RH11 7EA Crawley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Northgate & West Green. Region: South East.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Crawley in 2026-27: Band D £2,418 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,612 | £1,881 | £2,150 | £2,418 | £2,956 | £3,493 | £4,031 | £4,837 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (46% of about 1,160 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Brittingham House, Orchard Street, West Green, Crawley: up to 24 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- 1 -7 Pegler Way, West Green, Crawley: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- Shaw House, Pegler Way, West Green, Crawley: up to 33 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- Land at The Rear Of The George Hotel, West Green, Crawley: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
- Gainsborough House, 26-30 High Street, West Green, Crawley, permissioned (460 m)
- Turnpike House, 121 - 123 High Street, Northgate, Crawley, permissioned (490 m)
- Fire Station, Ifield Avenue, West Green, Crawley: up to 48 homes, not permissioned (490 m)
- Ambulance Station, Ifield Avenue, West Green, Crawley: up to 39 homes, permissioned (510 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 4 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 17 addresses are between 70 m and 71 m above sea level (71 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Crawley 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 820 m |
| Ifield 258,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Three Bridges 3.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest Crawley Hospital West Green | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Crawley | 680 m |
| Car parks | 8 within 800 m; nearest Orchard Street Car Park | 280 m |
| EV charging points | 16 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 350 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 3.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Leacroft Medical Practice | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Smart Health Pharmacy | 330 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Crabtree Road Dental Practice | 280 m |
| Hospital | Crawley Hospital | 150 m |
| Police station | Crawley Police Station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Crawley the Boulevard NatWest | 500 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,120 m² | 280 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Goff's Park 20 ha | 420 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 890 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,610 m² | 90 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Ifield Road Allotments 2,600 m² | 200 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 23 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The George Hotel, a listed building (Grade II*), 410 m south-east. 22 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The George Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m south-east |
| The Old Punchbowl | Listed building, Grade II* | 420 m east |
| The Ancient Priors (Minters Restaurant A Louis Coiffeur) | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m south-east |
| Parish Church of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m south-east |
| Moated site at Ewhurst Place | Scheduled monument | 860 m north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ewhurst Wood | Wood | 660 m north |
| Woldhurstlea Wood | Wood | 1.7 km south-west |
| Magpie Wood | Wood | 1.7 km north-east |
| Ifield Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km west |
| Pease Pottage Hill | Hill | 2.7 km south |
| Halfsmock Bottom | Valley | 4.3 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 17 |
6 of the postcode's 17 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 49% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 31% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 78% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.