High Street, Croydon, CR0 1FW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding CR0 1FW has a slightly higher male population, with 52.6% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	41.3%	47.4%	6.1%	51.0%	-3.6%
Male	58.7%	52.6%	-6.1%	49.0%	3.6%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around CR0 1FW, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 80.9% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	56.1%	80.9%	24.8%	37.9%	43.0%
Married: Opposite sex	31.5%	13.4%	-18.1%	44.2%	-30.8%
Married: Same sex	0.5%	2%	1.5%	0.3%	1.7%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Separated	3.2%	0.6%	-2.6%	2.2%	-1.6%
Divorced	7.2%	2.3%	-4.9%	9.1%	-6.8%
Widowed	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	6.1%	-6.1%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (93.8%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	59%	63.6%	4.6%	48.4%	15.2%
Good health	30.9%	30.2%	-0.7%	33.6%	-3.4%
Fair health	7.4%	5.7%	-1.7%	12.7%	-7.0%
Bad health	1.7%	0%	-1.7%	4.0%	-4.0%
Very bad health	0.9%	0.5%	-0.4%	1.2%	-0.7%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around CR0 1FW this area, 0.9% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 85.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	8.1%	0.9%	-7.2%	18.2%	-17.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.2%	0.9%	-8.3%	9.6%	-8.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.4%	4.9%	-2.5%	13.4%	-8.5%
Apprenticeship	0.7%	0.9%	0.2%	5.3%	-4.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.5%	7.4%	-4.1%	16.9%	-9.5%
Degree or Similar	48.2%	85.1%	36.9%	33.8%	51.3%
Other	14.9%	0%	-14.9%	2.8%	-2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 64.9% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.2%	0.8%	0.6%	1.1%	-0.3%
Chinese	6.7%	1.6%	-5.1%	0.7%	0.9%
Indian	11.7%	4.6%	-7.1%	3.1%	1.5%
Pakistani	1.7%	1.1%	-0.6%	2.7%	-1.6%
Other Asian	6.3%	3.2%	-3.1%	1.6%	1.6%
Black African	10.4%	5.9%	-4.5%	2.5%	3.4%
Black Caribbean	4.8%	2.4%	-2.4%	1.0%	1.4%
Other Black	8.4%	0.3%	-8.1%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.7%	2.7%	1.0%	0.8%	1.9%
Mixed White and African	1.7%	1.6%	-0.1%	0.4%	1.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	2.9%	1.6%	0.9%	2.0%
Mixed Other	1.7%	3.2%	1.5%	0.8%	2.4%
White	40.8%	64.9%	24.1%	81.4%	-16.5%
Arab	2%	0%	-2.0%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.6%	4.8%	4.2%	1.6%	3.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 70.8% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	47.7%	70.8%	23.1%	83.2%	-12.4%
European Union	11.9%	12.2%	0.3%	6.1%	6.1%
Rest of Europe	3%	1.6%	-1.4%	0.8%	0.8%
Africa	13%	4.3%	-8.7%	2.7%	1.6%
Middle East and Asia	19.4%	6.5%	-12.9%	5.6%	0.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.3%	4.6%	0.3%	1.3%	3.3%
Oceania	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	46.7%	70.8%	24.1%	83.2%	-12.4%
10+ Years	8.6%	12.7%	4.1%	9.8%	2.9%
5-10 Years	13.6%	8.4%	-5.2%	2.9%	5.5%
2-5 Years	18.4%	6.5%	-11.9%	2.2%	4.3%
Less than 2 years	12.7%	1.6%	-11.1%	1.9%	-0.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	77.5%	76.7%	0.8%
Ireland	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
France	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Lithuania	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Poland	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
Romania	1.6%	0.9%	0.7%
Other EU countries	3%	1.5%	1.5%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Other Europe	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Central and Western Africa	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Southern Asia	0.8%	1.2%	-0.4%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Central and South America	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
No passport held	1.4%	13.5%	-12.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	58.1%	37.2%	20.9%
Christian	28.6%	46.2%	-17.6%
Buddhist	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Hindu	1.9%	1.7%	0.2%
Muslim	5.7%	6.5%	-0.8%
Sikh	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Not answered	3.5%	6.0%	-2.5%

Safety

Is High Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around High Street was 32.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 78.5% lower than the Addiscombe West average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

High Street has the 9th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Addiscombe West and the 202nd lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 11.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -71.3%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 84% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£57,200

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in CR0 1FW, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on High Street are based on 539 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Croydon.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for High Street, Croydon, CR0 1FW

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR0 1FW

Average Price
£350,253

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£350,253

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for High Street

Average Price
£542,562

Semi-Detached
£1,016,225

Terraced
£560,277

Detached
£1,130,896

Flats/Maisonettes
£323,307

Other
£2,973,878

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on High Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 69 Leon House, 233 High Street, Croydon, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£325,000	2024-10-18	£317,793
Flat 19 Leon House, 233 High Street, Croydon, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£83,750	2024-04-08	£83,480
Flat 55 Leon House, 233 High Street, Croydon, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£355,000	2023-08-14	£347,128
Flat 71 Leon House, 233 High Street, Croydon, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£355,000	2023-08-09	£347,128
Flat 61 Leon House, 233 High Street, Croydon, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£400,000	2023-07-31	£391,543

