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County or areaWest Sussex
Postcode districtRH17
Telephone code01444
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:45 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:01 am – 3:56 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,869 residentsin the Balcombe & Handcross census areaMedian age 44.73,185 households68% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright11% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 4,007 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: health and social work 11%, retail and wholesale 11%, education 10%Getting to work: 46% work from home, 46% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C877 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November47 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksNymans NThistoric site · under a mileHighbeeches Forestforest · 1.4 miHungry Bottomvalley · under a mileLake Hartlake · 2.2 miCanadian Valleyvalley · under a mileBrantridge Forestforest · 2.0 miChestnut Hillhill · 1.1 miSilt Lakelake · 2.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesStaplefield Commonpark · 1.2 mi · 3 haTilgate Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 93 haUpper Staplefield Commonpark · 1.6 miFinches Fieldplaying field · 1.7 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes19 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Feb 20198 mi away, Newdigate, SurreyMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202439 mi away, English ChannelSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.8 · PM2.5 6.7 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband56% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,828 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation153 m502 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 81 to 153 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCrawley Hospital4.3 miGP surgeryOuse Valley Practice2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyKamsons Pharmacy3.0 miDentistDumbledore Primary Care Centreunder a milePolice stationCrawley Police Station4.5 miCash machineRontec - Broadfield Service Station, Broadfield3.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 primary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimaryHandcross Primary Schoolages 2-11, 238 pupilsunder a mileIndependentBrighton College Prep Handcrossages 2-14, 443 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThomas Bennett Community Collegeages 11-18, 1,261 pupils3.2 miCollegePlumpton College11.8 miUniversityUniversity of Sussex14.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW6.6 miRailway stationBalcombe2.8 miBus stationBus StationCrawley4.1 miFerryNewhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal21 miBus stops26 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseHaywards Heathunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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