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Housing in RH11 8BL

What the homes in RH11 8BL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Ifield & Gossops Green
Council
Crawley
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,493 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (55.8%). Flats make up 24.1%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

RH11 8BLEngland
Detached1.3%22.9%
Semi-detached55.8%31.5%
Terraced18.8%23%
Purpose-built flat23.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the RH11 8BL area is above that, at 71.1%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 14.5% of households against 20.5%. 37.5% own outright and 33.6% with a mortgage.

RH11 8BL
71%
14%
14%
England
  • Owned71.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented14.5%20.5%
  • Social rented14.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

RH11 8BLEngland
Owned outright37.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan33.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council13.3%8.3%
From a housing association0.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 23.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RH11 8BLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 23.7%. 30.4% of households include dependent children.

RH11 8BLEngland
Living alone, under 6611.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.2%12.8%
Couple, no children14.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children23.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.9%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. Published by council, not 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 everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood RH11 8BL sits in (Ifield & Gossops Green): about 1,493 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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