Overtons Yard, Croydon, CR0 1SL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding CR0 1SL has a female population much higher than UK average, with 56.3% of the population being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	47.8%	56.3%	8.5%	51.0%	5.3%
Male	52.2%	43.7%	-8.5%	49.0%	-5.3%

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 1SL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 64.5% 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	49.1%	64.5%	15.4%	37.9%	26.6%
Married: Opposite sex	29.7%	15.1%	-14.6%	44.2%	-29.1%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	3.9%	5.4%	1.5%	2.2%	3.2%
Divorced	14.8%	13.3%	-1.5%	9.1%	4.2%
Widowed	1.8%	1.8%	0.0%	6.1%	-4.3%

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 (85.2%) 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	48.4%	54.7%	6.3%	48.4%	6.3%
Good health	30.2%	30.5%	0.3%	33.6%	-3.1%
Fair health	17.3%	8.5%	-8.8%	12.7%	-4.2%
Bad health	3.3%	5.5%	2.2%	4.0%	1.5%
Very bad health	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%	1.2%	-0.4%

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	20.1%	18.9%	-1.2%	18.2%	0.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.2%	9.5%	-5.7%	9.6%	-0.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.9%	13%	-2.9%	13.4%	-0.4%
Apprenticeship	0.7%	3%	2.3%	5.3%	-2.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.1%	16%	8.9%	16.9%	-0.9%
Degree or Similar	30.7%	34.3%	3.6%	33.8%	0.5%
Other	10.2%	5.3%	-4.9%	2.8%	2.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 38.3% 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	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.1%	-1.1%
Indian	3%	4.7%	1.7%	3.1%	1.6%
Pakistani	1.4%	3%	1.6%	2.7%	0.3%
Other Asian	2.5%	6%	3.5%	1.6%	4.4%
Black African	13.5%	17.9%	4.4%	2.5%	15.4%
Black Caribbean	5.8%	9.8%	4.0%	1.0%	8.8%
Other Black	5.5%	2.6%	-2.9%	0.5%	2.1%
Mixed White and Asian	1.9%	5.1%	3.2%	0.8%	4.3%
Mixed White and African	1.6%	2.6%	1.0%	0.4%	2.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3%	2.6%	-0.4%	0.9%	1.7%
Mixed Other	3.8%	2.6%	-1.2%	0.8%	1.8%
White	50.8%	38.3%	-12.5%	81.4%	-43.1%
Arab	1.9%	0.4%	-1.5%	0.6%	-0.2%
Other	4.9%	4.7%	-0.2%	1.6%	3.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 50.6% 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	63.7%	50.6%	-13.1%	83.2%	-32.6%
European Union	12.4%	24.1%	11.7%	6.1%	18.0%
Rest of Europe	1.6%	2.5%	0.9%	0.8%	1.7%
Africa	9.9%	8.9%	-1.0%	2.7%	6.2%
Middle East and Asia	7.1%	9.7%	2.6%	5.6%	4.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.9%	4.2%	-0.7%	1.3%	2.9%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	63.5%	50.6%	-12.9%	83.2%	-32.6%
10+ Years	4.9%	30%	25.1%	9.8%	20.2%
5-10 Years	8.8%	10.1%	1.3%	2.9%	7.2%
2-5 Years	7.4%	6.8%	-0.6%	2.2%	4.6%
Less than 2 years	15.4%	2.5%	-12.9%	1.9%	0.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	51.9%	76.7%	-24.8%
France	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Italy	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Portugal	3.8%	0.5%	3.3%
Spain	2.5%	0.4%	2.1%
Lithuania	5.9%	0.3%	5.6%
Poland	6.3%	1.3%	5.0%
Romania	2.1%	0.9%	1.2%
Other EU countries	4.6%	1.5%	3.1%
Other Europe	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Southern Asia	1.7%	1.2%	0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	2.5%	0.3%	2.2%
Central and South America	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
No passport held	13.9%	13.5%	0.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	23.1%	37.2%	-14.1%
Christian	55.5%	46.2%	9.3%
Buddhist	2.5%	0.5%	2.0%
Hindu	2.1%	1.7%	0.4%
Muslim	10.1%	6.5%	3.6%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	6.3%	6.0%	0.3%

Safety

Is Overtons Yard Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Overtons Yard was 538.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 195.0% higher than the Broad Green average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Overtons Yard has the 12th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green and the 28th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 208.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -46.9%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 69% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£50,700

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in CR0 1SL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 6/10 (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) - 9/10 (very 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) - 8/10 (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 Overtons Yard are based on 13 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 Overtons Yard, Croydon, CR0 1SL

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR0 1SL

Average Price
£197,853

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£197,853

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Overtons Yard

Average Price
£200,487

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£200,487

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Overtons YardStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Apartment 8 Traders Quarters, 2 Overtons Yard, Croydon, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£115,000	2021-03-30	£106,182
Apartment 3 Traders Quarters, 2 Overtons Yard, Croydon, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£98,000	2018-02-23	£92,427
Apartment 2 Traders Quarters, 2 Overtons Yard, Croydon, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£122,500	2017-09-08	£112,516
Apartment 1 Traders Quarters, 2 Overtons Yard, Croydon, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£230,000	2017-08-18	£211,033
Apartment 2 Traders Quarters, 2 Overtons Yard, Croydon, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£87,500	2010-08-10	£137,589

