AREA DECISION REPORT

Horsham area decision report

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Median affordability sits at 10.1x in 2025, which reads as high-cost. Gigabit availability is 74.5% with median download at Unavailable. 4G strong coverage reaches 99.4% and 5G reaches 39.4% in the current area summary. Nearby planning activity is quiet in the current area radius. 3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up.

Live across price, affordability, connectivity, planning, and postcode follow-upSold prices through 20 Feb 2026 · Affordability year 2025 · Broadband source year 2024 · Mobile source year 2025
Affordability: High-cost at 10.1xSchools: 32 nearby school rowsBroadband: Gigabit 74.5%Mobile: 4G 99.4% · 5G 39.4%Planning: No nearby planning
  • Median sold price, last 5 years £425,000Based on 12,744 sales · Latest sale in data: 20 Feb 2026
  • Affordability High-costMedian ratio 10.1x in 2025
  • Gigabit availability 74.5%Ofcom source year 2024
  • 4G strong coverage 99.4%Area-level mobile source year 2025
  • Nearby planning QuietCurrent applications plus recent decisions linked to the area radius

Area summary

Use this summary to decide whether this shortlist survives, then move into postcode-level due diligence where the evidence looks strongest.

Affordability and price

High-cost at 10.1x

Median house-price-to-earnings ratio is 10.1x in 2025, with a median house price of £437,000 and residence earnings of £43,487.

Broadband

Gigabit 74.5%

Gigabit availability is 74.5%, with median download at Unavailable and below-USO share at 0.2%.

Mobile

4G 99.4% · 5G 39.4%

4G strong-coverage share is 99.4%, with 5G at 39.4% in the current area-level summary.

Planning watch

No nearby matches

No nearby planning rows matched Horsham in the current live coverage yet.

Schools

32 nearby school rows

32 nearby school rows matched postcode area RH13 5UZ for Horsham. Use the schools flow to compare them in more detail.

Transport

1,334 mapped stops

Horsham currently links 1,334 mapped transport stops, including 1,309 local bus or tram access points and 21 rail or metro stops. Where NaPTAN status is present, 995 stops are marked active and 339 inactive. Top localities include Horsham (114), Billingshurst (56), North Heath (55).

Local business

Score 100/100

Horsham currently links 598 mapped local businesses across 8 tracked categories. Top amenity groups include 184 food and drink, 97 nightlife, 95 grocery. The current amenity availability signal scores 100/100.

Postcode follow-up

3 featured postcodes

3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up under Horsham.

Crime

Latest month 618

Horsham recorded 618 crimes in Feb 2026. Rolling twelve month context shows 7,658, with no comparable prior twelve month baseline yet and violence and sexual offences as the top recorded type. Sussex Police contributes the largest matched force share in the latest month.

Local business

This area-level OSM snapshot shows the amenity mix currently mapped around Horsham, so you can judge everyday convenience before you spend more time on postcode-level checks.

Amenity availability

Convenience score 100/100

Basis: nearest matching geography. Area local-business counts use postcode tags first and nearest-postcode fallback when the OSM record has no usable postcode tag.

Amenity group

Food and drink

184 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by cafe (83), fast food (55), restaurant (46).

Amenity group

Nightlife

97 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by pub (92), bar (5).

Amenity group

Grocery

95 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by convenience (54), supermarket (17), bakery (11).

Amenity group

Personal services

88 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by hairdresser (60), beauty (28).

Compare against another area

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Leeds has 62,603 recorded sales with a median sold price of £222,000.

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North Yorkshire has 62,345 recorded sales with a median sold price of £260,000.

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Postcodes worth checking next

These are the best current postcode follow-up routes from the live area brief, so use them to move from early shortlist thinking into deeper due diligence.

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RH13 5UZ

RH13 5UZ has 51 recorded sales with a median sold price of £292,000.

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RH12 0AJ

RH12 0AJ has 48 recorded sales with a median sold price of £281,000.

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RH12 1HP

RH12 1HP has 46 recorded sales with a median sold price of £265,000.

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School comparison

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