Hillingdale, Crawley, RH11 9PF

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding RH11 9PF has a slightly higher male population, with 51.5% 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	47%	48.5%	1.5%	51.0%	-2.5%
Male	53%	51.5%	-1.5%	49.0%	2.5%

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	48%	38.9%	-9.1%	37.9%	1.0%
Married: Opposite sex	35.2%	38.3%	3.1%	44.2%	-5.9%
Married: Same sex	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Separated	3.9%	3%	-0.9%	2.2%	0.8%
Divorced	11.7%	16.2%	4.5%	9.1%	7.1%
Widowed	1.1%	2.4%	1.3%	6.1%	-3.7%

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 (86.3%) 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	41.9%	53.6%	11.7%	48.4%	5.2%
Good health	42.4%	32.7%	-9.7%	33.6%	-0.9%
Fair health	11.6%	8.7%	-2.9%	12.7%	-4.0%
Bad health	4%	3.6%	-0.4%	4.0%	-0.4%
Very bad health	0%	1.5%	1.5%	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	16.2%	22.2%	6.0%	18.2%	4.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	20.1%	13.8%	-6.3%	9.6%	4.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.4%	18%	4.6%	13.4%	4.6%
Apprenticeship	2.2%	7.2%	5.0%	5.3%	1.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.1%	14.4%	4.3%	16.9%	-2.5%
Degree or Similar	27.9%	24.6%	-3.3%	33.8%	-9.2%
Other	10.1%	0%	-10.1%	2.8%	-2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 80.9% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	0.5%	0.5%	1.1%	-0.6%
Chinese	1%	0.5%	-0.5%	0.7%	-0.2%
Indian	4%	4.1%	0.1%	3.1%	1.0%
Pakistani	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	2.7%	-2.2%
Other Asian	7.1%	0%	-7.1%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	3.5%	2.1%	-1.4%	2.5%	-0.4%
Black Caribbean	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	1.0%	-1.0%
Other Black	0%	2.6%	2.6%	0.5%	2.1%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	1%	0.0%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	0.5%	1.5%	1.0%	0.4%	1.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.5%	0%	-2.5%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.8%	0.7%
White	77.8%	80.9%	3.1%	81.4%	-0.5%
Roma	0%	1%	1.0%	0.2%	0.8%
Arab	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Other	0.5%	3.1%	2.6%	1.6%	1.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 60.8% 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	71.2%	60.8%	-10.4%	83.2%	-22.4%
European Union	9.6%	24.7%	15.1%	6.1%	18.6%
Rest of Europe	1%	3.6%	2.6%	0.8%	2.8%
Africa	7.6%	5.2%	-2.4%	2.7%	2.5%
Middle East and Asia	8.6%	5.2%	-3.4%	5.6%	-0.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2%	0.5%	-1.5%	1.3%	-0.8%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	71.2%	60.2%	-11.0%	83.2%	-23.0%
10+ Years	5.1%	16.8%	11.7%	9.8%	7.0%
5-10 Years	6.6%	13.8%	7.2%	2.9%	10.9%
2-5 Years	5.6%	5.1%	-0.5%	2.2%	2.9%
Less than 2 years	11.6%	4.1%	-7.5%	1.9%	2.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	59.1%	76.7%	-17.6%
Ireland	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
France	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Italy	2%	0.6%	1.4%
Portugal	4%	0.5%	3.5%
Poland	5.6%	1.3%	4.3%
Romania	5.1%	0.9%	4.2%
Other EU countries	6.6%	1.5%	5.1%
Other Europe	1%	0.2%	0.8%
North Africa	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Southern Asia	2%	1.2%	0.8%
South-East Asia	1%	0.2%	0.8%
No passport held	9.6%	13.5%	-3.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	36.7%	37.2%	-0.5%
Christian	45.4%	46.2%	-0.8%
Buddhist	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Hindu	1%	1.7%	-0.7%
Muslim	9.2%	6.5%	2.7%
Sikh	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other religion	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Not answered	6.1%	6.0%	0.1%

Safety

Is Hillingdale Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Hillingdale was 17.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 83.7% lower than the Bewbush & North Broadfield average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Hillingdale has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Bewbush & North Broadfield and the 29th lowest crime rate of 368 local areas in Crawley .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 11.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -60.6%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 65% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£49,400

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in RH11 9PF, 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 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 - 6/10 (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) - 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) - 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 Hillingdale are based on 173 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 Hillingdale, Crawley, RH11 9PF

