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Tilgate

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South Crawley. About 6,785 people in 2.8 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Tilgate, 97.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
6,512
4,001st lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
64.8%
2,286th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Tilgate compares

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

TilgateMiddle
Population13 wards, Crawley · 2021
Population: every ward in Crawley13 areas from 6,002 to 11,576. The middle area is 9,485. Tilgate is 6,512.
6,5122nd lowest
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%. Tilgate is 97.6%.
97.6%6th highest
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%. Tilgate is 4.6%.
4.6%joint 6th 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%. Tilgate is 64.8%.
64.8%5th 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 Tilgate 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
Tilgate in brief

Tilgate had 6,512 usual residents at the census.

In Tilgate, 97.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Tilgate, 4.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

64.8% of residents in Tilgate were aged 15 to 64 at the census.