What's the median rent in Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne?

The median monthly rent across Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne is £1,405.

How well-connected is Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne?

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 63 minutes' walk.

What schools are near Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne?

There are 1 schools within 2 km of Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne, of which 0% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 5496 m away.

What is the council tax band in Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne?

The most common council tax band in Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne is D, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,956. Council tax is set by Mid Sussex council and applies to every property in the area.

How long is the commute from Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne to London?

By the fastest direct train, the journey from Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne to central London is approximately 104 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 Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne?

0% of premises in Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Coverage is partial — check the specific postcode for service availability.

What is the deprivation rank of Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne?

Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne sits in IMD decile 7 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 Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne?

77% of households in Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne 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 Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne?

The average property price across Mid Sussex (the local authority covering Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne) is approximately £438,029, 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 Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne a commuter town or workplace hub?

Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.39 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £37,705.)

Which local areas are part of Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne?

Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne contains 4 local areas: Mid Sussex 006D, Mid Sussex 006C, Mid Sussex 006A, Mid Sussex 006B.

What is the average rent in Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne?

The estimated median monthly rent in Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne is £1,405. 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 Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne a safe place to live?

Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne has a safety score of 91/100. 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 Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne?

0% of schools within 2 km of Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.

How long is the commute from Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne?

Public-transport commute time from Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne to central London is approximately 104 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.

How is Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne different from the rest of Mid Sussex?

Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne contains 4 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 Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne rank in Mid Sussex?

Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne scores 16/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Mid Sussex, see the Cities table on the Mid Sussex page.

Neighbourhood · Mid Sussex · South East

Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne

Mid Sussex 006 · 4 sub-areas · 6,950 residents

Updated May 2026

Verdict

How are these scored? →

Best for Families (64/100)Watch-out: Solo renters (38/100)Liveability 16/100 · Bottom quartileResidential

Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne is a settled residential pocket of Mid Sussex. The bigger gravitational centre is London, around 104 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.

Median rent

£1,405+3.3%

vs last year

ONS Rent Index (PIPR) · Mar 2026

Crime / 1k / yr

34.8

Best 10%

Police.uk crime data · Feb 2026

Best hub commute

104 min

Direct to London

Network Rail TTIS (CIF) · Apr 2026

Good schools 2 km

1 schools within 2 km

Ofsted (spatial) · Feb 2026

Liveability

16/100

Bottom quartile

Population

6,950

4 sub-areas

ONS LSOA mid-2024 estimates · 2024

Overview

What's it like to live in Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne?

A snapshot of Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne

Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; there's effectively nothing within walking distance — eating out, drinking and shopping mean a drive; 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 £1,405 a month for a typical home; broadband infrastructure is patchy — worth checking the specific postcode.

Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically

Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.

Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne in Mid Sussex

Cost

Cost of living

What does it cost to live here?

Rent runs at £1,405 a month — 28% above the national median. Council tax is most commonly Band D.

Median rentCouncil area

£1,405/mo

Up 3.3% on last year

+£305 vs nat'l avg

Total monthly baseline

£1,651/mo

Rent + council tax + indicative utilities

Council tax — modal bandCouncil area

Around £2,956/yr · £246/mo

Years to save 10% deposit

6.6 yr

Assumes saving 20% of gross salary

+32% vs nat'l avg

Rent — whole property and per room (sharing)2-bed: £1,275/mo · £638/room

By bedroom count

1 bedroom£997/mosolo only

2 bedrooms£1,275/mo£638/mo per room shared

3 bedrooms£1,599/mo£533/mo per room shared

4 bedrooms£2,190/mo£548/mo per room shared

By property type

Flat£1,129/mo

Terraced house£1,394/mo

Semi-detached£1,584/mo

Detached house£2,020/mo

Can you afford to live here?Rent as a share of take-home, four common living arrangements

