Typical 3-bedroom house£477kmost £425k–£581k
Houses per m²£5,242flats £4,069
Sold last year3512,416 in five years
Prices in Mid Sussex-0.2%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in RH16 sold for £476,790 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £424,628 and £581,325, for about 91 m² of space. That is 4% less than the same home across Haywards Heath (£497,000).
351 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £189k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in RH16 4 (£4,974) and the most in RH16 1 (£5,794).
Across Mid Sussex, prices are down 0.2% on a year ago and up 14.5% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,621 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,174 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £95,000 for that mortgage: what £95,000 buys.
Questions about RH16
Is RH16 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 4% less than across Haywards Heath; prices in Mid Sussex are down 0.2% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (77% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (60.3% against 43.8%); 351 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in RH16?
A typical 3-bedroom house in RH16 sold for £476,790 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £424,628 and £581,325.
Is RH16 expensive for Haywards Heath?
A 3-bedroom house in RH16 costs 4% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Haywards Heath (£497,000).
How many homes sell in RH16 each year?
351 homes sold in the last year and 2,416 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.
What are the schools like near RH16?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Blackthorns Community Primary School, where 77% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near RH16?
For a 3-bedroom house, RH15 (£428k, 5 km), RH10 (£421k, 14 km), TN22 (£407k, 14 km).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.