Buchan Hill, Pease Pottage, Crawley, RH11 9AP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around RH11 9AP 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	48.9%	50.4%	1.5%	51.0%	-0.6%
Male	51.1%	49.6%	-1.5%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	22.9%	31.4%	8.5%	37.9%	-6.5%
Married: Opposite sex	58%	48.2%	-9.8%	44.2%	4.0%
Married: Same sex	1.3%	0.6%	-0.7%	0.3%	0.3%
Separated	3.8%	4.1%	0.3%	2.2%	1.9%
Divorced	8.9%	13.2%	4.3%	9.1%	4.1%
Widowed	5.1%	2.5%	-2.6%	6.1%	-3.6%

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 (89.7%) 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	46.7%	51.8%	5.1%	48.4%	3.4%
Good health	41.8%	37.9%	-3.9%	33.6%	4.3%
Fair health	11%	7.3%	-3.7%	12.7%	-5.4%
Bad health	0.5%	2.1%	1.6%	4.0%	-1.9%
Very bad health	0%	0.9%	0.9%	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	14.6%	11.9%	-2.7%	18.2%	-6.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.6%	13.5%	-1.1%	9.6%	3.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.8%	11.3%	-6.5%	13.4%	-2.1%
Apprenticeship	5.7%	6.1%	0.4%	5.3%	0.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.4%	21.3%	7.9%	16.9%	4.4%
Degree or Similar	31.2%	35.9%	4.7%	33.8%	2.1%
Other	2.5%	0%	-2.5%	2.8%	-2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 92.3% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	0%	1.5%	1.5%	3.1%	-1.6%
Pakistani	0%	0.6%	0.6%	2.7%	-2.1%
Other Asian	0%	0.6%	0.6%	1.6%	-1.0%
Black African	0%	0.6%	0.6%	2.5%	-1.9%
Mixed White and Asian	1.6%	1.1%	-0.5%	0.8%	0.3%
Mixed White and African	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.4%	0.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Mixed Other	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.8%	-0.4%
White	97.3%	92.3%	-5.0%	81.4%	10.9%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 87.8% 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	95.1%	87.8%	-7.3%	83.2%	4.6%
European Union	1.6%	6.2%	4.6%	6.1%	0.1%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.6%
Africa	1.6%	3.2%	1.6%	2.7%	0.5%
Middle East and Asia	1.1%	2.4%	1.3%	5.6%	-3.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.2%	-0.3%	1.3%	-1.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	94.5%	88%	-6.5%	83.2%	4.8%
10+ Years	0.5%	7.5%	7.0%	9.8%	-2.3%
5-10 Years	0%	2.1%	2.1%	2.9%	-0.8%
2-5 Years	1.1%	1.3%	0.2%	2.2%	-0.9%
Less than 2 years	3.8%	1.1%	-2.7%	1.9%	-0.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	88.2%	76.7%	11.5%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Italy	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Poland	0.6%	1.3%	-0.7%
Romania	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other EU countries	1.7%	1.5%	0.2%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Southern Asia	0.4%	1.2%	-0.8%
No passport held	5.8%	13.5%	-7.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	48.3%	37.2%	11.1%
Christian	41.2%	46.2%	-5.0%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Hindu	0.9%	1.7%	-0.8%
Muslim	1.9%	6.5%	-4.6%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	7.1%	6.0%	1.1%

Safety

Is Buchan Hill Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Buchan Hill was 36.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 6.4% lower than the Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Buchan Hill has the 40th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill and the 212th lowest crime rate of 454 local areas in Mid Sussex .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 20.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -3.6%.

🔎 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 9AP, 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 - 5/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 6/10 (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 - 1/10 (very 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 - 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (very high )
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) - 2/10 (very 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 Buchan Hill are based on 2 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Mid Sussex.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Buchan Hill, Pease Pottage, Crawley, RH11 9AP

Estimated Average Property Prices for RH11 9AP

Average Price
£723,107

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£723,107

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Buchan Hill

Average Price
£883,501

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£883,501

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Buchan HillStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
The Met Office Buchan Hill, Crawley, West Sussex Detached, an established residential building	£325,000	2003-02-11	£744,098

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RH11 9AP

Employment

RH11 9AP area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 21% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% 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	160
Part-Time Employee	48
Retired	46
Self-Employed	45
Looking after home or family	17
Student (economically inactive)	14
Unemployed	13
Other	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	16
Transport and storage	14
Education	11
Administrative and support service activities	10
Construction	9
Human health and social work activities	9
Financial and insurance activities	9
Information and communication	7
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Manufacturing	6
Other	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Real estate activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Seymour Primary School Seymour Road , Broadfield RH11 9ES	3out of 4	1,997 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Broadfield Primary Academy Vulcan Close , Broadfield RH11 9PD	3out of 4	2,173 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Colgate Primary School Blackhouse Road , Colgate RH13 6HS	3out of 4	2,339 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Bewbush Academy Dorsten Place , Bewbush RH11 8XW	3out of 4	2,455 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Desmond Anderson Primary Academy Anderson Road , Tilgate RH10 5EA	3out of 4	2,705 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Thomas Bennett Community College Ashdown Drive , Tilgate RH10 5AD	2out of 4	2,539 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley Buckswood Drive , Gossops Green RH11 8JE	3out of 4	2,697 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley St Wilfrid's Way , RH11 8PG	3out of 4	3,301 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ifield Community College Crawley Avenue , Ifield RH11 0DB	3out of 4	4,173 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oriel High School Matthews Drive , Maidenbower RH10 7XW	3out of 4	4,944 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cottesmore School Buchan Hill , Pease Pottage RH11 9AU	- not rated	571 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Atelier21 Future School Broadfield Park , Brighton Road RH11 9RZ	- not rated	2,000 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Handcross Park School London Road , Handcross RH17 6HF	- not rated	2,903 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Manor Green Primary School Lady Margaret Road , Ifield RH11 0DU	4out of 4	4,477 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Manor Green College Lady Margaret Road , Ifield RH11 0DX	3out of 4	4,492 yd	Community special 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
South Ridge Cafe	Clip N Climb Crawley, 6 Forest Park Way	820 yd
Costa Coffee	Costa Coffee, Pease Pottage Motorway Services	845 yd
Burger King	Burger King, Pease Pottage Motorway Services	845 yd
Greggs	Greggs, Pease Pottage Motorway Services	845 yd
Cottesmore Golf & Country Club	Cottesmore Golf & Country Club, Cottesmore Golf Club	1,005 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Black Swan	The Black Swan, Old Brighton Road North		616 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
West Cornwall Pasty	West Cornwall Pasty, Pease Pottage Motorway Services		845 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Marks & Spencer Simply Foods	Marks And Spencers Simply Foods, Pease Pottage Motorway Services		845 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Pease Pottage Golf Course & Driving Range (Closed) Horsham Road	golf	109 yd
Finches Field THE HEMSLEYS	grass pitches	537 yd
Cottesmore School BUCHAN HILL	grass pitches, swimming pool, tennis courts	678 yd
Creaseys Drive Playing Fields (Closed) Creasys Drive	grass pitches	1,073 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	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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%

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