Crawley is the place to be.

That’s according to a survey carried out by Populus in June.

Almost nine in ten Crawley residents are happy with the town as a place to live.

87 per cent of respondents feel very or fairly satisfied with the local area, which is 5% more than the national average.

Overall satisfaction with Crawley Borough Council was in the ‘very high’ category at 81% compared with the national average of just 68 per cent.

Residents praised Crawley with many saying it is a good place to bring up a family and several respondents confirmed they had lived in Crawley a long time.