Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at RH11 9BU? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station and GP are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodgate Primary Academy | Primary | 950 m | 50% met the expected standard |
| Broadfield Primary Academy | Primary | 1.9 km | 77% met the expected standard |
| Seymour Primary School | Primary | 2.0 km | 77% met the expected standard |
| Desmond Anderson Primary Academy | Primary | 2.2 km | 51% met the expected standard |
| Thomas Bennett Community College | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 33.1 · 2.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley | Secondary | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 41.7 · 7.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley | Secondary | 3.3 km | Attainment 8: 45.5 · 7.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ifield Community College | Secondary | 4.0 km | – |
| Oriel High School | Secondary | 4.2 km | Attainment 8: 45.4 · 11.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cottesmore School | Independent | 1.0 km | – |
| Atelier21 Future School | Independent | 1.7 km | – |
| Brighton College Prep Handcross | Independent | 2.2 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Cottesmore Golf & Country Club | 1.5 km | 7 |
| Swimming | School Swimming Pool | 940 m | 6 |
| Golf | Cottesmore Golf & Country Club | 1.5 km | 3 |
| Martial arts | Cho-Wa Ju-Jitsu Association | 1.9 km | 3 |
| Football | K2 Leisure Centre | 2.0 km | 3 |
| Karate | Shoten Kyodo Martial Arts | 1.9 km | 2 |
| Yoga | Yoga At The Forge | 1.9 km | 2 |
| Squash | K2 Leisure Centre | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Athletics | K2 Leisure Centre | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Paintball | Holmbush Paintball | 3.0 km | 2 |
| Cricket | Bewbush Green Playing Field | 3.0 km | 2 |
| Table tennis | Foresters Table Tennis Club | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Kickboxing | Gatwick Kickboxing Club | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Crossfit | Crossfit Crawley | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Boules | Le Bon Boules de Handcross | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Gossops Green Playing Field | 3.2 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 23. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 46% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Crawley, a drive away (3.6 km), with 1.4m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Horsham.
The nearest bus stop is The Black Swan, 200 m away, with a bus about every 50 minutes on weekdays (route 271).
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 42 minutes away by public transport (18 by car).
Central London is 51 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 7% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Woodgate Primary Academy, about a 10-minute walk (950 m); 50% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Thomas Bennett Community College, 2.2 km away; Attainment 8: 33.1 · 2.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Marks & Spencer Simply Foods, 350 m away; W H Smith (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Coachmans Medical Practice (1.6 km), with Kamsons Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.7 km).
For a haircut, Blades Hair & Beauty is 1.7 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Princess Royal Hospital, 8.7 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 57% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 53% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 17 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 25 restaurants and cafés, 9 pubs and bars.
Costa Coffee is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and The Black Swan the nearest pub (250 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 59 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 194 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 43% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 573 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Hemsleys Meadow, 250 m away; for exercise, School Swimming Pool (950 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.6 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, London Gatwick is 12 km away.
8 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Most households own their home, 19% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.