Horsham Central

Horsham · South East · population 11,485 · 7 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

64Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,500 of 6,856 in England
  • #613 of 1,119 in South East
  • #15 of 16 in Horsham
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,284
Median age (est.)41
Density3,880per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above38%
No car or van27%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 29%45–64 25%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 22%Private rent: 24%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 22%Private rent 24%

Households

One person: 39%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 9%Other: 14%
One person 39%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 9%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 25% · Associate professional 16% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional25%
Associate professional16%
Managers & directors13%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary9%
Administrative8%
Skilled trades8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 89%Asian: 5%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 89%Asian 5%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 45% · No religion 44% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 18%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Horsham Central is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,500 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #15 of 16 in Horsham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (87) and lowest on Crime (44). Typical homes here sold for about £337,500 over the past year, down 6% across five years (from 165 sales), 22% below the wider Horsham median of £435,000. Typical household take-home income is around £42,483 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 154 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 54 · #3,186
Employment 49 · #3,515
Education 72 · #1,904
Health 58 · #2,905
Crime 44 · #3,830
Housing & access 87 · #896
Living environment 57 · #2,946

House prices ?

£337,500median (12m) · -8.2% yr · n=165
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£337,500165-8.2%-6.2%
Detached£658,50011-8.9%+18.6%
Semi-detached£466,25048+2.5%+17.9%
Terraced£405,00025+1.0%+17.4%
Flat£240,00081+9.1%+6.7%
This area£337,500
Horsham£435,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£42,483±£5,933 · #2,710 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,296
Price-to-income ?7.9×typical home ÷ net income — similar to the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

67Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

154 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,770 offences
Horsham45
South East71
England83

Rank #5,938 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences581
Theft697
Burglary45
Vehicle crime24
Criminal damage & arson168
Public order & weapons151
Drugs45
Robbery43
Other16

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 472 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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