Crawley vs Horsham

A side-by-side comparison of the Crawley and Horshamlocal authority areas — population, density, deprivation and age profile, from ONS Census 2021 and each nation’s Indices of Deprivation.

In short: Horsham is the more populous; council tax is lower in Crawley; Crawley has the higher share of Good/Outstanding schools.

	Crawley	Horsham
Population	118,493	146,778
Density	2,635/km²	277/km²
Deprivation	2% in most-deprived 10%	0% in most-deprived 10%
Council tax (Band D)	£2,418	£2,441
Schools Good/Outstanding	92%	78%
Aged under 16	21%	18%
Aged 16–64	66%	59%
Aged 65+	13%	23%

Crawley council area →Horsham council area →