Tinsley Green
Tinsley Green is a town or village in West Sussex, England. It has around 5 restaurants and cafés, 10 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Gatwick Airport, 1.8 km away. There were around 70 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 Tinsley Green 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
17°CMist
- Today: 24° / 17° · 48% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 13° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:19
12h 47m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
7US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)
Source: WAQI · Lambeth - Streatham Green, United Kingdom
Crime
76 reported · July 2026▲ 19% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences31
- Anti-social behaviour17
- Other theft5
- Public order5
1 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Pound Hill · Sussex
Local policing priorities
- Antisocial Driving - Speeding
- Antisocial Behaviour (ASB)
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
247 food businesses within 2 miles
- 212 rated 4–5 ★ (197 top)
- 3 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Gatwick Airport (1.8 km)
- 10 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Gatwick Airport (1.7 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: 156.9p · Esso (9.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Asda (3.4 km)
12 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
46 charging locations within ~8 km
- 15 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: Nestlé-Gatwick (1.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Swimming pools6
- Sports pitches11
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds7
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
- 14 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
Peter Lamb
Labour
Crawley
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour majority
- Lab 21
- Con 4
- Ref 11
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools3
- Parks & greens74
- Restaurants & cafés6
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,610 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
24 jobs advertised · £30,811 avg
e.g. Team Leader - KFC Gatwick Airport, Housekeeper, Maintenance Planner
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
21% low-carbon electricity
Gas 65% · Imports 14% · Wind 9% · Nuclear 8%
267 gCO₂/kWh · very high 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 Crawley:
- Do not ban social media for under 16s396 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership376 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office372 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test356 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases263 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Tinsley Green · 0.6 kmTinsley Green is an area in the Borough of Crawley, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex. Originally a hamlet in the parish of Worth, it was absorbed by the New Town of Crawley…
- Forge Wood · 0.8 km
Forge Wood is the 14th residential neighbourhood in Crawley, a town and borough in West Sussex. The 1,900 houses and other facilities will be built on open land in the northeast of the borough, adjoining the ancient v…
Pound Hill & Worth (electoral division) · 0.9 kmPound Hill & Worth is an electoral division of West Sussex in England, and returns one member to sit on West Sussex County Council.
City Place Gatwick · 1.1 kmCity Place Gatwick is an office complex located on the property of London Gatwick Airport in Crawley, West Sussex, England. The complex includes four buildings: The Beehive, an approximately 20,000-square-foot (1,900…
- Beehive, Gatwick Airport · 1.1 km
The Beehive is the original terminal building at Gatwick Airport, England. Opened in 1936, it became obsolete in the 1950s as the airport expanded. In 2008 it was converted into serviced offices, operated by Orega, ha…
Gatwick Airport Up sidings · 1.2 kmGatwick Airport Up sidings are located near London Gatwick Airport, Crawley, England, situated on the Brighton Main Line south of Gatwick Airport station. The sidings are accessed from the Up Platform Loop line.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tinsley Green?
- Tinsley Green is a town in West Sussex, England, in the Crawley local authority.
- How deprived is Tinsley Green?
- The Crawley local authority, which includes Tinsley Green, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.