An ASDA superstore, opened in September 2003, forms the centrepiece. Crawley saw the South East's joint third-largest percentage-point rise (alongside Dartford) in the proportion of people who were economically inactive because they were looking after their family or home (from 4.5% in 2011 to 5.4% in 2021). Crawley population change, Census 2021 - ONS Opened in 1958 as Crawley Technical College,[212] it merged with other local colleges to form the new institute in August 2005. The map now highlights the areas with the largest decreases in children aged under 15 years. Its large industrial area supports manufacturing and service companies, many of them connected with the airport. Crawley Ethnic Minority Partnership - CEMP - Mission Statement 0000003043 00000 n The decrease in the proportion of residents who were identified as being disabled and limited a lot in Crawley (1.1 percentage points) was similar to the decrease across the South East (1.0 percentage points, from 7.2% to 6.2%). 1. The population in Crawley for 2023 is 100 547. 0000002812 00000 n [147] Robinson Road, previously named Church Road, had been at the heart of the old Crawley: a century before its demolition, its buildings included two chapels, a school, a hospital and a post office. [3] Economically, the town has developed into the main centre of industry and employment between London and the south coast. [10], Although Crawley itself is not mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086,[11] the nearby settlements of Ifield and Worth are recorded. This is higher than the overall increase for England (6.6%), where the population grew by nearly 3.5 million to 56,489,800. [110] During the boom of the 1980s the town boasted the lowest level of unemployment in the UK. America's emerging demographic kaleidoscope. [82] The remaining land between this area and the railway line was sold for private development by 1982;[82] in 1992 a 450,000 square feet (41,800m2)[143] shopping centre named County Mall and anchored by an Owen Owen department store was opened there. Crawley lies within the Sussex Weald, an area of highly variable terrain so that many microclimates of frost hollows, sun traps and windswept hilltops will be encountered over a short distance. [192] Athlete Zola Budd had been asked to take part in a 1,500-metre race as part of the opening celebrations, but her invitation was withdrawn at short notice because of concerns raised by council members about possible "political connotations and anti-apartheid demonstrators". In 2021, 15.4% of Crawley residents identified their ethnic group within the "Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh" category, up from 13.0% in 2011. [33], By April 1960, when Thomas Bennett made his last presentation as chairman of the Development Corporation, the town's population had reached 51,700; 2,289,000 square feet (212,700m2) of the factory and other industrial space had been provided; 21,800 people were employed, nearly 60% of whom worked in manufacturing industries, and only seventy people were registered as unemployed. 0000037952 00000 n The proportion of Crawley residents (aged five years and over) that provided at least 50 hours of weekly unpaid care increased from 2.5% to 2.6%. The age group with the largest number of people is highlighted. This article generally uses percentages to enable comparisons over time and between areas. The first railway line in the area was the Brighton Main Line, which opened as far as Haywards Heath on 12 July 1841 and reached Brighton on 21 September 1841. [114] The Development Corporation wanted the new town to support a large and mixed industrial base, with factories and other buildings based in a single zone rather than spread throughout the town. 0000002196 00000 n Name Status Population Census 2001-04-29 Population Census [82] By 1964, businesses which had moved to the town since 1950 employed 16,000 people; the master plan had anticipated between 8,000 and 8,500. The Manor Royal estate, with its space, proximity to Gatwick Airport and good transport links, attracted airport-related services such as logistics, catering, distribution and warehousing; and the corporation and private companies built offices throughout the town. This traffic started to serve Gatwick when the airport began to grow, however. 0000001914 00000 n U$d!-D:BUfz! 0000016870 00000 n This means they may not sum exactly. On the Population HUB website you can find out the number of people in any of the regions of the Earth. The proportion of Crawley residents describing their health as "very bad" remained 1.2%, while those describing their health as "bad" fell from 4.2% to 4.0%. 