BN6 postcode area guide — Horsham

Where is BN6?

Broadband & internet speeds in BN6

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the BN6 postcode district (Horsham) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 589 postcodes Ofcom measures in BN6, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 92.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 63%.

Around 0.3% of premises in BN6 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 BN6

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Mobile signal around Horsham

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Horsham district (69,847 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in BN6

Police recorded 41 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BN6 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 BN6

Based on 202 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BN6 is £525,000, down 4.5% on the previous year (£550,000).

Latest recorded sales in BN6

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around BN6

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 BN6

158 rated food businesses operate in BN6. 119 hold the top rating of 5, 18 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: BN6 Craft Beer & Tap, A Twine Butchers, Adastra Bowling Club, Age Concern Hassocks, Albourne Under 5's.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in BN6

From a sample of 114 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 BN6 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 35% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 BN6 typically use:

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What's it like living in BN6?

Postcodes in BN6

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

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.