Departures Road Crawley
173 addresses across 4 postcodes (RH11,RH6), about 210 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 9703779.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Crawley cost £332,097 in August 2026 (+1.5% on a year); private rents averaged £1,495 a month.
- Flood: 85 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the A23, carries 37,272 motor vehicles a day on average (2025).
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Crawley costs £2,418 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 17% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Gatwick Airport, about 1.2 km (0.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Riverside Garden Park, is about 330 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 23.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 57 to 59 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 173 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Modality East Surrey Medical Practice, about 4.1 km (2.6 miles) away.
- People: About 540 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 63% of households owned their home and 26% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 661 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often possession of weapons.
- Road safety: 5 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025, 2 of them fatal or serious; 1 involved a pedestrian.
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House sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
House prices and rents in Crawley
A typical home in Crawley cost £332,097 in August 2026, 1.5% more than a year before. That is 15% more than five years earlier and 24% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £662,949 |
| Semi-detached | £424,941 |
| Terraced | £342,429 |
| Flat or maisonette | £210,938 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £297,902 |
Private renters in Crawley paid £1,495 a month on average in September 2026, 3.2% more than a year before. That is 33% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £1,071 |
| Two bedrooms | £1,392 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,652 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £2,271 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Gas and electricity use
None of the street's postcodes has the 5 or more domestic meters needed for figures to be published.
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 street: most are in band C (55% of about 650 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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.
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 47 addresses are in areas at high risk, 38 at medium risk and 25 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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| RH6 0PJ | zone 3 | 0 / 32 / 6 | unlikely |
| RH6 0NN | zone 3 | 46 / 6 / 0 | unlikely |
| RH11 0PR | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 12 | unlikely |
| RH6 0JW | zone 3 | 0 / 0 / 7 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
Every 1 km square the street's postcodes are in is in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 174 addresses are between 57 m and 59 m above sea level (58 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RH11 0PR | 21% | 17% | 17% | 41% |
| RH6 0JW | 86% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| RH6 0NN | 98% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| RH6 0PJ | 83% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Gatwick Airport 21 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Horley 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Salfords (Surrey) 158,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Gatwick North Terminal Shuttle Station | 140 m |
| Gatwick South Terminal Shuttle Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 38 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest North Terminal Bus Station Gatwick Airport | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Crawley | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Parking Express | 150 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Modality East Surrey Medical Practice Good Nov 2016 | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Gatwick Park Hospital Good Jan 2022 | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Care homes | 12 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Whitehatch Requires improvement Feb 2022 | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Gatwick Airport Police Station | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest MFG - Gatwick North, Gatwick Airport Cashzone | 250 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Riverside Garden Park 13 ha | 330 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 430 m² | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,250 m² | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 9,030 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 14 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Bartholomew, a listed building (Grade I), 850 m (0.5 miles) north. 10 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Bartholomew | Listed building, Grade I | 850 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Horleyland Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Huntsgreen Wood | Wood | 2 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Brockley Wood | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| The Plantation | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) east |
| Saxley Hill | Hill | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) north |
| Sawpit Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.8 km (3 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 23.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 172 | 172 | 171 |
