Area Information for Ashdown Park, Wych Cross, Forest Row, RH18 5JR

Summary Back to Top

Ashdown Park in Wych Cross is in the South East region of England. The postcode is within the Hartfield ward/electoral division, which is in the constituency of Sussex Weald. This page combines information for the address Ashdown Park, Wych Cross, Forest Row, RH18 5JR, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. If you wish, you can also view information for the whole of RH18 here. For more details on the exact area these statistics cover, please see the map below and click "Show Census Area Covered" immediately below the map.

Basic Information

Area Type Hamlet or Isolated Dwelling
Local Authority Wealden
Ward Hartfield
Constituency Sussex Weald * Note that some postcodes straddle constituency boundaries. To check your exact constituency by house number or name, use the TheyWorkForYou website at this link.
Region South East
Country England

Nearby Locations

Our information is available for almost all UK postcodes. Why not take a look at some of these other postcodes in the immediate vicinity of Ashdown Park, Wych Cross, Forest Row, RH18 5JR:

Wych Cross, Forest Row, RH18 5JP
Wych Cross, Forest Row, RH18 5JN
Wych Cross, Forest Row, RH18 5JW
Wych Cross, Forest Row, RH18 5JL
Wych Cross, Forest Row, RH18 5JJ
Lewes Road, Forest Row, RH18 5JS

Alternatively, click here to view demographic information about RH18 as a whole.

About the Demographic Information

The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Ashdown Park, Wych Cross, Forest Row, RH18 5JR is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. They are performed once every 10 years. Our website shows 2021 data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For Scotland, 2022 data is shown (the Scottish census was performed a year later than the rest of the UK). Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses. The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.

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Housing Back to Top

House Prices

There have been no house sales reported to the Land Registry in this postcode since January 1st 1995.

Our data comes directly from the Land Registry, and is updated monthly. It does not include commercial sales, or sales of land without property.

Housing Types Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Ashdown Park, Wych Cross, Forest Row consists predominantly of detached housing, a strong indicator of affluence. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.

Housing Types
Detached 104
Semi-Detached 16
Terraced 7
Flat (Purpose-Built) 1
Flat (Converted) 2
Residence in Converted Building inc. former schools, churches, warehouses 4
Residence in Commercial Building 3
Total 137
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Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top

This area contains a mixture of housing tenures, as detailed below. Across the UK, an average of 33% of households were owned outright, 29.7% were mortgaged/shared ownership, 17.5% were social housing, and 19.5% were privately rented at the last census.

Housing Tenure
Owned Outright 63
Owned with Mortgage 38
Shared Ownership 2
Rented: From Council 0
Rented: Other Social 0
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents 15
Rented: Other 18
Rent Free 0
Total 136

Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top

This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.

Housing Occupancy
One Person 29
Two People 61
Three People 26
Four People 16
Five People 4
Six People 1
Seven People 1
8+ People 1
Total 139

Household Composition Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Ashdown Park, Wych Cross, Forest Row consists predominantly of single-family households, which is more common in suburban areas.

Household Composition
1 Person Household 27
Family Household 99
Other Household 16
Total 142

Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top

Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.

Household Deprivation
Not Deprived 93
Deprived In One Dimension 27
Deprived In Two Dimensions 12
Deprived In Three Dimensions 2
Deprived In Four Dimensions 0
Total 134

People Back to Top

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Sussex Weald constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 51% male.

Gender
Male 178
Female 170
Total 348

Age Groups Embed This Back to Top

Across the UK as a whole, the median age is 40.7 years. In general, inner-city areas show high concentrations of people aged 18-30, suburbs show larger numbers of small children and adults aged 30-50, and rural and small towns are more popular with older workers and retirees. Many poorer areas lack a majority age group, which is due in part to the people in that area being constrained by circumstance rather than being able to choose where to retire, raise a family or grow up.

Age Groups
0-4 9
5-9 11
10-14 25
15-19 19
20-24 16
25-29 20
30-34 20
35-39 18
40-44 20
45-49 35
50-54 29
55-59 23
60-64 26
65-69 29
70-74 28
75-79 8
80-84 9
85+ 5
Total 350

Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top

The postcode RH18 5JR does not show a significant deviation from the average figures for the UK. In the UK as a whole, the average figures are approximately as follows for relationship statuses: 44.6% married, 37.9% single, 9% divorced, 6.2% widowed, and 2.3% separated.

Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).

Relationship Status
Single 88
Married 166
Separated 8
Divorced 25
Widowed 13
Total 300

Health Embed This Back to Top

Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.

Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 81.7% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.3% Good, 12.9% Fair, 4.2% Bad and 1.3% Very Bad.

It is notable that the number of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021/22 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health against the backdrop of the pandemic.

This area is fit as a fiddle, with over 91% of the population reporting themselves as being in Good or Very Good health at this address.

Health
Very Good 202
Good 116
Fair 27
Bad 5
Very Bad 0
Total 350

Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021 census, across the UK 18.2% of residents had no qualification, 10.3% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.2% had 5+ GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS-Levels, 16.6% had 2+ A-Levels, 33.6% had a degree (or similar professional qualification), and 5.6% had an apprenticeship.

The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A-Levels.

Highest Qualification Level Achieved
Degree or above, or Similar e.g. professional qualification (accountancy etc) 137
Apprenticeship 9
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 45
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 46
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 25
No GCSEs or Equivalent 25
Other 16
Total 303

Culture Back to Top

Ethnic Group Embed This

As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 83% white, with this area being 93% white.

As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.7%), Indian (2.9%) and Pakistani (2.6%) being the largest groups reported.

There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.

Ethnic Group
White 324
Mixed Ethnicity 8
Indian 2
Pakistani 2
Chinese 1
Other Asian 3
Black African 1
Other 6
Total 347

Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 84% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.7% from European countries, 5.2% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.5% from African countries, and 1.6% from the rest of the world.

Country of Birth
United Kingdom 273
European Union 43
Rest of Europe 4
Africa 3
Middle East and Asia 16
The Americas (North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean) 6
Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and nearby islands) 4
Total 349

Length of Residence Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 83.8% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.4% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.8% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.8% for less than two years.

The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".

Length of Residence
Born in The United Kingdom 273
10+ Years 34
5-10 Years 22
2-5 Years 7
Less Than 2 Years 13
Total 349

Passport(s) Held Embed This Back to Top

Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to RH18 5JR.

Passport(s) Held
None 10
United Kingdom 295
European Union 37
Rest of Europe 2
Middle East or Asia 2
North America or Caribbean 1
Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and nearby islands) 1

Religion Embed This Back to Top

The largest religious group in England and Wales are Christians - 46.2% of residents. However, a sizeable portion of the population (37.2%) claim to have no religion, which has increased substantially from the 25.1% reported in the 2011 census. Some 6.5% identify themselves as Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 0.6% as other religions, while the remaining 6% did not state their religious views.

Religion
No Religion 124
Christian 191
Buddhist 4
Hindu 1
Jewish 0
Muslim 0
Sikh 0
Other Religion 9
Not Stated 23
Total 352

Employment Back to Top

Economic Activity Embed This

This address within the Hartfield ward is entrepreneurial, with a larger than average concentration of residents that are self-employed - 22% of the resident population. On average, around 9.3% of census respondents were self-employed. Male residents were more than twice as likely to be self-employed than women.

Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021/22 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.

The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.

Economic Activity
Full-Time Employee 86
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) 30
Self Employed (No Subordinates) 52
Self Employed (With Subordinates) 13
Unemployed 6
Full-Time Student (with or without job) 15
Retired 65
Looking After Home or Family 16
Long-Term Sick or Disabled 5
Other 12
Total 300

Occupation Group Embed This Back to Top

This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021/22, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.

Occupation Group
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials 47
Professional Occupations 34
Associate Professional Occupations 22
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations 13
Skilled Trades Occupations 26
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations 16
Sales and Customer Service Occupations 8
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives 4
Elementary Occupations 16
Total 186

Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top

Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

Socio-Economic Classification
Large Employer or Higher Managerial/Professional 82
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional 57
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations 21
Own Account Worker/Small Employer 55
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation 26
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations 14
Semi-Routine Occupation 19
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed 13
Full-time Student 14
Total 301

Policing and Crime Back to Top

Ashdown Park, Wych Cross, Forest Row, RH18 5JR is within the Hartfield policing neighbourhood, under the Sussex Police force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999.


