Balcombe is located in the county of West Sussex, South East England, four miles north of the town of Cuckfield, four miles south-east of the major town of Crawley, and 32 miles south of London. Balcombe lies five miles north-west of the East Sussex border, and was historically in the county of Sussex. Balcombe falls within the district council of Mid Sussex, under the county council of West Sussex. It is in the RH17 postcode district. The post town for Balcombe is Haywards Heath.
Balcombe is in the ceremonial county of West Sussex, the historic county of Sussex, and the administrative county of West Sussex.
Ceremonial County | West Sussex |
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Historic County | Sussex |
Administrative County | West Sussex |
Balcombe is situated towards the northernmost extremity of West Sussex, and towards the easternmost extremity of West Sussex.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Balcombe is RH17 6NY.
Balcombe is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the RH17 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the RH17 postcode district.
The post town for Balcombe is Haywards Heath. Balcombe is in the RH17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Haywards Heath.
The centre of Balcombe is located at position 51.06003° latitude and -0.13314° longitude.
Latitude | 51.06003° |
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Longitude | -0.13314° |
The centre of Balcombe is located at the grid reference easting 530923 and northing 130623 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 530923 |
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Northing | 130623 |
Position of Balcombe relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Balcombe to the centre of the town.
Position of Balcombe relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Balcombe to the centre of the city.