Renting in Crawley

Average Rent in Crawley: £1,400/mo

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Median asking rent across 1,340 live Crawley listings on 5 portals from £420/mo, broken down by property size below — plus how rents have moved, where they are highest and lowest, and what landed on the market this week.

Median asking rent

£1,400 /month

1,340 live listings · 5 portals

Median monthly rent in Crawley by property size
Size	Median rent	Listings
Studio	£850/mo	126
1 bed	£1,200/mo	408
2 bed	£1,500/mo	339
3 bed	£1,800/mo	222
4+ bed	£2,500/mo	122
Room (house share)	£650/mo	123

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated 13 September 2026. Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Crawley

What it costs to rent in Crawley

Crawley currently has 1,340 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,400 a month. 61 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 45% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is RH77 at around £1,250/mo, while RH12 sits nearer £1,725/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

Dwellio watches Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders for Crawley around the clock — so a new listing reaches your inbox before most renters have refreshed the app. Here’s how our rental alerts work. Looking further afield? You can browse rentals in every UK city.

Rent by property size

Average rent in Crawley by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 1,340 live listings across 5 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Crawley

£850/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Crawley is £850 a month, 39% below the city-wide median of £1,400, based on 126 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Crawley

£1,200/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Crawley is £1,200 a month, 14% below the city-wide median of £1,400, based on 408 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Crawley

£1,500/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Crawley is £1,500 a month, 7% above the city-wide median of £1,400, based on 339 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Crawley

£1,800/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Crawley is £1,800 a month, 29% above the city-wide median of £1,400, based on 222 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Crawley

£2,500/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Crawley is £2,500 a month, 79% above the city-wide median of £1,400, based on 122 listings currently on the market.

Average room rent in Crawley

£650/mo

The median asking rent for a room in a Crawley house share is £650 a month, 54% below the city-wide median of £1,400, based on 123 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property.

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Crawley rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Crawley. Latest: £1,486/mo (Jul 26, +3.1% YoY).

Latest

£1,486

Jul 26

Annual

+3.1%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£1,117

Aug 21

Total change

+33%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Crawley pay goes on rent?

Renters in Crawley spend an estimated 52% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£1,486/mo

£17,832/yr

Median pay

£34,225/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

52%

Expensive — half of local median pay before tax.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Property types

What’s on offer in Crawley

Flats & apartments

550

49% of listings

Houses

444

40% of listings

Rooms

123

11% of listings

Bungalows

0% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Crawley — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 39% of the 449 houses currently advertised in Crawley.

Terraced
39%173
Other house
35%158
Semi-detached
19%86
Detached
6%27
Bungalow
1%5

Rent by postcode

Where Crawley rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 853 live listings in 4 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Crawley

1RH12£1,725/mo27 rentals
2RH10£1,450/mo457 rentals
3RH11£1,300/mo351 rentals

Cheapest in Crawley

1RH77£1,250/mo16 rentals
2RH11£1,300/mo351 rentals
3RH10£1,450/mo457 rentals

Features · Crawley

Garden, parking, and floor area in Crawley

Live signal across 1,340 Crawley rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

85%

of 347 Crawley listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

92%

of 418 Crawley listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Crawley this week

61 homes came onto the Crawley rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.

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Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Crawley

Most Crawley homes sit in Band C. The weighted average works out close to Band C–D across 47,240 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

3.33

≈ Band C–D

Stock

47k

47,240 properties

A
3%1,330
B
16%7,640
C
48%22,550
D
19%9,080
E
8%3,820
F
5%2,340
G
1%470
H
0%10

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Crawley

68% of Crawley premises can already get full-fibre and 95% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

68%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

95%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

99%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

481 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
68%
Gigabit-capable
95%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
99%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Crawley), July 2025, covering 47,202 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Crawley homes

59% of Crawley homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

59%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

41%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

36k

36,030 EPCs

A
0%38
B
13%4,729
C
46%16,414
D
34%12,239
E
6%2,262
F
1%275
G
0%73

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Crawley. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Crawley

14 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Crawley centroid. The five closest:

1
West Green Primary School
Primary · Community school · RH11 7EL
0.46 mi
2
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Crawley
Primary · Voluntary aided school · RH10 6HD
0.47 mi
3
Northgate Primary School
Primary · Community school · RH10 8DX
0.56 mi
4
Southgate Primary
Primary · Academy sponsor led · RH10 6DG
0.61 mi
5
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · RH11 8PG
0.68 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Crawley centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Area safety

Safety in Crawley

Typical Crime Level

Based on the latest police data (September 2026), Crawley has a typical crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 27 of 27 postcode districts analysed, the median was 126 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Crawley is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

126 crimes per area (median)
27 of 27 postcode districts covered
Data: September 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Crawley’s figures sit in line with the national picture. Safety varies by street as much as by city — every Dwellio alert includes the area’s data to help.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Crawley

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for July 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Ifield has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Crawley.

Three Bridges
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (185) · pop. ~8,000
66
per 1k
Broadfield
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (109) · pop. ~14,000
21
per 1k
Pound Hill
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (91) · pop. ~10,000
23
per 1k
Ifield
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (43) · pop. ~14,000
9.2
per 1k
Bewbush
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (83) · pop. ~9,000
26
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

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Crawley listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Crawley.

Rightmove

585

OnTheMarket

371

OpenRent

260

SpareRoom

123

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Crawley — your questions answered

How much is rent in Crawley?

The average (median) asking rent in Crawley is £1,400 a month — a 1-bed is £1,200 and a 2-bed £1,500, based on 1,340 live listings across 5 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Crawley?

The median asking rent for a studio in Crawley is £850 a month, 39% below the city-wide median of £1,400, based on 126 studios currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 1-bed flat in Crawley?

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Crawley is £1,200 a month, 14% below the city-wide median of £1,400, based on 408 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Crawley?

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Crawley is £1,500 a month, 7% above the city-wide median of £1,400, based on 339 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 3-bed house in Crawley?

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Crawley is £1,800 a month, 29% above the city-wide median of £1,400, based on 222 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 4-bed house in Crawley?

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Crawley is £2,500 a month, 79% above the city-wide median of £1,400, based on 122 listings currently on the market.

What is the average room rent in Crawley?

The median asking rent for a room in a Crawley house share is £650 a month, 54% below the city-wide median of £1,400, based on 123 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

How many rental properties are available in Crawley?

There are currently 1,340 rental properties available in Crawley, with 61 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Crawley safe for renters?

Crawley has a typical crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 126 reported crimes per postcode area (September 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Crawley?

The most commonly reported crime category in Crawley is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for September 2026.

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