Forester Road, Crawley, RH10 6EG

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding RH10 6EG has a slightly higher male population, with 50.1% 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	52.4%	49.9%	-2.5%	51.0%	-1.1%
Male	47.6%	50.1%	2.5%	49.0%	1.1%

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	35.9%	41.8%	5.9%	37.9%	3.9%
Married: Opposite sex	41.1%	38.8%	-2.3%	44.2%	-5.4%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.3%	0.1%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Separated	3.5%	2.7%	-0.8%	2.2%	0.5%
Divorced	13.4%	10.3%	-3.1%	9.1%	1.2%
Widowed	5.6%	5.3%	-0.3%	6.1%	-0.8%

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	45.7%	39.7%	-6.0%	48.4%	-8.7%
Good health	33.8%	40.3%	6.5%	33.6%	6.7%
Fair health	16.1%	13.8%	-2.3%	12.7%	1.1%
Bad health	3.5%	4.1%	0.6%	4.0%	0.1%
Very bad health	0.9%	2.1%	1.2%	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	25.1%	20.8%	-4.3%	18.2%	2.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	20.3%	13.6%	-6.7%	9.6%	4.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.4%	14.3%	0.9%	13.4%	0.9%
Apprenticeship	3%	8.3%	5.3%	5.3%	3.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.7%	11.3%	-0.4%	16.9%	-5.6%
Degree or Similar	19%	29.1%	10.1%	33.8%	-4.7%
Other	7.4%	2.6%	-4.8%	2.8%	-0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 69.2% 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%	0.3%	0.3%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	3.2%	7.4%	4.2%	3.1%	4.3%
Pakistani	3.2%	3.3%	0.1%	2.7%	0.6%
Other Asian	3.5%	5.9%	2.4%	1.6%	4.3%
Black African	0.3%	5%	4.7%	2.5%	2.5%
Black Caribbean	2.2%	0.3%	-1.9%	1.0%	-0.7%
Other Black	2.2%	1.5%	-0.7%	0.5%	1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.9%	1.2%	0.3%	0.8%	0.4%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.9%	0.6%	-0.3%	0.9%	-0.3%
Mixed Other	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	83.3%	69.2%	-14.1%	81.4%	-12.2%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	0.6%	0.3%
Other	0%	3.3%	3.3%	1.6%	1.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 68.2% 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	82%	68.2%	-13.8%	83.2%	-15.0%
European Union	6%	9.2%	3.2%	6.1%	3.1%
Rest of Europe	0%	2.1%	2.1%	0.8%	1.3%
Africa	6.6%	6%	-0.6%	2.7%	3.3%
Middle East and Asia	5%	11.3%	6.3%	5.6%	5.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.3%	3%	2.7%	1.3%	1.7%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	80.8%	67.4%	-13.4%	83.2%	-15.8%
10+ Years	1.6%	15%	13.4%	9.8%	5.2%
5-10 Years	5.7%	6.8%	1.1%	2.9%	3.9%
2-5 Years	4.4%	6.8%	2.4%	2.2%	4.6%
Less than 2 years	7.6%	4.1%	-3.5%	1.9%	2.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70.9%	76.7%	-5.8%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Italy	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Poland	3.3%	1.3%	2.0%
Romania	3%	0.9%	2.1%
Other EU countries	3.3%	1.5%	1.8%
Central and Western Africa	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Southern Asia	3%	1.2%	1.8%
Central and South America	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
No passport held	10.4%	13.5%	-3.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	26.5%	37.2%	-10.7%
Christian	46%	46.2%	-0.2%
Hindu	6.5%	1.7%	4.8%
Jewish	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Muslim	13.6%	6.5%	7.1%
Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Not answered	5.6%	6.0%	-0.4%

Safety

Is Forester Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Forester Road was 92.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 3.7% lower than the Southgate average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Forester Road has the 10th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Southgate and the 110th highest crime rate of 366 local areas in Crawley .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 49.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -77.5%.

🔎 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. 75% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£52,700

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in RH10 6EG, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 6/10 (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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 6/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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) - 7/10 (above 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 Forester Road are based on 103 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 Forester Road, Crawley, RH10 6EG

Estimated Average Property Prices for RH10 6EG

Average Price
£320,414

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£362,289

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£222,705

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Forester Road

Average Price
£343,514

Semi-Detached
£388,049

Terraced
£369,522

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£217,979

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Forester Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
68 Forester Road, Crawley, West Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£335,000	2024-06-28	£369,127
60 Forester Road, Crawley, West Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£150,000	2024-02-29	£157,328
2 Forester Road, Crawley, West Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£350,000	2023-07-27	£381,687
18 Forester Road, Crawley, West Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£380,000	2023-02-10	£404,418
56 Forester Road, Crawley, West Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£230,000	2022-11-11	£227,743

