Crawley’s story
22 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Crawley’s built-up area.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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CrawleyHampshire
Population 316: a village in Hampshire, South East.
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Church of St Mary · Photo: Jack Fitzsimons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
316
Census 2021 · Winchester council
Median home
£1.3M
13 sales in 3 years
Median age
51.5
29% are 65+ · Hampshire 20%
Degree level
61%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
2%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Crawley a good place to live?
There are no grades for Crawley: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 2% of commuters. Homes change hands at a median £1,305,000.
What makes Crawley stand out
The 3 things Crawley does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
2% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
4.7 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
2 Grade II*, including Church of St Mary; 28.6 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Crawley.
Work & commute
Only 7% of Crawley’s commuters work within 5 km, fewer than in Hampshire’s towns or England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 64% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Households had £83K a year before tax, above both Hampshire’s towns (£66K) and England’s towns (£55K). Driving is how 94% of commuters got to work at the census. Working from home was the norm for 64% of workers at the census.
2%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving94%
On foot2%
7%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
64%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£83K
mean household income, before tax
2.8%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Crawley is a town of owners: 80% of households own their home, above Hampshire’s towns and England’s towns
11% rent privately, lower than both Hampshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (21%). Social renters account for 8% of households. Private rents average £1,508 a month across the Winchester council area.
£1.3Mmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Crawley£1.3M
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £1,450,000 | 9 |
80%
of households own their home · England 61%
11%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,508
average private rent a month, Winchester council area
£2,359
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Violence is recorded less often in Crawley than in Hampshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 2.1 per 1,000 residents a year
Burglary and damage add up to 4.2 per 1,000 residents each year.
2.1violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual0
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Other theft0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social0
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
2.1
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.2
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
0
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Health
89% of people in Crawley say their health is good or very good, more than in Hampshire’s towns or across England’s towns
2.5% of residents report bad or very bad health. At the census, 13% of people here had a disability, below both Hampshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (17%). Seeing a GP means leaving Crawley: the nearest practice is 3.5 miles away.
89%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 89%Fair 8%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Crawley | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 89% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.5% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 17% | 17% |
81.8
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
85.2
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Crawley is rich in listed buildings: 696 per 10,000 residents, more than Hampshire’s towns or England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Conservation areas cover 33% of Crawley’s land, above both Hampshire’s towns (4%) and England’s towns (7%). Historic England’s list names 22 listed buildings in the town: 2 Grade II*. Homes built before 1919 account for 16% of the housing.
22listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*2
Grade II20
Among them · Grade II*
- Church of St Mary Grade II*
- The Dower House Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
16%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
696
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Crawley is a graduates’ town: 61% hold a degree, more than in Hampshire’s towns or England’s towns
The 15-to-24 age group makes up 6.4% of residents. People 65 and over make up 29% of the town, higher than both Hampshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (18%). At 51.5, the median resident of Crawley sits in the middle of the age range.
51.5median age
CrawleyHampshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
29%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications7%
Apprenticeship0%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level61%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Crawley | Hampshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.4% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 29% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 7.3% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 0.4% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 61% | 33% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Hampshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Crawley
13pages on Crawley
The big questions
Safety2.1 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £1.3M · rent £1,508 a monthHousing5 sold in 12 monthsSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 81.8 (men), 85.2 (women)Work & commute78% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Crawley’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
LittletonSouth WonstonKings WorthyWinchesterKing's SomborneComptonTwyfordCrawley
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crawley | 316 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Littleton | 1,506 | 2.6 | — | C | A | A |
| South Wonston | 2,686 | 2.8 | A+ | C | A+ | A+ |
| Kings Worthy | 4,631 | 4 | A | C+ | B | A+ |
| Winchester | 48,486 | 4.3 | A− | C+ | C | B |
| King's Somborne | 1,206 | 4.7 | — | B− | B | A+ |
| Compton | 1,307 | 6.9 | — | C | A+ | A+ |
| Twyford | 1,482 | 7 | — | C | A+ | A+ |
Littleton, King's Somborne, Compton and Twyford have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Crawley
How many listed buildings are there in Crawley?
That is 28.6 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Crawley?
Band D council tax in Crawley is £2,359 for 2026–27, less than in 65% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About Crawley
Village in Hampshire, England
Crawley is a built-up area of 316 people, in the Winchester council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
- Population
- 316 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Winchester
- County
- Hampshire
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- E63005947
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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