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Housing in RH11 8LW

What the homes in RH11 8LW 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
2,397 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (62.5%). Flats make up 21.8%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

RH11 8LWEngland
Detached2.2%22.9%
Semi-detached13.4%31.5%
Terraced62.5%23%
Purpose-built flat20.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

54.4% of households in the RH11 8LW area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.4% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 21.2% own outright and 33.2% with a mortgage.

RH11 8LW
54%
12%
33%
England
  • Owned54.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented12.4%20.5%
  • Social rented32.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RH11 8LWEngland
Owned outright21.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan33.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10%18.2%
Other private rented2.4%2.2%
From the council31.6%8.3%
From a housing association0.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 23.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RH11 8LWEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (23.4%). 31.1% of households include dependent children.

RH11 8LWEngland
Living alone, under 6610.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13%12.8%
Couple, no children13.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children23.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households11.2%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 8LW (Ifield & Gossops Green) (about 2,397 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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