RH18
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Forest Row and Highgate, in Wealden.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an RH18 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in RH18 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How RH18 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is RH18 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in RH18 at a rate of 105.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 77.6 per 1,000 people across the RH postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 22 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in RH18.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (179), violence and sexual offences (102) and anti-social behaviour (75).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in RH18 was 108.0 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in RH18, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so RH18 has no single figure. Of its 3 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in RH18
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wealden 001A | 2,298 | 162.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 84.7% |
| Wealden 001B | 1,656 | 39.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 75.2% |
| Wealden 001C | 1,243 | 50.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 68.2% |
MPs for RH18
- Mims DaviesConservativeMP for East Grinstead and Uckfield85% of RH18’s postcodes
- Ms Nusrat GhaniConservativeMP for Sussex Weald15% of RH18’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in RH181
Postcode sectors in RH181
Council1
Postcode districts next to RH184
Nearest rail stations1
More in the RH postcode area2
RH18 in brief
RH18 is a postcode district covering Forest Row and Highgate, in Wealden.
About 4,437 people lived in RH18 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £457,500 in 2025 across 63 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 105.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in RH18 was £457,500 in 2025.
RH18 had 4,467 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in RH18 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In RH18, 79.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.