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Thinking of living at RH13 6GL? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest primary school, station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School | Primary | 1.6 km | 69% met the expected standard |
| Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Lower Beeding | Primary | 1.9 km | 40% met the expected standard |
| Heron Way Primary School | Primary | 2.9 km | 95% met the expected standard |
| Castlewood Primary School | Primary | 4.1 km | 72% met the expected standard |
| St Mary's CofE (Aided) Primary School | Primary | 4.1 km | 67% met the expected standard |
| The Forest School | Secondary | 3.1 km | – |
| Millais School | Secondary | 3.6 km | Attainment 8: 51.6 · 14.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Tanbridge House School | Secondary | 5.7 km | Attainment 8: 54.2 · 19.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Aurora Vincent House School | Independent | 5.0 km | – |
Every primary near RH13 6GL, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Comptons Tennis Club | 1.8 km | 6 |
| Football | Horsham YMCA FC | 3.7 km | 3 |
| Golf | Mannings Heath Golf Club | 1.6 km | 2 |
| Gymnastics | Pavilions In The Park | 4.4 km | 2 |
| Swimming | Pavilions In The Park | 4.4 km | 2 |
| Cricket | Roffey Cricket Club | 4.6 km | 2 |
| Rugby | Horsham Rugby Football Club | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Horsham R.U.F.C. | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Motocross | Motocross Track | 3.6 km | 1 |
| Shooting | Horsham Rifle and Pistol Club | 3.8 km | 1 |
| Running | Up & Running | 3.9 km | 1 |
| Billiards | The Horsham Club | 4.3 km | 1 |
| Squash | Horsham Sports Club | 4.3 km | 1 |
| Exercise | Pavilions In The Park | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Yoga | Pavilions In The Park | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Trampoline | Pavilions In The Park | 4.4 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 20. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 49% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Horsham, a drive away (4.2 km), with 2.5m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Nuthurst Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 50 minutes on weekdays (routes 17, 89); 2 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 53 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 8% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is St Andrew's CofE Primary School, a short drive or bike ride (1.6 km); 69% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Heron Way Primary School (1.5 km).
The nearest secondary is The Forest School, 3.1 km away.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Tanbridge House School (3.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express, 3.1 km away, with Elite Garages (S&M Tyres Limited) closer still (1.2 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Park Surgery (4.4 km), with Nories Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (3.9 km).
For a haircut, Karen's Beauty Rooms is 3.2 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Princess Royal Hospital, 16 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 57% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 53% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 17 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 4 restaurants and cafés, 11 pubs and bars.
Engine House Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (2.4 km), and The Black Horse Inn the nearest pub (1.6 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 43 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 100 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 59% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is New Street Gardens, 3.9 km away; for exercise, Outdoor pool (2.7 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.3 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, London Gatwick is 15 km away.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Neighbours tend to stay put: 47% of households own their home outright.
It's highly educated: 44% of adults have a degree.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.