Renting in Crawley

Average Rent in Crawley

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The average rent in Crawley is £1,250/mo, with 855 live listings across 4 portals from £420/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Crawley rental appears.

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Renting in Crawley

What it costs to rent in Crawley

Crawley currently has 855 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,250 a month. 33 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 44% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is SO23 at around £650/mo, while RH12 sits nearer £1,695/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.

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Market snapshot

Crawley rental market at a glance

855

Active rentals in Crawley

£1,250/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Crawley

Median monthly rent, based on 855 active listings across 4 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£1,150/mo	264
2 bed	£1,500/mo	192
3 bed	£1,800/mo	137
4+ bed	£2,500/mo	89
Room	£653/mo	90

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

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: £1,475/mo (Mar 26, +4.2% YoY).

Latest

£1,475

Mar 26

Annual

+4.2%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£1,109

Apr 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

£1,475/mo

£17,700/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.

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.

Property types

What’s on offer in Crawley

Flats & apartments

340

48% of listings

Houses

266

38% of listings

Rooms

13% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 40% of the 272 houses currently advertised in Crawley.

Terraced
40%110
Other house
33%90
Semi-detached
18%48
Detached
7%18
Bungalow
2%6

Rent by postcode

Where Crawley rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 641 live listings in 5 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Crawley

1RH12£1,695/mo19 rentals
2RH10£1,350/mo294 rentals
3RH11£1,050/mo211 rentals

Cheapest in Crawley

1SO23£650/mo39 rentals
2SO22£653/mo50 rentals
3RH11£1,050/mo211 rentals

Features · Crawley

Garden, parking, and floor area in Crawley

Live signal across 855 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 193 Crawley listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

91%

of 240 Crawley listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Crawley

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Crawley has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 27 of 27 postcode districts analysed, the median was 140 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Crawley is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

140 crimes per area (median)
27 of 27 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Crawley’s overall figures sit above the national median, but crime varies a lot by neighbourhood. Dwellio alerts include the area’s data so you can pick the right street.

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 May 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 (198) · pop. ~8,000
71
per 1k
Broadfield
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (102) · pop. ~14,000
20
per 1k
Pound Hill
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (74) · pop. ~10,000
21
per 1k
Ifield
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (55) · pop. ~14,000
10
per 1k
Bewbush
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (77) · pop. ~9,000
25
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.

Where we search

Crawley listings by portal

We watch 4 property sites for rentals in Crawley.

Rightmove

341

OnTheMarket

226

OpenRent

198

SpareRoom

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Frequently asked

Renting in Crawley — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Crawley?

The median rent in Crawley is £1250/month based on 855 active listings across 4 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Crawley?

There are currently 855 rental properties available in Crawley, with 33 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Crawley safe for renters?

Crawley has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 140 reported crimes per postcode area (July 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 July 2026.

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