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Pound Hill North & Forge Wood

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North east Crawley. About 10,833 people in 6.7 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Pound Hill North & Forge Wood, 92.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
9,485
2,687th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
64.7%
2,335th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Pound Hill North & Forge Wood compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Pound Hill North & Forge WoodMiddle
Population13 wards, Crawley · 2021
Population: every ward in Crawley13 areas from 6,002 to 11,576. The middle area is 9,485. Pound Hill North & Forge Wood is 9,485.
9,4857th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage13 wards, Crawley · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Crawley13 areas from 67.1% to 99.9%. The middle area is 93.1%. Pound Hill North & Forge Wood is 92.9%.
92.9%6th lowest
Claimant rate13 wards, Crawley · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Crawley13 areas from 1.8% to 6.7%. The middle area is 4.6%. Pound Hill North & Forge Wood is 3.6%.
3.6%joint 4th lowest
Aged 15 to 6413 wards, Crawley · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Crawley13 areas from 60.6% to 70.7%. The middle area is 65.7%. Pound Hill North & Forge Wood is 64.7%.
64.7%4th lowest

Figures for the whole of Crawley

These figures are published for the whole of Crawley, not for each ward, so they describe all of Crawley and not Pound Hill North & Forge Wood alone. See Crawley

Average house price
£332,384
Up 2.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,237
157th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.5×
105th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
20.8
126th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Pound Hill North & Forge Wood in brief

Pound Hill North & Forge Wood had 9,485 usual residents at the census.

In Pound Hill North & Forge Wood, 92.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Pound Hill North & Forge Wood, 3.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

64.7% of residents in Pound Hill North & Forge Wood were aged 15 to 64 at the census.