1375 37 The percentage of households including a couple without children in Crawley fell from 16.3% to 15.6%, while the percentage of households including a couple with only non-dependent children increased from 6.2% to 6.9%. An important finding in the new census data is the decline of the nationwide white population for the third consecutive year. Compare average age by area. [163], The Civil Aviation Authority Regulation Safety Group is in the Aviation House in Gatwick Airport in Crawley.[164]. Architect Thomas Bennett was appointed chairman of Crawley Development Corporation. 0000054703 00000 n A rail link to London opened in 1841. )[197] Crawley's earliest cinema, the Imperial Picture House on Brighton Road, lasted from 1909 until the 1940s; the Embassy Cinema on the High Street (opened in 1938) replaced it. These are age-standardised proportions. The New Towns Act 1946 designated Crawley as the site of one of these. <]>> Of the 3.7% of the population who have a non-Christian religion, 42.5% are Muslim and 24.7% are Hindu. endstream endobj 105 0 obj <> endobj 106 0 obj <> endobj 107 0 obj <>stream startxref Two beds of sedimentary rock meet beneath the town: the eastern neighbourhoods and the town centre lie largely on the sandstone Hastings Beds, while the rest of the town is based on Weald Clay. In Crawley, the percentage of private renting increased from 14.5% in 2011 to 19.8% in 2021. The Black population in the U.S. has grown by 30% since 2000, rising from 36.2 million then to 47.2 million in 2021. 94 0 obj <> endobj 0000011582 00000 n Office floorspace in the town increased from 55,000 square feet (5,100m2) in 1965 to a conservative estimate of 453,000 square feet (42,100m2) in 1984. Overall scores are based on surveying a representative sample of the population and are scored out of 10 (.e.g for happiness 0 is 'not at all happy' and 10 is 'completely happy'). Crawley railway station, at the southern end of the High Street, was built in 1848 when the Horsham branch was opened from Three Bridges to Horsham. The map then zooms to centre on Crawley and show neighbouring areas. [188] Three Bridges Cricket Club is a founding member of the Sussex Cricket League[189] and in 2018 were promoted back to the Premier Division. This area had a lower average (median) age than the South East as a whole in 2021 (41 years) and a lower average (median) age than England (40 years). [18][19], Crawley's oldest church is St John the Baptist's, between the High Street and the Broadway. By this time, an initial plan for the development of the area had been drawn up by Anthony Minoprio. Ethnicity Overall, 'white' is the majority ethnic group in both rural and urban areas, however urban areas are more ethnically diverse than rural areas. In 1978 there were 105 such firms, employing nearly 20,000 people. [38], In 1999, plans were announced to develop the 14th neighbourhood on land at Tinsley Green to the northeast of the town; this was given the go ahead in 2011 and is officially the town's 14th neighbourhood, named Forge Wood after the ancient woodland that is enclosed within the development. Read about how we developed and tested the questions for Census 2021. [215] The newspaper is now owned by Johnston Press. U.S. public school students tend to go to schools where most of the student body shares their racial or ethnic background. Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Crawley surname lived. 0000002964 00000 n Crawley saw the South East's largest percentage-point rise in the proportion of people aged 16 years and over and in employment who said they usually worked 15 hours or less per week (from 8.3% in 2011 to 10.7% in 2021). Crawley lies in the Weald between the North and South Downs. [200], Each neighbourhood has self-contained recreational areas, and there are other larger parks throughout the town. [224] From March 2009, BBC Southern Counties Radio became BBC Sussex on 104.5FM & BBC Surrey on 104FM. A station was opened at Three Bridges (originally known as East Crawley)[24] in the summer of 1841. [61][62] A geological fault running from east to west has left an area of Weald Clay (with a ridge of limestone) jutting into the Hastings Beds around Tilgate. 0000037791 00000 n 0000005063 00000 n [53][54] In the 2005 general election, the winning margin was the slimmest of any UK constituency: Moffatt won by just 37 votes. [13][198] A large Cineworld cinema has since opened in the Crawley Leisure Park, which itself also includes ten-pin bowling, various restaurants and bars and a fitness centre. Across the South East, the percentage of residents who described themselves as having "No religion" increased from 27.7% to 40.2%, while across England the percentage increased from 24.8% to 36.7%. The total population of local authority areas varies a lot, from Birmingham with around 1,144,900 people to the Isles of Scilly with around 2,100 people. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Crawley covers an area of 45 square kilometres (17 square miles) and has a population density of 2,637 people per square kilometre (km2), based on the latest population estimates taken in mid-2021. India was the next most represented, with around 3,700 Crawley residents reporting this country of birth (3.1%). Gatwick is the nearest weather station that publishes long-term averages that give an accurate description of the climate of the Crawley area, although more recently the Met Office has also published data for its nearby weather station at Charlwood. The area has been inhabited since the Stone Age, [1] and was a centre of ironworking in Roman times. The growth in population of the new townaround 1,000% between 1951 and 2001[29]has outstripped that of most similar-sized settlements. Table 0000006943 00000 n age groups, age distribution, country of birth, ethnic group, religion). At 11.2%, Crawley's population increase is higher than the increase for the South East (7.5%). We have produced the bulletin below on the first data release relating to the population of West Sussex. A second terminal, the North Terminal, was built in 1988. [146] Changes brought about by the scheme have included 50,000 square feet (4,600m2) of additional retail space in Queen's Square and The Martlets, and a mixed-use development at the southern end of the High Street on land formerly occupied by Robinson Road (which was demolished) and Spencers Road (shortened and severed at one end). Population of Crawley in 2023 - statistics Crawley covers an area of 17.36 square miles (44.96 km 2) and had a population of 106,597 at the time of the 2011 Census . 0000003559 00000 n People of Indian and Pakistani origin account for 4.5% and 3% of the population respectively. There is also a primary / secondary School called The Gatwick School, which is a Free School that opened in 2014. The end of the motorway at Pease Pottage is Junction 11. Stone Age and Bronze Age remains discovered in the area are on display, as well as more recent artefacts including parts of Vine Cottage, an old timber-framed building on the High Street which was once home to former Punch editor Mark Lemon and which was demolished when the ASDA development was built. 0000009323 00000 n [49], Initially, the district (and then borough) council worked with the Commission for New Towns on many aspects of development; but in 1978 many of the commission's assets, such as housing and parks, were surrendered to the council. This figure decreased from 8.1% in 2011. Find out what statistics the population of the country, city, district on All-populations.com. Changes may also be caused by differences in the way individuals chose to self-identify between censuses. An area known as "New Town" (unrelated to the postwar developments) was created around the railway level crossing and down the Brighton Road;[25][28] the West Green area, west of the High Street on the way to Ifield, was built up; and housing spread south of the Horsham line for the first time, into what is now Southgate. [216] The Crawley News was first published in 1979, and later took over the operations of the older Crawley Advertiser which closed in 1982. 0000001704 00000 n Crawley Hospital in West Green is operated by West Sussex Primary Care Trust. The parish was significantly enlarged in 1933, when it absorbed the neighbouring parish of Ifield. 0000033661 00000 n There was also a change to question wording for unpaid care, for more information read the A chart shows the population rankings of local authority areas for total population size in England in 2011 and 2021. Explanation: All population figures and depicted boundaries are based on output areas officially assigned to the 2022 built-up areas. 