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR0 1FW

Employment

CR0 1FW area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 1% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	275
Self-Employed	30
Part-Time Employee	20
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Looking after home or family	7
Other	4
Student (economically inactive)	3
Long-Term Sick or disabled	2
Unemployed	2
Retired	0

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	60
Financial and insurance activities	40
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	39
Accommodation and food service activities	32
Information and communication	27
Professional, scientific and technical activities	27
Education	23
Administrative and support service activities	21
Construction	18
Other	16
Transport and storage	14
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13
Real estate activities	7
Manufacturing	7
Mining and quarrying	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Tunstall Nursery School Tunstall Road , CR0 6TY	4out of 4	1,656 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Selhurst Nursery School and Children's Centre 23 Dagnall Park , South Norwood SE25 5PL	2out of 4	2,608 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornton Heath Nursery School 51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS	3out of 4	3,320 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Purley Nursery School 58 Pampisford Road , CR8 2NE	4out of 4	3,576 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crosfield Nursery School Elborough Road , South Norwood SE25 5BD	3out of 4	3,651 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Krishna Avanti Primary School Southbridge Place , CR0 4HA	3out of 4	431 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Heathfield Academy 7 Aberdeen Road , CR0 1EQ	4out of 4	563 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Howard Primary School Dering Place , CR0 1DT	3out of 4	627 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Minster Junior School Warrington Road , CR0 4BH	3out of 4	715 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Minster Nursery and Infant School Warrington Road , CR0 4BH	3out of 4	715 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Invictus Academy Croydon 88 London Road , CR0 2TB	4out of 4	1,321 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Catholic High School Woburn Road , CR9 2EE	3out of 4	1,338 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School Selborne Road , CR0 5JQ	3out of 4	1,405 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Blake Academy 6 Morland Road , CR0 6NA	- not rated	1,879 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Coombe Wood School 30 Melville Avenue , CR2 7HY	- not rated	2,053 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Croydon College Fairfield Campus , College Road CR9 1DX	- not rated	576 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form 11 Oliver Grove , SE25 6EJ	- not rated	3,883 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oasis Academy Shirley Park Shirley Road , CR9 7AL	3out of 4	3,241 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Saffron Valley Collegiate 279 High Street , CR0 1QH	3out of 4	208 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Croydon Metropolitan College 30-32 South End , CR0 1DN	- not rated	416 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Old Palace of John Whitgift School Old Palace Road , Croydon CR0 1AX	- not rated	497 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Serenity School 88 - 90 South End , CR0 1DQ	- not rated	639 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Cressey College Coombe Cliff , Coombe Road CR0 5SP	- not rated	700 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Atesh Restaurant	235 - 241 High Street, Croydon	43 yd
Paratha Inn	244 High Street, Croydon	88 yd
The Tava Shop	248A High Street, Croydon	88 yd
Galicia	269 - 275 High Street, Croydon	107 yd
Sangri	265 High Street, Croydon	107 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Crown And Pepper	242 High Street, Croydon	83 yd
The Bulls Head	Laud Street, Croydon	176 yd
The Surrey Cricketers	23 West Street, Croydon	181 yd
Royal Standard	The Royal Standard Public House, 1 Sheldon Street	252 yd
CR1	25-29 South End, Croydon	276 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tops Pizza/Wingos Piri Piri	216 High Street, Croydon	98 yd
Coughlans	220 High Street, Croydon	98 yd
Donburi And Co Croydon	296 High Street, Croydon	135 yd
Delta's Pizza	111A High Street, Croydon	140 yd
Hazar Kebab	111 High Street, Croydon	140 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	Sainsburys Local, 59 High Street	362 yd
The Co-op	40 - 42 South End, Croydon	417 yd
Polski Supermarket	47-48 Surrey Street, Croydon	492 yd
Abad Supermarket	20 Church Street, Croydon	591 yd
Tran Supermarket	42 Church Street, Croydon	636 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Unitarian Church Hall THE CROYDON FLYOVER		193 yd
Ruskin House And Club RUSKIN HOUSE RUSKIN HOUSE COOMBE ROAD		263 yd
C J'S Gym (Closed) 33-35 33-35 Lower Coombe Street	health and fitness suite	295 yd
Nuffield Health (Croydon Central) SURREY STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	509 yd
Park Hill Recreation Ground STANHOPE ROAD	tennis courts	559 yd
Croydon College (Closed) Fairfield Fairfield College Road	health and fitness suite	576 yd
Pure Gym (Croydon) FRITH ROAD	health and fitness suite	614 yd
Eldon Phab Centre DERING PLACE		620 yd
St Peters Hall LEDBURY ROAD		623 yd
The Gym (London East Croydon) SUFFOLK HOUSE SUFFOLK HOUSE GEORGE STREET	health and fitness suite	626 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	150 Mbit/s
Average download speed	222.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	900 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	900 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	150 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	188.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	900 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of CR0 1FW