Slinfold

21°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 24° / 17° · 54% rain
• Tomorrow: 22° / 12° · Mist

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:20

12h 47m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

9US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)

Source: WAQI · Storrington Roadside, United Kingdom

5 reported · July 2026▼ 50% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences2
• Anti-social behaviour1
• Other theft1
• Public order1

Neighbourhood team: Rudgwick, Itchingfield and Slinfold · 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)

17 food businesses within 2 miles

• 15 rated 4–5 ★ (15 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Christ's Hospital (3.8 km)
• 12 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: 157.9p · Shell (5.3 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 190.9p · Shell (5.3 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

16 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Tesco Extra - Horsham (3.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools16
• Sports pitches16
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds3

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 (Slinfold Conservation Area)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 37 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)

• Schools2
• Parks & greens25

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

8,355 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

43 jobs advertised · £35,273 avg

e.g. Occupational Therapist, D&T Instructor/Teacher, Speech and Language Therapist

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

9% low-carbon electricity

Imports 59% · Gas 32% · Solar 5% · Wind 3%

178 gCO₂/kWh · high 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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  Slinfold · 0.3 km

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

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  Slinfold railway station · 0.7 km

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

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  Slinfold Stream and Quarry · 0.7 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.

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  The Haven, West Sussex · 3.0 km

  The Haven is a rural hamlet in West Sussex, south east England located about 7 miles to the west of Horsham.

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  Field Place, Warnham · 3.0 km

  Field Place is a Grade I listed house in Warnham, West Sussex, England. It is the birthplace of the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, born there in 1792.

• Itchingfield · 3.1 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.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)