Neighbourhood · Horsham · South East
Steyning & Upper Beeding
Horsham 016 · 5 sub-areas · 8,340 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Retirees (68/100)Watch-out: Couples (46/100)Liveability 35/100 · Below medianResidential
Steyning & Upper Beeding is a settled residential pocket of Horsham. The bigger gravitational centre is London, around 159 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for. The population skews older, with a long-settled feel and a high share of retirees; most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Liveability
35/100
Below median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Steyning & Upper Beeding?
A snapshot of Steyning & Upper Beeding
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; Transport links are limited — a car or e-bike is a practical assumption for most regular trips; 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 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Steyning & Upper Beeding in Horsham
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Steyning & Upper Beeding?
- The median monthly rent across Steyning & Upper Beeding is £1,444.
- How safe is Steyning & Upper Beeding?
- Steyning & Upper Beeding 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 Steyning & Upper Beeding?
- 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 83 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Steyning & Upper Beeding?
- There are 2 schools within 2 km of Steyning & Upper Beeding, of which 0% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 7251 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Steyning & Upper Beeding?
- The most common council tax band in Steyning & Upper Beeding is E, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,791. Council tax is set by Horsham council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Steyning & Upper Beeding to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Steyning & Upper Beeding to central London is approximately 159 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 Steyning & Upper Beeding?
- 100% of premises in Steyning & Upper Beeding are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Steyning & Upper Beeding?
- Steyning & Upper Beeding sits in IMD decile 9 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 Steyning & Upper Beeding?
- 84% of households in Steyning & Upper Beeding 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 Steyning & Upper Beeding?
- The average property price across Horsham (the local authority covering Steyning & Upper Beeding) 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 Steyning & Upper Beeding 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 Steyning & Upper Beeding?
- Steyning & Upper Beeding contains 5 local areas: Horsham 016D, Horsham 016A, Horsham 016B, Horsham 016C, Horsham 016E.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Steyning & Upper Beeding
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Steyning & Upper Beeding?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Steyning & Upper Beeding 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 Steyning & Upper Beeding a safe place to live?
- Steyning & Upper Beeding has a safety score of 98/100. 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 Steyning & Upper Beeding?
- 0% of schools within 2 km of Steyning & Upper Beeding are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Steyning & Upper Beeding?
- Public-transport commute time from Steyning & Upper Beeding to central London is approximately 159 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Steyning & Upper Beeding different from the rest of Horsham?
- Steyning & Upper Beeding contains 5 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 Steyning & Upper Beeding rank in Horsham?
- Steyning & Upper Beeding scores 35/100 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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