# Pound Hill

North east Crawley. 12,054 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 7.0 square kilometres.

Pound Hill had 10,713 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02006576. In: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east) › [Crawley](https://openindex.co.uk/crawley)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £415,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Pound Hill was £415,000 in 2025. Joint 1,752nd most expensive of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/crawley/pound-hill#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 10,713** (2021). Pound Hill had 10,713 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 711th most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/crawley/pound-hill#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Pound Hill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/crawley/pound-hill#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 90.6%** (January 2026). In Pound Hill, 90.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/crawley/pound-hill#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02006576) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Pound Hill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02006576) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 165 homes were sold in Pound Hill in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02006576) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Pound Hill.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02006576) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Pound Hill had 10,713 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Pound Hill

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Pound Hill at a rate of 63.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 129.1 per 1,000 people across Crawley.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 250 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 205 |
| Other crime | 130 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 61 |
| Vehicle crime | 56 |
| Drug offences | 35 |
| Burglary | 16 |
| Shoplifting | 9 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Pound Hill compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Pound Hill | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £415,000 | most expensive | 13 middle areas, Crawley · 2025 |
| Population | 10,713 | 2nd most populated | 13 middle areas, Crawley · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 13 middle areas, Crawley · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 90.6% | 3rd lowest | 13 middle areas, Crawley · Jan 2026 |

## Is Pound Hill safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Pound Hill at a rate of 63.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 129.1 per 1,000 people across Crawley.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 62 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Pound Hill.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (250), anti-social behaviour (205) and other crime (130).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Figures for the whole of Crawley

These figures are published for the whole of Crawley, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Crawley and not Pound Hill alone. [See Crawley](https://openindex.co.uk/crawley)

- **Average house price: £332,384** (July 2026). Crawley’s average house price was £332,384 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £39,237** (2025). Full-time workers living in Crawley earned a median of £39,237 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 157th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.5×** (2025). A home in Crawley costs 8.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 105th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 20.8** (2025). Crawley has a deprivation score of 20.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 126th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Pound Hill in brief

The median price paid for a home in Pound Hill was £415,000 in 2025.
Pound Hill had 10,713 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Pound Hill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Pound Hill, 90.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02006576
- Ward: [Pound Hill North & Forge Wood †](https://openindex.co.uk/crawley/ward/pound-hill-north-and-forge-wood)
- Constituency: [Crawley †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/crawley)
- Council: [Crawley](https://openindex.co.uk/crawley)
- Region: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 7.00 km²
- People, mid-2024: 12,054*
- Neighbourhoods: 6
- Output areas: 34

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Three Bridges](https://openindex.co.uk/crawley/three-bridges), [Copthorne & Turners Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex/copthorne-and-turners-hill), [Smallfield & Felbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/tandridge/smallfield-and-felbridge), [Maidenbower East & Worth](https://openindex.co.uk/crawley/maidenbower-east-and-worth), [Langley Green & Gatwick Airport](https://openindex.co.uk/crawley/langley-green-and-gatwick-airport), [Manor Royal & Northgate](https://openindex.co.uk/crawley/manor-royal-and-northgate)

## Latest updates for Pound Hill

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02006576

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/crawley/pound-hill, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/crawley/pound-hill#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/crawley/pound-hill