Horsham

21°CLight rain shower

• Today: 22° / 16° · 87% rain
• Tomorrow: 23° / 17° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:31Sunset 19:22

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

28US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Storrington Roadside, United Kingdom

291 reported · July 2026▲ 10% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour111
• Violence & sexual offences65
• Shoplifting47
• Criminal damage & arson18

7 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Denne and Forest · Sussex

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

282 reported road collisions (2024)

75 killed or seriously injured · 395 casualties · 19.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

247 food businesses within 2 miles

• 219 rated 4–5 ★ (197 top)
• 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Horsham (0.7 km)
• 51 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£436,940 average▼ 0.2% YoY

Across Horsham · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,465 average monthly rent▲ 3.5% YoY

• 1 bed £1,017
• 2 bed £1,344
• 3 bed £1,689

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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

• Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (9.3 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (9.3 km)

9 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

14 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Piries Place Car Park (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Gyms6
• Swimming pools25
• Sports pitches47
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds13

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)

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 290 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Horsham

988 CQC-registered services

• Care homes343
• GP practices106
• Dentists219
• Homecare agencies210
• Hospitals & hospices37

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · West Sussex

• In a conservation area (Horsham Conservation Area)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 127 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

343 applications decided

93% granted · 319 granted, 24 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

John Milne

Liberal Democrat

Horsham

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Con 12
• LD 26
• Grn 9
• Ref 1

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

• Schools10
• GPs & clinics5
• Pharmacies4
• Supermarkets5
• Parks & greens148
• Restaurants & cafés84

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

8,355 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

1,137 jobs advertised · £40,107 avg

e.g. D&T Instructor/Teacher, Mobile Vehicle Technician, Support Worker

Source: Adzuna

£871 median full-time weekly pay

1.9% 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

14% low-carbon electricity

Imports 64% · Gas 22% · Wind 8% · Solar 5%

146 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 86 yrs women · 82 yrs 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Horsham:

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership478 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s399 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test345 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership311 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office310 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Horsham Town Hall · 0.2 km

  Horsham Town Hall is a municipal building in the Market Square in Horsham, West Sussex. Established by the mid-17th century, it was used as a market house, a facility for dispensing justice and a meeting place for the…

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  Horsham Museum · 0.2 km

  Horsham Museum is a museum in Horsham, West Sussex, England. It was founded in August 1893 by volunteers of the Free Christian Church and became part of Horsham District Council in 1974. It is a fully accredited museu…

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  Horsham · 0.2 km

  Horsham is a market town and civil parish on the upper reaches of the River Arun on the fringe of the Weald, in West Sussex, England. The town lies 31 miles (50 km) south-south-west of London, 18.5 miles (30 km) north…

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  Rising Universe · 0.3 km

  Rising Universe, more commonly known locally as the Shelley Fountain, was a large kinetic water sculpture in Horsham, West Sussex, England. It was created by the sculptor Angela Conner and installed in 1996 to commemo…

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  The Capitol Theatre, Horsham · 0.3 km

  The Capitol Theatre is a multi-purpose arts venue in Horsham, West Sussex, England.

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  Madina Mosque, Horsham · 0.4 km

  Madina Mosque is a mosque in the centre of Horsham, an ancient market town in the English county of West Sussex. It has served the Muslim community of the town and the surrounding district of Horsham since 2008. The p…

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