Horsham, in numbers

Average home prices reached £442,000 in Horsham.

Horsham local authority area. July 2026. Every figure carries its own date.

Horsham district includes a busy market town and many rural communities. Town-centre access, nature reserves and reliable household services are practical local priorities. Scheme announcements should be checked against later approvals and delivery.

The short version

Average home price over time

August 1996 to July 2026

Horsham local authority area · Cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: January 1995 to July 2026. The chart opens on the latest 30 years; choose All history for the full reviewed record.

From To

Shown on this chart: £82,378 in August 1996; £441,654 in July 2026. 436.1% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Full history context

Average home prices rose from £79,000 to £442,000 between January 1995 and July 2026.

July 2025 to July 2026: £3,000 more per home (0.7% higher).

Cash prices, before allowing for inflation. Changes do not show affordability without local earnings and household circumstances.

Data table and workings

Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.

Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

Whole local authority area; not a typical home listing or the budget needed by a first-time buyer.

Provisional estimates can be revised. Historical boundaries follow the exact published source code; no old-code series has been relabelled.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Average home price over time — Horsham local authority area: full reviewed history
Period	£
January 1995	78,952
February 1995	80,864
March 1995	83,121
April 1995	84,596
May 1995	83,348
June 1995	80,754
July 1995	79,188
August 1995	80,136
September 1995	79,354
October 1995	80,269
November 1995	78,396
December 1995	79,110
January 1996	78,671
February 1996	78,525
March 1996	78,459
April 1996	78,408
May 1996	79,990
June 1996	81,408
July 1996	81,082
August 1996	82,378
September 1996	82,319
October 1996	83,479
November 1996	83,280
December 1996	83,546
January 1997	83,323
February 1997	83,746
March 1997	84,539
April 1997	87,682
May 1997	90,024
June 1997	92,451
July 1997	93,579
August 1997	93,327
September 1997	93,966
October 1997	96,358
November 1997	99,675
December 1997	101,684
January 1998	99,484
February 1998	100,597
March 1998	98,735
April 1998	103,848
May 1998	103,343
June 1998	105,829
July 1998	107,076
August 1998	110,709
September 1998	115,607
October 1998	112,988
November 1998	111,786
December 1998	109,904
January 1999	109,961
February 1999	107,702
March 1999	106,957
April 1999	107,685
May 1999	111,534
June 1999	114,360
July 1999	118,388
August 1999	120,247
September 1999	122,089
October 1999	124,147
November 1999	127,064
December 1999	128,013
January 2000	131,321
February 2000	127,656
March 2000	131,525
April 2000	134,879
May 2000	144,544
June 2000	146,043
July 2000	145,106
August 2000	143,858
September 2000	145,329
October 2000	148,366
November 2000	152,782
December 2000	154,222
January 2001	152,013
February 2001	150,953
March 2001	151,310
April 2001	153,270
May 2001	152,303
June 2001	152,848
July 2001	157,224
August 2001	161,848
September 2001	163,962
October 2001	164,450
November 2001	170,219
December 2001	173,221
January 2002	175,445
February 2002	173,302
March 2002	176,836
April 2002	176,267
May 2002	176,348
June 2002	174,957
July 2002	182,877
August 2002	189,235
September 2002	198,046
October 2002	201,589
November 2002	205,530
December 2002	207,512
January 2003	209,513
February 2003	206,800
March 2003	209,431
April 2003	209,540
May 2003	214,485
June 2003	214,920
July 2003	215,640
August 2003	216,863
September 2003	217,797
October 2003	218,474
November 2003	217,259
December 2003	215,950
January 2004	218,995
February 2004	219,362
March 2004	219,798
April 2004	219,527
May 2004	227,350
June 2004	231,080
July 2004	234,842
August 2004	236,560
September 2004	240,863
October 2004	243,930
November 2004	242,550
December 2004	242,943
January 2005	239,491
February 2005	236,022
March 2005	232,718
April 2005	235,646
May 2005	239,163
June 2005	239,509
July 2005	238,362
August 2005	235,857
September 2005	238,491
October 2005	239,007
November 2005	246,416
December 2005	245,896
January 2006	248,363
February 2006	243,887
March 2006	244,511
April 2006	243,922
May 2006	246,763
June 2006	249,235
July 2006	250,636
August 2006	254,923
September 2006	258,792
October 2006	258,904
November 2006	259,929
December 2006	261,132
January 2007	265,118
February 2007	264,696
March 2007	267,006
April 2007	270,650
May 2007	277,979
June 2007	278,964
