Commonwealth Drive, Crawley, RH10 1AY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding RH10 1AY has a slightly higher male population, with 51.9% 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	54.5%	48.1%	-6.4%	51.0%	-2.9%
Male	45.5%	51.9%	6.4%	49.0%	2.9%

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 1AY, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 46.3% 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	38%	46.3%	8.3%	37.9%	8.4%
Married: Opposite sex	38%	37.1%	-0.9%	44.2%	-7.1%
Separated	2.4%	2.9%	0.5%	2.2%	0.7%
Divorced	6.8%	6.1%	-0.7%	9.1%	-3.0%
Widowed	14.8%	7.7%	-7.1%	6.1%	1.6%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	38.7%	48.4%	9.7%	48.4%	0.0%
Good health	38.1%	35.1%	-3.0%	33.6%	1.5%
Fair health	19%	10.6%	-8.4%	12.7%	-2.1%
Bad health	2.9%	5.7%	2.8%	4.0%	1.7%
Very bad health	1.3%	0.3%	-1.0%	1.2%	-0.9%

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	24%	19.2%	-4.8%	18.2%	1.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14%	7.1%	-6.9%	9.6%	-2.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	20.8%	14.7%	-6.1%	13.4%	1.3%
Apprenticeship	2%	4.2%	2.2%	5.3%	-1.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.8%	19.2%	8.4%	16.9%	2.3%
Degree or Similar	19.6%	32.1%	12.5%	33.8%	-1.7%
Other	8.8%	3.5%	-5.3%	2.8%	0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 69% 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)
Bangladeshi	1.6%	0.8%	-0.8%	1.1%	-0.3%
Chinese	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.7%	0.1%
Indian	6.5%	6.3%	-0.2%	3.1%	3.2%
Pakistani	6.8%	1.9%	-4.9%	2.7%	-0.8%
Other Asian	5.8%	6.3%	0.5%	1.6%	4.7%
Black African	2.3%	3.3%	1.0%	2.5%	0.8%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.0%	-0.7%
Other Black	1.3%	0.8%	-0.5%	0.5%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	1.4%	0.4%	0.8%	0.6%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	1.4%	1.1%	0.4%	1.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.9%	0.8%	-1.1%	0.9%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	3.9%	1.9%	-2.0%	0.8%	1.1%
White	67.1%	69%	1.9%	81.4%	-12.4%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Roma	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Arab	1.3%	1.4%	0.1%	0.6%	0.8%
Other	0%	2.7%	2.7%	1.6%	1.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 56% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75.5%	56%	-19.5%	83.2%	-27.2%
European Union	6.1%	20.1%	14.0%	6.1%	14.0%
Rest of Europe	0%	2.2%	2.2%	0.8%	1.4%
Africa	4.5%	4.6%	0.1%	2.7%	1.9%
Middle East and Asia	11.6%	13.9%	2.3%	5.6%	8.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.9%	3.3%	1.4%	1.3%	2.0%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	74.2%	56.1%	-18.1%	83.2%	-27.1%
10+ Years	2.9%	18.3%	15.4%	9.8%	8.5%
5-10 Years	5.8%	7.6%	1.8%	2.9%	4.7%
2-5 Years	7.1%	12%	4.9%	2.2%	9.8%
Less than 2 years	10%	6%	-4.0%	1.9%	4.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	57.6%	76.7%	-19.1%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
France	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Italy	4%	0.6%	3.4%
Portugal	3.5%	0.5%	3.0%
Spain	1.3%	0.4%	0.9%
Lithuania	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Poland	4%	1.3%	2.7%
Romania	2.9%	0.9%	2.0%
Other EU countries	7%	1.5%	5.5%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Other Europe	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
North Africa	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Eastern Asia	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Southern Asia	4.8%	1.2%	3.6%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	8.3%	13.5%	-5.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	26.8%	37.2%	-10.4%
Christian	51.4%	46.2%	5.2%
Buddhist	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Hindu	7.9%	1.7%	6.2%
Muslim	7.7%	6.5%	1.2%
Other religion	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Not answered	3.8%	6.0%	-2.2%

Safety

Is Commonwealth Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Commonwealth Drive was 939.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 176.8% higher than the Langley Green & Tushmore average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Commonwealth Drive has the 2nd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Langley Green & Tushmore and the 5th highest crime rate of 366 local areas in Crawley .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 426.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 84.8%.

