Shipley Bridge’s story
1 listed building
Historic England lists them inside Shipley Bridge’s built-up area.
5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Shipley BridgeWest Sussex
It is a village of 315 residents in West Sussex, South East.
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Photo: David Howard · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
315
Census 2021 · Crawley council
Median age
44.3
20% are 65+ · West Sussex 23%
Degree level
25%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
20%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Shipley Bridge a good place to live?
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Shipley Bridge is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. Two in five households own their home outright.
What makes Shipley Bridge stand out
The thing Shipley Bridge does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Shipley Bridge.
Work & commute
Household income in Shipley Bridge, £74K a year, runs above West Sussex’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 35% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
77% of commuters drove, about level with West Sussex’s towns (75%) and above England’s towns (70%). For 38% of commuters, work was under 5 km away. Shipley Bridge counts 5.4 jobs per working resident.
20%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving77%
On foot12%
Bicycle5%
Train2%
Bus1%
Underground, tram1%
38%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
35%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£74K
mean household income, before tax
2.2%
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
Most households in Shipley Bridge own their home: 79%, more than in West Sussex’s towns and across England’s towns
Social housing holds 2% of households, lower than both West Sussex’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £1,488 a month across the Crawley council area. 19% of households rent privately.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Shipley Bridge£0K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £900,000 | 5 |
79%
of households own their home · England 61%
19%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,488
average private rent a month, Crawley council area
£2,418
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 Shipley Bridge than in West Sussex’s towns or across England’s towns: 12.7 per 1,000 residents a year
9 crimes and 3 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Shipley Bridge’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Violence and sexual offences made up 22% of the total. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 9.5 reports per 1,000, below West Sussex’s towns (11.6) but above England’s towns (7.8).
12.7violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Vehicle crime4
Violence & sexual2
Other theft2
Public order1
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Anti-social3
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.
12.7
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
9.5
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
9.5
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
9
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Health
Fewer people in Shipley Bridge live with a disability than in West Sussex’s towns or across England’s towns: 15%
There is no GP practice in Shipley Bridge: the nearest is 1.8 miles off. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 3.8% of the town. 84% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, higher than both West Sussex’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%).
84%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 84%Fair 12%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Shipley Bridge | West Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.8% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
82
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
86.2
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
Shipley Bridge’s listed buildings: 1, all Grade II
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes from before 1919 make up 5% of the total, below both West Sussex’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (16%). For its size, Shipley Bridge has 32 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
1listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II1
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
5%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
32
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
Fewer people in Shipley Bridge hold a degree than in West Sussex’s towns or England’s towns: 25%
The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.2%. 16% are under 15, close to West Sussex’s towns (17%) and below England’s towns (18%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 20% of residents. Shipley Bridge has a median age of 44.3.
44.3median age
Shipley BridgeWest SussexEngland
Ages · share of residents
20%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications21%
Apprenticeship8%
A levels or similar12%
Degree level25%
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 120 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Shipley Bridge | West Sussex | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 9.8% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 20% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.8% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 12% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 25% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · West Sussex and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Shipley Bridge
12pages on Shipley Bridge
The big questions
Shipley Bridge’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
CopthorneSmallfieldHorleyCrawleyCrawley DownSalfordsFelbridgeShipley Bridge
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shipley Bridge | 315 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Copthorne | 4,917 | 1.4 | B− | B− | C− | A |
| Smallfield | 2,613 | 1.8 | C− | C | D | B |
| Horley | 27,067 | 2.1 | B | C+ | C+ | B |
| Crawley | 120,567 | 3.4 | C− | C− | D | C+ |
| Crawley Down | 5,775 | 3.6 | A+ | B− | A | A |
| Salfords | 1,873 | 3.6 | — | C− | D− | B− |
| Felbridge | 2,031 | 4.1 | — | C− | B+ | A− |
Salfords and Felbridge have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Shipley Bridge
How much is council tax in Shipley Bridge?
Band D council tax in Shipley Bridge is £2,418 for 2026–27, less than in 55% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
How many listed buildings are there in Shipley Bridge?
1 on Historic England’s list. That is 1.3 times the typical UK town for its size.
About Shipley Bridge
Village in West Sussex, England
Shipley Bridge is a built-up area of 315 people, in the Crawley 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
- 315 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Crawley
- County
- West Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63005823
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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