Neighbourhood Team

Crime: Click here to view crimes committed near Ashdown Park
Neighbourhood Team Address Hartfield
Force Website: http://www.sussex.police.uk/

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Nearby Services Back to Top

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Below are the details of the closest services to Wych Cross. All distances are straight-line distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for RH18 5JR.

Nearest Railway Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 20 closest railway stations to Ashdown Park, Wych Cross, Forest Row, RH18 5JR. The nearest railway station is East Grinstead, approximately 4.6 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance*
East Grinstead 4.6 miles
Dormans 6.2 miles
Ashurst (Kent) 6.3 miles
Cowden (Kent) 6.6 miles
Crowborough 6.6 miles
Buxted 6.8 miles
Eridge 7.1 miles
Uckfield 7.5 miles
Lingfield 7.6 miles
Balcombe 7.8 miles
Haywards Heath 7.8 miles
Hever 8 miles
Edenbridge Town 9 miles
Three Bridges 9.3 miles
Edenbridge (Kent) 9.6 miles
Wivelsfield 11 miles
Crawley 11 miles
Penshurst 11 miles
Tunbridge Wells 11 miles
Gatwick Airport 11 miles

Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to Ashdown Park, Wych Cross, Forest Row, RH18 5JR. The nearest is Forest Row Church of England Primary School and Nursery, approximately 1.6 miles away.

Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 9 closest secondary schools to Ashdown Park, Wych Cross, Forest Row, RH18 5JR. The nearest is Sackville School, approximately 4.1 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance* Ofsted Rating
Sackville School 4.1 miles
    
Imberhorne School 5.5 miles
    
Beacon Academy 5.8 miles
    
Ardingly College 6.2 miles  
Uckfield College 7.2 miles  
Oathall Community College 7.3 miles
    
Warden Park Secondary Academy 8.9 miles
    
Oriel High School 9 miles
    
West Sussex Alternative Provision College 11 miles
    

Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to Ashdown Park, Wych Cross, Forest Row, RH18 5JR. The nearest is Ashdown Forest Health Centre, approximately 1.8 miles away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Dentists Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest dentists to Ashdown Park, Wych Cross, Forest Row, RH18 5JR. The nearest is Esmail Harunani and Murtaza Kanani, approximately 1.9 miles away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Hospitals Back to Top

Listed here are the 9 closest hospitals to Ashdown Park, Wych Cross, Forest Row, RH18 5JR. The nearest is The Horder Centre, approximately 4.4 miles away.

Nearest Opticians Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest opticians to Ashdown Park, Wych Cross, Forest Row, RH18 5JR. The nearest is Boots-East Grinstead, approximately 4.3 miles away.

* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.


 

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Broadband in RH18 5JR

This postcode has support for gigabit broadband at one or more premises. Gigabit broadband is the latest high-speed standard, meaning fixed line broadband at a potential speed of 1,000Mbps or more - more than enough for even the most demanding household gaming, video calling, video and internet browsing needs. Note that occasionally some properties in a postcode may still not be eligible due to conditions on the ground, or the building structure. If you wish to enquire about a specific property in this postcode, contact the major suppliers, for instance Virgin Media, BT Broadband and Plusnet. For more information on Superfast Broadband, see the OpenReach website.

Broadband data is based on information provided by the major fixed internet service providers in the UK, including Virgin Media and BT. It does not include providers of satellite internet.

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Gigabit (1,000Mbps+) Internet Available? Yes
Ultrafast (300Mbps+) Broadband Available? Yes
Superfast (30Mbps+) Broadband Available? Yes
Maximum Download Speed Available 1000Mbps+

Top Broadband Suppliers Back to Top

Thanks to a survey[link] performed for Broadband Genie, we can show you the best broadband suppliers in the United Kingdom as of 2019. The most popular supplier was Plusnet, based on average scores for value, support, speed, reliability, customer service, security and whether the customer would recommend the supplier.

Supplier Customer Rating
Plusnet 76.2%
Zen Internet 75.8%
Post Office 74%
EE Broadband 73.4%
NOW TV 70.8%
Vodafone 70%
Sky Digital 69.2%
BT Broadband 67.4%
Virgin Media 67.4%
TalkTalk 65.2%
 

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