BN5 postcode area guide — Horsham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BN5 postcode district in Horsham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BN5
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
90.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
47%
Gigabit-capable
47%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.4%
Broadband availability in the BN5 postcode district (Horsham) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 279 postcodes Ofcom measures in BN5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 90.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 47%.
Around 0.4% of premises in BN5 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 BN5
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BN5 9AA | 100% | 0% |
| BN5 9AB | 25% | 0% |
| BN5 9AD | 0% | 0% |
| BN5 9AE | 0% | 0% |
| BN5 9AG | 66.7% | 0% |
| BN5 9AH | 0% | 0% |
| BN5 9AL | 0% | 0% |
| BN5 9AN | 66.7% | 33.3% |
| BN5 9AP | 66.7% | 0% |
| BN5 9AQ | 0% | 0% |
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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 BN5
Police recorded 36 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BN5 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 12 | 33.3% |
| Public order | 7 | 19.4% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 6 | 16.7% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 | 13.9% |
| Other theft | 2 | 5.6% |
| Burglary | 1 | 2.8% |
| Weapons possession | 1 | 2.8% |
| Shoplifting | 1 | 2.8% |
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 BN5
Based on 71 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BN5 is £515,000, down 14.2% on the previous year (£600,000).
Detached
£690,000
27 sales
Semi-detached
£431,500
22 sales
Terraced
£360,000
15 sales
Latest recorded sales in BN5
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2026 | £570,000 | Detached | The Hooks | BN5 9UY |
| 12 May 2026 | £825,000 | Detached | Batts Pond Lane | BN5 9YU |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £360,000 | Terraced | Springhills | BN5 9EG |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £565,000 | Detached | Mill Drive | BN5 9RY |
| 30 Mar 2026 | £888,000 | Detached | Shoreham Road | BN5 9SD |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £431,500 | Semi-detached | Tottington Drive | BN5 9XY |
| 23 Mar 2026 | £317,000 | Terraced | Blackstone Street | BN5 9TH |
| 16 Mar 2026 | £272,000 | Semi-detached | Springhills | BN5 9EG |
| 12 Mar 2026 | £322,000 | Terraced | Ganders Close | BN5 9US |
| 27 Feb 2026 | £775,000 | Detached | Faircox Lane | BN5 9PD |
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 BN5
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 354 | BN5 9PU |
| Ashurst CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 48 | BN44 3AY |
| Jolesfield CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 152 | RH13 8JJ |
| Albourne Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 177 | BN6 9DH |
| Upper Beeding Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 298 | BN44 3HY |
| Steyning CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 335 | BN44 3RQ |
| Steyning Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,775 | BN44 3RX |
| Twineham CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 14 | RH17 5NR |
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 BN5
74 rated food businesses operate in BN5. 55 hold the top rating of 5, 10 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 7 Day Protein Fix, Abilitea Place, Activ8 Nursery Henfield, Blacklands Farm Caravan & Camping Shop, Brighton Bouncy Castles.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BN5
From a sample of 131 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 BN5 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 42% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
3%
Band B
13%
Band C
26%
Band D
31%
Band E
21%
Band F
5%
Band G
2%
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
Landlines around BN5 typically use:
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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.