🔎 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 1AY, 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 1266 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 1AY

Estimated Average Property Prices for RH10 1AY

Average Price
£236,751

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£236,751

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Commonwealth Drive

Average Price
£264,650

Semi-Detached
£495,135

Terraced
£458,762

Detached
£379,550

Flats/Maisonettes
£252,410

Other
£268,751

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Commonwealth DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 41 Choda House Commonwealth Drive, Crawley, West Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£195,000	2025-08-21	£198,142
Flat 21 Choda House Commonwealth Drive, Crawley, West Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£210,000	2024-11-07	£217,100
Flat 27 Choda House Commonwealth Drive, Crawley, West Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£240,000	2024-03-26	£250,424
Flat 40 Choda House Commonwealth Drive, Crawley, West Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£190,000	2023-11-27	£194,432
Flat 5 Choda House Commonwealth Drive, Crawley, West Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£200,000	2023-11-14	£204,665

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RH10 1AY

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	149
Retired	57
Part-Time Employee	32
Self-Employed	20
Unemployed	12
Student (economically inactive)	12
Looking after home or family	12
Other	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	29
Transport and storage	16
Human health and social work activities	15
Administrative and support service activities	13
Construction	13
Manufacturing	11
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Financial and insurance activities	9
Other	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Information and communication	4
Real estate activities	4
Education	2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Three Bridges Junior School Gales Drive , Three Bridges RH10 1PD	- not rated	428 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Three Bridges Primary School Gales Place , Three Bridges RH10 1QG	2out of 4	737 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Crawley Southgate Drive , RH10 6HD	3out of 4	824 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Robert May County First School Furnace Drive , Furnace Green RH10 6JB	- not rated	883 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Andrew's CofE Primary School Weald Drive , Furnace Green RH10 6NU	3out of 4	924 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Northgate Primary Barnfield Road , Northgate RH10 8DP	- not rated	1,077 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bishop Bell Middle School Loppets Road , Tilgate RH10 5DP	- not rated	1,317 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Southgate Middle School Barrington Road , Southgate RH10 6DG	- not rated	1,448 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Southgate West Middle School Ditchling Hill , Southgate West RH11 8QL	- not rated	1,704 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Desmond Anderson Middle School Canterbury Road , Tilgate RH10 5EZ	- not rated	1,943 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	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	4out of 4	1,593 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hazelwick School Hazelwick Mill Lane , Three Bridges RH10 1SX	- not rated	1,593 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oriel High School Matthews Drive , Maidenbower RH10 7XW	- not rated	1,739 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Bennett Community College Ashdown Drive , Tilgate RH10 5AD	3out of 4	2,087 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Bennett Community College Ashdown Drive , Tilgate RH10 5AD	- not rated	2,087 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Notre Dame RC School Turners Hill Road , Pound Hill RH10 7SL	- not rated	2,252 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Holy Cross RC School Shipley Road , Ifield RH11 0ED	- not rated	2,821 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Crawley College College Road , RH10 1NR	- not rated	466 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Central Sussex College College Road , RH10 1NR	- not rated	466 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	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	3,169 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Swedish School Horsham Furnace Drive , Furnace Green RH10 6JB	- not rated	883 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Manor Green College Lady Margaret Road , Ifield RH11 0DX	3out of 4	987 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Serenity School Crawley Atlantic House , Hazelwick Avenue RH10 1QQ	- not rated	1,352 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hethersett Montessori Primary 62 Brighton Road , Southgate RH10 6SX	- not rated	1,375 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Links College North Worth Annex , Turners Hill Road RH10 7RW	- not rated	2,557 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Munchies R Us/Lazer World	Lazer World, Lazer World	229 yd
Bhakti Yoga Centre	Tsc House, Spindle Way	229 yd
Kims Kitchen	Spindle Way, Three Bridges	238 yd
The Hawth	Hawth Avenue, Furnace Green	327 yd
Esquires Coffee House	Crawley Library, Southgate Avenue	427 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Three Bridges Cricket Club	Three Bridges Road, Three Bridges	253 yd
The Emerald Club	Southgate Pavilion Club, Southgate Avenue	427 yd
Buzz Bingo	Unit 3, Kingsgate	746 yd
Crawley Jubilee Club	Jubilee Walk, Three Bridges	835 yd
The Plough Inn	181 Three Bridges Road, Three Bridges	941 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Deenos Pizza And Grill	67 Gales Drive, Three Bridges	543 yd
New Lotus House	85 Gales Drive, Three Bridges	555 yd
Fireaway Designer Pizza Crawley	Fireaway, 14 Queensway	696 yd
Yogoo Natural Frozen Yoghurt	County Mall, Station Way	704 yd
Caprinos Pizza	54 The Boulevard, Northgate	750 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco Express	81 Tomlin Court, Commonwealth Drive		71 yd
Tanya Cash And Carry	192 Three Bridges Road, Three Bridges		1,048 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	132 yd
Fit4Less (Crawley) DENVALE TRADE PARK DENVALE TRADE PARK HASLETT AVENUE EAST	health and fitness suite	354 yd
Three Bridges Primary School GALES DRIVE	grass pitches	424 yd
Southgate Playing Fields Southgate Avenue	grass pitches, tennis courts	545 yd
Inspire Fitness Club ARORA HOTEL ARORA HOTEL SOUTHGATE AVENUE	health and fitness suite	638 yd
Three Bridges Playing Field haslett avenue	grass pitches	685 yd
Jubilee Field JUBILEE WALK	grass pitches	738 yd
St. Francis Of Assisi Catholic Primary School SOUTHGATE DRIVE	grass pitches	825 yd
The Gym (Crawley) THE PAVILION THE PAVILION QUEENS SQUARE	health and fitness suite	837 yd
Loppets Road Playing Field Loppets Road	grass pitches	1,045 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	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	73.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	52.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	15.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	12.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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