Patching Close, Crawley, RH11 0ES

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around RH11 0ES is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.4%	50.4%	1.0%	51.0%	-0.6%
Male	50.6%	49.6%	-1.0%	49.0%	0.6%

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 RH11 0ES, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 47.3% 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	41.2%	47.3%	6.1%	37.9%	9.4%
Married: Opposite sex	38.5%	35.1%	-3.4%	44.2%	-9.1%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Separated	3.5%	2.5%	-1.0%	2.2%	0.3%
Divorced	10.5%	10.8%	0.3%	9.1%	1.7%
Widowed	6.2%	3.9%	-2.3%	6.1%	-2.2%

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 (85.3%) 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	47.7%	49.4%	1.7%	48.4%	1.0%
Good health	34.4%	35.9%	1.5%	33.6%	2.3%
Fair health	12.4%	9.4%	-3.0%	12.7%	-3.3%
Bad health	3.2%	2.5%	-0.7%	4.0%	-1.5%
Very bad health	2.3%	2.8%	0.5%	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	21.8%	20.1%	-1.7%	18.2%	1.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	20.6%	12.2%	-8.4%	9.6%	2.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.9%	18.7%	0.8%	13.4%	5.3%
Apprenticeship	1.9%	4.7%	2.8%	5.3%	-0.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.7%	13.3%	1.6%	16.9%	-3.6%
Degree or Similar	19.1%	27%	7.9%	33.8%	-6.8%
Other	7%	4%	-3.0%	2.8%	1.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 76.6% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	1.4%	2.8%	1.4%	1.1%	1.7%
Chinese	0%	2.8%	2.8%	0.7%	2.1%
Indian	1.4%	3%	1.6%	3.1%	-0.1%
Pakistani	4%	2.2%	-1.8%	2.7%	-0.5%
Other Asian	5.2%	1.1%	-4.1%	1.6%	-0.5%
Black African	2.6%	3.6%	1.0%	2.5%	1.1%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	1.0%	-0.4%
Other Black	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	1.1%	0.5%	0.8%	0.3%
Mixed White and African	1.7%	2.5%	0.8%	0.4%	2.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.9%	0.8%	-0.1%	0.9%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	1.4%	2.2%	0.8%	0.8%	1.4%
White	78.3%	76.6%	-1.7%	81.4%	-4.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Arab	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.6%	-0.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 81.2% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	78.9%	81.2%	2.3%	83.2%	-2.0%
European Union	6.4%	6.6%	0.2%	6.1%	0.5%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	4.6%	5.3%	0.7%	2.7%	2.6%
Middle East and Asia	8.7%	6.6%	-2.1%	5.6%	1.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	1.3%	-1.3%
Oceania	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	78%	80.5%	2.5%	83.2%	-2.7%
10+ Years	1.7%	14.6%	12.9%	9.8%	4.8%
5-10 Years	3.2%	2.5%	-0.7%	2.9%	-0.4%
2-5 Years	9.8%	1.1%	-8.7%	2.2%	-1.1%
Less than 2 years	7.2%	1.4%	-5.8%	1.9%	-0.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	73.3%	76.7%	-3.4%
Germany	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Italy	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Lithuania	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Poland	2.5%	1.3%	1.2%
Romania	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	2.2%	1.5%	0.7%
Central and Western Africa	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Southern Asia	0.8%	1.2%	-0.4%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	13.9%	13.5%	0.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	39.8%	37.2%	2.6%
Christian	43.4%	46.2%	-2.8%
Buddhist	3.3%	0.5%	2.8%
Hindu	2.2%	1.7%	0.5%
Muslim	5.5%	6.5%	-1.0%
Other religion	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Not answered	5.2%	6.0%	-0.8%

Safety

Is Patching Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Patching Close was 471.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 388.2% higher than the Ifield average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

Patching Close has the 4th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Ifield and the 13th highest crime rate of 368 local areas in Crawley .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 133.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -15.7%.