148 0 obj <>stream 94 55 0000053889 00000 n More recently, in 2021, the largest age group in the South East was those aged 50 to 54 years. The 2.4 percentage-point change was the largest increase among high-level ethnic groups in this area. [221] The station, now owned by Global Radio, broadcasts as Heart South from Brighton, with the studios in Kelvin Way in Crawley closed in August 2010. This page was last edited on 30 April 2023, at 13:33. In 2021, the urban population of Crawley was approximately 106,244 or 100%, while the rural population was around 353 or 0%. [144] Its stores includes major retailers such as The Entertainer, Boots, WHSmith and Superdry as well as over 80 smaller outlets. Crawley, WV City Data | Population, Maps, Homes, Statistics - MovingIdeas They oversaw the opening of a fire station in 1958, the telephone exchange, police station and town centre health clinic in 1961 and an ambulance station in 1963. Crawley railway station was moved eastwards towards the new development. In England as a whole, life expectancies have risen by 3 years. Its advantages included flat land with no existing development; proximity to the LondonBrighton railway line, the A23 and the planned M23; space for railway sidings (which were eventually built on a much smaller scale than envisaged); and an adjacent 44-acre (18ha) site reserved for future expansion, on the other side of the railway line (again, not used for this purpose in the end). [220]. However, again due to the southerly location of the area, with warmer air from the nearby English Channel, the snow is often temporary as low-pressure systems track north bringing in milder air; areas immediately north of London tend to have less accumulation, but lying for a longer duration. The icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, country of birth, ethnic group, religion). [109], Since the Second World War, unemployment in Crawley has been low: the rate was 1.47% of the working-age population in 2003. 0000073554 00000 n [158], UK Power Networks is the distribution network operator responsible for electricity. census.customerservices@ons.gov.uk 0000020840 00000 n A coach station was opened by Southdown in 1931 on the A23 at County Oak, near Lowfield Heath: it was a regular stopping point for express coaches between London and towns on the Sussex coast. There are no residential tower blocks, apart from the 8-storey Milton Mount Flats at the North end of Pound Hill. [173] When the National Bus Company was formed in 1969, its London Country Bus Services subsidiary took responsibility for many routes, including Green Line Coaches cross-London services which operated to distant destinations such as Watford, Luton and Amersham. Age-standardised proportions are used throughout the health, disability and unpaid care sections. In 2000, by comparison, Hispanics made up just 7.4% of U.S. eligible voters. 0000016951 00000 n The town contains 14 residential neighbourhoods radiating out from the core of the old market town, and separated by main roads and railway lines. The age group with the largest number of people is highlighted. Overall, in England, there has been an increase of 20.1% in people aged 65 years and over, an increase of 3.6% in people aged 15 to 64 years, and an increase of 5.0% in children aged under 15 years. Crawley's population increased by around 11,900 between the last two censuses (held in 2011 and 2021). There were proposals to close the airport in the late 1940s, but in 1950 the government announced that it was to be developed as London's second airport. During the same period, the regional percentage fell from 21.0% to 20.6%. Topics are chosen and ordered automatically based on how relevant they are for each area, however all data are checked before publishing. Students are counted as usually resident at their term-time address even if they were not physically present there on Census Day. Across England, the proportion fell by 2.8 percentage points, from 7.2% to 4.4%. Same-sex marriages have been legally recognised in England and Wales since 2014 and opposite-sex civil partnerships have been recognised since 2019. *)@51!"~u~ \K[47;5dX'rD\4'O|y&g> 0000003671 00000 n Both weather stations are about 3 miles north of Crawley town centre and at similar altitudes. The significance of the airport to local employment and enterprise was reflected by the formation of the Gatwick Diamond partnership. [77], There are 14 residential neighbourhoods,[80] each with a variety of housing types: terraced, semi-detached and detached houses, low-rise flats and bungalows. Use our interactive map to find out what peoples lives are like across England and Wales. This is higher than the overall increase for England (6.6%), where the population grew. 0000060087 00000 n Three-quarters of the population had piped water supplies, all businesses and homes had electricity, and piped gas and street lighting had been in place for 50years. not add exactly.Changes over time have been calculated with The population pyramid turns into a horizontal bar chart, with bars representing the percentage change in the number of people of any sex in each five-year age group in England. The icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, country of birth, ethnic group, religion). hb`````0X8&p:g`,w,l`R {tyY7Oo_/93H#cB2QR.nn_) 1Vv@=@A7VF9 m`ew z@yf*b0i``S\6aCMNk7m vA!