Downland Drive, Crawley, RH11 8SL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding RH11 8SL has a slightly higher male population, with 52.1% 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	50.4%	47.9%	-2.5%	51.0%	-3.1%
Male	49.6%	52.1%	2.5%	49.0%	3.1%

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	39%	36.1%	-2.9%	37.9%	-1.8%
Married: Opposite sex	48.6%	50.6%	2.0%	44.2%	6.4%
Separated	1.4%	1.9%	0.5%	2.2%	-0.3%
Divorced	6.8%	6.3%	-0.5%	9.1%	-2.8%
Widowed	4.1%	5.1%	1.0%	6.1%	-1.0%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (91.6%) 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	55.5%	54.8%	-0.7%	48.4%	6.4%
Good health	33.8%	36.8%	3.0%	33.6%	3.2%
Fair health	8.3%	5.9%	-2.4%	12.7%	-6.8%
Bad health	1.9%	1.5%	-0.4%	4.0%	-2.5%
Very bad health	0.5%	1%	0.5%	1.2%	-0.2%

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	15.4%	18.9%	3.5%	18.2%	0.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	18.5%	11.4%	-7.1%	9.6%	1.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.7%	13.2%	-1.5%	13.4%	-0.2%
Apprenticeship	3.8%	5%	1.2%	5.3%	-0.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.3%	19.2%	6.9%	16.9%	2.3%
Degree or Similar	27.1%	28.7%	1.6%	33.8%	-5.1%
Other	8.2%	3.5%	-4.7%	2.8%	0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 59.5% 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	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.7%	-0.5%
Indian	5.6%	7.2%	1.6%	3.1%	4.1%
Pakistani	18.8%	16.2%	-2.6%	2.7%	13.5%
Other Asian	1.1%	4.2%	3.1%	1.6%	2.6%
Black African	1.9%	4.7%	2.8%	2.5%	2.2%
Black Caribbean	0.8%	0.5%	-0.3%	1.0%	-0.5%
Other Black	3.8%	0.7%	-3.1%	0.5%	0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	0.5%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.6%	1%	-0.6%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	1.3%	3%	1.7%	0.8%	2.2%
White	62.7%	59.5%	-3.2%	81.4%	-21.9%
Other	0.5%	2.2%	1.7%	1.6%	0.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 64.5% 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	76.4%	64.5%	-11.9%	83.2%	-18.7%
European Union	3.8%	11.4%	7.6%	6.1%	5.3%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.8%	-0.1%
Africa	5.9%	6%	0.1%	2.7%	3.3%
Middle East and Asia	10.7%	13.2%	2.5%	5.6%	7.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.9%	4%	2.1%	1.3%	2.7%
Oceania	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0.5%	0.2%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	75.9%	64.4%	-11.5%	83.2%	-18.8%
10+ Years	3.8%	22%	18.2%	9.8%	12.2%
5-10 Years	2.4%	6.7%	4.3%	2.9%	3.8%
2-5 Years	5.6%	4.7%	-0.9%	2.2%	2.5%
Less than 2 years	12.3%	2.2%	-10.1%	1.9%	0.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	71.2%	76.7%	-5.5%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
France	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Portugal	3.4%	0.5%	2.9%
Spain	2.2%	0.4%	1.8%
Lithuania	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Poland	1.5%	1.3%	0.2%
Romania	1.5%	0.9%	0.6%
Other EU countries	4.2%	1.5%	2.7%
Central and Western Africa	1%	0.3%	0.7%
South and Eastern Africa	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	2%	1.2%	0.8%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Central and South America	2.5%	0.2%	2.3%
No passport held	4.4%	13.5%	-9.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	23%	37.2%	-14.2%
Christian	47.2%	46.2%	1.0%
Hindu	3.2%	1.7%	1.5%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	19.3%	6.5%	12.8%
Sikh	1.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Other religion	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Not answered	4.6%	6.0%	-1.4%

Safety

Is Downland Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Downland Drive was 103.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 33.0% lower than the Northgate & West Green average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Downland Drive has the 15th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Northgate & West Green and the 96th highest crime rate of 367 local areas in Crawley .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 60.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 5.7%.

🔎 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. 78% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£54,400

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in RH11 8SL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 3/10 (low )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 5/10 (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 - 3/10 (low )
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) - 3/10 (low )
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) - 3/10 (low )
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 Downland Drive are based on 158 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 Downland Drive, Crawley, RH11 8SL

Estimated Average Property Prices for RH11 8SL

Average Price
£345,946

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£350,725

Detached
£312,493

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Downland Drive

Average Price
£357,487

Semi-Detached
£343,012

Terraced
£363,420

Detached
£337,760

Flats/Maisonettes
£275,847

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Downland DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
157 Downland Drive, Crawley, West Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£348,000	2025-06-13	£361,080
147 Downland Drive, Crawley, West Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£292,000	2021-04-16	£355,758
153 Downland Drive, Crawley, West Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£280,000	2020-02-21	£344,742
143 Downland Drive, Crawley, West Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£250,000	2014-08-15	£393,769
141 Downland Drive, Crawley, West Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£190,000	2013-10-04	£334,975

