Fitchet Close, Crawley, RH11 7PY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding RH11 7PY has a slightly higher male population, with 52.8% 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	50.4%	47.2%	-3.2%	51.0%	-3.8%
Male	49.6%	52.8%	3.2%	49.0%	3.8%

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	27.4%	38.8%	11.4%	37.9%	0.9%
Married: Opposite sex	55.4%	47.5%	-7.9%	44.2%	3.3%
Separated	2.6%	1.5%	-1.1%	2.2%	-0.7%
Divorced	6.6%	8.2%	1.6%	9.1%	-0.9%
Widowed	7.9%	4.1%	-3.8%	6.1%	-2.0%

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	46.8%	56.4%	9.6%	48.4%	8.0%
Good health	34.5%	27.1%	-7.4%	33.6%	-6.5%
Fair health	13%	13%	0.0%	12.7%	0.3%
Bad health	4.3%	2.9%	-1.4%	4.0%	-1.1%
Very bad health	1.3%	0.7%	-0.6%	1.2%	-0.5%

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	23.4%	21.6%	-1.8%	18.2%	3.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.8%	14.6%	-2.2%	9.6%	5.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.2%	14.6%	0.4%	13.4%	1.2%
Apprenticeship	3.3%	5%	1.7%	5.3%	-0.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.6%	14.9%	3.3%	16.9%	-2.0%
Degree or Similar	18.8%	25.7%	6.9%	33.8%	-8.1%
Other	11.9%	3.8%	-8.1%	2.8%	1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 44.7% 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%
Chinese	1.3%	0.4%	-0.9%	0.7%	-0.3%
Indian	16.6%	13.6%	-3.0%	3.1%	10.5%
Pakistani	15.3%	17.9%	2.6%	2.7%	15.2%
Other Asian	4.3%	7.4%	3.1%	1.6%	5.8%
Black African	2.6%	5.8%	3.2%	2.5%	3.3%
Black Caribbean	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	1.0%	-1.0%
Other Black	0.5%	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%	0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	2.6%	3.1%	0.5%	0.8%	2.3%
Mixed White and African	1.8%	0%	-1.8%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1%	1.3%	0.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Mixed Other	1%	0.7%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.1%
White	49.6%	44.7%	-4.9%	81.4%	-36.7%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Other	2.6%	3.8%	1.2%	1.6%	2.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 56.4% 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	65.5%	56.4%	-9.1%	83.2%	-26.8%
European Union	4.3%	14.3%	10.0%	6.1%	8.2%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	10.5%	9.8%	-0.7%	2.7%	7.1%
Middle East and Asia	16.9%	17.9%	1.0%	5.6%	12.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.3%	1.6%	-0.7%	1.3%	0.3%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	64.5%	56.4%	-8.1%	83.2%	-26.8%
10+ Years	2.3%	30%	27.7%	9.8%	20.2%
5-10 Years	2.8%	5.4%	2.6%	2.9%	2.5%
2-5 Years	10%	5.4%	-4.6%	2.2%	3.2%
Less than 2 years	20.5%	2.9%	-17.6%	1.9%	1.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.6%	76.7%	-7.1%
Ireland	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Germany	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Italy	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Lithuania	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Poland	3.9%	1.3%	2.6%
Romania	2.3%	0.9%	1.4%
Other EU countries	4.5%	1.5%	3.0%
Central and Western Africa	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
South and Eastern Africa	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Southern Asia	3.9%	1.2%	2.7%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
No passport held	7%	13.5%	-6.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	17.3%	37.2%	-19.9%
Christian	34.8%	46.2%	-11.4%
Hindu	10.3%	1.7%	8.6%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	27.8%	6.5%	21.3%
Sikh	1.6%	0.9%	0.7%
Not answered	8.1%	6.0%	2.1%

Safety

Is Fitchet Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Fitchet Close was 23.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 70.0% lower than the Ifield average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Fitchet Close has the 5th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Ifield and the 57th lowest crime rate of 367 local areas in Crawley .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 7.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -51.8%.

