George Street, Croydon, CR0 1LB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding CR0 1LB has a slightly higher male population, with 52.4% 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%	47.6%	6.3%	51.0%	-3.4%
Male	58.7%	52.4%	-6.3%	49.0%	3.4%

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 1LB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 55.1% 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%	55.1%	-1.0%	37.9%	17.2%
Married: Opposite sex	31.5%	26.2%	-5.3%	44.2%	-18.0%
Married: Same sex	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.3%	0.2%
Separated	3.2%	5.3%	2.1%	2.2%	3.1%
Divorced	7.2%	11.2%	4.0%	9.1%	2.1%
Widowed	1.6%	1.6%	0.0%	6.1%	-4.5%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	59%	49.1%	-9.9%	48.4%	0.7%
Good health	30.9%	32.1%	1.2%	33.6%	-1.5%
Fair health	7.4%	13.7%	6.3%	12.7%	1.0%
Bad health	1.7%	3.4%	1.7%	4.0%	-0.6%
Very bad health	0.9%	1.7%	0.8%	1.2%	0.5%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	8.1%	12.9%	4.8%	18.2%	-5.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.2%	13.4%	4.2%	9.6%	3.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.4%	11.3%	3.9%	13.4%	-2.1%
Apprenticeship	0.7%	2.2%	1.5%	5.3%	-3.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.5%	14.5%	3.0%	16.9%	-2.4%
Degree or Similar	48.2%	42.5%	-5.7%	33.8%	8.7%
Other	14.9%	3.2%	-11.7%	2.8%	0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 45.5% 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%	0.9%	0.7%	1.1%	-0.2%
Chinese	6.7%	0.4%	-6.3%	0.7%	-0.3%
Indian	11.7%	6.1%	-5.6%	3.1%	3.0%
Pakistani	1.7%	2.2%	0.5%	2.7%	-0.5%
Other Asian	6.3%	6.5%	0.2%	1.6%	4.9%
Black African	10.4%	8.2%	-2.2%	2.5%	5.7%
Black Caribbean	4.8%	9.5%	4.7%	1.0%	8.5%
Other Black	8.4%	4.3%	-4.1%	0.5%	3.8%
Mixed White and Asian	1.7%	1.7%	0.0%	0.8%	0.9%
Mixed White and African	1.7%	0%	-1.7%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	4.3%	3.0%	0.9%	3.4%
Mixed Other	1.7%	3.9%	2.2%	0.8%	3.1%
White	40.8%	45.5%	4.7%	81.4%	-35.9%
Roma	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Arab	2%	1.3%	-0.7%	0.6%	0.7%
Other	0.6%	4.3%	3.7%	1.6%	2.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 56.8% 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%	56.8%	9.1%	83.2%	-26.4%
European Union	11.9%	11.4%	-0.5%	6.1%	5.3%
Rest of Europe	3%	1.7%	-1.3%	0.8%	0.9%
Africa	13%	8.3%	-4.7%	2.7%	5.6%
Middle East and Asia	19.4%	13.5%	-5.9%	5.6%	7.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.3%	7.9%	3.6%	1.3%	6.6%
Oceania	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	46.7%	56.3%	9.6%	83.2%	-26.9%
10+ Years	8.6%	20.3%	11.7%	9.8%	10.5%
5-10 Years	13.6%	14.3%	0.7%	2.9%	11.4%
2-5 Years	18.4%	6.1%	-12.3%	2.2%	3.9%
Less than 2 years	12.7%	3%	-9.7%	1.9%	1.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	57.9%	76.7%	-18.8%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	4.3%	0.6%	3.7%
Portugal	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Spain	3%	0.4%	2.6%
Lithuania	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Poland	2.1%	1.3%	0.8%
Romania	2.6%	0.9%	1.7%
Other EU countries	2.6%	1.5%	1.1%
Turkey	1.7%	0.1%	1.6%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	2.6%	0.3%	2.3%
South and Eastern Africa	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Southern Asia	4.3%	1.2%	3.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Central and South America	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
No passport held	10.3%	13.5%	-3.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	27.2%	37.2%	-10.0%
Christian	49.1%	46.2%	2.9%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Hindu	8.2%	1.7%	6.5%
Muslim	7.8%	6.5%	1.3%
Sikh	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other religion	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Not answered	6%	6.0%	0.0%

Safety

Is George Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around George Street was 1665.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 991.4% higher than the Addiscombe West average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

George Street has the highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Addiscombe West and the 3rd highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 741.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -38.1%.

