Gales Drive, Crawley, RH10 1QA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding RH10 1QA has a slightly higher male population, with 51% 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	47.7%	49%	1.3%	51.0%	-2.0%
Male	52.3%	51%	-1.3%	49.0%	2.0%

Partnership Status

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

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	33.6%	38.6%	5.0%	37.9%	0.7%
Married: Opposite sex	48.4%	40.8%	-7.6%	44.2%	-3.4%
Separated	1.8%	2.6%	0.8%	2.2%	0.4%
Divorced	8.5%	12.5%	4.0%	9.1%	3.4%
Widowed	7.6%	5.5%	-2.1%	6.1%	-0.6%

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	38.3%	42.5%	4.2%	48.4%	-5.9%
Good health	33%	35.5%	2.5%	33.6%	1.9%
Fair health	20.5%	14.6%	-5.9%	12.7%	1.9%
Bad health	6.8%	4.5%	-2.3%	4.0%	0.5%
Very bad health	1.5%	2.8%	1.3%	1.2%	1.6%

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	29.6%	27.1%	-2.5%	18.2%	8.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.1%	13%	-3.1%	9.6%	3.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.7%	11.9%	-3.8%	13.4%	-1.5%
Apprenticeship	3.6%	9.7%	6.1%	5.3%	4.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.1%	12.6%	0.5%	16.9%	-4.3%
Degree or Similar	14.8%	23.8%	9.0%	33.8%	-10.0%
Other	8.1%	1.9%	-6.2%	2.8%	-0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 67.5% 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	2.3%	0.6%	-1.7%	1.1%	-0.5%
Chinese	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	0%	4.8%	4.8%	3.1%	1.7%
Pakistani	7.6%	2.2%	-5.4%	2.7%	-0.5%
Other Asian	4.2%	12.3%	8.1%	1.6%	10.7%
Black African	0%	3.1%	3.1%	2.5%	0.6%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.6%	0.6%	1.0%	-0.4%
Other Black	3.8%	0%	-3.8%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	2.2%	1.4%	0.8%	1.4%
Mixed White and African	1.5%	1.7%	0.2%	0.4%	1.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.5%	0.8%	-0.7%	0.9%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	0.8%	1.7%	0.9%	0.8%	0.9%
White	77.7%	67.5%	-10.2%	81.4%	-13.9%
Arab	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	0%	2%	2.0%	1.6%	0.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 70.1% 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	77.7%	70.1%	-7.6%	83.2%	-13.1%
European Union	6.8%	12.1%	5.3%	6.1%	6.0%
Rest of Europe	1.1%	1.1%	0.0%	0.8%	0.3%
Africa	2.3%	3.9%	1.6%	2.7%	1.2%
Middle East and Asia	10.6%	11.3%	0.7%	5.6%	5.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.1%	0.6%	-0.5%	1.3%	-0.7%
Oceania	0.4%	0.8%	0.4%	0.3%	0.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	76.9%	70.1%	-6.8%	83.2%	-13.1%
10+ Years	4.2%	18.9%	14.7%	9.8%	9.1%
5-10 Years	3%	3.4%	0.4%	2.9%	0.5%
2-5 Years	8%	6.5%	-1.5%	2.2%	4.3%
Less than 2 years	8%	1.1%	-6.9%	1.9%	-0.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70.3%	76.7%	-6.4%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	2.8%	0.3%	2.5%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Portugal	3.1%	0.5%	2.6%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Lithuania	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Poland	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
Romania	3.1%	0.9%	2.2%
Other EU countries	2.8%	1.5%	1.3%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Southern Asia	1.7%	1.2%	0.5%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	11.6%	13.5%	-1.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	31.5%	37.2%	-5.7%
Christian	34.1%	46.2%	-12.1%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Hindu	9.6%	1.7%	7.9%
Muslim	10.7%	6.5%	4.2%
Other religion	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Not answered	11.5%	6.0%	5.5%

Safety

Is Gales Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Gales Drive was 60.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 83.3% lower than the Langley Green & Tushmore average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Gales Drive has the 24th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Langley Green & Tushmore and the 171st lowest crime rate of 368 local areas in Crawley .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 26.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -50.7%.