🔎 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. 74% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£52,500

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in RH11 0ES, 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 - 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 3/10 (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) - 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) - 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 Patching Close are based on 38 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 Patching Close, Crawley, RH11 0ES

Estimated Average Property Prices for RH11 0ES

Average Price
£343,542

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£349,539

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£223,611

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Patching Close

Average Price
£360,122

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£371,932

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£222,334

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Patching CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
23 Patching Close, Crawley, West Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£311,721	2024-10-31	£328,673
9 Patching Close, Crawley, West Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£335,000	2024-08-19	£359,738
11 Patching Close, Crawley, West Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£365,000	2022-12-05	£380,632
29 Patching Close, Crawley, West Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£260,000	2022-07-29	£282,386
5 Patching Close, Crawley, West Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£395,000	2021-06-10	£469,960

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RH11 0ES

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	116
Part-Time Employee	32
Retired	32
Self-Employed	24
Looking after home or family	16
Student (economically inactive)	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12
Unemployed	11
Other	9

Employment Industry

Transport and storage	29
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Financial and insurance activities	15
Manufacturing	14
Education	14
Human health and social work activities	12
Administrative and support service activities	11
Construction	9
Other	6
Information and communication	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	3

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Mill Primary Academy Ifield Drive , Ifield RH11 0EL	3out of 4	653 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Margaret's CofE Primary School The Mardens , Ifield RH11 0AQ	2out of 4	805 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School, Crawley Hare Lane , Langley Green RH11 7PZ	3out of 4	1,190 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Gossops Green Primary Kidborough Road , Gossops Green RH11 8HW	2out of 4	1,517 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
West Green Primary School West Green Drive , RH11 7EL	3out of 4	1,596 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ifield Community College Crawley Avenue , Ifield RH11 0DB	3out of 4	802 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley St Wilfrid's Way , RH11 8PG	3out of 4	1,799 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley Buckswood Drive , Gossops Green RH11 8JE	3out of 4	2,116 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Bennett Community College Ashdown Drive , Tilgate RH10 5AD	2out of 4	3,477 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Hazelwick School Hazelwick School Close , Three Bridges RH10 1SX	3out of 4	3,925 yd	Academy converter	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	4,597 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Manor Green Primary School Lady Margaret Road , Ifield RH11 0DU	4out of 4	724 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Manor Green College Lady Margaret Road , Ifield RH11 0DX	3out of 4	2,307 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Atelier21 Future School Broadfield Park , Brighton Road RH11 9RZ	- not rated	3,534 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Cottesmore School Buchan Hill , Pease Pottage RH11 9AU	- not rated	4,212 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
Zari Contemporary Indian Cuisine	Zari Indian Restaurant, 212 - 214 Ifield Drive	223 yd
IGrill	194 Ifield Drive, Ifield	223 yd
New Rainbow House	202 Ifield Drive, Ifield	223 yd
Subway At Ifield Shell	Motor Fuel Ltd, Service Station	1,016 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Plough Inn	Ifield Street, Ifield	367 yd
Ifield Barn Theatre Club	Ifield Theatre Club, Ifield Street	367 yd
Royal Oak	The Royal Oak, Ifield Green	717 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Master Fryer	206 Ifield Drive, Ifield		223 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Co-operative Group	Co-Op, 192 Ifield Drive		223 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Rusper Road Playing Field Rusper Road	grass pitches	467 yd
Ifield Green Playing Fields RUSPER ROAD	grass pitches	476 yd
Manor Green College LADY MARGARET ROAD	grass pitches	565 yd
Mill Primary Academy IFIELD DRIVE	grass pitches	599 yd
Ifield Community College Crawley Avenue	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	664 yd
St Margaret'S C Of E Primary School THE MARDENS	grass pitches	679 yd
Ewhurst Place Ifield Drive	grass pitches	930 yd
Crawley Gurdwara And Sports Centre THE GURDWARA & SPORTS CENTRE THE GURDWARA & SPORTS CENTRE IFIELD GREEN	grass pitches	931 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	70 Mbit/s
Average download speed	177.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of RH11 0ES