RH6 9SS Crawley
Live postcode, introduced June 1981. Ward: Pound Hill North & Forge Wood. Region: South East.
Streets
- Peeks Brook Lane, Shipley Bridge: 17 addresses
- Church Lane, Burstow: 1 address
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 E (34% of about 760 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- TEIZERS FARM HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Grasmere, Church Lane, Burstow, RH6 9TG: up to 1 home, permissioned (460 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 18 addresses are between 61 m and 64 m above sea level (62 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 92%, ultrafast 67%, gigabit 67% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Gatwick Airport 21 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km |
| Horley 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Three Bridges 3.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Gatwick South Terminal Shuttle Station | 1.7 km |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Burstow Nurseries Crawley | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Crawley | 5.3 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Adp Parking | 600 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Gridserve Charging Station | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 3.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Modality East Surrey Medical Practice | 2.7 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 1.8 km |
| NHS dentists | Dentistree Horley | 2.8 km |
| Hospital | Gatwick Park Hospital | 3.6 km |
| Police station | Gatwick Airport Police Station | 2.4 km |
| Cash machines | BP - Gatwick South SF Connect, London Gatwick Airport Cashzone | 1.8 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 1.7 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 320 m² | 1.4 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6,340 m² | 1.8 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,580 m² | 2.0 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Medieval settlement remains 100m south east and 150m south west of Oldlands Farm, Tinsley Green, a scheduled monument, 1.7 km south-west. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Medieval settlement remains 100m south east and 150m south west of Oldlands Farm, Tinsley Green | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-west |
| Thunderfield Castle medieval moated site | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Allen's Wood | Wood | 560 m south |
| Bridges Wood | Wood | 1.0 km north-east |
| Blackcorner Wood | Wood | 1.0 km south-west |
| Kiln Heath | Wood | 1.1 km east |
| Wellfield Copse | Wood | 1.2 km south |
| Sawpit Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 18 |
17 of the postcode's 18 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 | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Peeks Brook Lane.