July 2007	280,559
August 2007	280,904
September 2007	288,229
October 2007	294,059
November 2007	298,334
December 2007	297,499
January 2008	294,016
February 2008	291,014
March 2008	292,978
April 2008	291,953
May 2008	286,260
June 2008	282,037
July 2008	281,277
August 2008	282,059
September 2008	267,416
October 2008	256,501
November 2008	257,494
December 2008	255,622
January 2009	250,047
February 2009	225,756
March 2009	226,409
April 2009	227,452
May 2009	239,252
June 2009	243,437
July 2009	245,982
August 2009	252,052
September 2009	254,804
October 2009	259,840
November 2009	260,749
December 2009	260,226
January 2010	262,548
February 2010	264,343
March 2010	269,612
April 2010	270,206
May 2010	272,442
June 2010	272,141
July 2010	275,210
August 2010	277,418
September 2010	280,898
October 2010	276,673
November 2010	274,807
December 2010	269,074
January 2011	270,226
February 2011	267,852
March 2011	273,888
April 2011	274,360
May 2011	277,096
June 2011	269,016
July 2011	271,018
August 2011	270,437
September 2011	274,285
October 2011	271,632
November 2011	271,661
December 2011	269,685
January 2012	274,475
February 2012	269,553
March 2012	272,127
April 2012	272,550
May 2012	277,920
June 2012	280,613
July 2012	282,689
August 2012	285,379
September 2012	283,708
October 2012	281,308
November 2012	278,606
December 2012	280,031
January 2013	277,045
February 2013	280,482
March 2013	281,897
April 2013	285,530
May 2013	284,267
June 2013	288,298
July 2013	290,182
August 2013	296,846
September 2013	293,990
October 2013	300,806
November 2013	294,769
December 2013	296,811
January 2014	295,102
February 2014	303,465
March 2014	306,804
April 2014	308,117
May 2014	310,316
June 2014	314,641
July 2014	320,019
August 2014	320,622
September 2014	320,758
October 2014	321,050
November 2014	323,273
December 2014	325,111
January 2015	324,728
February 2015	329,370
March 2015	332,867
April 2015	336,143
May 2015	331,692
June 2015	334,397
July 2015	336,971
August 2015	341,812
September 2015	342,852
October 2015	344,825
November 2015	347,777
December 2015	349,352
January 2016	352,477
February 2016	357,488
March 2016	359,305
April 2016	360,248
May 2016	357,520
June 2016	360,185
July 2016	366,422
August 2016	373,449
September 2016	373,409
October 2016	371,957
November 2016	373,385
December 2016	377,079
January 2017	377,898
February 2017	373,219
March 2017	373,238
April 2017	380,591
May 2017	383,854
June 2017	385,072
July 2017	381,392
August 2017	381,298
September 2017	381,585
October 2017	381,391
November 2017	388,361
December 2017	388,601
January 2018	387,977
February 2018	382,741
March 2018	383,082
April 2018	380,227
May 2018	381,273
June 2018	375,944
July 2018	377,797
August 2018	380,962
September 2018	393,958
October 2018	395,994
November 2018	395,056
December 2018	388,071
January 2019	388,208
February 2019	382,341
March 2019	377,493
April 2019	370,917
May 2019	370,238
June 2019	374,679
July 2019	377,142
August 2019	377,994
September 2019	377,664
October 2019	380,697
November 2019	384,318
December 2019	387,120
January 2020	386,392
February 2020	384,561
March 2020	371,992
April 2020	371,850
May 2020	371,869
June 2020	378,931
July 2020	377,036
August 2020	379,978
September 2020	382,530
October 2020	384,446
November 2020	381,011
December 2020	381,575
January 2021	380,675
February 2021	380,405
March 2021	379,086
April 2021	378,074
May 2021	381,875
June 2021	385,436
July 2021	387,657
August 2021	391,259
September 2021	397,848
October 2021	408,015
November 2021	413,217
December 2021	409,211
January 2022	409,272
February 2022	412,953
March 2022	415,405
April 2022	409,531
May 2022	412,979
June 2022	423,148
July 2022	434,974
August 2022	433,469
September 2022	436,060
October 2022	438,611
November 2022	439,160
December 2022	434,120
January 2023	434,395
February 2023	440,694
March 2023	440,682
April 2023	437,215
May 2023	425,810
June 2023	425,444
July 2023	420,704
August 2023	425,182
September 2023	427,526
October 2023	425,994
November 2023	418,019
December 2023	413,383
January 2024	412,294
February 2024	416,433
March 2024	412,828
April 2024	416,898
May 2024	416,970
June 2024	421,054
July 2024	426,281
August 2024	428,253
September 2024	427,836
October 2024	424,331
November 2024	424,070
December 2024	423,731
January 2025	424,016
February 2025	429,283
March 2025	434,835
April 2025	441,298
May 2025	435,292
June 2025	437,889
July 2025	438,767
August 2025	444,069
September 2025	447,752
October 2025	446,353
November 2025	451,593
December 2025	443,236
January 2026	443,608
February 2026	439,867
March 2026	443,538
April 2026	439,865
May 2026	439,863
June 2026	436,790
July 2026	441,654

