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Warnham

Warnham is a village in West Sussex, England, with a population of around 1,193. It has 2 parks and greens, 9 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Warnham, 1.4 km away. There were around 8 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Warnham 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

17°CLight rain shower

  • Today: 22° / 16° · 83% rain
  • Tomorrow: 24° / 15° · Partly Cloudy

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:22

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

31US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Storrington Roadside, United Kingdom

Crime

10 reported · July 2026

  • Violence & sexual offences4
  • Anti-social behaviour3
  • Public order2
  • Other theft1

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

90 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 78 rated 4–5 ★ (72 top)
  • 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Warnham (1.4 km)
  • 9 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Warnham (1.4 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: 156.9p · Esso (10.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (10.1 km)

9 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

11 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: The Sussex Barn (2.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools8
  • Sports pitches21
  • Golf courses1
  • 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

  • In a conservation area (Warnham Conservation Area)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 61 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

Your MP

John Milne

Liberal Democrat

Horsham

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Liberal Democrat majority

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

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens61

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

8,355 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

134 jobs advertised · £47,487 avg

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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

Grid electricity

9% low-carbon electricity

Imports 66% · Gas 25% · Wind 6% · Solar 2%

161 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

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

  • Warnham · 0.2 km

    Warnham is a village and civil parish in the Horsham district of West Sussex, England. The village is centred 2 miles (3.2 km) north-northwest of Horsham, 31 miles (50 km) from London, to the west of the A24 road. The…

  • Warnham & Rusper (electoral division) · 0.6 km

    Warnham & Rusper 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, Mick Hodgson, is also Vice-Chairman of West Su…

  • E. Tredcroft's Ground · 0.8 km

    E. Tredcroft's Ground was a cricket ground at the Warnham Court estate, located at Horsham, Sussex. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1851, when the Gentlemen of Sussex played the Gentlemen of Surrey. Edwa…

  • Warnham railway station · 1.5 km

    Warnham railway station serves the village of Warnham in West Sussex, England. It is 33 miles 46 chains (54.0 km) measured from London Waterloo. Warnham is managed by Southern, which also operates all the services.

  • Warnham LNR · 1.6 km

    Warnham LNR is a 38.4-hectare (95-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Horsham in West Sussex. It is owned and managed by Horsham District Council.

  • Field Place, Warnham · 1.8 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.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Warnham?
Warnham is a town in West Sussex, England, in the Horsham local authority.
What is the population of Warnham?
Warnham has an approximate settlement population of 1,193.
How deprived is Warnham?
The Horsham local authority, which includes Warnham, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.