Postcode sector · Crawley

RH77 1 area guide

Who lives in RH77 1, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Crawley
Region: South East
Population: 2,361 (2024)

RH77 1Postcode sector · Crawley

At a glance

What RH77 1 is like

The RH77 1 postcode sector in Crawley covers 16 live postcodes and is home to about 2,361 people in 965 households. 30.9% of households own their home, 42.4% rent privately and 24% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 67.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is less than half the England and Wales average.

Scores

How RH77 1 compares

Headline figures for RH77 1, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore

2/ 10

Lower than most: 10.0 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

1.7/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 10 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

No schools found nearby.

Household incomeMore

£53,782

Average annual income before tax, higher than 52% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where RH77 1 differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
42.4% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England. Tenant demand is established here.
02
A young populationPositive
27.2% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19.6% across England.
03
A lot of social housingLook closer
24% of homes are social housing, against 17.1% across England.
04
Low crimePositive
10.0 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year, against 31.1 across England and Wales.

Questions

RH77 1 FAQs

Is RH77 1 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 10.0 per 1,000 people a year, band 2 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 1.7 out of 10 (poor).

Is RH77 1 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.0 offences per 1,000 people a year around RH77 1, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 2 of 10.

Who lives in RH77 1?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 11.7% of residents. 30.9% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (54.6%).

Which council covers RH77 1?

The local authority for RH77 1 is Crawley.

RH77 1 comes under Crawley in the South East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is RH77 1?

Connectivity scores 1.7 out of 10.

There are 10 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 1.7 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Gatwick Airport Rail Station, 1.3 miles 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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