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Forest Row & Coleman's Hatch: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Forest Row & Coleman's Hatch neighbourhood of Wealden, England (ONS area Wealden 001). Headline figures assembled 1 November 2026. Postcodes RH18, RH19, TN3, TN7, TN8. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near RH18 5JX.

An affluent neighbourhood, changing little against Wealden

Forest Row & Coleman's Hatch is an affluent neighbourhood; it is changing little against Wealden (signals are mixed: 2 rising and 2 falling of 16). Houses here typically resell for £565,000 and flats for £210,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Wealden (1.7 times the borough's rate) and the nearest railway station, East Grinstead, is 5.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 1 November 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£565,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +20% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£210,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; -7% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Affluent

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Mixed signs

Weighted balance +0.00; 2 of 16 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 7 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 7 to 8.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£69,800

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.7 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Where Forest Row & Coleman's Hatch sits in Wealden

Typical house price: 7th highest of 21 neighbourhoods in Wealden
Typical flat price: joint 4th highest of the 15 neighbourhoods in Wealden with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 3rd highest of 21 neighbourhoods in Wealden

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 1 November 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Forest Row & Coleman's Hatch

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Wealden, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Wealden, 1997 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 1 November 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

2 of 16 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Wealden, 2 the other way and 12 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

Lifestyle businesses
Benefit claims (DWP)

Falling behind the borough

Recent price momentum
Recorded crime

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

East Grinstead Railway station, 5.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southern to London Victoria (about 56 min); Thameslink to Bedford (about 133 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school Forest Row Church of England Primary School and Nursery 1.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2024).
Nearest state secondary school Sackville School 4.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (May 2024).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Forest Row & Coleman's Hatch

What is the typical house price in Forest Row & Coleman's Hatch?

£565,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +20% against 2017-2019.

How does Forest Row & Coleman's Hatch compare with the rest of Wealden?

Typical house price: 7th highest of 21 neighbourhoods in Wealden. Typical flat price: joint 4th highest of the 15 neighbourhoods in Wealden with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 3rd highest of 21 neighbourhoods in Wealden.

Is Forest Row & Coleman's Hatch an affluent area?

Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Forest Row & Coleman's Hatch gentrifying?

Mixed signs. Weighted balance +0.00; 2 of 16 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Forest Row & Coleman's Hatch?

East Grinstead. Railway station, 5.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southern to London Victoria (about 56 min); Thameslink to Bedford (about 133 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Forest Row & Coleman's Hatch?

Nearest state primary school. Forest Row Church of England Primary School and Nursery. 1.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Sackville School. 4.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (May 2024).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.