High Street, Billingshurst, RH14 9PP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding RH14 9PP has a slightly higher male population, with 51.1% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.4%	48.9%	-1.5%	51.0%	-2.1%
Male	49.6%	51.1%	1.5%	49.0%	2.1%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	29.4%	31.6%	2.2%	37.9%	-6.3%
Married: Opposite sex	39.7%	40.8%	1.1%	44.2%	-3.4%
Separated	4.7%	4.8%	0.1%	2.2%	2.6%
Divorced	15%	13.2%	-1.8%	9.1%	4.1%
Widowed	11.2%	9.6%	-1.6%	6.1%	3.5%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	47.8%	45.6%	-2.2%	48.4%	-2.8%
Good health	35.6%	35.8%	0.2%	33.6%	2.2%
Fair health	13.7%	15.9%	2.2%	12.7%	3.2%
Bad health	2.2%	2.1%	-0.1%	4.0%	-1.9%
Very bad health	0.7%	0.6%	-0.1%	1.2%	-0.6%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	15.4%	12.1%	-3.3%	18.2%	-6.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.9%	11.4%	-4.5%	9.6%	1.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15%	14.3%	-0.7%	13.4%	0.9%
Apprenticeship	2.8%	6.6%	3.8%	5.3%	1.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14%	19%	5.0%	16.9%	2.1%
Degree or Similar	31.3%	34.8%	3.5%	33.8%	1.0%
Other	5.6%	1.8%	-3.8%	2.8%	-1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 89.6% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	1.9%	1.8%	-0.1%	1.1%	0.7%
Chinese	0.4%	1.5%	1.1%	0.7%	0.8%
Other Asian	1.9%	3.7%	1.8%	1.6%	2.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.8%	0.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	0.4%	1.2%	0.8%	0.8%	0.4%
White	95.6%	89.6%	-6.0%	81.4%	8.2%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 88.2% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	90.7%	88.2%	-2.5%	83.2%	5.0%
European Union	1.9%	2.5%	0.6%	6.1%	-3.6%
Rest of Europe	0.7%	0.6%	-0.1%	0.8%	-0.2%
Africa	1.5%	3.1%	1.6%	2.7%	0.4%
Middle East and Asia	4.1%	5.6%	1.5%	5.6%	0.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	1.3%	-1.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	90%	87.7%	-2.3%	83.2%	4.5%
10+ Years	1.5%	8.3%	6.8%	9.8%	-1.5%
5-10 Years	4.4%	2.2%	-2.2%	2.9%	-0.7%
2-5 Years	0.7%	1.8%	1.1%	2.2%	-0.4%
Less than 2 years	3.3%	0%	-3.3%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	84.3%	76.7%	7.6%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	0.6%	1.5%	-0.9%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Southern Asia	0.6%	1.2%	-0.6%
South-East Asia	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
No passport held	10.8%	13.5%	-2.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	41.2%	37.2%	4.0%
Christian	48.6%	46.2%	2.4%
Buddhist	3.4%	0.5%	2.9%
Muslim	2.8%	6.5%	-3.7%
Other religion	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Not answered	3.1%	6.0%	-2.9%

Safety

Is High Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around High Street was 132.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 125.4% higher than the Billingshurst average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

High Street has the 5th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Billingshurst and the 28th highest crime rate of 422 local areas in Horsham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 55.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -23.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 74% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£52,300

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in RH14 9PP, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on High Street are based on 465 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Horsham.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for High Street, Billingshurst, RH14 9PP

Estimated Average Property Prices for RH14 9PP

Average Price
£341,414

Semi-Detached
£145,340

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£160,105

Other
£467,208

Estimated Average Property Prices for High Street

Average Price
£368,814

Semi-Detached
£435,175

Terraced
£413,944

Detached
£693,259

Flats/Maisonettes
£244,537

Other
£624,356

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on High Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
29A High Street, Billingshurst, West Sussex Other, an established residential building	£325,000	2022-04-29	£350,078
33 High Street, Billingshurst, West Sussex Other, an established residential building	£99,000	2020-09-21	£113,378
29A High Street, Billingshurst, West Sussex Other, an established residential building	£250,000	2015-07-07	£308,542
49 High Street, Billingshurst, West Sussex Other, an established residential building	£786,000	2014-09-02	£1,020,023
33A High Street, Billingshurst, West Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£110,400	2009-08-04	£169,455

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RH14 9PP

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	105
Retired	67
Part-Time Employee	33
Self-Employed	23
Looking after home or family	14
Unemployed	10
Other	8
Student (economically inactive)	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Professional, scientific and technical activities	17
Human health and social work activities	16
Construction	12
Other	11
Financial and insurance activities	8
Administrative and support service activities	7
Education	7
Transport and storage	7
Information and communication	7
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Manufacturing	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Billingshurst Primary School Upper Station Road , RH14 9RE	2out of 4	730 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Wisborough Green Primary School Newpound Lane , Wisborough Green RH14 0EE	3out of 4	3,780 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Barns Green Primary School The Hordens , RH13 0PJ	3out of 4	4,623 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
William Penn School Brooks Green Road , Coolham RH13 8GR	3out of 4	5,077 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Weald School, The Station Road , RH14 9RY	4out of 4	936 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ingfield Manor School Ingfield Manor Drive , Five Oaks RH14 9AX	3out of 4	2,999 yd	Non-maintained special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Apple Orchard School Apple Orchard School , Five Oaks Road RH13 0RQ	- not rated	3,805 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Muntham House School Barns Green , RH13 0NJ	3out of 4	4,434 yd	Non-maintained special school	No	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Blue India	Blue India, 42 High Street	28 yd
Charcoal Grill	Charcoal Grill, 34 High Street	33 yd
Whispers	Whispers, Whispers	79 yd
Curry Village	Curry Village, 5 Jengers Mead	85 yd
The Chef Thai Cuisine	The Chef Thai Cuisine, 9 Jengers Mead	99 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Billi Tap	The Billi Tap, 44 High Street	37 yd
The Kings Head	The Kings Head, Kings Head	79 yd
The Kings Arms	The Kings Arms, Kings Arms Hotel	302 yd
The Six Bells	The Six Bells, The Six Bells	302 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Master Fryer	The Master Fryer, 12 Jengers Mead	95 yd
Blue Dragon	Blue Dragon, 17 Jengers Mead	99 yd
Gregg's	Gregg's, Unit 2 Billingshurst Business Park	843 yd
King Chef	King Chef, 53 Station Road	1,010 yd
Pizza Planet	Pizza Planet, 55A Station Road	1,018 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, 62 High Street		114 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Manor Field (Closed) Coombe Hill	grass pitches	329 yd
Jubilee Fields JUBILEE FIELDS RECREATION GROUND JUBILEE FIELDS RECREATION GROUND NEWBRIDGE ROAD	grass pitches	613 yd
Forge Way Playing Field (Closed) Forge Way	grass pitches	685 yd
Billingshurst Leisure Centre STATION ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	855 yd
Station Road Football Field (Closed) Station Road	grass pitches	911 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	88.2%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	88.2%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	88.2%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	66.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	169.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	26.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	115 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.