Hookwood
Hookwood is a village in West Sussex, England, with a population of around 1,000. It has 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket, and 31 restaurants and cafés, along with 18 bus stops and Gatwick Airport railway station 1.5 km away. There were around 176 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Hookwood area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Crawley area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 118,493 residents at roughly 2,635 people per km².
- Council
- Crawley
- County
- West Sussex
- Constituency
- Crawley
- Police force
- Sussex
My Area Score
Challenged
Ranked 245th of 294 English council areas — better than 17% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
19°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 22° / 14° · 46% rain
- Tomorrow: 24° / 13° · Partly Cloudy
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:28Sunset 19:26
12h 58m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
9US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)
Source: WAQI · Lambeth - Streatham Green, United Kingdom
Crime
175 reported · July 2026▲ 11% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences54
- Possession of weapons40
- Shoplifting19
- Anti-social behaviour17
8 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Dorking Rural East · Surrey
Local policing priorities
- Tackling Rural Retail crime
- Rural Burglaries
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
271 reported road collisions (2024)
63 killed or seriously injured · 368 casualties · 22.9 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
248 food businesses within 2 miles
- 205 rated 4–5 ★ (172 top)
- 6 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Horley (2.0 km)
- 23 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Horley (1.9 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£338,311 average▲ 4.5% YoY
Across Crawley · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,486 average monthly rent▲ 3.1% YoY
- 1 bed £1,065
- 2 bed £1,384
- 3 bed £1,639
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
8.5× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 8.5 times median annual pay (9.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 152.9p · Esso (9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 182.9p · Esso (9 km)
13 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
45 charging locations within ~8 km
- 13 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: Tesco Extra-Gatwick (0.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Swimming pools7
- Sports pitches29
- Playgrounds10
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
118,493 residents in Crawley · 2,635/km²
- Under 16: 21%
- 16–64: 66%
- 65+: 13%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 136 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
2% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,418 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (48% of 47,280)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
37 schools · 20,758 pupils
25 primary · 6 secondary · 6 other
Ofsted: 11 of 12 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (92%)
34inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Hazelwick SchoolOutstanding
- Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, CrawleyGood
- Thomas Bennett Community CollegeGood
- Ifield Community College
- Oriel High School
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Crawley
Care & health services
988 CQC-registered services
- Care homes343
- GP practices106
- Dentists219
- Homecare agencies210
- Hospitals & hospices37
CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding
Source: Care Quality Commission · West Sussex
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 34 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
54 applications decided
87% granted · 47 granted, 7 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Chris Coghlan
Liberal Democrat
Dorking and Horley
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour majority
- Lab 21
- Con 4
- Ref 11
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets3
- Parks & greens65
- Restaurants & cafés18
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,610 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
73 jobs advertised · £44,376 avg
e.g. Property Manager, Nursery Nurse/Room Leader, Occupational Therapist
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£762 median full-time weekly pay
4.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£22,788 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
56% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 45,126 certificates
7.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
14% low-carbon electricity
Imports 64% · Gas 22% · Solar 12% · Wind 2%
146 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 83.7 yrs women · 79.7 yrs men
70% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.6
- Feeling worthwhile8.2
- Happiness yesterday7.0
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.7
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Dorking and Horley:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership382 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s346 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership332 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office311 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test310 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Horley Town F.C. · 0.9 kmHorley Town Football Club is a football club based in Horley, Surrey, England. They are currently members of the Isthmian League South East Division and play at the New Defence.
Gatwick Stream · 1.0 kmThe Gatwick Stream is a tributary of the River Mole in southern England. The Gatwick Stream rises in Worth Forest below Clays lake in West Sussex, flows northwards through Tilgate Forest, alongside Tilgate golf course…
- Charlwood House · 1.2 km
Charlwood House is an early 17th-century timber-framed country house in Lowfield Heath, Crawley, West Sussex, England. It is a Grade II* listed building which is used as a nursery school.
Horley · 1.3 kmHorley is a town in the borough of Reigate and Banstead in Surrey, England, south of the towns of Reigate and Redhill. The county border with West Sussex is to the south with Crawley and Gatwick Airport close to the t…
Gatwick Racecourse · 1.8 kmGatwick Racecourse was a racecourse in the county of Surrey, England near to Horley and Lowfield Heath. It was in use from 1891 to 1940 when it was closed at the start of the Second World War. The land is now part of…
Archway Theatre · 1.9 kmThe Archway Theatre is a unique amateur theatre based in Horley, Surrey, United Kingdom. It is operated by a membership organisation, the Archway Theatre Company. It consists of a 95 seat main auditorium and a 40 seat…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hookwood?
- Hookwood is a town in West Sussex, England, in the Crawley local authority.
- How deprived is Hookwood?
- The Crawley local authority, which includes Hookwood, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.