Squirrel Close, Crawley, RH11 7PL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding RH11 7PL has a slightly higher male population, with 51.2% 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	52.8%	48.8%	-4.0%	51.0%	-2.2%
Male	47.2%	51.2%	4.0%	49.0%	2.2%

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	34.1%	38%	3.9%	37.9%	0.1%
Married: Opposite sex	40.2%	44.5%	4.3%	44.2%	0.3%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	0.6%	-0.2%	0.3%	0.3%
Separated	3.8%	3.3%	-0.5%	2.2%	1.1%
Divorced	11%	8.3%	-2.7%	9.1%	-0.8%
Widowed	10.2%	5.3%	-4.9%	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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (85.2%) 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	43.5%	48.5%	5.0%	48.4%	0.1%
Good health	36.9%	36.7%	-0.2%	33.6%	3.1%
Fair health	14.5%	10.2%	-4.3%	12.7%	-2.5%
Bad health	4.5%	3.5%	-1.0%	4.0%	-0.5%
Very bad health	0.6%	1.1%	0.5%	1.2%	-0.1%

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.

In the area around RH11 7PL this area, 30.1% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 22%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	28.4%	30.1%	1.7%	18.2%	11.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	21.6%	13.7%	-7.9%	9.6%	4.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.5%	12.2%	-3.3%	13.4%	-1.2%
Apprenticeship	3.4%	3.9%	0.5%	5.3%	-1.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.7%	12.8%	4.1%	16.9%	-4.1%
Degree or Similar	10.6%	22%	11.4%	33.8%	-11.8%
Other	11.7%	5.4%	-6.3%	2.8%	2.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 57.6% 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)
Indian	4.5%	4.6%	0.1%	3.1%	1.5%
Pakistani	16.2%	18.8%	2.6%	2.7%	16.1%
Other Asian	2.8%	4.9%	2.1%	1.6%	3.3%
Black African	2%	3.8%	1.8%	2.5%	1.3%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	1.0%	-0.8%
Other Black	1.4%	1.3%	-0.1%	0.5%	0.8%
Mixed White and Asian	1.4%	1.8%	0.4%	0.8%	1.0%
Mixed White and African	1.7%	0.2%	-1.5%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	0.7%	0.1%	0.9%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	0.9%	1.5%	0.6%	0.8%	0.7%
White	67.3%	57.6%	-9.7%	81.4%	-23.8%
Arab	0.6%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%	0.1%
Other	0.3%	4%	3.7%	1.6%	2.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 67.6% 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	79%	67.6%	-11.4%	83.2%	-15.6%
European Union	3.4%	12.4%	9.0%	6.1%	6.3%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.6%
Africa	6%	6.7%	0.7%	2.7%	4.0%
Middle East and Asia	11.4%	12.4%	1.0%	5.6%	6.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	1.3%	-0.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	78.1%	67.6%	-10.5%	83.2%	-15.6%
10+ Years	0.6%	22%	21.4%	9.8%	12.2%
5-10 Years	5.7%	4.4%	-1.3%	2.9%	1.5%
2-5 Years	4.3%	3.5%	-0.8%	2.2%	1.3%
Less than 2 years	11.4%	2.4%	-9.0%	1.9%	0.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.5%	76.7%	-0.2%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Italy	2.5%	0.6%	1.9%
Portugal	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Spain	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Lithuania	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Poland	1.1%	1.3%	-0.2%
Romania	3.1%	0.9%	2.2%
Other EU countries	1.1%	1.5%	-0.4%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Southern Asia	1.8%	1.2%	0.6%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
No passport held	7.6%	13.5%	-5.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	24.1%	37.2%	-13.1%
Christian	37.6%	46.2%	-8.6%
Buddhist	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Hindu	2.4%	1.7%	0.7%
Muslim	27.9%	6.5%	21.4%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Not answered	6.6%	6.0%	0.6%

Safety

Is Squirrel Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Squirrel Close was 57.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 25.6% lower than the Ifield average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Squirrel Close has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Ifield and the 178th lowest crime rate of 367 local areas in Crawley .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 33.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -67.1%.

🔎 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. 87% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£58,800

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in RH11 7PL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 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) - 8/10 (high )
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) - 8/10 (high )
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 Squirrel Close are based on 18 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 Squirrel Close, Crawley, RH11 7PL

Estimated Average Property Prices for RH11 7PL

Average Price
£341,851

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£341,851

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Squirrel Close

Average Price
£346,783

Semi-Detached
£255,319

Terraced
£352,163

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Squirrel CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
8 Squirrel Close, Crawley, West Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£300,000	2023-11-06	£319,168
3 Squirrel Close, Crawley, West Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£335,000	2022-04-01	£372,262
13 Squirrel Close, Crawley, West Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£287,500	2019-10-16	£358,606
13 Squirrel Close, Crawley, West Sussex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£207,750	2019-10-16	£255,319
15 Squirrel Close, Crawley, West Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£326,000	2018-11-07	£407,112

