Commonwealth Drive, Crawley, RH10 1AP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding RH10 1AP has a slightly higher male population, with 50.3% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	45%	49.7%	4.7%	51.0%	-1.3%
Male	55%	50.3%	-4.7%	49.0%	1.3%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around RH10 1AP, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 44.8% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	55.1%	44.8%	-10.3%	37.9%	6.9%
Married: Opposite sex	33%	40.5%	7.5%	44.2%	-3.7%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Separated	2.8%	2%	-0.8%	2.2%	-0.2%
Divorced	6%	10%	4.0%	9.1%	0.9%
Widowed	2.5%	2.5%	0.0%	6.1%	-3.6%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (88.6%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	57.6%	55.7%	-1.9%	48.4%	7.3%
Good health	35.4%	32.9%	-2.5%	33.6%	-0.7%
Fair health	5.3%	8.7%	3.4%	12.7%	-4.0%
Bad health	1.5%	2.7%	1.2%	4.0%	-1.3%
Very bad health	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.2%	-1.2%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	3.9%	13.9%	10.0%	18.2%	-4.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.2%	10.1%	-0.1%	9.6%	0.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.1%	11.6%	-4.5%	13.4%	-1.8%
Apprenticeship	2.1%	5%	2.9%	5.3%	-0.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	17.2%	14.9%	-2.3%	16.9%	-2.0%
Degree or Similar	40.4%	40.8%	0.4%	33.8%	7.0%
Other	10.2%	3.8%	-6.4%	2.8%	1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 62% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0.3%	1.7%	1.4%	0.7%	1.0%
Indian	17%	13.3%	-3.7%	3.1%	10.2%
Pakistani	3.8%	1.3%	-2.5%	2.7%	-1.4%
Other Asian	3.2%	0.6%	-2.6%	1.6%	-1.0%
Black African	0.3%	3.7%	3.4%	2.5%	1.2%
Black Caribbean	0%	2.5%	2.5%	1.0%	1.5%
Other Black	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	0.9%	1%	0.1%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	1.3%	0.7%	0.4%	0.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%	0.9%	0.3%
Mixed Other	0.9%	3.5%	2.6%	0.8%	2.7%
White	70.2%	62%	-8.2%	81.4%	-19.4%
Roma	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Arab	0.6%	1.5%	0.9%	0.6%	0.9%
Other	1.2%	3.9%	2.7%	1.6%	2.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 44.8% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67.3%	44.8%	-22.5%	83.2%	-38.4%
European Union	12.3%	28.7%	16.4%	6.1%	22.6%
Rest of Europe	0.9%	1.6%	0.7%	0.8%	0.8%
Africa	4.4%	7.2%	2.8%	2.7%	4.5%
Middle East and Asia	14.3%	13.4%	-0.9%	5.6%	7.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.9%	4.5%	3.6%	1.3%	3.2%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 44.8% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 20.9% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	67.3%	44.7%	-22.6%	83.2%	-38.5%
10+ Years	4.1%	20.9%	16.8%	9.8%	11.1%
5-10 Years	11.1%	12.4%	1.3%	2.9%	9.5%
2-5 Years	12.6%	12.6%	0.0%	2.2%	10.4%
Less than 2 years	5%	9.5%	4.5%	1.9%	7.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	47.4%	76.7%	-29.3%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Italy	5%	0.6%	4.4%
Portugal	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Spain	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Lithuania	2.9%	0.3%	2.6%
Poland	4.9%	1.3%	3.6%
Romania	6.2%	0.9%	5.3%
Other EU countries	8.9%	1.5%	7.4%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Other Europe	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
South and Eastern Africa	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Eastern Asia	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Southern Asia	6.4%	1.2%	5.2%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
Central and South America	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
No passport held	6.6%	13.5%	-6.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	29.9%	37.2%	-7.3%
Christian	44.6%	46.2%	-1.6%
Buddhist	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Hindu	9.5%	1.7%	7.8%
Muslim	6.4%	6.5%	-0.1%
Sikh	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	7.1%	6.0%	1.1%

Safety

Is Commonwealth Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Commonwealth Drive was 11.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 96.9% lower than the Langley Green & Tushmore average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Commonwealth Drive has the 4th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Langley Green & Tushmore and the 14th lowest crime rate of 368 local areas in Crawley .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 7.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -89.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 88% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£60,000

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in RH10 1AP, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 3/10 (low )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Commonwealth Drive are based on 1258 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Crawley.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Commonwealth Drive, Crawley, RH10 1AP

