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RH11 8RL area guide

Who lives in RH11 8RL, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

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

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At a glance

What RH11 8RL is like

RH11 8RL is a postcode in the Ifield & Gossops Green area of Crawley. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,493 people. 71.1% of households own their home, 14.5% rent privately and 14.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 58.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is below the England and Wales average. Homes in RH11 8 sold for a median of £333,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How RH11 8RL compares

Headline figures for RH11 8RL, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

6/ 10

Around the middle: 25.5 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£333,000

Median over 130 sales in RH11 8, −3.1% on the year before.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 18 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

100%

Rated good or better across 12 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore

£57,397

Average annual income before tax, higher than 61% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where RH11 8RL differs most from the national average.

01
Well-rated schoolsPositive
100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better.
02
Few private renters
Only 14.5% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
71.1% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

RH11 8RL FAQs

Is RH11 8RL a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 25.5 per 1,000 people a year, band 6 of 10 nationally. 100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

How much does a house cost in RH11 8RL?

The median sale price over the last year was £333,000.

Homes in RH11 8 sold for a median of £333,000 across 130 sales in the year to August 2026, −3.1% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is RH11 8RL safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.5 offences per 1,000 people a year around RH11 8RL, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 6 of 10.

Who lives in RH11 8RL?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 7.6% of residents. 71.1% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (55.8%).

Which council covers RH11 8RL?

The local authority for RH11 8RL is Crawley.

RH11 8RL comes under Crawley in the South East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is RH11 8RL?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 18 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Ifield Rail Station, 160 yards away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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