshire area guideSouth Oxfordshire
£580,000£20,000 higher than this area
85
81.7 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest supermarket1.3 km1.3 km
Gigabit availability60%65%
LS22 5LS22 5 in North Yorkshire area guideNorth Yorkshire
£597,500£37,500 higher than this area
86
342.6 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest park0.2 km0.2 km
Gigabit availability60%65%
Nearest station7.6 km8.3 km

Recorded sales cover 2025; these medians are not current asking prices. Distances are straight lines between approximate sector centres, not travel routes. Missing values remain unknown.

How these comparisons were made

Sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. Suggestion reasons use the available sale medians, Ofcom January 2026 residential broadband availability, calculated as an unweighted mean of postcode percentages and undated OpenStreetMap station, supermarket and park locations. Distances to mapped places are also straight lines from approximate sector centres. A suggestion shares several measures with this sector; it is not a suitability score.

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About the evidence

Sources and limits

This guide covers postcode sector BN5 9, not the whole of Horsham. 6 of 6 evidence categories are available. Missing values mean unknown.

See metric sources and dates

Sector sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. The guide shows standard residential transactions for 2025, grouped by property type, with at least five sales per published median. School locations were processed from Get Information about Schools with OpenStreetMap fallback where needed. Check current English school inspection reports with Ofsted. Recorded crime counts use Police.uk open data; the processed sector file does not retain an observation period.

  • Gigabit availability across postcodes. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Mean across 274 residential postcode percentages. Unweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: Horsham; 69,847 premises; at least one operator. Predicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: Horsham; 69,847 premises; at least one operator. High-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.
  • Nearest train station. OpenStreetMap rail stations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarket. OpenStreetMap supermarkets; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post office. OpenStreetMap post offices; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practice. Government GP practice locations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospital. Government hospital locations in England; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest park. OpenStreetMap parks; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gym. OpenStreetMap gyms; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurant. OpenStreetMap restaurants; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centre. OpenStreetMap community centres; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parking. OpenStreetMap parking; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest Waitrose. Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location data; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sector. OpenStreetMap pubs; Undated snapshot; Inside postcode sector boundary. A mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Weighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Counts mapped parks near the sector centre.

Housing figures are recorded sale medians. Service distances, where shown, are straight lines from an approximate postcode-sector centre. School ratings may have changed. Crime figures are raw recorded counts with no verified period in this model.

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