🔎 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 1QA, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (average )
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 - 5/10 (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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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) - 4/10 (below 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) - 5/10 (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 Gales Drive are based on 199 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 Gales Drive, Crawley, RH10 1QA

Estimated Average Property Prices for RH10 1QA

Average Price
£182,164

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£182,164

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Gales Drive

Average Price
£364,044

Semi-Detached
£424,481

Terraced
£408,653

Detached
£674,500

Flats/Maisonettes
£243,353

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Gales DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
59A Gales Drive, Crawley, West Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£246,000	2025-09-12	£246,000
59A Gales Drive, Crawley, West Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£146,000	2013-11-18	£227,509
71 Gales Drive, Crawley, West Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£85,000	2011-10-10	£145,632
59A Gales Drive, Crawley, West Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£134,000	2005-10-06	£222,822
59A Gales Drive, Crawley, West Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£94,000	2001-12-14	£237,572

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RH10 1QA

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	92
Part-Time Employee	46
Retired	41
Self-Employed	22
Other	15
Looking after home or family	14
Unemployed	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Student (economically inactive)	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Transport and storage	26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	19
Human health and social work activities	15
Administrative and support service activities	12
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Construction	8
Financial and insurance activities	8
Other	7
Manufacturing	6
Education	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Information and communication	3
Real estate activities	1
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Three Bridges Primary School Gales Place , Three Bridges RH10 1QG	3out of 4	332 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Northgate Primary School Green Lane , Northgate RH10 8DX	2out of 4	840 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Andrew's CofE Primary School Weald Drive , Furnace Green RH10 6NU	3out of 4	1,306 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Crawley Southgate Drive , RH10 6HD	3out of 4	1,364 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Pound Hill Junior School, Crawley Crawley Lane , Pound Hill RH10 7EB	3out of 4	1,503 yd	Community school	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	1,046 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oriel High School Matthews Drive , Maidenbower RH10 7XW	3out of 4	1,968 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley St Wilfrid's Way , RH11 8PG	3out of 4	2,495 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Bennett Community College Ashdown Drive , Tilgate RH10 5AD	2out of 4	2,637 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ifield Community College Crawley Avenue , Ifield RH11 0DB	3out of 4	2,731 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	2,611 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	1,102 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Manor Green Primary School Lady Margaret Road , Ifield RH11 0DU	4out of 4	2,648 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Atelier21 Future School Broadfield Park , Brighton Road RH11 9RZ	- not rated	3,151 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Cottesmore School Buchan Hill , Pease Pottage RH11 9AU	- not rated	4,908 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Burstow Park School Antlands Lane , Burstow RH6 9TF	- not rated	4,949 yd	Other independent special school	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
Bengal Spices	71 Gales Drive, Three Bridges	1 yd
CJ's	CJs Cafe, 1 - 3 Kingsland Court	480 yd
Dnata Catering UK LTD	Lsg Sky Chefs, Faraday Road	480 yd
Sutherland House Canteen	Sutherland House, Russell Way	506 yd
Loaves And Fishes	The Servery, St Pauls Methodist Church	694 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Three Bridges Cricket Club	Three Bridges Road, Three Bridges	312 yd
Crawley Jubilee Club	Jubilee Walk, Three Bridges	503 yd
The Plough Inn	181 Three Bridges Road, Three Bridges	530 yd
The Moonraker	199 Three Bridges Road, Three Bridges	530 yd
Snooty Fox	The Snooty Fox, Haslett Avenue East	834 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
New Lotus House	85 Gales Drive, Three Bridges	1 yd
Deenos Pizza And Grill	67 Gales Drive, Three Bridges	17 yd
Wonderful	213 Three Bridges Road, Three Bridges	569 yd
Pizza Time Crawley	Pizza Time, 239 Three Bridges Road	677 yd
Roosters Zone	245 Three Bridges Road, Three Bridges	677 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Express	81 Tomlin Court, Commonwealth Drive	504 yd
Tanya Cash And Carry	192 Three Bridges Road, Three Bridges	639 yd
Iceland	263 - 269 Haslett Avenue East, Three Bridges	860 yd
Lidl	263 - 269 Haslett Avenue East, Three Bridges	860 yd
Tesco	Petrol Station, Tesco Superstore	1,010 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Three Bridges Primary School GALES DRIVE	grass pitches	142 yd
Three Bridges Playing Field haslett avenue	grass pitches	362 yd
Jubilee Field JUBILEE WALK	grass pitches	527 yd
Crawley Leisure Centre (Closed) Haslett Avenue	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, health and fitness suite, indoor bowls, squash courts, swimming pool	568 yd
Northgate Playing Fields Woodfield Road	grass pitches	785 yd
Fit4Less (Crawley) DENVALE TRADE PARK DENVALE TRADE PARK HASLETT AVENUE EAST	health and fitness suite	862 yd
Crawley Lawn Tennis Club HAZELWICK AVENUE	indoor tennis centre, tennis courts	956 yd
Hazelwick School HAZELWICK SCHOOL CLOSE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	1,038 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	96.8%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	96.8%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	96.8%

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	79.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	106.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of RH10 1QA