Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:45 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:02 am – 3:55 pm
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People9,091 residentsin the Ewhurst & West Green census areaMedian age 37.23,541 households52% of homes owner-occupied22% owned outright31% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.3% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 4,310 in work, 18% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 15%, transport and storage 12%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 53% go by car, 10% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle69% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 86%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 1°C829 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November51 days of air frost, 22 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)
Parks and green spacesGoff's Parkpark · under a mile · 20 haTilgate Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 93 haEwhurst Place Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 4 haBuchan Country Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 75 haCrawley Rugby Clubplaying field · under a mile · 11 haIfield Golf and Country Clubgolf course · 1.2 mi · 49 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes19 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Feb 20193 mi away, Newdigate, SurreyMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202443 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 9.2 · PM2.5 7.0 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband99% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,574 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation64 m210 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 60 to 81 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCrawley Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryLangley Corner Surgery24 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWellhealth Pharmacy17 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentist74- 76 Stagelandsunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi27 schools18 primary, 5 secondary, 4 specialPrimaryOur Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary Schoolages 4-11, 422 pupilsright herePrimarySt Margaret's Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 423 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryIfield Community Collegeages 11-18, 1,214 pupilsunder a mileCollegeEast Surrey College9.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW1.8 miRailway stationIfieldunder a mileLight railGatwick North Terminal Shuttle StationGatwick Airport2.8 miBus stationBus StationCrawley1.1 miFerryDitton Island Ferry LandingThames Ditton19 miBus stops86 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RH11 postcode district.
