Horsham: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£765,698

Semi-detached

£462,401

Terraced

£372,228

Flat or maisonette

£216,472

First-time buyers

£323,935

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  109,718 in 1991 → 151,521 in 2024 (+38.1%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £245,896 in 2005 → £441,654 in 2026 (+79.6%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £481 in 2008 → £690 in 2025 (+43.5%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  81.5% in 2004 → 78.0% in 2023 (−4.3%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  0.7% in 2001 → 2.0% in 2025 (+185.7%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £16,463 in 1997 → £34,400 in 2024 (+109.0%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Horsham; 29 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing2.5 out of 10 (2022/23) · 17th lowest of 363
• Obesity in Year 6 · Health & wellbeing14.9% (2024/25) · 17th lowest of 292
• Preventable heart deaths · Health & wellbeing18.2 per 100,000 (2022 to 2024) · 16th lowest of 292
• Disposable income per head · Economy & work£34,400 (2024) · 34th highest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• Business births · Economy & work8.5% (2024) · 321st highest of 361
• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access52% (May 2024) · 283rd highest of 318
• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access76.3% (January 2026) · 310th highest of 361
• Housing affordability · Housing10.1× earnings (April 2025) · 264th lowest of 316

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for West Sussex, which includes Horsham.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)80.9 years · England 80.0 · 38th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)84.7 years · England 83.8 · 40th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)63.1 years · England 60.9 · 37th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)64.5 years · England 61.3 · 26th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)285.3 per 100k · England 321.0 · 42nd lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)10.6% · England 10.4 · 75th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)65.6% · England 64.6 · 76th lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for West Sussex, which includes Horsham.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)67.8% · England 68.3 · 88th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)46.3 score · England 46.0 · 64th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)9.7% · England 5.8 · 142nd lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)12.8% · England 19.8 · 29th lowest of 153