Southwater

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• Today: 10° / 5° · 15% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · 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

27US 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

32 reported · August 2026▲ 39% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour11
• Violence & sexual offences9
• Criminal damage & arson2
• Other theft2

Neighbourhood team: Broadbridge Heath and Southwater · 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)

17 food businesses within 2 miles

• 13 rated 4–5 ★ (13 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Christ's Hospital (3.1 km)
• 29 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: 157.9p · Shell (6.5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 190.9p · Shell (6.5 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

19 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Shell Hop Oast (2.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Swimming pools16
• Sports pitches30
• Playgrounds12

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
• 23 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

John Milne

Liberal Democrat

Horsham

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

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

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

• Schools3
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens23
• Restaurants & cafés7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

8,420 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

16 jobs advertised · £36,329 avg

e.g. Car Delivery Driver, Care Assistant, Operations Operative

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

46% low-carbon electricity

Gas 41% · Wind 33% · Imports 13% · Nuclear 9%

183 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 · 3 pharmacies in RH13

• Cowfold Surgery
• Village Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Horsham:

• Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death1,485 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks338 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth252 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND251 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills230 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide

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

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  Southwater railway station · 0.0 km

  Southwater railway station was a railway station on the Steyning Line which served the village of Southwater. A goods siding allowed for the transportation of coal and other raw materials to and from Southwater Brickw…

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  Southwater · 0.1 km

  Southwater is a large village and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England, with a population of roughly 10,000. It is administered within Horsham District Council and West Sussex County Council.

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  Holy Innocents Church, Southwater · 0.5 km

  Holy Innocents Church is the Anglican parish church of Southwater, a village in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. Built in 1849, the church has a cruciform footprint. Inside there are many stained glass wi…

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  Copsale · 2.0 km

  Copsale is a hamlet in the civil parish of Nuthurst, and the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. It lies on the Southwater to Maplehurst road 3.5 miles (6 km) south of Horsham.

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  Horsham (constituency) · 2.4 km

  Horsham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament, centred on the eponymous town in West Sussex. The seat was won in 2024 by John Milne of the Liberal Democrats, making it the first ti…

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  Newbuildings Place · 2.4 km

  Newbuildings Place is a 17th-century Artisan Mannerist house near Shipley, West Sussex. The house was a home of Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, who was buried in the grounds of the house. The building is currently owned by John…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)