Renting alone

Whole property, on the local median salary

55%

of take-home

£1,405/mo per person · take-home £2,556/moA stretch

Sharing a 2-bed

Half a 2-bed flat, on the local median salary

25%

of take-home

£638/mo per person · take-home £2,556/moComfortable

Sharing a 3-bed

One room in a 3-bed flat-share

21%

of take-home

£533/mo per person · take-home £2,556/moComfortable

Couple, two incomes

Whole property split between two earners on the local median salary

27%

of take-home

£703/mo per person · take-home £2,556/moComfortable

Take-home is calculated from the median resident salary using UK 2024–25 income-tax + NI bands. Higher earners and dual-income households see lower percentages than the table shows; the median figures are a market benchmark, not a personal estimate.

Buying — affordability detail~£2,617/mo on a 25-year mortgage at 5%

Median sale price (Land Registry)£497,250

Average price (HPI, smoother)Council area£438,0291.1% YoY

Estimated monthly mortgage£2,617/mo

Gross rental yield (BTL)3.1%

Years to save 10% deposit6.6 years

Bills — council tax, energy, fuel povertyCouncil tax (Band D, all-in): £2,474/yr

Council tax — Band D (incl. precepts)Council area£2,474/yr

Council tax — band-mix-weighted (typical home)Council area£2,956/yr

EPC median rating—

Homes rated A or B3%

Households in fuel poverty13.7%

Source: ONS PIPR (rent), HM Land Registry / HMLR HPI (sale prices), VOA + MHCLG (council tax), MHCLG EPC bulk download, DESNZ LILEE (fuel poverty).

Safety

How safe is Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne?

Safety scores 91/100 against the national distribution, with police-recorded crime running 2.9× safer than the national average (34.8 per 1,000 residents per year).

Crime / 1k / yr

34.8

recorded incidents per 1,000 residents · 5 / month

Safety scoreHow? →

91/100

Higher is safer (national percentile)

Deprivation decile

7/10

1 = most deprived nationally · 10 = least

How crime is measured

What's counted. Incidents recorded by territorial police forces and published to data.police.uk each month. Rates use the latest 12 months of data divided by the area's mid-2024 ONS resident population — so the figure is reported incidents per 1,000 residents per year.

Anti-social behaviour is the largest category in most areas and is worth reading carefully — it's a community-reports bucket (noise, rowdiness, nuisance), not "crime" in the legal sense. ASB and shoplifting are weighted lower than violent offences in the safety score on each page.

Caveats. The denominator is residents, so workday and tourist destinations can look worse than they feel for someone living there. Greater Manchester forces stopped publishing to data.police.uk in 2020, so figures for those areas are intentionally blank rather than misleadingly low.

Crime by category, per 1,000 residents per yearBar lengths show share of total recorded crime.

Violent & sexual offences

10.3 /1k

Anti-social behaviour

7.6 /1k

Public order

1.4 /1k

Vehicle crime

1.1 /1k

Criminal damage & arson

2.1 /1k

Burglary

2.9 /1k

Other theft

5.0 /1k

Shoplifting

2.0 /1k

Drugs

0.5 /1k

Possession of weapons

1.0 /1k

Source: data.police.uk monthly counts (12-month rolling, normalised by ONS mid-year population). Greater Manchester values use IMD 2019 crime-domain proxy.

Transport

Getting around Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne

Weak transport links — 24/100; nearest rail station is Balcombe at around 5043 m; 1 bus stops within five minutes' walk; London is reachable in 104 minutes by direct train.

Transport scoreHow? →

24/100

Bottom quartile

Best hub commute

104 min

Direct to London

WFH share

46%

Census 2021 — work mostly from home

Nearest National Rail

Balcombe

5.0 km walk · 104 min to London

Nearest tube / metro / tram

Out of metro reach

Nearest metro is more than 5 km away.