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RH10 6EG

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in RH10 6EG area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	70
Retired	49
Part-Time Employee	41
Self-Employed	23
Student (economically inactive)	19
Long-Term Sick or disabled	17
Unemployed	14
Looking after home or family	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9
Other	8

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Transport and storage	23
Human health and social work activities	17
Administrative and support service activities	11
Education	10
Other	9
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Manufacturing	6
Financial and insurance activities	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Construction	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Information and communication	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	399 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Southgate First School Barrington Road , Southgate RH10 6DG	- not rated	417 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Southgate Primary Barrington Road , Southgate RH10 6DG	3out of 4	460 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Southgate Primary Barrington Road , Southgate RH10 6DG	- not rated	460 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Robert May County First School Furnace Drive , Furnace Green RH10 6JB	- not rated	688 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Southgate Middle School Barrington Road , Southgate RH10 6DG	- not rated	417 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bishop Bell Middle School Loppets Road , Tilgate RH10 5DP	- not rated	671 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Southgate West Middle School Ditchling Hill , Southgate West RH11 8QL	- not rated	747 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Desmond Anderson Middle School Canterbury Road , Tilgate RH10 5EZ	- not rated	781 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Northgate Primary Barnfield Road , Northgate RH10 8DP	- not rated	1,945 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Thomas Bennett Community College Ashdown Drive , Tilgate RH10 5AD	3out of 4	895 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Bennett Community College Ashdown Drive , Tilgate RH10 5AD	- not rated	895 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley St Wilfrid's Way , RH11 8PG	3out of 4	1,608 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley Buckswood Drive , Gossops Green RH11 8JE	3out of 4	1,922 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oriel High School Matthews Drive , Maidenbower RH10 7XW	- not rated	2,006 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Holy Cross RC School Shipley Road , Ifield RH11 0ED	- not rated	2,667 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Notre Dame RC School Turners Hill Road , Pound Hill RH10 7SL	- not rated	3,147 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	1,330 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Central Sussex College College Road , RH10 1NR	- not rated	1,330 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	4,344 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hethersett Montessori Primary 62 Brighton Road , Southgate RH10 6SX	- not rated	588 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Swedish School Horsham Furnace Drive , Furnace Green RH10 6JB	- not rated	688 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Atelier21 Future School Broadfield Park , Brighton Road RH11 9RZ	- not rated	1,426 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Manor Green College Lady Margaret Road , Ifield RH11 0DX	3out of 4	1,462 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Serenity School Crawley Atlantic House , Hazelwick Avenue RH10 1QQ	- not rated	2,483 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
The Gate Coffee Shop	St Marys Church Of England Church And Hall, Wakehurst Drive	163 yd
Strong Flavours	6 Southgate Parade, Southgate	244 yd
Loving Hut	1 Southgate Parade, Southgate	245 yd
Southgate Children And Family Centre	Southgate Primary School, Barrington Road	461 yd
Cinnamon	6 Tilgate Parade, Tilgate	480 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Downsman	The Downsman, Wakehurst Drive	345 yd
The Grasshopper	Ashdown Drive, Tilgate	536 yd
New Moon	Brighton Road, Southgate	705 yd
Railway	2 - 4 Brighton Road, Southgate	921 yd
The Emerald Club	Southgate Pavilion Club, Southgate Avenue	1,040 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ocean Trawler Fish Bar	11 Southgate Parade, Southgate	245 yd
New Uncle Harry's	New Uncle Harrys, 14 Tilgate Parade	480 yd
Pizza Go Go	4 Tilgate Parade, Tilgate	480 yd
Tilgate Bakery	12 Tilgate Parade, Tilgate	480 yd
Fish Plaice	20 Tilgate Parade, Tilgate	480 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Co-operative Group	Co-op, 1 - 2 Tilgate Parade		480 yd
Tesco Express	84 - 86 Downland Drive, Southgate		1,076 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St. Francis Of Assisi Catholic Primary School SOUTHGATE DRIVE	grass pitches	397 yd
Loppets Road Playing Field Loppets Road	grass pitches	572 yd
Southgate Playing Fields Southgate Avenue	grass pitches, tennis courts	650 yd
Thomas Bennett Community College ASHDOWN DRIVE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	718 yd
The Oaks Primary School LOPPETS ROAD	grass pitches	725 yd
Inspire Fitness Club ARORA HOTEL ARORA HOTEL SOUTHGATE AVENUE	health and fitness suite	742 yd
Desmond Anderson Primary Academy ANDERSON ROAD	grass pitches	834 yd
Hilltop Primary School DITCHLING HILL	grass pitches	856 yd
Tilgate Playing Fields Gainsborough Road	grass pitches	874 yd
Fit4Less (Crawley) DENVALE TRADE PARK DENVALE TRADE PARK HASLETT AVENUE EAST	health and fitness suite	959 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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	128.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	13.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of RH10 6EG