Pound Hill

Pound Hill is in the east of Crawley and is the largest of the 14 neighbourhoods. Due to its size, Pound Hill is split into two electoral wards - Pound Hill North and Pound Hill South. 

A bus service links Pound Hill to the Manor Royal Industrial Estate and to Gatwick.

Find out who your Pound Hill North ward and Pound Hill South ward councillors are.

Find out what events are coming up in Pound Hill.

Find out about the work of the Friends of Worth Park.

The area was originally a hamlet in the parish of Worth but with the development of the new town, work began on building homes in the area in 1953. Pound Hill’s most famous resident was Robert Smith of the rock band The Cure.

As of the 2021 Census there were:

• 3,634 households in the Pound Hill North and Forge Wood electoral boundary
• 3,333 households in the Pound Hill South and Worth electoral boundary

The 2024 population estimate from the Office of National Statistics was

• 10,833 people in the Pound Hill North and Forge Wood electoral boundary
• 8,390 people in the Pound Hill South and Worth electoral boundary

If you are looking for community support via the Community Development team email communitydevelopment@crawley.gov.uk or call telephone 01293 438655.