Horsham
Local authority in South East · 89 neighbourhoods
Close to South East's middle on most measures.
Areas
16 areasAgainst South East: to the right is safer, better schools, pricier. The tick is South East's middle.
- Littlehaven · RH128 neighbourhoods£5,390 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Horsham South, Mannings Heath & Nuthurst · RH135 neighbourhoods£5,330 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Southwater · RH136 neighbourhoods£5,120 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Rudgwick, Slinfold & Barns Green · RH134 neighbourhoods£4,930 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Henfield & Small Dole · BN55 neighbourhoods£4,900 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Horsham East & Roffey · RH135 neighbourhoods£4,900 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Horsham West · RH127 neighbourhoods£4,900 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Horsham Central · RH127 neighbourhoods£4,850 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- West Chiltington Common · RH204 neighbourhoods£4,690 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Steyning & Upper Beeding · BN445 neighbourhoods£4,680 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Per m²
- £4,800 per m² · typical South East neighbourhood £4,400
- By type
- Flat £224k · Terraced £370k · Semi £438k · Detached £661k
- 1-year change
- +2.6%
- Neighbourhoods
- 89
Sources
HM Land Registry sales: the middle of the council's neighbourhoods' prices per m², beside the middle of South East's, and typical prices by type from the area price bands. Area figures only, never a home's value.
- Crime
- 43.5 per 1,000 a year · South East 68.2
- Among councils
- Safer than 88%
Sources
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents a year (police.uk), the council's own figure; South East pools every council's crimes and residents.
Schools
49 state schools- Primary
- 43
- Secondary
- 6
- Outstanding
- 2
- Primaries nearby
- Stronger than in 84% of councils
Sources
State primaries and secondaries inside its boundary (DfE GIAS, Ofsted). The standing is each neighbourhood's best primary within 1 km, among South East's primaries.
- Station walk
- 40 min median · typical walk
Sources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood's walk to a station; protected cycle lanes and Cycleways inside the council.
Green & quiet
On map- Noise
- 23% over 55 dB
Sources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood: green space, the share of homes at 55 dB or more from road or rail, and air where it is published.
People
Census 2021- Household income
- £67,500 a year · typical South East neighbourhood £62,000
- Social renting
- 9% of homes · typical South East neighbourhood 9%
- Most-deprived fifth
- 0% of its neighbourhoods
- Least-deprived fifth
- 48% of its neighbourhoods
Sources
Income (ONS) and social renting (Census 2021) beside the middle of South East's neighbourhoods. Deprivation is the official Index of Multiple Deprivation for each neighbourhood, not its people: the share of the council's neighbourhoods in England's most and least deprived fifths.
Living costs
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Questions people ask
Is Horsham safe?
Police recorded about 43.5 crimes for every 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026, lower than South East as a whole (68.2). Figures run high in busy centres where few people live, and they can't tell you how one street feels, so visit at different times of day.
How much do homes cost in Horsham?
Homes sold for a typical £4,850 per m² in the year to August 2026, higher than South East as a whole (£4,390 per m²). At that rate a 70 m² two-bedroom flat would cost roughly £340,000. This is a rough guide, not a valuation.
How many schools are there in Horsham?
There are 43 state primary and 6 state secondary schools inside Horsham's boundary. Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place, so check each school's admissions rules.
Is Horsham a deprived area?
0% of Horsham's 89 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived fifth in England, and 48% among the least deprived fifth, on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation. It combines income, jobs, health, education, crime, housing and living environment.