Surrey Street, Croydon, CR0 1RJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding CR0 1RJ 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 1RJ, 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 Surrey Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Surrey 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.

Surrey 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 1RJ, 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 Surrey Street are based on 21 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 Surrey Street, Croydon, CR0 1RJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR0 1RJ

Average Price
£471,993

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£328,955

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£543,512

Estimated Average Property Prices for Surrey Street

Average Price
£692,484

Semi-Detached
£843,584

Terraced
£479,181

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£795,717

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Surrey Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
36 Surrey Street, Croydon, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£390,000	2023-03-29	£368,510
54 Surrey Street, Croydon, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£14,000	2020-06-30	£14,309
37 Surrey Street, Croydon, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£215,000	2017-08-17	£235,839
Ground & Part First Floor Premises, 47 - 48 Surrey Street, Croydon, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£20,000	2017-07-06	£19,332
49 Surrey Street, Croydon, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£1,150,000	2013-12-23	£1,725,932

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR0 1RJ

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	1,555 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	2,277 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornton Heath Nursery School 51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS	3out of 4	2,937 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crosfield Nursery School Elborough Road , South Norwood SE25 5BD	3out of 4	3,436 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Purley Nursery School 58 Pampisford Road , CR8 2NE	4out of 4	3,937 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	679 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Minster Junior School Warrington Road , CR0 4BH	3out of 4	712 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Minster Nursery and Infant School Warrington Road , CR0 4BH	3out of 4	712 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Catholic Infant School Bedford Park , CR0 2AQ	4out of 4	909 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St. Mary's Catholic Junior School Sydenham Road , CR0 2EW	3out of 4	991 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	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	888 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Catholic High School Woburn Road , CR9 2EE	3out of 4	973 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School Selborne Road , CR0 5JQ	3out of 4	1,619 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Blake Academy 6 Morland Road , CR0 6NA	- not rated	1,719 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Coombe Wood School 30 Melville Avenue , CR2 7HY	- not rated	2,374 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	485 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form 11 Oliver Grove , SE25 6EJ	- not rated	3,591 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	3,200 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodmansterne School Woodmansterne Road , Streatham SW16 5UQ	3out of 4	5,423 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	252 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Al-Khair School Preparatory School 36 Pitlake , Croydon CR0 3RA	- not rated	574 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Saffron Valley Collegiate 279 High Street , CR0 1QH	3out of 4	645 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Croydon Metropolitan College 30-32 South End , CR0 1DN	- not rated	853 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Cressey College Coombe Cliff , Coombe Road CR0 5SP	- not rated	1,053 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
The Dutchie / Lucky Crabs Kitchen	3 The Arcade, 32 - 34 High Street	17 yd
Anfora	Metropolitan House, 38 - 40 High Street	20 yd
First Jerk	Pitch 30, Surrey Street Market	43 yd
Turtle Bay Restaurant	16 High Street, Croydon	44 yd
Nando's	26 High Street, Croydon	44 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Dice Bar & Club	36 High Street, Croydon	17 yd
Mr Fox	34 Surrey Street, Croydon	52 yd
Art And Craft CR0 1RJ	46 Surrey Street, Croydon	52 yd
Dog And Bull	24-25 Surrey Street, Croydon	68 yd
The Market Tavern/88th Street/Value Mighty/Sin City Burger	Market Tavern, 1 - 4 Surrey Street	83 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Rio's Piri Piri	46 High Street, Croydon	17 yd
Sam's Chicken	48 High Street, Croydon	17 yd
Eat More Peri Peri	Unit 1, 13 - 14 Surrey Street	44 yd
Eden Experiences	12 Church Street, Croydon	139 yd
Yummy Yummy	65 Church Street, Croydon	162 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Polski Supermarket	47-48 Surrey Street, Croydon	52 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsburys Local, 59 High Street	85 yd
Abad Supermarket	20 Church Street, Croydon	154 yd
Tran Supermarket	42 Church Street, Croydon	218 yd
Lidl UK	76-78 Church Street, Croydon	285 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Nuffield Health (Croydon Central) SURREY STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	69 yd
Pure Gym (Croydon) FRITH ROAD	health and fitness suite	177 yd
Unitarian Church Hall THE CROYDON FLYOVER		338 yd
Old Palace School Of John Whitgift (Senior Site) OLD PALACE ROAD	swimming pool	355 yd
Croydon College (Closed) Fairfield Fairfield College Road	health and fitness suite	381 yd
Profiles For Women (Croydon) (Closed) North End	health and fitness suite	386 yd
The Gym (London East Croydon) SUFFOLK HOUSE SUFFOLK HOUSE GEORGE STREET	health and fitness suite	411 yd
Old Town Youth Club CHARLES MAJOR CENTRE CHARLES MAJOR CENTRE DUPPAS HILL TERRACE		579 yd
C J'S Gym (Closed) 33-35 33-35 Lower Coombe Street	health and fitness suite	608 yd
Solutions Health And Fitness Club EMERALD HOUSE EMERALD HOUSE LANSDOWNE ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	609 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	47.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	47.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	47.1%
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	47.1%

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

Overview of CR0 1RJ