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RH11 7PL

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	105
Retired	53
Part-Time Employee	43
Self-Employed	36
Looking after home or family	34
Unemployed	20
Student (economically inactive)	16
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11
Other	10

Employment Industry

Transport and storage	34
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	29
Human health and social work activities	19
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Administrative and support service activities	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Manufacturing	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Other	5
Construction	4
Education	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	3
Information and communication	3
Financial and insurance activities	3

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School, Crawley Hare Lane , Langley Green RH11 7PZ	- not rated	228 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School Hare Lane , Langley Green RH11 7PZ	3out of 4	228 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Langley Green Primary Stagelands , RH11 7PF	3out of 4	265 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School The Mardens , Ifield RH11 0AQ	3out of 4	881 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Margaret's CofE Primary School The Mardens , Ifield RH11 0AQ	- not rated	881 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Langley Green Middle School Langley Drive , Langley Green RH11 7PF	- not rated	148 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Northgate Primary Barnfield Road , Northgate RH10 8DP	- not rated	1,504 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ifield Middle School, Crawley Ifield Drive , Ifield RH11 0EL	- not rated	1,667 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gossops Green Community Middle School Kidborough Road , RH11 8HW	- not rated	2,357 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Southgate West Middle School Ditchling Hill , Southgate West RH11 8QL	- not rated	2,763 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	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	1,368 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ifield Community College Crawley Avenue , Ifield RH11 0DB	- not rated	1,368 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley St Wilfrid's Way , RH11 8PG	3out of 4	2,138 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hazelwick School Hazelwick School Close , Three Bridges RH10 1SX	4out of 4	2,668 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hazelwick School Hazelwick Mill Lane , Three Bridges RH10 1SX	- not rated	2,668 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	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	1,466 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Notre Dame RC School Turners Hill Road , Pound Hill RH10 7SL	- not rated	4,296 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	2,042 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Central Sussex College College Road , RH10 1NR	- not rated	2,042 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	3,187 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	1,064 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Amberley Court School County Oak Cottage, 9 Amberley Court , RH11 7XL	- not rated	1,362 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Manor Green College Lady Margaret Road , Ifield RH11 0DX	3out of 4	1,595 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Charlwood House Charlwood Road , RH11 0QA	- not rated	1,894 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hethersett Montessori Primary 62 Brighton Road , Southgate RH10 6SX	- not rated	2,558 yd	Other independent 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
Express Dosa Club	8 Langley Parade, Langley Green	237 yd
Langley Green Cafe/Sizzler Peri Peri	Langley Green Cafe, 14 Langley Parade	272 yd
McDonalds Drive Thru	Crawley Avenue, West Green	794 yd
Toby Carvery The Barn	Toby Carvery, The Barn	880 yd
The Rainbow Lounge	Crawley Baptist Church, Crabtree Road	987 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Dr Samuel Johnson	Doctor Samuel Johnson, Langley Parade	237 yd
Popes Mead Bowling Club	Ifield Avenue, Ifield	817 yd
Crawley Rugby Football Club	Willoughby Fields Pavilion, Ifield Avenue	842 yd
Ewhurst Wood Sports & Social Club	Labour Supporters Club, Ifield Avenue	842 yd
Bollywood Kitchen	Ram Sports And Social Club, Ifield Avenue	881 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kebab Centre	Kebab And Pizza Centre, 3 Langley Parade	237 yd
Mr Chips	15 Langley Parade, Langley Green	237 yd
Sushi Gourmet	J Sainsbury Superstore, Crawley Avenue	855 yd
Golden City	54 Ewhurst Road, West Green	1,010 yd
West Green Fish Bar	56 Ewhurst Road, West Green	1,010 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Co-operative Group	17 - 19 Langley Parade, Langley Green		237 yd
Sainsbury's	J Sainsbury Superstore, Crawley Avenue		855 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Langley Green Primary School STAGELANDS	grass pitches	189 yd
Langley Green Playing Field Cherry Lane	grass pitches	687 yd
Ewhurst Place Ifield Drive	grass pitches	708 yd
Crawley Rugby Football Club WILLOUGHBY FIELDS PAVILION WILLOUGHBY FIELDS PAVILION IFIELD AVENUE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	811 yd
St Margaret'S C Of E Primary School THE MARDENS	grass pitches	878 yd
Crowne Plaza London LANGLEY DRIVE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	918 yd
West Green Ifield Avenue	grass pitches, tennis courts	1,028 yd
Catherington School (Closed) Martyrs Avenue	grass pitches	1,032 yd
Crawley Gurdwara And Sports Centre THE GURDWARA & SPORTS CENTRE THE GURDWARA & SPORTS CENTRE IFIELD GREEN	grass pitches	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	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	79.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	83.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	100 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	100 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of RH11 7PL