Crawley

Built-up area in Crawley, West Sussex, England

Coordinates:	51.117, -0.191
OS grid ref:	TQ 26 36
Population:	180,508
Dialling code:	01293

Crawley in West Sussex is a large post‑war New Town roughly 28 miles south of London, set immediately beside Gatwick Airport. Originally a medieval market settlement, it was designated a New Town after the Second World War and today mixes older lanes with a planned grid of neighbourhoods and sizeable green spaces such as Tilgate Park.

Economically Crawley is a regional employment hub - the Manor Royal business district, airport services, logistics and light industry are important local employers - while social life revolves around a diverse commuter population, ongoing town‑centre regeneration and cultural venues like The Hawth theatre. Good rail and road links keep it closely connected to the wider south‑east.

Postcode districts covering Crawley

Most populated places nearby

Brighton and Hove 19.6 miles31.5 km
Sutton 16.7 miles26.8 km
Croydon 17.5 miles28.2 km
Woking 21.5 miles34.6 km
Worthing 21.6 miles34.8 km
Guildford 18.7 miles30 km
Royal Tunbridge Wells 20 miles32.2 km
Esher 19.2 miles30.9 km
Reigate 8.2 miles13.2 km
Redhill 7.9 miles12.7 km
Horsham 6.4 miles10.4 km
Banstead 14.3 miles23 km

Neighbouring places

Northgate & West Green Ward 0.2 miles0.3 km
Southgate Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
Three Bridges Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
Gossops Green & North East Broadfield Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
Furnace Green Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
Tilgate Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
Ifield Ward 1.2 miles2 km
Bewbush & North Broadfield Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
Pound Hill South & Worth Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
Broadfield Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
Maidenbower Ward 1.9 miles3 km
Langley Green & Tushmore Ward 2 miles3.2 km

Example postcodes in Crawley

RH11 9DG, RH10 8AF, RH10 3SW, RH10 7QZ, RH10 3YZ, RH10 6HR, RH10 3PQ, RH10 9PQ, RH11 0EX, RH10 7FP

Transport links

London Gatwick Airport 2.8 miles4.5 km
London Heathrow Airport 27 miles43.5 km
Crawley Railway Station 0.4 miles0.6 km
Ifield Railway Station 1.1 miles1.7 km
Milthorpe Road 5.9 miles9.4 km

Schools in Crawley

West Green Primary School Primary
Northgate Primary School Primary
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Crawley Primary
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley Secondary
St Margaret's C of E Primary School Primary
Southgate Primary Primary
Langley Green Primary Primary
Manor Green Primary School Special
Hilltop Primary School Primary
Manor Green College Special
Ifield Community College Secondary
Three Bridges Primary School Primary
Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School Primary
Holy Trinity C of E Secondary School, Crawley Secondary
The Mill Primary Academy Primary
St Andrew's C of E Primary School Primary
The Oaks Primary School & Nursery Primary
Gossops Green Primary Primary
Hazelwick School Secondary
Thomas Bennett Community College Secondary

Local points of interest

Broadfield Stadium Stadium 1.2 miles1.9 km
Saint Leonards Forest Forest 4.3 miles7 km
Wakehurst Place Estate 5.6 miles9 km
Wakehurst Place Garden Gardens 5.6 miles9 km
Holmwood Common Wood Forest 8 miles12.9 km
Reigate Castle Historic site 8.5 miles13.6 km
Reigate College College 8.5 miles13.7 km
Lingfield Racecourse Recreation 8.8 miles14.1 km
Old Fort Box Hill Historic site 10.6 miles17.1 km
Denbies Wine Estate Estate 10.9 miles17.5 km
Broadwood's Folly Historic site 11.1 miles17.9 km
Polesden Lacey Estate 12 miles19.2 km