Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:45 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:01 am – 3:55 pm
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People6,334 residentsin the Crawley Down census areaMedian age 48.32,609 households84% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright8% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,057 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%, construction 11%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 52% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C869 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December46 days of air frost, 17 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksThe Lake in the Woodlake · 1.0 miHedgecourt Lakelake · 1.7 miWorthlodge Forestforest · 2.6 miFurnace Pondpond · under a mileWorth Forestforest · 2.8 miNobs Wood Pondpond · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCopthorne Golf Clubgolf course · 1.1 mi · 68 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · under a mileHaven Sports Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 3 haHalsford Greenpark · 2.3 miCrossways Open Spacepark · 2.4 miThe Memorial Recreation Groundpark · 2.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Feb 20198 mi away, Newdigate, SurreyMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202441 mi away, English ChannelSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.5 · PM2.5 6.8 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband49% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,792 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation125 m410 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 75 to 135 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalQueen Victoria Hospital3.5 miGP surgeryModality Mid Sussex6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCrawley Down Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistElm House Dental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 independentPrimaryCrawley Down Village CofE Schoolages 4-11, 396 pupilsunder a mileIndependentCopthorne Preparatory Schoolages 2-11, 167 pupils1.2 miSecondaryImberhorne Schoolages 11-18, 1,558 pupils2.1 miCollegeEast Surrey College9.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW4.8 miRailway stationEast Grinstead2.8 miLight railGatwick South Terminal Shuttle StationGatwick Airport4.1 miBus stationBus StationCrawley4.6 miFerryDitton Island Ferry LandingThames Ditton21 miBus stops30 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RH10 postcode district.
