Horsham

Horsham is a fantastic place to live and work. It is a bustling market town with a population of just under 60,000 that is 31 miles from London and only 18 miles from the seaside town of Brighton.

What Horsham has going for it

• Great transport links
  
• Voted 2nd best place to live in the UK by a Channel 4 poll
  
• Fantastic new town centre shopping developments
  
• Low crime rates
  
• High quality schools

 
Transport

Train
Horsham is served by three train stations: Horsham, Littlehaven and Christ’s Hospital with services from Horsham the most regular. It has direct connections to:

• London Victoria – 55 minutes
• Gatwick Airport – 17 minutes
• Portsmouth – 62 minutes
• Southampton – 90 minutes

Air
Horsham is 12 miles from Gatwick Airport – the UK’s second busiest airport. No part of Horsham town is underneath a regular flight path.

Road
Horsham is the junction for three major routes in Sussex

• A24 – London to Worthing
• A263 – Crawley to Chichester
  
• A281 – Brighton to Guildford

 
Town Centre

Horsham’s town centre has undergone many changes over the last few years and now has many first class developments to shop and relax, these include:

• West Street – A classic pedestrianised High Street with many well-known UK retailers.
  
• East Street – Renovated in 2011 and contains some of Horsham’s best restaurants.
  
• The Forum – A public square and shopping area which is home to Horsham’s only department store.
  
• The Carfax – Horsham’s most recognisable shopping area that is home to the iconic bandstand.

 
Education

Primary schools

Click HERE for a full list of primary schools in the district

State secondary schools:

• Tanbridge House – Mixed Comprehensive
  
• Millais School – Girls Comprehensive
  
• Forest School – Boys Comprehensive
  

Click HERE for a full list of secondary schools in the district

State sixth form:

• The College of Richard Collyer
  

Click HERE for a full list of colleges in the district

Local independent schools

• Christ’s Hospital
  
• Farlington School for Girls
  

Click HERE for a full list of independant schools in the district

Local Council Tax Bandings

*Council tax prices indicated here are for 2010/11 and are only applicable to houses in the Horsham Town category, for accurate prices in a different area please click HERE