local information     Northgate   Northgate is well situated with Manor Royal Industrial Estate to its North and the Town Centre at its South. The area was mainly built during the 1960s and offers a variety of different size properties from studio apartments to executive homes. It has its own Primary School and Crawley College is only a stones throw away. Central to Northgate is the park including a play area and football pitch. The local shops provide the essentials including a chemist, newsagent and petrol station.   Southgate   As the name suggests, Southgate is to just to the South of Crawley Town Centre and offers easy access to Crawley Station and onto the M23. You will find a real mixture of different properties from flats to large executive homes and also some Victorian period houses. There are two primary schools in the area; Southgate Primary and Hilltop Primary Schools. There is also St Francis of Assisi Primary School and St Wilfrid's Secondary School, which are both Roman Catholic establishments. Southgate Avenue is home to a large playing field with facilities for bowls, tennis, cricket, rugby and play areas for children. There are two parades of shops to meet your needs and the Town Centre is also very close.   West Green   West Green provides a range of properties dating from Victorian to modern and is within walking distance of the Town Centre and Crawley Station. It is home to Crawley Hospital, which houses a walk-in emergency centre. West Green has its own Primary School aptly named West Green First. There is a parade of local shops including a chemist and the area has two petrol stations and Sainsbury's & Asda Supermarkets. For relaxation the area has the leisure park including a multiplex cinema and Ten-Pin Bowling and West Green Park offering tennis courts, landscaped gardens and a playground.   Three Bridges   Three Bridges is a popular area for commuters as Three Bridges Station offers fantastic links into London or to the coast. The area has a range of property sizes and ages including several modern executive style developments. It has good educational facilities with Three Bridges Infant & Junior Schools and the popular Hazelwick Secondary School. There is a small shopping area and a branch of Barclays and Lloyds TSB banks.   Pound Hill & Worth   Pound Hill and Worth offer good transport links to Gatwick Airport by both road and train via Three Bridges station. Pound Hill offers a broad spectrum of properties including prestige homes and Worth still maintains plenty of country charm despite having newer homes intermingled with the character houses. There is Milton Mount Primary School as well as Pound Hill Infant & Junior School. Pound Hill has three parades of local shops but also benefits from a Tesco Supermarket and Petrol Station. There are many open-spaces in both Pound Hill and Worth and the former has the beautifully landscaped Milton Mount Gardens.   Maidenbower   With mainly modern properties Maidenbower aims to be "Modern Living Country Style". The area benefits from excellent road links onto the M23 as well as a regular bus service and easy access to Three Bridges station. There is Maidenbower infant & Junior School and The Brook Infant School for the younger children with Oriel High School for secondary education. The shopping area includes a chemist and doctors surgery. The playing fields offer tennis courts, football and a children's play area.   Furnace Green & Tilgate   Furnace Green and Tilgate are adjacent to Tilgate Park, the largest and most popular park in Crawley. The park is home to Tilgate Nature Centre, children's zoo, and next to Tilgate Forest Golf Club. The area offers a wide range of properties mainly from the 1960s. There are plenty of schools to cater for the local children including St Andrews CE Primary Schools, Desmond Anderson Primary School, The Oakes Primary School and Thomas Bennett Community College, which provide secondary education. The K2 Liesure centre which offers an impressive range of facilities including an Olympic size 50m comptotion pool and 3 diving platforms, learner pool and an under 8's liesure water, 12 court badminton court hall, plus many more facilities. They give easy access to Three Bridges station as well as the Town Centre and M23 and both areas have a parade of shops, including convenience stores, chemists and Tilgate has a petrol station.   Ifield & Ifield West   Ifield was originally an agricultural village and as such offers accommodation ranging from old character properties right up to modern developments. Ifield Mill and millpond still remains dating from the 1600's and illustrates the heritage of the area. It offers good transport links for commuters and airport workers with its own mainline train station and bus links into the Town Centre and Manor Royal and borders the beautiful Surrey countryside. It is popular with families as it has a range of educational establishments including St Margaret's (CE) Primary School and The Mill Primary School. When the children reach secondary school age there is Ifield Community College. Also, it is home to Manor Green Primary School and College providing teaching for children with special needs. There are two main shopping areas and several open spaces for plenty of activities including football and basketball.   Bewbush & Broadfield   Bewbush and Broadfield have a range of different age and style properties but mainly offer affordable family accommodation. The areas have a strong sense of community with the Sure Start programme for toddlers and a choice of Bewbush First & Middle Schools and Waterfield First in Bewbush and Broadfield East First & Middle Schools and Seymour First & Middle in Broadfield. They offer good transport links by either the FastTrack bus service or by car including easy access to the M23. Broadfield in particular has an excellent parade of local shops including Somerfield, Iceland and Superdrug as well as a chemist and Petrol Station. Bewbush is home to one of Crawley's main leisure centres offering a range of sports and outdoor activities. Broadfield also has plenty for the children with a youth club and adventure play area plus located in Broadfield is the home of Crawley Town Football Club.   Tollgate Hill & Pease Pottage   Tollgate Hill is a relatively modern development with a mixture of houses ranging from one bed to executive properties. There is a mixture of old and new properties including several modern apartments at Pease Pottage which continues to maintain a village atmosphere. They benefit strongly from superb access onto the M23/A23 and A264 towards Horsham. Tollgate Hill can offer all the facilities of its neighbour, Broadfield. Pease Pottage, however, has its own school, Cottesmore School and a couple of village shops and the 24-hour A23 service station. Buchan Park is an ideal retreat with fishing and country paths along with Cottesmore Golf Club for those who want to practice their stroke!   Gossops Green   The name 'Gossops Green' originated from 'Gossops Farm' which was a large agricultural farm situated on the site where Holy Trinity Church of England secondary school is now located. Gossops Green is an established development of houses ranging from small apartments to grand period properties. Gossops Green offers it's own shopping parade, home for the elderly, Community Primary school and the highly praised aforementioned secondary school. There are regular bus links to Gatwick Airport via Crawley Town centre and the mainline train station of Ifield is only a short walk away to compliment the excellent road links to the A23/M23 and A264 to Horsham. For those who enjoy country walks Gossops Green has its own woodland area. Set within Gossops Green is Squires garden centre, which also has a pet shop, and aquatic centre.   Langley Green   Langley Green offers a wide diversity of properties and a great mixture of cultures. It benefits from its close proximity to Manor Royal and fantastic road links and bus service to the Airport. There is a choice of the Langley Primary School or the Roman Catholic Our Lady Queen of Heaven Primary School. There is a large parade of shops to service the needs of the community including a convenience store, bakers and newsagents. Cherry Tree Playing Fields offers plenty for all the family including an adventure playground for the children, tennis and basketball courts and football pitch.