Three Bridges

Crawley · South East · population 8,299 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

57Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,966 of 6,856 in England
  • #706 of 1,119 in South East
  • #4 of 13 in Crawley
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,357
Median age (est.)39
Density3,511per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above32%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 31%45–64 25%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 27%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 27%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 18%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 10%Other: 18%
One person 26%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 10%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 14% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional14%
Elementary12%
Managers & directors11%
Caring & leisure11%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades9%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service9%

Ethnic group

White: 73%Asian: 17%Black: 4%Mixed: 4%Other: 3%
White 73%Asian 17%Black 4%Mixed 4%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 41% · No religion 36% · Muslim 9%

Born outside the UK: 27%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Three Bridges is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #2,966 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #4 of 13 in Crawley. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (65) and lowest on Education (40). Typical homes here sold for about £370,000 over the past year, up 12% across five years (from 77 sales), 6% above the wider Crawley median of £350,000. Typical household take-home income is around £44,224 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 101 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 48 · #3,556
Employment 59 · #2,788
Education 40 · #4,111
Health 65 · #2,404
Crime 50 · #3,453
Housing & access 42 · #3,953
Living environment 53 · #3,206

House prices ?

£370,000median (12m) · -2.6% yr · n=77
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£370,00077-2.6%+11.6%
Detached£548,5006-2.9%+11.8%
Semi-detached£417,50023+2.2%+23.1%
Terraced£360,00027+2.1%+11.5%
Flat£227,00021+9.1%+16.4%
This area£370,000
Crawley£350,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£44,224±£6,151 · #2,263 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,392
Price-to-income ?8.4×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

53Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

101 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 835 offences
Crawley113
South East71
England83

Rank #4,963 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences309
Theft250
Burglary37
Vehicle crime29
Criminal damage & arson58
Public order & weapons79
Drugs35
Robbery18
Other20

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 138 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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