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People living in the area

152,016

Mid-2025 · Horsham local authority area

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Published mid-year estimate for the whole local authority area. This is not automatically the population of the named city settlement.

All usual residents

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Average home price

£442,000

July 2026 · Horsham local authority area

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Shown to the nearest £1,000. Published value: £441,654.

Homes in the local authority area

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Average monthly rent

£1,474

August 2026 · Horsham local authority area

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Official local housing data feed. House prices are provisional, not seasonally adjusted; rents use the Price Index of Private Rents. Local short-term estimates are variable. Country references use only the explicitly country-coded ctry object, never the local place object.

Homes in the local authority area

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Homes rented privately

9% to 23.4%

Homes rented privately ranged from 9% in Roffey North to 23.4% in Denne — a gap of 14.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 22 of 22 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Roffey North	9%	239	2,667
West Chiltington, Thakeham & Ashington	9.1%	333	3,670
Storrington & Washington	11%	467	4,231
Itchingfield, Slinfold & Warnham	11.6%	266	2,292
Southwater South & Shipley	12%	329	2,745
Nuthurst & Lower Beeding	12.1%	150	1,238
Henfield	12.2%	325	2,667
Rudgwick	12.4%	144	1,162
Billingshurst	12.7%	562	4,416
Broadbridge Heath	13.3%	335	2,511
Cowfold, Shermanbury & West Grinstead	13.4%	303	2,258
Southwater North	13.5%	309	2,290
Forest	13.7%	502	3,672
Steyning & Ashurst	13.7%	380	2,775
Bramber, Upper Beeding & Woodmancote	13.8%	313	2,270
Holbrook East	14.1%	337	2,386
Pulborough, Coldwaltham & Amberley	14.2%	468	3,307
Trafalgar	14.6%	396	2,717
Holbrook West	18.4%	496	2,698
Roffey South	22.8%	710	3,119
Colgate & Rusper	22.9%	557	2,430
Denne	23.4%	1,135	4,854

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People reporting bad or very bad health

1.9% to 4.6%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 1.9% in Colgate & Rusper to 4.6% in Henfield — a gap of 2.7 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 22 of 22 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Colgate & Rusper	1.9%	114	5,997
Southwater North	2.3%	153	6,548
Holbrook East	2.7%	157	5,918
Nuthurst & Lower Beeding	2.7%	83	3,063
Broadbridge Heath	2.8%	179	6,355
West Chiltington, Thakeham & Ashington	2.9%	250	8,707
Billingshurst	3.1%	331	10,632
Rudgwick	3.2%	96	2,968
Southwater South & Shipley	3.4%	222	6,625
Itchingfield, Slinfold & Warnham	3.6%	207	5,759
Trafalgar	3.6%	224	6,176
Holbrook West	3.8%	238	6,336
Roffey North	3.8%	236	6,198
Steyning & Ashurst	3.9%	235	6,103
Bramber, Upper Beeding & Woodmancote	3.9%	207	5,355
Forest	3.9%	352	8,923
Roffey South	4%	261	6,539
Cowfold, Shermanbury & West Grinstead	4%	218	5,454
Storrington & Washington	4.1%	385	9,372
Denne	4.1%	430	10,388
Pulborough, Coldwaltham & Amberley	4.4%	328	7,389
Henfield	4.6%	276	5,970

