Northwood - Estate Agents Crawley Sussex




	Evidence indicates Crawley’s history dates back as far as the Bronze Age. Later, both Iron Age and Roman settlements were established here, based around ore extraction and ironworking. Much more recently the New Towns Act (1946) was passed to provide homes and jobs outside of London, which had become overcrowded. Crawley was selected for development into one of eight new towns lying in a circle between 20 and 30 miles from the heart of the capital. Crawley new town was substantially completed by1962 and had a thriving population of around 60 000 in ten neighbourhoods. Since then Crawley has expanded and now consists of 13 neighbourhoods with a population of around 100 000. With future proposals for a 14th neighbourhood, Crawley is the largest inland town in West Sussex.

economic

Crawley is the major commercial and industrial centre in West Sussex with companies from a range of business sectors. Many choose to centre their operations here because of Crawley’s strategic location, as well as its young and growing population. With Gatwick Airport, access to the M23 as well as excellent rail links to London & the South coast, companies here are in an excellent position in relation to both home and overseas markets.


	shopping With regard to shopping Crawley has become the regional centre, with most of the major high street stores located here. In 1992 the County Mall indoor shopping centre opened, providing an additional 42 000 sq m of shopping space, as well as an extensive food court. Excellent parking facilities are located nearby, in and around the town centre.

leisure and entertainment

The town boasts an excellent range of leisure and entertainment facilities. These include a cinema complex, ten-pin bowling, sports centres & fitness clubs as well as the Hawth theatre, one of the South’s liveliest arts venues. For those keen on outside activities, however, there are watersports (including windsurfing, canoeing and sailing), fishing, a golf centre and 20 different playing fields catering for a wide variety of sports. In short, there is something for everyone to do. Of course, to unwind in the evening there are a range of pubs, clubs and restaurants to enjoy.

travelling to and from crawley

by road

Crawley can be accessed from the M23 motorway at junctions 10 and 11. Access to Dover and the Channel Tunnel takes about 80 minutes.

by rail

London (Victoria) is around 45 minutes away, with Brighton about 40 minutes.

by air

Gatwick airport is situated to the North of the main town and is a short taxi ride or train journey away. In addition, the new Fastway bus service operates between Gatwick & Crawley 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.