{GB|uOX?00:&6a``mz;i'Luf dtP(O3 ^` ` Residents in most parts of Crawley receive their drinking water from Southern Water; areas in the north of the town around Gatwick Airport are provided by Sutton & East Surrey Water; and South East Water supplies Maidenbower. In 1956, land at "Tilgate East" was allocated for housing use, eventually becoming the new neighbourhood of Furnace Green. Parishes:Worth", "Event preview: British And World Marbles Championship, Tinsley Green", "Planning Application No. endstream endobj 95 0 obj <>>> endobj 96 0 obj <>/ExtGState<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageC/ImageI]/XObject<>>>/Rotate 0/TrimBox[0.0 0.0 595.276 841.89]/Type/Page>> endobj 97 0 obj <> endobj 98 0 obj <> endobj 99 0 obj [/Separation/New#20Colour#20Swatch/DeviceCMYK<>] endobj 100 0 obj [/Indexed/DeviceCMYK 197 132 0 R] endobj 101 0 obj <> endobj 102 0 obj <> endobj 103 0 obj [125 0 R] endobj 104 0 obj <>stream Built to replace a steeplechase course at Waddon near Croydon in Surrey, it was used for both steeplechase and flat racing, and held the Grand National during the years of the First World War. Crawley (District, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map 0000003698 00000 n [82][116], Thales Group opened a new manufacturing and office complex in Crawley in 2009. 0000082471 00000 n Detailed plans were made for Broadfield in the late 1960s; by the early 1970s building work had begun. The area was joined to the railway network in the mid-19th century; and since the creation of the new town, there have been major road upgrades (including a motorway link), a guided bus transit system and the establishment of an airport which has become one of Britain's largest and busiest. A map shows the English regions and Wales. The absolute record for Gatwick is the aforementioned 36.4C. Crawley developed slowly as a market town from the 13th century, serving the surrounding villages in the Weald. 0000008866 00000 n Explanation: Wards as at December 2022. 0000067696 00000 n Census 2021 - West Sussex County Council [42], Following the designation as a New Town in 1947, the parish of Crawley was enlarged in 1953 to take in territory from the parishes of Slaugham and Worth. Along with white British, white Irish was the only other ethnic group to decrease. The authority's boundaries were extended in 1983 to accommodate the Bewbush and Broadfield neighbourhoods. In 1956 Crawley was made an Urban District Council. Each would be built around a centre with shops, a church, a public house, a primary school and a community centre. Work also took place in the area now known as Ifield West on the western fringes of the town. [205], The high street becomes an annual focus of motoring heritage in November as one of the official stops on the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run.[206]. As a comparison, in England as a whole, current life expectancy at birth is 81 years, for females that rises to 83 years and for males it falls to 79 years. It is reputedly haunted.[141]. [151] Statutory emergency fire and rescue services are provided by the West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service which operates a fire station in the town centre. 0000001889 00000 n How life has changed in Crawley: Census 2021 Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) opened the first part of the industrial area on 25 January 1950;[13] its main road was named Manor Royal, and this name eventually came to refer to the whole estate. [98], Approximately 64.5% of the population is aged below 45, compared to 55% of the population of West Sussex. %PDF-1.4 % Further expansion at Bewbush was begun in 1974, although development there was slow. [75] Air frost is recorded on 58.2 nights at Gatwick[76] (1971-00). 0000038743 00000 n Estimates are based on the citizen voting-age population, which is anyone age 18 and older who is also a citizen. The increase in the percentage of privately-rented homes was greater in Crawley (5.3 percentage points) than in nearby Horsham (2.7 percentage points). startxref Crawley (District, United Kingdom) with population . [38] Queen's Square, a pedestrianised plaza surrounded by large shops and linked to the High Street by The Broadwalk, was officially opened in 1958 by Queen Elizabeth II. In 1950 the town was visited by the then heir to the throne, Princess Elizabeth, when she officially opened the Manor Royal industrial area. Name Status Population Census 2001-04-29 .
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