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Housing in RH11 7BQ

What the homes in RH11 7BQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Southgate
Council
Crawley
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
3,023 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (47.6%). Flats make up 51.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

RH11 7BQEngland
Detached6%22.9%
Semi-detached25.1%31.5%
Terraced17.1%23%
Purpose-built flat47.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

46.4% of households in the RH11 7BQ area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23.6% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 14.7% own outright and 31.8% with a mortgage.

RH11 7BQ
46%
24%
27%
England
  • Owned46.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership3.2%1%
  • Private rented23.6%20.5%
  • Social rented26.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RH11 7BQEngland
Owned outright14.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan31.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent22.3%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council15.8%8.3%
From a housing association10.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 30.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RH11 7BQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24.5%). 26.5% of households include dependent children.

RH11 7BQEngland
Living alone, under 6624.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over5.8%12.8%
Couple, no children18.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households14.4%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Crawley

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Crawley (August 2026, +2.8% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

CrawleyEngland
All homes£1,488£1,459
One bedroom£1,067£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,385£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,642£1,489
Four or more£2,260£2,161
Detached£2,162£1,640
Semi-detached£1,624£1,449
Terraced£1,474£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,225£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around RH11 7BQ (Southgate) (about 3,023 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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