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Thinking of living at RH18 5AN? 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.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Row Church of England Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 300 m | 50% met the expected standard |
| Ashurst Wood Primary School | Primary | 2.0 km | – |
| Estcots Primary School | Primary | 3.9 km | 61% met the expected standard |
| The Meads Primary School | Primary | 4.0 km | 53% met the expected standard |
| Blackwell Primary School | Primary | 5.3 km | 61% met the expected standard |
| Sackville School | Secondary | 3.9 km | Attainment 8: 46.1 · 10.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Imberhorne School | Secondary | 6.7 km | Attainment 8: 45.1 · 12.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Michael Hall School | Independent | 750 m | 30.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Greenfields School | Independent | 1.4 km | 12% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Brambletye School | Independent | 2.0 km | – |
Every primary near RH18 5AN, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Forest Row Sports Ground | 640 m | 7 |
| Squash | Brambletye School | 2.0 km | 4 |
| Swimming | Brambletye School | 2.0 km | 4 |
| Golf | Royal Ashdown Forest Golf Club | 2.1 km | 3 |
| Bowls | Isle of Thorns Bowls Club | 4.4 km | 2 |
| Yoga | Yard Yoga | 320 m | 1 |
| Sailing | Weir Wood Sailing Club | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Running | Red Gra / Running Track | 4.0 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | East Grinstead Rugby Football Club | 4.2 km | 1 |
| Football | East Grinstead Football Club | 4.6 km | 1 |
| Shooting | East Grinstead Target Shooting Club | 4.7 km | 1 |
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: 47% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is East Grinstead, a drive away (5.0 km), with 1.1m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Evelyn Clark Square, 50 m away, with a bus about every 33 minutes on weekdays (routes 270, 500); 6 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 54 minutes away by public transport (30 by car).
Central London is 47 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Forest Row Church of England Primary School and Nursery, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 50% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Sackville School, 3.9 km away; Attainment 8: 46.1 · 10.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is The Coop, 300 m away; Forest Biltong (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Ashdown Forest Health Centre (300 m), with Ashdown Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, The Finishing Touch is 300 m 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: 24 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Forest Row Community Centre is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Swan Hotel the nearest pub (450 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 89 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 116 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 45% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is East Court, 4.4 km away; for exercise, Unite Fitness (4.5 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.8 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, London Gatwick is 17 km away.
29 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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Neighbours tend to stay put: 44% of households own their home outright.
It's highly educated: 45% 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.