BN44 postcode area guide — Horsham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BN44 postcode district in Horsham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BN44
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
91.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
79.5%
Gigabit-capable
79.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.8%
Broadband availability in the BN44 postcode district (Horsham) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 260 postcodes Ofcom measures in BN44, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 91.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 79.5%.
Around 0.8% of premises in BN44 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in BN44
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BN44 3AA | 38.3% | 30% |
| BN44 3AB | 0% | 0% |
| BN44 3AD | 0% | 0% |
| BN44 3AE | 0% | 0% |
| BN44 3AG | 0% | 0% |
| BN44 3AJ | 100% | 100% |
| BN44 3AL | 55.6% | 55.6% |
| BN44 3AN | 75% | 75% |
| BN44 3AP | 100% | 100% |
| BN44 3AQ | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Horsham
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Horsham district (69,847 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
83.7%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.2%
5G outdoors — all networks
50.4%
Voice indoors — all networks
86.9%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in BN44
Police recorded 26 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BN44 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 9 | 34.6% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 6 | 23.1% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 5 | 19.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 3 | 11.5% |
| Public order | 3 | 11.5% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in BN44
Based on 116 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BN44 is £430,000, up 1.2% on the previous year (£425,000).
Detached
£625,000
40 sales
Semi-detached
£405,000
26 sales
Terraced
£375,000
33 sales
Flat / maisonette
£257,000
15 sales
Latest recorded sales in BN44
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2026 | £575,000 | Detached | Penlands Vale | BN44 3PL |
| 15 May 2026 | £460,000 | Detached | Church Farm Walk | BN44 3HD |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £380,000 | Terraced | Dacre Gardens | BN44 3TD |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £344,000 | Terraced | Dacre Gardens | BN44 3TD |
| 16 Apr 2026 | £387,500 | Terraced | Penns Court | BN44 3BF |
| 16 Apr 2026 | £275,000 | Flat | Penns Court | BN44 3BF |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £665,000 | Detached | Pound Lane | BN44 3JB |
| 8 Apr 2026 | £490,000 | Semi-detached | Hills Road | BN44 3QG |
| 7 Apr 2026 | £320,000 | Terraced | Mimmack Close | BN44 3SH |
| 1 Apr 2026 | £630,500 | Detached | Hills Road | BN44 3QG |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Horsham demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Horsham district (146,778 residents, 62,370 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17.8% |
| 15–29 | 19.1% |
| 30–44 | 18.5% |
| 45–64 | 21.8% |
| 65+ | 22.8% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 72.3% |
| Private rented | 14.6% |
| Social rented | 10.2% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around BN44
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steyning Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,775 | BN44 3RX |
| Steyning CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 335 | BN44 3RQ |
| Upper Beeding Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 298 | BN44 3HY |
| Ashurst CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 48 | BN44 3AY |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in BN44
66 rated food businesses operate in BN44. 46 hold the top rating of 5, 9 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: at Emily's, Beeding & Bramber Preschool, Beeding Newsagency, BN44 Community Fridge, Brighton Regency Routemaster.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BN44
From a sample of 185 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 BN44 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 44% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
44%
Band D
32%
Band E
17%
Band F
6%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Horsham
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.