The UK Postcode Database

RH18 5BW

a postcode in East Sussex

Introduced in January 1980
RH18 5BW Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with RH18 5BW

Ashdown Road - 19 properties, USRN 42700267

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.0936 / 51°5'36"N

Longitude: 0.0392 / 0°2'21"E

UTM Reference: 31U 292681 5664405

OS Easting: 542896

OS Northing: 134678

OS Grid: TQ428346

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR LNQ.BQX

Mapcode Global: FRA B6Z7.747

Open Location Code: 9F3232VQ+CM

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01ac42

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

  • urban city or town
  • a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 1c1

  • Retired Professionals
  • Established Mature Families
  • Affluent Mature Families

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 26724 / 32844

  • 9th decile
  • much less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for RH18 5BW on Friday 3 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:55
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 04:04
Sunrise 04:50
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:04
Sunset 21:17
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:03
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:12
Hours of daylight today04:20 to 21:47
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:47 to 04:21
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 07:12
Moon Rises 22:15

For a full sun and moon calendar for RH18 5BW, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in RH18 5BW

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
25 September 2020 Brackenside, Ashdown Road, Forest Row RH18 5BW Detached Freehold £775,000
8 April 2020 Rory Cottage, Ashdown Road, Forest Row RH18 5BW Detached Freehold £915,000
10 August 2018 The Song House, Ashdown Road, Forest Row RH18 5BW Detached Freehold £890,000
23 September 2013 Farrandene, Ashdown Road, Forest Row RH18 5BW Detached Freehold £650,000
19 October 2012 Cramond, Ashdown Road, Forest Row RH18 5BW Detached Freehold £575,000
29 June 2012 Hawthorn Cottage, Ashdown Road, Forest Row RH18 5BW Detached Freehold £730,000
20 October 2010 Farrandene, Ashdown Road, Forest Row RH18 5BW Detached Freehold £620,000
26 August 2009 Hurstwood, Ashdown Road, Forest Row RH18 5BW Detached Freehold £590,000
23 April 2007 Little Downwood, Ashdown Road, Forest Row RH18 5BW Detached Freehold £400,000
22 September 2006 Woodlands Cottage, Ashdown Road, Forest Row RH18 5BW Detached Freehold £543,000
6 February 2006 Hurstwood, Ashdown Road, Forest Row RH18 5BW Detached Freehold £500,000
21 July 2005 Little Downwood, Ashdown Road, Forest Row RH18 5BW Detached Freehold £390,000
8 January 2004 The Vicarage, Ashdown Road, Forest Row RH18 5BW Detached Freehold £530,000
12 July 2002 The Song House, Ashdown Road, Forest Row RH18 5BW Detached Freehold £415,000
7 January 1999 The Song House, Ashdown Road, Forest Row RH18 5BW Detached Freehold £243,000
9 November 1998 Firbank, Ashdown Road, Forest Row RH18 5BW Detached Freehold £290,000
15 July 1998 Mount Lodge, Ashdown Road, Forest Row RH18 5BW Detached Freehold £262,500
29 June 1998 Hawthorn Cottage, Ashdown Road, Forest Row RH18 5BW Detached Freehold £350,000
25 April 1997 Hurstwood, Ashdown Road, Forest Row RH18 5BW Detached Freehold £179,500
1 April 1997 Pine Cottage, Ashdown Road, Forest Row RH18 5BW Detached Freehold £177,500
14 August 1996 Woodlands Cottage, Ashdown Road, Forest Row RH18 5BW Detached Freehold £142,000
27 October 1995 Brackenside, Ashdown Road, Forest Row RH18 5BW Detached Freehold £150,000
12 September 1995 Hawthorn Cottage, Ashdown Road, Forest Row RH18 5BW Detached Freehold £280,000

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for RH18 5BW

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

East Grinstead and Uckfield

MP

Mims Davies Conservative

East Sussex County Council
County council electoral division

Forest Row & Groombridge

Councillor

Georgia Taylor Green Party (E&W)

Wealden District Council
District council ward

Forest Row

Councillor

Patricia Patterson-Vanegas Green Party (E&W)

RH18 5BW also falls within the Civil Parish of Forest Row, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for RH18 5BW

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00107533 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01021168 Wealden 001B Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02004403 Wealden 001 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04003841 Forest Row Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05011635 Forest Row Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 2 May 2019 DLUHC
E07000065 Wealden Non-metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E10000011 East Sussex Counties Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000008 South East Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001212 East Grinstead and Uckfield Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000033 Sussex Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000196 Crawley Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33041751 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000056 South East Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 1 April 2020 BEIS
E38000235 NHS Sussex ICB - 97R Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E40000005 South East NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2018 ODS
E54000064 NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 April 2023 ODS
E56000012 Surrey and Sussex Cancer Alliances Health 1 September 2016 NHS England
E58000367 Forest Row & Groombridge ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 10 June 2004 DLUHC
E63013092 Forest Row Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

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