Neighbourhood · Horsham · South East
Billingshurst
Horsham 010 · 6 sub-areas · 13,506 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Young professionals (66/100)Watch-out: Retirees (53/100)Liveability 38/100 · Below medianResidential
Billingshurst is a settled residential pocket of Horsham. The bigger gravitational centre is London, around 80 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for. Most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Liveability
38/100
Below median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Billingshurst?
A snapshot of Billingshurst
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,444 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 6 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Billingshurst in Horsham
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Billingshurst?
- The median monthly rent across Billingshurst is £1,444.
- How safe is Billingshurst?
- Billingshurst has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Billingshurst?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 16 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Billingshurst?
- There are 2 schools within 2 km of Billingshurst, of which 0% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 8633 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Billingshurst?
- The most common council tax band in Billingshurst is C, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,694. Council tax is set by Horsham council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Billingshurst to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Billingshurst to central London is approximately 80 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Billingshurst?
- 100% of premises in Billingshurst are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Billingshurst?
- Billingshurst sits in IMD decile 8 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Billingshurst?
- 73% of households in Billingshurst are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Billingshurst?
- The average property price across Horsham (the local authority covering Billingshurst) is approximately £440,880, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Billingshurst a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.40 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £36,448.)
- Which local areas are part of Billingshurst?
- Billingshurst contains 6 local areas: Horsham 010A, Horsham 010B, Horsham 010G, Horsham 010D, Horsham 010E…
FAQ
Frequently asked about Billingshurst
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Billingshurst?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Billingshurst is £1,444. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Billingshurst a safe place to live?
- Billingshurst has a safety score of 78/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Billingshurst?
- 0% of schools within 2 km of Billingshurst are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Billingshurst?
- Public-transport commute time from Billingshurst to central London is approximately 80 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Billingshurst different from the rest of Horsham?
- Billingshurst contains 6 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Billingshurst rank in Horsham?
- Billingshurst scores 38/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Horsham, see the Cities table on the Horsham page.
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