🔎 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 1LB, 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 George Street are based on 39 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 George Street, Croydon, CR0 1LB

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR0 1LB

Average Price
£1,728,080

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£1,728,080

Estimated Average Property Prices for George Street

Average Price
£1,963,681

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,553,766

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£420,809

Other
£3,316,113

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on George Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
33 George Street, Croydon, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£1,200,000	2017-07-21	£1,159,916
29 George Street, Croydon, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£2,300,000	2017-07-20	£2,223,173

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR0 1LB

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	76
Part-Time Employee	27
Retired	18
Other	17
Self-Employed	13
Student (economically inactive)	9
Looking after home or family	9
Unemployed	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1

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	1,247 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	1,990 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornton Heath Nursery School 51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS	3out of 4	2,691 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crosfield Nursery School Elborough Road , South Norwood SE25 5BD	3out of 4	3,116 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Purley Nursery School 58 Pampisford Road , CR8 2NE	4out of 4	4,200 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Mary's Catholic Infant School Bedford Park , CR0 2AQ	4out of 4	605 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St. Mary's Catholic Junior School Sydenham Road , CR0 2EW	3out of 4	689 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Oval Primary Academy 98 Cherry Orchard Road , CR0 6BA	3out of 4	821 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Park Hill Infant School Stanhope Road , CR0 5NS	4out of 4	899 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Park Hill Junior School Stanhope Road , CR0 5NS	3out of 4	918 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Mary's Catholic High School Woburn Road , CR9 2EE	3out of 4	710 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Invictus Academy Croydon 88 London Road , CR0 2TB	4out of 4	761 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Blake Academy 6 Morland Road , CR0 6NA	- not rated	1,400 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School Selborne Road , CR0 5JQ	3out of 4	1,467 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Coombe Wood School 30 Melville Avenue , CR2 7HY	- not rated	2,290 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	280 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form 11 Oliver Grove , SE25 6EJ	- not rated	3,288 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	2,897 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodmansterne School Woodmansterne Road , Streatham SW16 5UQ	3out of 4	5,359 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Old Palace of John Whitgift School Old Palace Road , Croydon CR0 1AX	- not rated	567 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Al-Khair School Preparatory School 36 Pitlake , Croydon CR0 3RA	- not rated	624 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Saffron Valley Collegiate 279 High Street , CR0 1QH	3out of 4	800 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Al-Khair Secondary Girls 109-117 Cherry Orchard , CR0 6BE	- not rated	939 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Al-Khair School 109-117 Cherry Orchard Road , CR0 6BE	- not rated	942 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Caffe Nero	45 George Street, Croydon	10 yd
Earthy Coffee	31 George Street, Croydon	19 yd
Popeyes Louisiana Chicken	43 George Street, Croydon	28 yd
Iro Sushi	Ground Floor Shop, 58 George Street	37 yd
Pizza Express	48 - 50 George Street, Croydon	46 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The George	The George Public House, George Street	76 yd
Jus Jam Club	3-7 Park Street, Croydon	79 yd
Riff Raffs	28 George Street, Croydon	125 yd
The Front Room	37-39 St George's Walk, Croydon	128 yd
Boxpark Bar Beatbox	Unit 22 - 26, Boxpark Croydon	194 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
German Doner Kebab	27 George Street, Croydon	10 yd
Pepe's Piri Piri	52 George Street, Croydon	46 yd
Subway	7 Norfolk House, Wellesley Road	101 yd
REEF Kitchens (Sides)	Unit 28 - 29, Boxpark Croydon	194 yd
Spoon And Rice	Unit 11, Boxpark Croydon	194 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Polski Supermarket	47-48 Surrey Street, Croydon	308 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsburys Local, 59 High Street	332 yd
Abad Supermarket	20 Church Street, Croydon	338 yd
The Co-Operative Group	6 - 6A Lansdowne Road, Croydon	357 yd
Tesco Express	77 - 81 North End, Croydon	362 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Gym (London East Croydon) SUFFOLK HOUSE SUFFOLK HOUSE GEORGE STREET	health and fitness suite	134 yd
Croydon College (Closed) Fairfield Fairfield College Road	health and fitness suite	143 yd
Nuffield Health (Croydon Central) SURREY STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	307 yd
Solutions Health And Fitness Club EMERALD HOUSE EMERALD HOUSE LANSDOWNE ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	341 yd
Pure Gym (Croydon) FRITH ROAD	health and fitness suite	344 yd
Profiles For Women (Croydon) (Closed) North End	health and fitness suite	354 yd
Unitarian Church Hall THE CROYDON FLYOVER		449 yd
H2O Leisure Club ALTYRE ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	503 yd
Energie Fitness (Croydon) STEPHENSON HOUSE STEPHENSON HOUSE CHERRY ORCHARD ROAD	health and fitness suite	551 yd
Old Palace School Of John Whitgift (Senior Site) OLD PALACE ROAD	swimming pool	645 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	33.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	30.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	30.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	66.7%

Download Speed

Median download speed	18 Mbit/s
Average download speed	17.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	20.5 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	20.5 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	0.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1.26 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CR0 1LB