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Thinking of living at RH16 1BQ? 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.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 67% met the expected standard |
| Warden Park Primary Academy | Primary | 850 m | 60% met the expected standard |
| Harlands Primary School | Primary | 1000 m | 57% met the expected standard |
| St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 63% met the expected standard |
| Blackthorns Community Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 77% met the expected standard |
| Oathall Community College | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 51.6 · 16% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Warden Park Secondary Academy | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 52.4 · 15% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Paul's Catholic College | Secondary | 5.3 km | Attainment 8: 55.5 · 14.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Great Walstead School | Independent | 3.6 km | – |
| Ardingly College | Independent | 4.2 km | 52.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Central Education | Independent | 4.9 km | Attainment 8: 7.7 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near RH16 1BQ, 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 | Victoria Park (Haywards Heath) | 670 m | 8 |
| Cricket | Haywards Heath Cricket Club | 350 m | 7 |
| Swimming | The Dolphin | 330 m | 6 |
| Football | Hanbury Stadium | 1.4 km | 5 |
| Golf | Haywards Heath Golf Club | 1.8 km | 4 |
| Multi-sport | The Dolphin | 330 m | 1 |
| Squash | The Dolphin | 330 m | 1 |
| Bowls | Haywards Heath and Beech Hurst Bowls Club | 940 m | 1 |
| Gymnastics | Be Yoga | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Netball Court | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Padel | Smash Padel Mid Sussex | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Leylands Park | 4.3 km | 1 |
| Bmx | Burgess Hill BMX Track | 4.3 km | 1 |
| Sailing | Ardingly Activity Centre | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Fishing | Ardingly Activity Centre | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Windsurfing | Ardingly Activity Centre | 4.4 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 18. 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: 45% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Haywards Heath, a few minutes' walk (250 m), with 4.0m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Market Square, 150 m away, with a bus about every 9 minutes on weekdays (routes 39, 30, 31, 33); 52 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 44 minutes away by public transport (28 by car).
Central London is 56 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (850 m); 67% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Lindfield Primary Academy (1.9 km).
The nearest secondary is Oathall Community College, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 51.6 · 16% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Paul's Catholic College (5 km).
The nearest supermarket is Waitrose & Partners, 300 m away, with Amy Food And Wine closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Newtons Practice (400 m), with Kamsons Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, The Barber Shop is 250 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Princess Royal Hospital, 1.6 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 41 restaurants and cafés and 11 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Go Gourmet! is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and Haywards Heath Cricket Club the nearest pub (200 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 78 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 22 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 49% flats and 17% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
It's growing: about 435 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Muster Green, 450 m away; for exercise, Madisons Fitness (Recption & Shop) (200 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.8 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
51 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
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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For holidays, London Gatwick is 18 km away.
Most households own their home, 31% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 46% 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.