🔎 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 7PY, 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 - 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 - 5/10 (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 - 8/10 (high )
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) - 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) - 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 Fitchet Close are based on 58 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 Fitchet Close, Crawley, RH11 7PY

Estimated Average Property Prices for RH11 7PY

Average Price
£291,345

Semi-Detached
£364,162

Terraced
£279,209

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Fitchet Close

Average Price
£334,420

Semi-Detached
£402,809

Terraced
£326,529

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Fitchet CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
39 Fitchet Close, Crawley, West Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£355,000	2025-05-15	£361,900
1 Fitchet Close, Crawley, West Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£335,000	2022-12-19	£350,015
39 Fitchet Close, Crawley, West Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£291,500	2021-07-16	£345,518
55 Fitchet Close, Crawley, West Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£220,000	2020-04-24	£272,790
57 Fitchet Close, Crawley, West Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£255,000	2018-05-24	£311,403

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RH11 7PY

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in RH11 7PY 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	120
Part-Time Employee	46
Retired	38
Looking after home or family	29
Self-Employed	28
Unemployed	20
Student (economically inactive)	19
Other	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	43
Transport and storage	39
Accommodation and food service activities	27
Human health and social work activities	13
Education	9
Construction	9
Manufacturing	8
Other	7
Financial and insurance activities	7
Administrative and support service activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Information and communication	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Mining and quarrying	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

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	136 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	136 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Langley Green Primary Stagelands , RH11 7PF	3out of 4	538 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School The Mardens , Ifield RH11 0AQ	3out of 4	696 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Margaret's CofE Primary School The Mardens , Ifield RH11 0AQ	- not rated	696 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	386 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ifield Middle School, Crawley Ifield Drive , Ifield RH11 0EL	- not rated	1,430 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Northgate Primary Barnfield Road , Northgate RH10 8DP	- not rated	1,729 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gossops Green Community Middle School Kidborough Road , RH11 8HW	- not rated	2,175 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Southgate West Middle School Ditchling Hill , Southgate West RH11 8QL	- not rated	2,758 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	1,178 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ifield Community College Crawley Avenue , Ifield RH11 0DB	- not rated	1,178 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley St Wilfrid's Way , RH11 8PG	3out of 4	2,048 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley Buckswood Drive , Gossops Green RH11 8JE	3out of 4	2,621 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hazelwick School Hazelwick School Close , Three Bridges RH10 1SX	4out of 4	2,951 yd	Academy converter	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	1,238 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Notre Dame RC School Turners Hill Road , Pound Hill RH10 7SL	- not rated	4,552 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	2,217 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Central Sussex College College Road , RH10 1NR	- not rated	2,217 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	3,484 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	865 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Amberley Court School County Oak Cottage, 9 Amberley Court , RH11 7XL	- not rated	1,606 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Manor Green College Lady Margaret Road , Ifield RH11 0DX	3out of 4	1,732 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Charlwood House Charlwood Road , RH11 0QA	- not rated	2,000 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hethersett Montessori Primary 62 Brighton Road , Southgate RH10 6SX	- not rated	2,585 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	535 yd
Langley Green Cafe/Sizzler Peri Peri	Langley Green Cafe, 14 Langley Parade	572 yd
Zari Contemporary Indian Cuisine	Zari Indian Restaurant, 212 - 214 Ifield Drive	851 yd
IGrill	194 Ifield Drive, Ifield	851 yd
New Rainbow House	202 Ifield Drive, Ifield	851 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Dr Samuel Johnson	Doctor Samuel Johnson, Langley Parade	535 yd
Royal Oak	The Royal Oak, Ifield Green	627 yd
Crawley Rugby Football Club	Willoughby Fields Pavilion, Ifield Avenue	675 yd
Ewhurst Wood Sports & Social Club	Labour Supporters Club, Ifield Avenue	675 yd
Popes Mead Bowling Club	Ifield Avenue, Ifield	706 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kebab Centre	Kebab And Pizza Centre, 3 Langley Parade	535 yd
Mr Chips	15 Langley Parade, Langley Green	535 yd
Master Fryer	206 Ifield Drive, Ifield	851 yd
Golden City	54 Ewhurst Road, West Green	1,016 yd
West Green Fish Bar	56 Ewhurst Road, West Green	1,016 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Co-operative Group	17 - 19 Langley Parade, Langley Green	535 yd
The Co-operative Group	Co-Op, 192 Ifield Drive	851 yd
Sainsbury's	J Sainsbury Superstore, Crawley Avenue	1,078 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Langley Green Primary School STAGELANDS	grass pitches	460 yd
Ewhurst Place Ifield Drive	grass pitches	606 yd
St Margaret'S C Of E Primary School THE MARDENS	grass pitches	692 yd
Crawley Rugby Football Club WILLOUGHBY FIELDS PAVILION WILLOUGHBY FIELDS PAVILION IFIELD AVENUE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	699 yd
Crawley Gurdwara And Sports Centre THE GURDWARA & SPORTS CENTRE THE GURDWARA & SPORTS CENTRE IFIELD GREEN	grass pitches	781 yd
Ifield Green Playing Fields RUSPER ROAD	grass pitches	815 yd
Manor Green College LADY MARGARET ROAD	grass pitches	913 yd
Langley Green Playing Field Cherry Lane	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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	168.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	15.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of RH11 7PY