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Itchingfield

Itchingfield is a village in West Sussex, England, with a population of around 1,100. The nearest railway station is Christ's Hospital, 2 km away. In June 2026, there were around 2 recorded street crimes, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Itchingfield area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Horsham area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 146,778 residents at roughly 277 people per km².

Council
Horsham
County
West Sussex
Constituency
Horsham
Police force
Sussex
60/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 77th of 294 English council areas — better than 74% of them.

Low crime88
Home affordability15
Affordable rents19
Good schools14
Life expectancy91
Low deprivation91
Employment96
Low council tax51

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

19°CMist

  • Today: 23° / 17° · 50% rain
  • Tomorrow: 22° / 12° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:20

12h 47m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

30US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Storrington Roadside, United Kingdom

Crime

1 reported · July 2026 75% YoY

  • Anti-social behaviour1

Neighbourhood team: Rudgwick, Itchingfield and Slinfold · Sussex

Local policing priorities

  • Antisocial Behaviour
  • Antisocial Driving and Speeding

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

Road safety

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)

Food hygiene

24 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 21 rated 4–5 ★ (20 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Christ's Hospital (2.4 km)
  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Christs Hospital (2.4 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£436,940 average 0.2% YoY

Across Horsham · to 2026-06

Detached£755,971
Semi-detached£457,337
Terraced£368,181
Flat£215,213

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£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

Affordability

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Shell (4.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 190.9p · Shell (4.2 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

16 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Harwoods Five Oaks Accident Repair Centre (2.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools31
  • Sports pitches30
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

146,778 residents in Horsham · 277/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,441 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

A £1,627
B £1,899
C £2,170
D £2,441
E £2,983
F £3,526
G £4,068
H £4,882

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

Schools

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)

Secondary schools:

  • Tanbridge House SchoolOutstanding
  • Millais SchoolGood
  • Steyning Grammar SchoolRequires improvement
  • The Forest School
  • Weald School, The

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Horsham

Care & health services

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

Heritage & planning

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

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

Planning decisions

343 applications decided

93% granted · 319 granted, 24 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Council control

Liberal Democrat majority

  • Con 12
  • LD 26
  • Grn 9
  • Ref 1

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

Amenities nearby

  • Parks & greens24

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

8,355 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

7 jobs advertised · £27,000 avg

e.g. Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Deliver with Uber Eats - Sign Up and Start Earning, PSHE & Careers Teacher

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£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

Energy efficiency

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

Health

Life expectancy: 86 yrs women · 82 yrs men

62% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Horsham:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Itchingfield · 1.0 km

    Itchingfield is a small village and civil parish in the Horsham district of West Sussex, England. It lies on the Barns Green to Broadbridge Heath road 2.7 miles (4.3 km) southwest of Horsham.

  • Slinfold railway station · 1.9 km

    Slinfold railway station was on the Cranleigh Line and served the village of Slinfold in West Sussex.

  • Slinfold · 1.9 km

    Slinfold is a village and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England.

  • Slinfold Stream and Quarry · 2.2 km

    Slinfold Stream and Quarry is a 2.3-hectare (5.7-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Horsham in West Sussex. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.

  • Barns Green · 2.3 km

    Barns Green is a village in the Horsham district of West Sussex, England. It lies on the Billingshurst to Itchingfield road 2+1⁄2 miles (4.0 km) north of Billingshurst. The village falls within the parish of Itchingfi…

  • Christ's Hospital railway station · 2.4 km

    Christ's Hospital railway station is near Horsham in West Sussex, England. It is 40 miles 7 chains (64.5 km) down the line from London Bridge via Redhill. It was opened in 1902 by the London, Brighton and South Coast…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Itchingfield?
Itchingfield is a town in West Sussex, England, in the Horsham local authority.
How deprived is Itchingfield?
The Horsham local authority, which includes Itchingfield, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.