North Heath
North Heath is a town or village in West Sussex, England, with 2 bus stops and Billingshurst railway station 3.4km away. There were around 2 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Other theft. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the North Heath area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Horsham area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 146,778 residents at roughly 277 people per km².
- Council
- Horsham
- County
- West Sussex
- Constituency
- Arundel and South Downs
- Police force
- Sussex
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 73rd of 294 English council areas — better than 75% of them.
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
8°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 11° / 6° · 11% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 5° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:59Sunset 16:31
9h 32m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
23US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Storrington Roadside, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 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
Crime
2 reported · August 2026▲ 100% YoY
- Vehicle crime1
- Violence & sexual offences1
Neighbourhood team: Billingshurst, Shipley, Pulborough and Coldwaltham · Sussex
Local policing priorities
- Antisocial Driving and Speeding
- Antisocial Behaviour (ASB)
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
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)
Food hygiene
20 food businesses within 2 miles
- 20 rated 4–5 ★ (17 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Pulborough (3.5 km)
- 1 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Pulborough (3.6 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£441,491 average▼ 0.5% YoY
Across Horsham · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£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
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
Property sales
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Shell (6.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 190.9p · Shell (6.1 km)
3 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
8 charging locations within ~8 km
- 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Sowga LTD (1.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools10
- Sports pitches10
- Playgrounds2
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)
Internal migration
- 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
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 279 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£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
Schools
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)
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
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
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 20 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
337 applications decided
87.2% granted · 294 granted, 43 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Council control
Liberal Democrat majority
- Con 12
- LD 25
- Grn 9
- Ref 1
- Oth 1
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Parks & greens39
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,420 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
1 jobs advertised · £26,402 avg
e.g. Curriculum Administrative Assistant
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£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
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
Healthy life expectancy (West Sussex): 64.5 women · 63.1 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
Health services
5 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in RH20
- Pulborough Medical Group
- Glebe Surgery
- Rnc Miami Gp Access Hub
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
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
Notable places nearby
North Heath · 0.6 kmNorth Heath is a hamlet in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. It lies just off the A29 road 1.9 miles (3 km) north of Pulborough.
Codmore Hill · 1.4 kmCodmore Hill is a hamlet in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. It lies on the A29 road 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Pulborough. It is in the civil parish of Sutton.
Upper Arun · 2.0 kmUpper Arun is a 17.6-hectare (43-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Billingshurst and Pulborough in West Sussex.
Gay Street, West Sussex · 2.1 kmGay Street is a hamlet in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. It lies on the North Heath to West Chiltington road 1.9 miles (3.1 km) northeast of Pulborough.
- Adversane · 2.1 km
Adversane is a large hamlet in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England, located 1.5 miles south of Billingshurst. It consists of a cluster of houses and a public house at a crossroads on the A29 road, on the Roma…
Pulborough (electoral division) · 2.2 kmPulborough is an electoral division of West Sussex in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on West Sussex County Council. The current County Councillor, Pat Arculus, is also Cabinet Member for Children and…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is North Heath?
- North Heath is a town in West Sussex, England, in the Horsham local authority.
- How deprived is North Heath?
- The Horsham local authority, which includes North Heath, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.