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People aged 65 or over

11.2% to 32.8%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 11.2% in Broadbridge Heath to 32.8% in Storrington & Washington — a gap of 21.6 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 22 of 22 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Broadbridge Heath	11.2%	712	6,356
Southwater North	14%	914	6,550
Colgate & Rusper	15.4%	924	5,998
Holbrook East	17.5%	1,033	5,919
Roffey South	18.3%	1,195	6,538
Billingshurst	18.4%	1,960	10,633
Southwater South & Shipley	18.9%	1,255	6,625
Forest	19.4%	1,735	8,923
Denne	20%	2,081	10,388
Holbrook West	21.6%	1,369	6,336
Itchingfield, Slinfold & Warnham	23.5%	1,356	5,763
Trafalgar	24.8%	1,531	6,176
Cowfold, Shermanbury & West Grinstead	24.8%	1,354	5,456
Roffey North	24.9%	1,542	6,202
Rudgwick	25%	742	2,967
Nuthurst & Lower Beeding	26.1%	801	3,065
Pulborough, Coldwaltham & Amberley	27.2%	2,011	7,391
Bramber, Upper Beeding & Woodmancote	28.3%	1,517	5,354
Henfield	28.9%	1,725	5,969
West Chiltington, Thakeham & Ashington	30.8%	2,679	8,705
Steyning & Ashurst	31.7%	1,936	6,101
Storrington & Washington	32.8%	3,079	9,373

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What could change things?

The action plan connects local evidence to proposed next steps. Announced projects and proposed responses are shown separately.

strength

Protect the reserve’s working partnership

Volunteers have supported facilities and maintenance at Warnham.

Local knowledge and ongoing care help keep public assets useful.

Evidence

What could help →

weakness

Explain exactly how collection routes have changed

Coffee-pod collection lost funding and reusable items have a new partner.

Households need clear options, especially if they cannot reach drop-off points.

Evidence

What could help →

opportunity

Use the Bishopric scheme to close walking gaps

Plans address damaged surfaces and town-centre connections.

Safer continuous routes can make shops easier to reach.

Evidence

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Local work to follow

Horsham town centre

Bishopric public-space improvements

Proposed works replace damaged surfaces and improve connections while retaining mature trees and the waterfall.

Design and cost review announced; final approvals remained conditions · evidence dated 2026-09-01

Responsible body: Horsham District Council

What the source says: The published January 2027–April 2028 programme is conditional, not a construction guarantee.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named scheme or programme area only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; a nearby location is not evidence that a whole ward benefits.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Bishopric improvement plans move a step closer →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Use the Bishopric scheme to close walking gaps →

Make maintenance part of every improvement →

Connect local skills to local opportunities →

How to track delivery →

Warnham Local Nature Reserve

Warnham nature-reserve improvements

Volunteer support has helped deliver a hub, wildlife garden, boardwalk and habitat features.

Delivered facilities and ongoing maintenance reported · evidence dated 2026-08-06

Responsible body: Horsham District Council

What the source says: The donation figure is cumulative since 2017, not an annual operating budget.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named scheme or programme area only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; a nearby location is not evidence that a whole ward benefits.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Friends of Warnham reserve support →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Protect the reserve’s working partnership →

Make maintenance part of every improvement →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

Horsham district

Changes to doorstep reuse and recycling

A new partner is planned to collect reusable items while the council retains broken electrical collections.

September change announced; coffee-pod collection moves to alternatives · evidence dated 2026-08-12

Responsible body: Horsham District Council

What the source says: The previous coffee-pod funding ended. Drop-off options differ from a doorstep service.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named scheme or programme area only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; a nearby location is not evidence that a whole ward benefits.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Doorstep recycling collection changes →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Explain exactly how collection routes have changed →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

All reviewed projects →

What this local evidence covers

22 of 22 wards

Have at least one valid census comparison with the whole council. Missing measures stay visible.

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3 reviewed plans and projects

3 have a source-dated stage; 0 have some funding evidence; 0 have some cost evidence. These counts do not prove that funding or costs are complete.

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0 verified ward links

Project locations cannot be treated as a map of who benefits. Each record explains any verified ward association.

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What is still missing

The reviewed local schemes are a selected evidence collection, not a complete council capital programme.

Current service capacity, incomes, waiting lists, school demand and project outcomes need additional verified local evidence before firm claims can be made.

Selected council projects and issues, not a complete council programme. Delivery stages describe the dated source; elapsed planned dates do not prove completion.

Action steps are UK Facts proposals for scrutiny and delivery, not council commitments, funded promises or deadlines.

Project locations do not establish ward-wide impact. Missing cost or funding means unverified, not zero.

A direct council area and its member districts must not be added together. County wards are district wards, not county electoral divisions.

Sources and calculations are traceable, but this is not independent AQuA Book assurance or certification.