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County or areaWest Sussex
Postcode districtRH17
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min4:45 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 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°C871 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November46 days of air frost, 16 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 · 1.2 miLake Hartlake · 1.0 miWykehurst Placehistoric site · 2.5 miMill Hillhill · 1.0 miHighbeeches Forestforest · 2.2 miThe Lakelake · 3.0 miBrantridge Forestforest · 2.5 miHungry Bottomvalley · 1.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesStaplefield Commonpark · under a mile · 3 haUpper Staplefield Commonpark · under a mileCuckfield Golf Coursegolf course · 1.5 mi · 40 haTilgate Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 93 haBeech Farm Fieldplaying field · 1.8 mi · 6 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 20199 mi away, Newdigate, SurreyMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202437 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 6.1 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 10 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
Elevation67 m220 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 50 to 128 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAshdown Nuffield Hospital3.8 miGP surgeryOuse Valley Practice1.8 miPharmacyCuckfield Chemist2.7 miDentistDumbledore Primary Care Centre1.8 miPolice stationHaywards Heath Police Station4.0 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Cuckfield, Cuckfield2.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 primary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimarySt. Mark's CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 100 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHandcross Primary Schoolages 2-11, 238 pupils1.8 miSecondaryWarden Park Secondary Academyages 11-16, 1,541 pupils3.1 miCollegePlumpton College10.4 miUniversityUniversity of Sussex12.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW7.7 miRailway stationBalcombe2.3 miBus stationBus StationCrawley5.2 miFerryNewhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal20 miBus stops13 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseHaywards Heath1.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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