Crawley: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£666,225

Semi-detached

£426,039

Terraced

£342,420

Flat or maisonette

£210,537

First-time buyers

£297,955

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  88,290 in 1991 → 124,008 in 2024 (+40.5%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £168,768 in 2005 → £332,384 in 2026 (+96.9%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £392 in 2008 → £657 in 2025 (+67.4%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  75.1% in 2004 → 78.6% in 2023 (+4.7%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.0% in 2001 → 4.4% in 2025 (+340.0%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £10,879 in 1997 → £22,788 in 2024 (+109.5%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Crawley; 30 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Job density · Economy & work1.20 jobs per resident (2024) · 13th highest of 350
• High-growth businesses · Economy & work7.3% (2024) · 14th highest of 361
• Fuel poverty · Economy & work7.2% (2024) · 18th lowest of 296
• Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access223.4 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 67th highest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• New homes · Housing1.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 294th highest of 296
• Smokers · Health & wellbeing18.2% (2020 to 2024) · 368th lowest of 373
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing3.7 out of 10 (2022/23) · 337th lowest of 363
• GCSE English and maths · Education & skills66.4% (2024/25) · 275th highest of 313

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for West Sussex, which includes Crawley.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)80.9 years · England 80.0 · 38th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)84.7 years · England 83.8 · 40th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)63.1 years · England 60.9 · 37th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)64.5 years · England 61.3 · 26th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)285.3 per 100k · England 321.0 · 42nd lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)10.6% · England 10.4 · 75th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)65.6% · England 64.6 · 76th lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for West Sussex, which includes Crawley.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)67.8% · England 68.3 · 88th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)46.3 score · England 46.0 · 64th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)9.7% · England 5.8 · 142nd lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)12.8% · England 19.8 · 29th lowest of 153