Bracken Close, Crawley, RH10 8JR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding RH10 8JR has a slightly higher male population, with 50.9% 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	51.9%	49.1%	-2.8%	51.0%	-1.9%
Male	48.1%	50.9%	2.8%	49.0%	1.9%

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 vicinity of RH10 8JR there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 53.3% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	29.3%	29.6%	0.3%	37.9%	-8.3%
Married: Opposite sex	51.7%	53.3%	1.6%	44.2%	9.1%
Separated	1.3%	1.7%	0.4%	2.2%	-0.5%
Divorced	6.5%	8.2%	1.7%	9.1%	-0.9%
Widowed	11.2%	7.2%	-4.0%	6.1%	1.1%

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 (86.9%) 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	50.5%	49.5%	-1.0%	48.4%	1.1%
Good health	30.1%	37.4%	7.3%	33.6%	3.8%
Fair health	13.1%	8.5%	-4.6%	12.7%	-4.2%
Bad health	4.5%	3.1%	-1.4%	4.0%	-0.9%
Very bad health	1.7%	1.5%	-0.2%	1.2%	0.3%

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%	22%	-3.0%	18.2%	3.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.4%	13.1%	-3.3%	9.6%	3.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.5%	15.5%	0.0%	13.4%	2.1%
Apprenticeship	3%	4.8%	1.8%	5.3%	-0.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.6%	14.8%	3.2%	16.9%	-2.1%
Degree or Similar	22%	26.1%	4.1%	33.8%	-7.7%
Other	6.5%	3.8%	-2.7%	2.8%	1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 63.8% 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	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.1%	-1.1%
Indian	4.8%	5.7%	0.9%	3.1%	2.6%
Pakistani	6.2%	9%	2.8%	2.7%	6.3%
Other Asian	8.7%	7.2%	-1.5%	1.6%	5.6%
Black African	0%	1.8%	1.8%	2.5%	-0.7%
Black Caribbean	1%	4.6%	3.6%	1.0%	3.6%
Other Black	0%	1%	1.0%	0.5%	0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.8%	0.7%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed Other	0%	1.8%	1.8%	0.8%	1.0%
White	77.5%	63.8%	-13.7%	81.4%	-17.6%
Arab	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	1.4%	2.8%	1.4%	1.6%	1.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 62.8% 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	82.7%	62.8%	-19.9%	83.2%	-20.4%
European Union	2.8%	16%	13.2%	6.1%	9.9%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.8%	0.0%
Africa	1%	7.5%	6.5%	2.7%	4.8%
Middle East and Asia	12.1%	12.1%	0.0%	5.6%	6.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1%	0%	-1.0%	1.3%	-1.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%	0.8%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	82.4%	62.8%	-19.6%	83.2%	-20.4%
10+ Years	1%	16.3%	15.3%	9.8%	6.5%
5-10 Years	5.5%	8.5%	3.0%	2.9%	5.6%
2-5 Years	2.4%	3.9%	1.5%	2.2%	1.7%
Less than 2 years	8.7%	8.5%	-0.2%	1.9%	6.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67.6%	76.7%	-9.1%
Ireland	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Germany	2.1%	0.2%	1.9%
Portugal	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Poland	3.4%	1.3%	2.1%
Romania	5.2%	0.9%	4.3%
Other EU countries	3.9%	1.5%	2.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
South and Eastern Africa	1.8%	0.2%	1.6%
Southern Asia	5.2%	1.2%	4.0%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	7.3%	13.5%	-6.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	24.3%	37.2%	-12.9%
Christian	48.3%	46.2%	2.1%
Buddhist	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Hindu	6.7%	1.7%	5.0%
Muslim	11.6%	6.5%	5.1%
Sikh	1.6%	0.9%	0.7%
Other religion	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Not answered	5.9%	6.0%	-0.1%

Safety

Is Bracken Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Bracken Close was 101.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 71.8% lower than the Langley Green & Tushmore average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Bracken Close has the 17th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Langley Green & Tushmore and the 98th highest crime rate of 368 local areas in Crawley .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 63.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 35.3%.