Commute by train to major UK hubsFastest: London in 104 min

London

104 min

Manchesterapprox

272 min

Birminghamapprox

222 min

Leedsapprox

276 min

Liverpoolapprox

282 min

Bristolapprox

227 min

Sheffieldapprox

265 min

Edinburghapprox

390 min

Glasgowapprox

417 min

Cardiffapprox

248 min

Walking time from the LSOA centroid to the nearest station, plus the fastest direct train from there. Routes that require a change of train are marked “approx” (haversine fallback).

How residents commute (Census 2021)46% work from home

Drive45%Public transport3%Walk / cycle4%Work from home46%

Method of travel to work for residents in employment, Census 2021 (TS061).

Broadband and mobile coverageTop speed available: 1,000 Mbps · 0% of premises

Top advertised speedCouncil areaUp to 30 Mbps (superfast)

Gigabit-ready (1,000 Mbps)Council area0% of premises

Ultrafast (≥300 Mbps)Council area0% of premises

Below USO (under 10 Mbps)Council area0.0% of premises

Outdoor 5G coverageCouncil area96%

Coverage from Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Top speeds reflect what's available to buy at the address; actual experienced speeds depend on the chosen package and provider.

Source: National Rail TTIS timetable (direct journey times), TfL Open Data + OSM (metros), Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, ONS Census 2021 (TS061).

Schools

Schools near Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne

1 schools within a 2 km radius; around 0% rated Good or Outstanding — somewhat below the national norm; the nearest Outstanding school, Lindfield Primary Academy, is around 4552 m away.

School scoreHow? →

14/100

Bottom quartile

Schools within 2 km

0 rated Good or Outstanding

% Good or Outstanding

Of all schools within 2 km

−70.0 pp vs nat'l avg

Nearest Outstanding school

Lindfield Primary Academy

4.6 km from the centroid

Closest schools2 closest within ~5 km of the centroid

Name	Phase	Rating	Distance
West Hoathly CofE Primary School	Academy Converter	Requires improvement	3.6 km
Lindfield Primary Academy	Academy Converter	Outstanding	4.6 km

Source: Ofsted school inspection ratings (latest inspection per school), spatially joined to the local area centroid via PostGIS.

Daily life

What's actually around Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne?

OpenStreetMap counts of the things people use day-to-day — pubs, restaurants, parks, cinemas, supermarkets — within walking distance of the centroid.

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL). Counts derived via the Overpass API and refreshed monthly.

Eat & drink

Pubs0≤ 500 m
Bars0≤ 500 m
Restaurants0≤ 500 m
Cafés0≤ 500 m
Cuisine variety0≤ 1 km

Going out

Cinemas0≤ 2 km
Theatres0≤ 2 km
Museums0≤ 2 km
Galleries0≤ 2 km
Nightclubs0≤ 1 km

Practical & family

Supermarkets0≤ 500 m
Libraries0≤ 500 m
Parks0≤ 500 m
Playgrounds0≤ 500 m
Gyms0≤ 1 km

Getting around

Bus stops (close)1≤ 500 m
Bus stops (wider)1≤ 1 km
Rail stations0≤ 500 m
Tube entrances0≤ 500 m
Tram stops0≤ 500 m

Who it suits

Is Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne right for you?

Six persona fit scores from 0–100 — each built from the metrics that group actually optimises for. Click through to the matching ranked list for the wider region.

Families

64/100

Good fit

Schools rate modestly (0% Good+ within 2 km), owner-occupation is high, and safety scores above the median.

See schools ranking →

Young professionals

40/100

Mixed

Transport and connectivity are middling, which weighs on this fit for office-based or hybrid workers.

See transport ranking →

Couples

42/100

Mixed

Rent, safety, or liveability falls below what most couples prioritise — worth comparing against nearby neighbourhoods.

See affordability ranking →

Retirees

57/100

Mixed

Healthcare proximity, greenspace and the over-65 share fall below what most retirees prioritise here.

See safety ranking →

Investors / BTL

57/100

Mixed

Yield, growth, or rental demand are weak relative to peers — better-fitting BTL areas exist nearby.

See earnings ranking →

Solo renters

38/100

Not ideal

Rental stock or transit access fall short — easier neighbourhoods exist for solo renters who need flexibility.