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RH11 8SL

Employment

RH11 8SL area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	131
Retired	49
Part-Time Employee	39
Self-Employed	33
Student (economically inactive)	16
Looking after home or family	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10
Unemployed	9
Other	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6

Employment Industry

Transport and storage	43
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	34
Administrative and support service activities	21
Human health and social work activities	19
Manufacturing	17
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	14
Construction	11
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Education	11
Other	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Financial and insurance activities	7
Information and communication	6
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
Hilltop Primary School Ditchling Hill , Southgate West RH11 8QL	3out of 4	376 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Southgate West First School Ditchling Hill , RH11 8QL	- not rated	489 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Southgate Primary Barrington Road , Southgate RH10 6DG	3out of 4	773 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Southgate Primary Barrington Road , Southgate RH10 6DG	- not rated	773 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Southgate First School Barrington Road , Southgate RH10 6DG	- not rated	815 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Southgate West Middle School Ditchling Hill , Southgate West RH11 8QL	- not rated	489 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Southgate Middle School Barrington Road , Southgate RH10 6DG	- not rated	815 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gossops Green Community Middle School Kidborough Road , RH11 8HW	- not rated	1,152 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Desmond Anderson Middle School Canterbury Road , Tilgate RH10 5EZ	- not rated	1,377 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bewbush Community Middle School Dorsten Square , Bewbush RH11 8XW	- not rated	1,650 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley St Wilfrid's Way , RH11 8PG	3out of 4	581 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley Buckswood Drive , Gossops Green RH11 8JE	3out of 4	692 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Bennett Community College Ashdown Drive , Tilgate RH10 5AD	3out of 4	1,111 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Bennett Community College Ashdown Drive , Tilgate RH10 5AD	- not rated	1,111 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ifield Community College Crawley Avenue , Ifield RH11 0DB	3out of 4	1,610 yd	Academy converter	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	1,759 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Notre Dame RC School Turners Hill Road , Pound Hill RH10 7SL	- not rated	4,266 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	1,920 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Central Sussex College College Road , RH10 1NR	- not rated	1,920 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	4,889 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	723 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Atelier21 Future School Broadfield Park , Brighton Road RH11 9RZ	- not rated	1,195 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Manor Green College Lady Margaret Road , Ifield RH11 0DX	3out of 4	1,654 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Manor Green Primary School Lady Margaret Road , Ifield RH11 0DU	4out of 4	1,849 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Swedish School Horsham Furnace Drive , Furnace Green RH10 6JB	- not rated	1,903 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
Squires Garden Centre Cafe	Squires Garden Centre, Horsham Road	391 yd
Caterlink At Holy Trinity School	Holy Trinity C Of E School, Buckswood Drive	602 yd
Subway At Apple Green Service Station	Spar At, Apple Green Service Station	628 yd
Southgate Children And Family Centre	Southgate Primary School, Barrington Road	772 yd
Loving Hut	1 Southgate Parade, Southgate	991 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Goffs Manor	Old Horsham Road, Southgate	495 yd
Goffs Park Social Club	Old Horsham Road, Southgate	495 yd
New Moon	Brighton Road, Southgate	595 yd
Crawley Town Football & Social Club Tea Bars And Redz Bar	Broadfield Stadium, Brighton Road	859 yd
Downsman	The Downsman, Wakehurst Drive	943 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ocean Trawler Fish Bar	11 Southgate Parade, Southgate	991 yd
Southgate Fish And Chips	22 Brighton Road, Southgate	1,065 yd
Mazza	10 Brighton Road, Southgate	1,088 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco Express	84 - 86 Downland Drive, Southgate		182 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Broadfield Rathlin Road Playing Field (Closed) Rathlin Road	grass pitches	350 yd
Hilltop Primary School DITCHLING HILL	grass pitches	376 yd
Crawley Sports Table Tennis Club BUCKSWOOD DRIVE		598 yd
St Wilfrids Catholic Comprehensive School ST. WILFRID'S WAY	grass pitches	662 yd
Broadfield 3G Pitch & Pavilion BRIGHTON ROAD	artificial grass pitch	669 yd
Holy Trinity Church Of England Secondary School BUCKSWOOD DRIVE	grass pitches	692 yd
Gossops Green Playing Fields Dormans	grass pitches	847 yd
Crawley Town Fc (Broadfield Stadium) THE CHECKATRADE.COM STADIUM THE CHECKATRADE.COM STADIUM WINFIELD WAY	grass pitches	870 yd
Seymour Primary School SEYMOUR ROAD	grass pitches	902 yd
Broadfield Primary Academy VULCAN CLOSE	grass pitches	910 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	179.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	20.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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

Overview of RH11 8SL