🔎 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 8JR, 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 - 6/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above 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) - 6/10 (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) - 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 Bracken Close are based on 48 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 Bracken Close, Crawley, RH10 8JR

Estimated Average Property Prices for RH10 8JR

Average Price
£507,698

Semi-Detached
£470,887

Terraced
£376,413

Detached
£547,115

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Bracken Close

Average Price
£462,954

Semi-Detached
£485,927

Terraced
£409,481

Detached
£540,555

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Bracken CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
13 Bracken Close, Crawley, West Sussex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£430,000	2025-09-15	£430,000
6 Bracken Close, Crawley, West Sussex Detached, an established residential building	£525,000	2024-04-24	£568,060
12 Bracken Close, Crawley, West Sussex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£475,000	2023-01-13	£500,650
7 Bracken Close, Crawley, West Sussex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£422,000	2022-02-23	£472,174
15 Bracken Close, Crawley, West Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£347,000	2021-11-24	£389,817

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RH10 8JR

Employment

RH10 8JR area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 18% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	83
Retired	52
Part-Time Employee	45
Self-Employed	37
Looking after home or family	25
Unemployed	12
Student (economically inactive)	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Other	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	22
Education	14
Manufacturing	13
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Construction	10
Transport and storage	10
Administrative and support service activities	10
Human health and social work activities	9
Other	6
Information and communication	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Financial and insurance activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Northgate Primary School Green Lane , Northgate RH10 8DX	2out of 4	375 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Three Bridges Primary School Gales Place , Three Bridges RH10 1QG	3out of 4	1,196 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Langley Green Primary Stagelands , RH11 7PF	3out of 4	1,317 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
West Green Primary School West Green Drive , RH11 7EL	3out of 4	1,499 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School, Crawley Hare Lane , Langley Green RH11 7PZ	3out of 4	1,728 yd	Voluntary aided 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	1,107 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ifield Community College Crawley Avenue , Ifield RH11 0DB	3out of 4	2,388 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley St Wilfrid's Way , RH11 8PG	3out of 4	2,546 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oriel High School Matthews Drive , Maidenbower RH10 7XW	3out of 4	2,948 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley Buckswood Drive , Gossops Green RH11 8JE	3out of 4	3,233 yd	Voluntary aided 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	2,119 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	1,125 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Manor Green Primary School Lady Margaret Road , Ifield RH11 0DU	4out of 4	2,202 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Atelier21 Future School Broadfield Park , Brighton Road RH11 9RZ	- not rated	3,686 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Burstow Park School Antlands Lane , Burstow RH6 9TF	- not rated	4,868 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cottesmore School Buchan Hill , Pease Pottage RH11 9AU	- not rated	5,291 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
CH And Co At CGG Veritas	CGG, Digicon Centre	349 yd
Northgate Children And Family Centre	Northgate Primary School, Green Lane	390 yd
JK Munchbox	15 The Parade, Northgate	426 yd
Loaves And Fishes	The Servery, St Pauls Methodist Church	476 yd
Efes BBQ Restaurant And Meze Bar	Ephesus Restaurant Bar, Barnfield Road	499 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Caddies	Unit 4C (First Floor), Crawley Leisure Park		947 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tops Pizza / Wingo's	Tops Pizza Ltd, 17 The Parade	426 yd
China Garden	9 The Parade, Northgate	426 yd
Northgate Fish Bar	14 The Parade, Northgate	426 yd
Raj Tandoori II / Bish Bash Bosh	Raj Tandoori II, 11 The Parade	426 yd
The Real Pizza Company	10 Lloyds Court, Manor Royal	589 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Sainsbury's	J Sainsbury Superstore, Crawley Avenue		960 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Northgate Playing Fields Woodfield Road	grass pitches	235 yd
Crowne Plaza London LANGLEY DRIVE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	794 yd
Sebastian Coe Health Club (Gatwick) (Closed) Tinsley Lane South	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	927 yd
Hazelwick School HAZELWICK SCHOOL CLOSE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	990 yd
Three Bridges Primary School GALES DRIVE	grass pitches	1,004 yd
Nuffield Health (Crawley Central West Green) CRAWLEY LEISURE PARK CRAWLEY LEISURE PARK LONDON ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,068 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	67 Mbit/s
Average download speed	101.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	17.7 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of RH10 8JR