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR0 1SL

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in CR0 1SL area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	47
Part-Time Employee	34
Student (economically inactive)	16
Self-Employed	16
Other	12
Looking after home or family	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Unemployed	8
Retired	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	32
Human health and social work activities	29
Administrative and support service activities	17
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Transport and storage	15
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Other	10
Financial and insurance activities	8
Construction	8
Information and communication	7
Education	7
Manufacturing	4
Real estate activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	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	1,536 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Selhurst Nursery School and Children's Centre 23 Dagnall Park , South Norwood SE25 5PL	3out of 4	2,291 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornton Heath Nursery School 51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS	3out of 4	2,961 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crosfield Nursery School Elborough Road , South Norwood SE25 5BD	3out of 4	3,433 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Purley Nursery School 58 Pampisford Road , CR8 2NE	4out of 4	3,914 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	661 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Minster Junior School Warrington Road , CR0 4BH	- not rated	723 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Minster Nursery and Infants Church of England Academy Warrington Road , CR0 4BH	3out of 4	723 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Minster Junior School Warrington Road , CR0 4BH	- not rated	723 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Minster Nursery and Infant School Warrington Road , CR0 4BH	- not rated	723 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Andrew's CofE School Warrington Road , CR0 4BH	- not rated	723 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Selhurst Girls' High School The Crescent , CR9 2LY	- not rated	815 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Harris Invictus Academy Croydon 88 London Road , CR0 2TB	4out of 4	926 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Catholic High School Woburn Road , CR9 2EE	3out of 4	992 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School Selborne Road , CR0 5JQ	3out of 4	1,574 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
William Morris Middle School Recreation Way , CR4 1PJ	- not rated	4,271 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stanford County Middle School Chilmark Road , Norbury SW16 5HB	- not rated	5,127 yd	Community school	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	453 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form 11 Oliver Grove , SE25 6EJ	- not rated	3,600 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Carshalton College Nightingale Road , SM5 2EJ	- not rated	4,791 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
John Ruskin College Selsdon Park Road , CR2 8JJ	- not rated	5,199 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Serenity School, Old Palace Croydon Old Palace School, Old Palace Road , CR0 1AX	- not rated	194 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Old Palace of John Whitgift School Old Palace Road , Croydon CR0 1AX	- not rated	278 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Educational Excellence and Wellbeing 112 - 114 High Street , CR0 1ND	- not rated	380 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
New Life Christian School 5 Cairo New Road , CR0 1XP	- not rated	394 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Education and Youth Services Ltd (Croydon, Surrey) 92 Park Lane , CR9 2NL	- not rated	398 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
Banh Mi Vietnam	20 Surrey Street, Croydon	27 yd
Surrey Cafe	23 Surrey Street, Croydon	27 yd
Real Flavour Caribbean Takeaway	38 Surrey Street, Croydon	67 yd
Taste Max Pizza	54 Surrey Street, Croydon	67 yd
Burger King	41 Church Street, Croydon	75 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Granaries	Overton's Yard, Croydon	11 yd
Dog And Bull	24-25 Surrey Street, Croydon	27 yd
Mr Fox	34 Surrey Street, Croydon	67 yd
Art And Craft CR0 1RJ	46 Surrey Street, Croydon	67 yd
Dice Bar & Club	36 High Street, Croydon	107 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Eat More Peri Peri	Unit 1, 13 - 14 Surrey Street	46 yd
Yummy Yummy	65 Church Street, Croydon	75 yd
Chicken World Peri Peri	65 Church Street, Croydon	75 yd
Indian Zaiqa	28 Church Street, Croydon	102 yd
Fresh N Fruity	28 Church Street, Croydon	102 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Polski Supermarket	47-48 Surrey Street, Croydon	67 yd
Abad Supermarket	20 Church Street, Croydon	98 yd
Tran Supermarket	42 Church Street, Croydon	136 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsburys Local, 59 High Street	169 yd
Lidl UK	76-78 Church Street, Croydon	201 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Nuffield Health (Croydon Central) SURREY STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	67 yd
Pure Gym (Croydon) FRITH ROAD	health and fitness suite	119 yd
Old Palace School Of John Whitgift (Senior Site) OLD PALACE ROAD	swimming pool	277 yd
Profiles For Women (Croydon) (Closed) North End	health and fitness suite	350 yd
Unitarian Church Hall THE CROYDON FLYOVER		421 yd
Croydon College (Closed) Fairfield Fairfield College Road	health and fitness suite	454 yd
The Gym (London East Croydon) SUFFOLK HOUSE SUFFOLK HOUSE GEORGE STREET	health and fitness suite	479 yd
Old Town Youth Club CHARLES MAJOR CENTRE CHARLES MAJOR CENTRE DUPPAS HILL TERRACE		528 yd
Solutions Health And Fitness Club EMERALD HOUSE EMERALD HOUSE LANSDOWNE ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	624 yd
C J'S Gym (Closed) 33-35 33-35 Lower Coombe Street	health and fitness suite	634 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
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	100.0%

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

Overview of CR0 1SL