Estimated Average Property Prices for RH11 9PF

Average Price
£178,398

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£251,138

Detached
£261,885

Flats/Maisonettes
£136,525

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Hillingdale

Average Price
£211,169

Semi-Detached
£290,711

Terraced
£279,355

Detached
£263,461

Flats/Maisonettes
£143,688

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on HillingdaleStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
3 Hillingdale, Crawley, West Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£237,500	2025-03-28	£231,840
61 Hillingdale, Crawley, West Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£112,000	2024-09-16	£116,211
55 Hillingdale, Crawley, West Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£95,000	2024-01-31	£99,380
85 Hillingdale, Crawley, West Sussex Terraced, an established residential building	£200,000	2023-11-07	£207,708
77 Hillingdale, Crawley, West Sussex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£115,000	2023-10-16	£118,601

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RH11 9PF

Employment

RH11 9PF area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 18% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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	83
Self-Employed	22
Part-Time Employee	21
Retired	13
Unemployed	10
Looking after home or family	10
Other	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	1
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1
Student (economically inactive)	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	29
Transport and storage	23
Human health and social work activities	16
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Manufacturing	12
Education	8
Administrative and support service activities	7
Construction	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Other	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	3
Information and communication	3
Financial and insurance activities	3
Mining and quarrying	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Broadfield Primary Academy Vulcan Close , Broadfield RH11 9PD	3out of 4	639 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Seymour Primary School Seymour Road , Broadfield RH11 9ES	3out of 4	689 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Desmond Anderson Primary Academy Anderson Road , Tilgate RH10 5EA	3out of 4	1,289 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hilltop Primary School Ditchling Hill , Southgate West RH11 8QL	3out of 4	1,477 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Southgate Primary Barrington Road , Southgate RH10 6DG	1out of 4	1,662 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	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	1,069 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley Buckswood Drive , Gossops Green RH11 8JE	3out of 4	1,472 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	1,919 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ifield Community College Crawley Avenue , Ifield RH11 0DB	3out of 4	2,903 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oriel High School Matthews Drive , Maidenbower RH10 7XW	3out of 4	3,638 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Atelier21 Future School Broadfield Park , Brighton Road RH11 9RZ	- not rated	520 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Cottesmore School Buchan Hill , Pease Pottage RH11 9AU	- not rated	1,328 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Manor Green College Lady Margaret Road , Ifield RH11 0DX	3out of 4	2,971 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Manor Green Primary School Lady Margaret Road , Ifield RH11 0DU	4out of 4	3,181 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Handcross Park School London Road , Handcross RH17 6HF	- not rated	3,966 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Posh Club	Community Centre, Broadfield Barton	540 yd
Triangle Coffee Shop	Community Centre, Broadfield Barton	540 yd
Cafe Havana	32 Broadfield Barton, Broadfield	540 yd
Cafe Santa Maria	18 Broadfield Barton, Broadfield	540 yd
Broadfield Children & Family Centre	Broadfield Children And Family Centre, Creasys Drive	716 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Grand Bay	Broadfield Barton, Broadfield		540 yd
Crawley Town Football & Social Club Tea Bars And Redz Bar	Broadfield Stadium, Brighton Road		817 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Troy Kebab, Fish And Chips	Troy Fish And Chips, 10 Broadfield Barton	539 yd
Raj Tandoori - Raj Kebab/Pizzalicious	Raj Tandoori, 8 Broadfield Barton	540 yd
Mr Chen Chinese Takeaway	42 Broadfield Barton, Broadfield	540 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Iceland	Unit 2, 3 Broadfield Barton		540 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Broadfield Community Centre BROADFIELD BARTON		512 yd
Broadfield Primary Academy VULCAN CLOSE	grass pitches	635 yd
Creaseys Drive Playing Fields (Closed) Creasys Drive	grass pitches	771 yd
Seymour Primary School SEYMOUR ROAD	grass pitches	806 yd
Foresters Table Tennis Club TILGATE FOREST RECREATION CENTRE TILGATE FOREST RECREATION CENTRE TILGATE DRIVE		819 yd
K2 Crawley PEASE POTTAGE HILL	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, health and fitness suite, indoor bowls, squash courts, swimming pool	842 yd
Crawley Town Fc (Broadfield Stadium) THE CHECKATRADE.COM STADIUM THE CHECKATRADE.COM STADIUM WINFIELD WAY	grass pitches	855 yd
Broadfield 3G Pitch & Pavilion BRIGHTON ROAD	artificial grass pitch	977 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	54.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	106.9 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	11.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of RH11 9PF