Horsham: local statistics
Horsham is a district council area in the South East, home to an estimated 152,016 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Horsham, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
The claimant count for Horsham stood at 1,750 in August 2026, or 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64; the rate for the South East was 3.1%. That compares with 1.9% a year before. The five-year high was 2.8% (August 2021); the low was 1.8% (May 2024).
The police recorded 44.3 crimes per 1,000 residents in Horsham in the year to March 2026 (6,729 offences in all), the 49th highest rate of the 55 council areas in the South East. The rate was 47.3 in the year to March 2025. In the year to March 2016 it was 39.2 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
Life expectancy at birth in Horsham is 85.5 years for women and 82.2 years for men (2022 to 2024) (England: 83.3 and 79.5). Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by +0.9 years for women and +0.8 for men. It is the 10th highest for women of the 64 council areas in the South East.
An estimated 88.7% of people aged 16 to 64 living in Horsham were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey, with a margin of error of 4.9 points either way, against 78.9% across the South East. Its lowest reading in the series was 74.8% and its highest 88.7%.
The ONS estimates that 152,016 people lived in Horsham in mid-2025, a change of +0.6% in a year. Over ten years, since mid-2015, it has grown by 11.9%; the South East grew by 8.1% over the same years. That is 13th of 64 in the South East, counting from the fastest growth. The mid-2025 estimate is the highest in the series.
A typical home in Horsham cost £441,654 in July 2026, on the UK House Price Index, up 0.7% on a year before. It ranks as the 19th highest of 64 in the South East (regional average £380,878). Prices are 21% above July 2016 and at their highest July level in the series. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in Horsham (£43,487) gives a ratio of 10.2. That ratio is 17th of 64 in the South East, counting from the highest ratio.
Full-time employees living in Horsham earned a median £871.10 a week in April 2025, or £43,487 over a year. It is the 16th highest of 64 in the South East, and 6.9% more than across the South East. Jobs based in Horsham paid a median £729.50 a week, £141.60 less than the figure for people who live there. In 2015 the residents' median was £627.60, so it has risen 39% before inflation.
In March 2026, 8,420 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses were based in Horsham, 4% more than in 2016. There are 55 per 1,000 residents, the 16th highest of 64 in the South East.
A Band D home in Horsham pays an average of £2,441.01 in council tax in 2026-27, 5.1% more than in 2025-26. That makes it the 40th highest of the 64 council areas in the South East. Ten years earlier, in 2016-17, it was £1,544.38.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 135,832 |
| 2016 | 138,257 |
| 2017 | 139,862 |
| 2018 | 141,468 |
| 2019 | 142,932 |
| 2020 | 144,377 |
| 2021 | 147,500 |
| 2022 | 148,682 |
| 2023 | 149,550 |
| 2024 | 151,071 |
| 2025 | 152,016 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £366,422 |
| July 2017 | £381,392 |
| July 2018 | £377,797 |
| July 2019 | £377,142 |
| July 2020 | £377,036 |
| July 2021 | £387,657 |
| July 2022 | £434,974 |
| July 2023 | £420,704 |
| July 2024 | £426,281 |
| July 2025 | £438,767 |
| July 2026 | £441,654 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £627.60 a week |
| 2016 | £624.10 a week |
| 2017 | £596.10 a week |
| 2018 | £648.80 a week |
| 2019 | £648.00 a week |
| 2020 | £648.40 a week |
| 2021 | £669.60 a week |
| 2022 | £707.70 a week |
| 2023 | £706.70 a week |
| 2024 | £822.50 a week |
| 2025 | £871.10 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,544.38 |
| 2017-18 | £1,603.28 |
| 2018-19 | £1,686.95 |
| 2019-20 | £1,785.68 |
| 2020-21 | £1,857.40 |
| 2021-22 | £1,950.31 |
| 2022-23 | £2,009.55 |
| 2023-24 | £2,108.85 |
| 2024-25 | £2,212.91 |
| 2025-26 | £2,321.54 |
| 2026-27 | £2,441.01 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 39.2 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 40.3 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 43.3 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 44.9 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 48.6 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 41.1 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 46.3 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 47.7 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 52.0 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 47.3 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 44.3 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 81.2% |
| 2016/17 | 82.1% |
| 2017/18 | 78.4% |
| 2018/19 | 79.2% |
| 2019/20 | 80.4% |
| 2020/21 | 79.2% |
| 2021/22 | 74.8% |
| 2022/23 | 86.7% |
| 2023/24 | 77.9% |
| 2024/25 | 83.8% |
| 2025/26 | 88.7% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 84.6 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 84.5 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 84.6 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 84.7 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 85.1 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 85.4 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 85.1 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 85.5 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 85.2 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 85.5 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 85.5 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 8,080 |
| 2017 | 8,295 |
| 2018 | 8,305 |
| 2019 | 8,400 |
| 2020 | 8,400 |
| 2021 | 8,670 |
| 2022 | 8,410 |
| 2023 | 8,300 |
| 2024 | 8,345 |
| 2025 | 8,355 |
| 2026 | 8,420 |
Questions about Horsham
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Horsham?
1,750 in August 2026 (2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
What is the crime rate in Horsham?
Home Office figures show 6,729 offences in the year to March 2026, or 44.3 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.
What is life expectancy in Horsham?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 82.2 years for men and 85.5 for women.
What is the population of Horsham?
152,016 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
What is the average house price in Horsham?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £441,654.
What is the average salary in Horsham?
Median pay for full-time employees living in Horsham was £871.10 a week in April 2025 (£43,487 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
How much is Band D council tax in Horsham?
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government gives an average Band D bill of £2,441.01 for 2026-27.
Who has power over Horsham
Every body that makes decisions for Horsham, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Horsham council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Horsham in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Arundel and South Downs: Andrew Griffith (Conservative) MP
- Horsham: John Milne (Liberal Democrat) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the South East
- UK figures: UK unemployment rate · Crime Survey for England and Wales: headline crime · Life expectancy at birth (UK)
- Other council areas in the South East: Eastleigh · Guildford · Reigate and Banstead · South Oxfordshire · Vale of White Horse · Windsor and Maidenhead
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