See transport ranking →

How these ratings are built

Each persona has its own scoring model. We pick the metrics that group actually optimises for, then weight and curve them so realistic trade-offs are reflected — a great score in one factor can't fully paper over a poor score in another. Weights sum to 100 before any synergy bonuses.

Families

Families consistently prioritise schooling and a safe, settled neighbourhood, so those two factors carry the most weight and use a convex curve — mediocre values are penalised more than a simple average would suggest. A bonus is applied where good schools and low crime coincide.

Good+ schools within 2 km28%
Crime / safety score22%
Households with children15%
Greenspace proximity15%
Owner-occupation rate10%
Family-age population10%

Young professionals

Young professionals optimise for commute, connectivity and being around peers. Transport gets the largest single weight; broadband uses a concave curve so any decent gigabit coverage counts, and a bonus applies in well-connected, graduate-heavy areas (the classic urban knowledge-hub signal).

Transport / PTAL score27%
18–34 population share22%
Gigabit broadband coverage18%
Degree-educated adults14%
Crime / safety score12%
Private-rental availability7%

Couples

Couples without children weight liveability and day-to-day quality highest. Rent is on a sigmoid curve with a steep cliff between £800 and £1,400/month, reflecting how affordability flips from comfortable to stretched across that range. A bonus applies where the area is both safe and walkable.

Liveability composite25%
Crime / safety score22%
Transport / PTAL score18%
Median rent affordability17%
EPC energy efficiency10%
25–49 population share8%

Retirees

Retirees prioritise healthcare proximity, walkable greenspace and a settled neighbourhood with peers in the same life stage. GP and hospital distance are the largest weights — both use exponential drop-offs because needing care 5 km away is much worse than 1 km away, regardless of how many other amenities are nearby.

GP proximity22%
Hospital proximity18%
Crime / safety score18%
Greenspace proximity14%
Over-65 population share10%
Single-floor accommodation10%
Owner-occupation rate8%

Investors / BTL

Buy-to-let investors weight pure financial signals: yield, capital growth, tenant demand, supply pipeline and area job-growth. Crime and amenities only matter as far as they protect the tenant pool. Yield uses a sigmoid that rewards the realistic 4–7% band; pipeline penalises areas with heavy new-build supply that will pressure future rents.

Gross rental yield32%
House-price growth (HPI YoY)20%
Tenant demand18%
5-year jobs growth12%
Supply pipeline (inverse)10%
Safety score8%

Solo renters

Solo renters and students optimise for flexibility — depth of private-rental supply, peers in the same life stage and frictionless transit. Cost matters but the curve is gentler than for couples (no shared income). A nearby Tube/metro/rail station is heavily weighted because cars are usually off the table for this group.

Private-rental availability22%
Single-person households18%
Transit proximity16%
Median rent affordability14%
18–34 population share12%
Gigabit broadband coverage10%
Crime / safety score8%

Demographics

Who lives here?

Census 2021 snapshot: high owner-occupation (77%).

Age profile

Under 1819%18–3415%35–4918%50–6424%65+24%

Tenure

Owned77%Private rent14%Social rent10%

Households

One person24%Couple with children22%Lone parent6%Other5%

Property types

Flat9%Terraced11%Semi-detached32%Detached50%

Ethnic mix and country of birthDiversity index: 7/100

Ethnic group

White97%Asian1%Black0%Mixed2%Other0%

Country of birth

UK-born91%Born outside UK9%

Religion

Christian52%Muslim0%No religion40%Other1%

Education and health43% degree-educated

Degree-educated (16+)43.1%+9.6 pp vs nat'l

No qualifications11.6%

Self-rated good or very good health87.0%

Self-rated bad or very bad health3.1%

Disabled (Equality Act)13.5%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (TS001 / TS003 / TS004 / TS021 / TS030 / TS037 / TS038 / TS044 / TS061 / TS066 / TS067).