Estimated Average Property Prices for RH10 1AP

Average Price
£248,330

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£248,330

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Commonwealth Drive

Average Price
£267,713

Semi-Detached
£497,495

Terraced
£457,916

Detached
£379,919

Flats/Maisonettes
£255,625

Other
£271,963

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Commonwealth DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 25 Rampling Court Commonwealth Drive, Crawley, West Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£230,000	2024-03-28	£241,655
Flat 26 Rampling Court Commonwealth Drive, Crawley, West Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£217,000	2023-05-12	£220,252
Flat 14 Rampling Court Commonwealth Drive, Crawley, West Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£250,000	2022-12-21	£253,240
Flat 41 Rampling Court Commonwealth Drive, Crawley, West Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£230,000	2022-07-20	£240,412
Flat 28 Rampling Court Commonwealth Drive, Crawley, West Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£212,500	2022-07-01	£222,119

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RH10 1AP

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	217
Part-Time Employee	65
Self-Employed	25
Unemployed	22
Other	17
Looking after home or family	14
Retired	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9
Student (economically inactive)	6

Employment Industry

Transport and storage	47
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Manufacturing	18
Financial and insurance activities	18
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	16
Education	15
Information and communication	15
Construction	14
Human health and social work activities	14
Professional, scientific and technical activities	14
Administrative and support service activities	12
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Other	7
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	3
Mining and quarrying	3
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Crawley Southgate Drive , RH10 6HD	3out of 4	720 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Three Bridges Primary School Gales Place , Three Bridges RH10 1QG	3out of 4	842 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Andrew's CofE Primary School Weald Drive , Furnace Green RH10 6NU	3out of 4	924 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Northgate Primary School Green Lane , Northgate RH10 8DX	2out of 4	1,167 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Oaks Primary School & Nursery Loppets Road , Tilgate RH10 5DP	3out of 4	1,229 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hazelwick School Hazelwick School Close , Three Bridges RH10 1SX	3out of 4	1,693 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oriel High School Matthews Drive , Maidenbower RH10 7XW	3out of 4	1,765 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Bennett Community College Ashdown Drive , Tilgate RH10 5AD	2out of 4	1,987 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley St Wilfrid's Way , RH11 8PG	3out of 4	2,060 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ifield Community College Crawley Avenue , Ifield RH11 0DB	3out of 4	2,520 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Gatwick School 23 Gatwick Road , RH10 9TP	3out of 4	3,261 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Manor Green College Lady Margaret Road , Ifield RH11 0DX	3out of 4	949 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Atelier21 Future School Broadfield Park , Brighton Road RH11 9RZ	- not rated	2,507 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Manor Green Primary School Lady Margaret Road , Ifield RH11 0DU	4out of 4	2,512 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cottesmore School Buchan Hill , Pease Pottage RH11 9AU	- not rated	4,286 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Worth School Paddockhurst Road , Turners Hill RH10 4SD	- not rated	5,164 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Hawth	Hawth Avenue, Furnace Green	190 yd
Kims Kitchen	Spindle Way, Three Bridges	225 yd
Munchies R Us/Lazer World	Lazer World, Lazer World	233 yd
Bhakti Yoga Centre	Tsc House, Spindle Way	234 yd
Esquires Coffee House	Crawley Library, Southgate Avenue	487 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Three Bridges Cricket Club	Three Bridges Road, Three Bridges	375 yd
The Emerald Club	Southgate Pavilion Club, Southgate Avenue	487 yd
Buzz Bingo	Unit 3, Kingsgate	836 yd
Crawley Jubilee Club	Jubilee Walk, Three Bridges	854 yd
The Charcoal Burner	Furnace Parade, Furnace Green	912 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Deenos Pizza And Grill	67 Gales Drive, Three Bridges	644 yd
New Lotus House	85 Gales Drive, Three Bridges	653 yd
Yogoo Natural Frozen Yoghurt	County Mall, Station Way	751 yd
Fireaway Designer Pizza Crawley	Fireaway, 14 Queensway	781 yd
Caprinos Pizza	54 The Boulevard, Northgate	846 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco Express	81 Tomlin Court, Commonwealth Drive		155 yd
Tanya Cash And Carry	192 Three Bridges Road, Three Bridges		1,077 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Crawley Leisure Centre (Closed) Haslett Avenue	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, health and fitness suite, indoor bowls, squash courts, swimming pool	93 yd
Fit4Less (Crawley) DENVALE TRADE PARK DENVALE TRADE PARK HASLETT AVENUE EAST	health and fitness suite	381 yd
Southgate Playing Fields Southgate Avenue	grass pitches, tennis courts	471 yd
Three Bridges Primary School GALES DRIVE	grass pitches	535 yd
Inspire Fitness Club ARORA HOTEL ARORA HOTEL SOUTHGATE AVENUE	health and fitness suite	630 yd
Three Bridges Playing Field haslett avenue	grass pitches	716 yd
Jubilee Field JUBILEE WALK	grass pitches	735 yd
St. Francis Of Assisi Catholic Primary School SOUTHGATE DRIVE	grass pitches	755 yd
Loppets Road Playing Field Loppets Road	grass pitches	910 yd
The Gym (Crawley) THE PAVILION THE PAVILION QUEENS SQUARE	health and fitness suite	916 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	105 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.