Crawley
Built-up area in Crawley, West Sussex, England
| Coordinates: | 51.117, -0.191 |
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| 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 miles
- Sutton 16.7 miles
- Croydon 17.5 miles
- Woking 21.5 miles
- Worthing 21.6 miles
- Guildford 18.7 miles
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 20 miles
- Esher 19.2 miles
- Reigate 8.2 miles
- Redhill 7.9 miles
- Horsham 6.4 miles
- Banstead 14.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Northgate & West Green Ward 0.2 miles
- Southgate Ward 0.7 miles
- Three Bridges Ward 0.9 miles
- Gossops Green & North East Broadfield Ward 1.1 miles
- Furnace Green Ward 1.1 miles
- Tilgate Ward 1.2 miles
- Ifield Ward 1.2 miles
- Bewbush & North Broadfield Ward 1.5 miles
- Pound Hill South & Worth Ward 1.8 miles
- Broadfield Ward 1.8 miles
- Maidenbower Ward 1.9 miles
- Langley Green & Tushmore Ward 2 miles
Example postcodes in Crawley
RH11 8PT, RH10 7XN, RH11 9HL, RH11 9RZ, RH11 6EE, RH10 8JZ, RH11 9RW, RH11 6EQ, RH11 7GU … See all
Transport links
- London Gatwick Airport 2.8 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 27 miles
- Crawley Railway Station 0.4 miles
- Ifield Railway Station 1.1 miles
- Milthorpe Road 5.9 miles
Hotels in Crawley Ad
- Cottesmore Hotel Golf & Country Club
- Holiday Inn London Gatwick - Worth 4
- Ibis Styles London Gatwick Airport 3
- Sandman Signature London Gatwick Hotel 4
- Radisson Red London Gatwick Airport 4
- Maple Manor Hotel 4
- Crowne Plaza London - Gatwick Airport 4
- Trivelles Gatwick 3
- Barrington Lodge
- Europa Gatwick Hotel & Spa 3
Schools in Crawley
- Broadfield Primary Academy Primary
- Brook Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Cottesmore School Independent - all ages
- Desmond Anderson Primary Academy Primary
- Forge Wood Primary School Primary
- Gossops Green Primary Primary
- Hazelwick School Secondary
- Hilltop Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity C of E Secondary School, Crawley Secondary
- Ifield Community College Secondary
- Langley Green Primary Primary
- Maidenbower Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Maidenbower Junior School Primary
- Manor Green College Special
- Manor Green Primary School Special
- Milton Mount Primary School Primary
- Northgate Primary School Primary
- Oriel High School Secondary
- Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School Primary
- … See all
Local points of interest
- Broadfield Stadium Stadium 1.2 miles
- Saint Leonards Forest Forest 4.3 miles
- Wakehurst Place Estate 5.6 miles
- Wakehurst Place Garden Gardens 5.6 miles
- Holmwood Common Wood Forest 8 miles
- Reigate Castle Historic site 8.5 miles
- Reigate College College 8.5 miles
- Lingfield Racecourse Recreation 8.8 miles
- Old Fort Box Hill Historic site 10.6 miles
- Denbies Wine Estate Estate 10.9 miles
- Broadwood's Folly Historic site 11.1 miles
- Polesden Lacey Estate 12 miles