Employment

Work and income

primarily residential — most working residents commute out (0.39 jobs per resident); median resident salary £37,705/year; 2.1% on the DWP claimant count.

Median resident salaryCouncil area

£37,705/yr

Workplace earnings of people who live here

Unemployment rate (ILO)

3.0%

ONS ILO method — 60% economically active (Census 2021)

Jobs in the council areaCouncil area

74,000

0.39 jobs per working-age resident

Working status of 16+ residents (Census 2021)ILO unemployment 3.0% · 60% economically active · 40% inactive

ILO unemployment rate: 3.0% — This uses the same methodology as the ONS Labour Force Survey: unemployment is expressed as a share of the economically active population (employed + job-seeking only), not all 16+ residents. Retirees, students, full-time carers and others who are “inactive” are excluded from the denominator, giving a like-for-like figure to the national headline rate.

Employed58%Unemployed2%Inactive40%

Census 2021 TS066. The three bars above share a denominator of all residents aged 16+ and always sum to 100%. "Inactive" covers students, retirees, full-time carers, the long-term sick and anyone not currently seeking work — which is why the raw employed% figure is lower than the LFS employment rate. The ILO unemployment rate above strips out inactive residents and matches the standard definition used in national statistics.

DWP claimant count: 2.1% of working-age (16-64) residents claim Universal Credit while seeking work or Jobseeker's Allowance. This is the live monthly unemployment proxy and is not directly comparable to the Census figures above — it counts a narrower group on a different denominator, but it's the most up-to-date local indicator.

Local job mix (BRES sectors, SIC 2007)Top sector: Retail & hospitality

Health & social

15.6%

Retail & hospitality

25.8%

Education

11.5%

Manufacturing

5.0%

Professional

8.2%

Construction

5.6%

Tech & ICT

3.4%

Finance

3.7%

Net commute flow: +59,449 jobs vs. working-age residents. More jobs than workers — net commuter inflow.

Source: ONS ASHE (resident salary), ONS Census 2021 TS066 (economic activity), ONS BRES NM_189_1 (jobs by sector), DWP claimant count.

Inside this neighbourhood

Sub-areas and postcodes in Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne

4 sub-areas and 200+ postcodes. Tap any to drill in — hover previews on desktop.

Sub-area	Median rent	Liveability	Safety	Transport
Mid Sussex 006D	£1,405	12	88	24	View →
Mid Sussex 006C	£1,405	59	98	24	View →
Mid Sussex 006A	£1,405	21	93	26	View →
Mid Sussex 006B	£1,405	7	89	19	View →

Postcodes covered

In Mid Sussex 006C

BN8 4JF RH16 1SL RH16 1XU RH16 1XX RH16 1XY RH16 2GQ RH16 2JJ RH16 2QF RH16 2QN RH16 2QP RH16 2QR RH16 2QS RH16 2QT RH16 2QU RH16 2QY RH16 2RF RH16 2TE RH17 7EA RH17 7EL RH17 7EQ RH17 7GJ RH17 7GL RH17 7GN RH17 7HH RH17 7HQ RH17 7NA RH17 7NB RH17 7NE RH17 7NF RH17 7NG RH17 7NH RH17 7NJ RH17 7NL RH17 7NN RH17 7NP RH17 7NR RH17 7NS RH17 7NW RH17 7NX RH17 7NY RH17 7PA RH17 7PB RH17 7PD RH17 7PE RH17 7PG RH17 7PH RH17 7PJ RH17 7PL RH17 7PN RH17 7PP RH17 7PQ RH17 7PR RH17 7PS RH17 7PT RH17 7PU RH17 7PW RH17 7PY RH17 7TA RH17 7TD RH17 7TE

