Henfield

10°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 11° / 9° · 34% rain
• Tomorrow: 12° / 9° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:00Sunset 16:29

9h 29m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

42US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Storrington Roadside, United Kingdom

• 6.5 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 4.9% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

28 reported · August 2026▲ 33% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour12
• Violence & sexual offences6
• Public order4
• Other theft3

Neighbourhood team: Cowfold, Shermanbury, West Grinstead and Henfield · Sussex

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

291 reported road collisions (2025)

95 killed or seriously injured · 410 casualties · 19.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

46 food businesses within 2 miles

• 40 rated 4–5 ★ (33 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 15 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£441,491 average▼ 0.5% YoY

Across Horsham · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,474 average monthly rent▲ 3.8% YoY

• 1 bed £1,023
• 2 bed £1,352
• 3 bed £1,700

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

11.5× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 11.5 times median annual pay (11.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

2,105 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 172.9p · Asda (8.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 197.9p · Asda (8.4 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

5 charging locations within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Henfield Leisure Centre (0.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Swimming pools9
• Sports pitches9
• Playgrounds10

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

146,778 residents in Horsham · 277/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 59%
• 65+: 23%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK9,413
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK8,208
• Net moves+1,205

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 279 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,441 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band D (22% of 66,760)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

65 schools · 21,370 pupils

43 primary · 5 secondary · 17 other

Ofsted: 18 of 23 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (78%)

53 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Horsham

991 CQC-registered services

• Care homes342
• GP practices107
• Dentists220
• Homecare agencies210
• Hospitals & hospices37

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · West Sussex

• Not in the Green Belt
• 94 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

337 applications decided

87.2% granted · 294 granted, 43 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Andrew Griffith

Conservative

Arundel and South Downs

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Con 12
• LD 25
• Grn 9
• Ref 1
• Oth 1

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools1
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens22
• Restaurants & cafés7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

8,420 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

63 jobs advertised · £33,265 avg

e.g. Streetworks Operative, Event Staff, Property Preparation Cleaner

Source: Adzuna

£871 median full-time weekly pay

2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£34,400 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

47% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 66,536 certificates

8.6% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

53% low-carbon electricity

Gas 47% · Wind 38% · Nuclear 9% · Biomass 5%

189 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 86 yrs women · 82 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (West Sussex): 64.5 women · 63.1 men

62% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.6
• Feeling worthwhile7.8
• Happiness yesterday7.4
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.5

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

2 GP surgeries · 1 pharmacy in BN5

• Henfield Medical Centre
• Sussex Primary Care Ehub

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Arundel and South Downs:

• Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death1,230 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks545 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases317 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND212 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills200 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  St Peter's Church, Henfield · 0.5 km

  St Peter's Church is a Church of England parish church in the large village of Henfield, West Sussex. Placed on the site of an 8th-century Saxon church also dedicated to St Peter, it was built in the 13th, 14th and 15…

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  Henfield · 0.6 km

  Henfield is a large village and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. It lies 41 miles (66 km) south of London, 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Brighton, and 30 miles (48 km) east northeast of th…

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  Henfield railway station · 1.0 km

  Henfield railway station was a railway station on the Steyning Line which served the village of Henfield. It was equipped with a siding which received coal to serve the Steam Mill and Gas Works.

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  Woods Mill · 2.2 km

  Woods Mill is a 19-hectare (47-acre) nature reserve south of Henfield in West Sussex. It is managed by the Sussex Wildlife Trust.

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  Woodmancote, Horsham District · 2.2 km

  Woodmancote is a village and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. The village is 1 mile (1.6 km) south-east of Henfield on the A281 road. It should not be confused with the other West Sussex v…

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  Betley Bridge · 2.3 km

  Betley Bridge is a disused railway bridge, now a rail trail bridge, which crosses the confluence of the East and West Adur rivers North of Henfield in West Sussex. The Steyning Line from Shoreham to Guildford passed o…

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