1 of the street's 173 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, 1 from railways, and 2 from aircraft, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Crawley: see them on the Crawley page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manorfield Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 72% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 10% at the higher standard (2025; 75% in 2024 and 54% in 2023) |
| Horley Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection | None published |
| Yattendon School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection | 60% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 7% at the higher standard (2025; 68% in 2024 and 61% in 2023) |
| Oakwood School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Needs attention; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 41.9 (43.0 in 2025 and 43.3 in 2024); 30.2% grade 5+ in English and maths |
| Langshott Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection | 74% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 3% at the higher standard (2025; 68% in 2024 and 58% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
2 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 1.2 km (0.8 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toad Hall Nursery Horley RH6 7DQ | Full day care | 100 | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Lets Explore Day Nursery RH6 7HJ | Full day care | 110 | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 388 childminders and 67 home childcarers (nannies) in West Sussex. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krispy Kreme RH6 0PJ | Other catering premises | 180 m | 5 Very good | 21 Jan 2026 |
| Black Sheep Coffee RH6 0PJ | Other catering premises | 180 m | 5 Very good | 27 Mar 2024 |
| Laduree UK Ltd RH6 0PJ | Retailers - other | 180 m | 5 Very good | 27 Jan 2025 |
| Shake Shack RH6 0PJ | Other catering premises | 180 m | 5 Very good | 29 Jan 2026 |
| Hampton By Hilton Gatwick Airport RH6 0PJ | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 180 m | 5 Very good | 16 Mar 2026 |
| Sofitel Hotel Restaurants And Bar London Gatwick North RH6 0PH | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 190 m | 5 Very good | 2 Jun 2026 |
| Vanda Gatwick RH6 0PH | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 190 m | 5 Very good | 21 Sep 2026 |
| Premier Inn (Thyme Restaurant \& Costa) RH6 0PH | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 190 m | 5 Very good | 4 Mar 2026 |
| Budgens - Gatwick North RH6 0GZ | Retailers - other | 200 m | 5 Very good | 9 Jan 2026 |
| Pret A Manger RH6 0GZ | Other catering premises | 200 m | 5 Very good | 9 Jan 2026 |
| Pure RH6 0NP | Other catering premises | 200 m | 5 Very good | 3 Dec 2024 |
| Tortilla RH6 0NP | Other catering premises | 200 m | 5 Very good | 22 Sep 2025 |
| The Breakfast Club RH6 0PJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 200 m | 5 Very good | 15 Dec 2025 |
| The Red Lion RH6 0NP | Pub/bar/nightclub | 220 m | 5 Very good | 4 Dec 2025 |
| Starbucks RH6 0PJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 220 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jul 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Possession of weapons | 296 |
| Other theft | 102 |
| Shoplifting | 70 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 62 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 48 |
| Vehicle crime | 19 |
| Public order | 18 |
| Drugs | 15 |
| Theft from the person | 14 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 11 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Shopping Area (557); On or near Parking Area (30); On or near Coach Road (26); On or near Tunnel Road (12); On or near Petrol Station (12).
Road safety
5 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 2 serious and 3 slight, in which 2 people were seriously hurt. 1 involved a pedestrian; 1 involved a motorcyclist. 40% happened in the dark, and 20% on a wet or icy road. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Dec 2025 16:58 | Slight | 1 person | Minor road, 30 mph | Dark, street lights on, wet road |
| 22 Oct 2025 13:24 | Slight | 1 person: 1 motorcyclist | Minor road, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 7 Feb 2024 07:45 | Slight | 1 person: 1 pedestrian | Minor road, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 3 Feb 2024 20:20 | Serious | 1 person | Minor road, 30 mph | Dark |
| 13 Jun 2023 09:35 | Serious | 1 person | A23, 50 mph | Daylight |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles) is the A23 between A23 / M23 SLIP and A217, with 37,272 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 370 m from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A23 | A23 to M23 | 29,183 estimated; counted 2022 | 2% | -0% since 2015 | 340 m |
| A23 | A23 / M23 SLIP to A217 | 37,272 estimated; counted 2024 | 3% | +4% since 2015 | 370 m |
Each figure is the annual average daily flow: the motor vehicles passing the count point, both ways, on an average day of the year. A point is counted by hand on a weekday every few years and estimated from the trend on similar roads in between. Lorries are heavy goods vehicles, as a share of all motor vehicles.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 63% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 69% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 10% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- RH6 0PJ: 135 addresses of 309 in the postcode
- RH6 0NN: 36 addresses of 451 in the postcode
- RH11 0PR: 1 address of 80 in the postcode
- RH6 0JW: 1 address of 88 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Tunnel Road · Northway · Crossway · Longbridge Way · Furlong Way · Longbridge Gate · Coach Road · Service Road · Furlong Way · North Terminal · Tunnel Road · Gatwick Way
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.