In Mid Sussex 006D

RH10 4PS RH17 6SP RH17 6SR RH17 6SS RH17 6ST RH19 4HN RH19 4HP RH19 4HS RH19 4HT RH19 4HU RH19 4HX RH19 4HZ RH19 4JA RH19 4JB RH19 4JD RH19 4JE RH19 4JF RH19 4JH RH19 4JQ RH19 4LF RH19 4LH RH19 4LJ RH19 4LL RH19 4LN RH19 4LP RH19 4LQ RH19 4LW RH19 4NS RH19 4NT RH19 4NU RH19 4NX RH19 4NY RH19 4NZ

In Mid Sussex 006A

RH10 4SG RH10 4SH RH16 1XR RH16 1XS RH16 1XT RH16 2QX RH17 6AN RH17 6DZ RH17 6ED RH17 6EX RH17 6FU RH17 6GQ RH17 6RB RH17 6RP RH17 6RR RH17 6RS RH17 6RT RH17 6RU RH17 6RZ RH17 6SA RH17 6SB RH17 6SD RH17 6SE RH17 6SF RH17 6SG RH17 6SH RH17 6SN RH17 6SQ RH17 6SW RH17 6SZ RH17 6TA RH17 6TB RH17 6TD RH17 6TE RH17 6TF RH17 6TG RH17 6TH RH17 6TJ RH17 6TL RH17 6TN RH17 6TQ RH17 6TR RH17 6TS RH17 6TT RH17 6TU RH17 6TX RH17 6TY RH17 6UA RH17 6UB RH17 6UD RH17 6UE RH17 6UF RH17 6UG RH17 6UH RH17 6UJ RH17 6UL RH17 6UN RH17 6UP RH17 6UQ RH17 6UR RH17 6UW

In Mid Sussex 006B

RH17 7AD RH17 7AE RH17 7AF RH17 7AG RH17 7AH RH17 7AJ RH17 7AL RH17 7AN RH17 7AP RH17 7AR RH17 7AS RH17 7AT RH17 7AU RH17 7AW RH17 7AX RH17 7AY RH17 7AZ RH17 7BA RH17 7BB RH17 7BD RH17 7BE RH17 7BG RH17 7BL RH17 7BN RH17 7BP RH17 7BS RH17 7BT RH17 7BU RH17 7DG RH17 7DP RH17 7DQ RH17 7DR RH17 7DS RH17 7DT RH17 7DU RH17 7DX RH17 7DY RH17 7DZ RH17 7EB RH17 7ED RH17 7EE RH17 7EF RH17 7EG RH17 7EH RH17 7EJ RH19 4HY

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What's the median rent in Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne?: The median monthly rent across Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne is £1,405.
How safe is Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne?: Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne 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 Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne?: 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 63 minutes' walk.
What schools are near Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne?: There are 1 schools within 2 km of Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne, of which 0% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 5496 m away.
What is the council tax band in Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne?: The most common council tax band in Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne is D, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,956. Council tax is set by Mid Sussex council and applies to every property in the area.
How long is the commute from Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne to London?: By the fastest direct train, the journey from Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne to central London is approximately 104 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 Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne?: 0% of premises in Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Coverage is partial — check the specific postcode for service availability.
What is the deprivation rank of Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne?: Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne sits in IMD decile 7 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 Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne?: 77% of households in Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne 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 Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne?: The average property price across Mid Sussex (the local authority covering Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne) is approximately £438,029, 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 Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne a commuter town or workplace hub?: Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.39 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £37,705.)
Which local areas are part of Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne?: Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne contains 4 local areas: Mid Sussex 006D, Mid Sussex 006C, Mid Sussex 006A, Mid Sussex 006B.

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What is the average rent in Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne?: The estimated median monthly rent in Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne is £1,405. 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 Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne a safe place to live?: Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne has a safety score of 91/100. 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 Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne?: 0% of schools within 2 km of Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
How long is the commute from Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne?: Public-transport commute time from Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne to central London is approximately 104 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
How is Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne different from the rest of Mid Sussex?: Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne contains 4 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 Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne rank in Mid Sussex?: Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne scores 16/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Mid Sussex, see the Cities table on the Mid Sussex page.

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