Sheldon Street, Croydon, CR0 1SS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding CR0 1SS, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.9% of residents 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	51%	52.9%	1.9%	51.0%	1.9%
Male	49%	47.1%	-1.9%	49.0%	-1.9%

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 1SS, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 50.7% 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	50%	50.7%	0.7%	37.9%	12.8%
Married: Opposite sex	28.6%	33.1%	4.5%	44.2%	-11.1%
Married: Same sex	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	4.1%	3.8%	-0.3%	2.2%	1.6%
Divorced	12.1%	8.3%	-3.8%	9.1%	-0.8%
Widowed	4.8%	4.1%	-0.7%	6.1%	-2.0%

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	42.8%	42%	-0.8%	48.4%	-6.4%
Good health	41.1%	39.4%	-1.7%	33.6%	5.8%
Fair health	12.4%	15.2%	2.8%	12.7%	2.5%
Bad health	3.4%	2.9%	-0.5%	4.0%	-1.1%
Very bad health	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	1.2%	-0.6%

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.

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 44.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17.9%	17.6%	-0.3%	18.2%	-0.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.4%	10.3%	-3.1%	9.6%	0.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.2%	7.2%	-8.0%	13.4%	-6.2%
Apprenticeship	1.4%	4.1%	2.7%	5.3%	-1.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.8%	12.8%	-2.0%	16.9%	-4.1%
Degree or Similar	29%	44.8%	15.8%	33.8%	11.0%
Other	8.3%	3.1%	-5.2%	2.8%	0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 53.3% 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%	0.9%	0.9%	1.1%	-0.2%
Chinese	2.5%	0.6%	-1.9%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	0%	4.3%	4.3%	3.1%	1.2%
Pakistani	0%	1.1%	1.1%	2.7%	-1.6%
Other Asian	6.5%	3.2%	-3.3%	1.6%	1.6%
Black African	7.9%	12.3%	4.4%	2.5%	9.8%
Black Caribbean	3.7%	7.7%	4.0%	1.0%	6.7%
Other Black	6.5%	2.6%	-3.9%	0.5%	2.1%
Mixed White and Asian	2.5%	1.7%	-0.8%	0.8%	0.9%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	2.9%	2.6%	0.4%	2.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	5.4%	3.4%	-2.0%	0.9%	2.5%
Mixed Other	2.5%	3.7%	1.2%	0.8%	2.9%
White	61.1%	53.3%	-7.8%	81.4%	-28.1%
Arab	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.8%	2.3%	1.5%	1.6%	0.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 63.1% 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	72.7%	63.1%	-9.6%	83.2%	-20.1%
European Union	3.7%	14.6%	10.9%	6.1%	8.5%
Rest of Europe	1.7%	1.4%	-0.3%	0.8%	0.6%
Africa	7.6%	9.4%	1.8%	2.7%	6.7%
Middle East and Asia	8.5%	6%	-2.5%	5.6%	0.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.4%	5.4%	0.0%	1.3%	4.1%
Oceania	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	70.4%	63.3%	-7.1%	83.2%	-19.9%
10+ Years	4.8%	22.3%	17.5%	9.8%	12.5%
5-10 Years	5.6%	6.9%	1.3%	2.9%	4.0%
2-5 Years	5.1%	4.3%	-0.8%	2.2%	2.1%
Less than 2 years	14.1%	3.2%	-10.9%	1.9%	1.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70.9%	76.7%	-5.8%
Ireland	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Portugal	2.6%	0.5%	2.1%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Poland	4.3%	1.3%	3.0%
Romania	2.6%	0.9%	1.7%
Other EU countries	3.7%	1.5%	2.2%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	2.9%	0.3%	2.6%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	1.4%	1.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	2.3%	0.2%	2.1%
No passport held	6%	13.5%	-7.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	34.2%	37.2%	-3.0%
Christian	46.6%	46.2%	0.4%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	4.9%	1.7%	3.2%
Muslim	4.6%	6.5%	-1.9%
Other religion	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Not answered	8.6%	6.0%	2.6%

Safety

Is Sheldon Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Sheldon Street was 209.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 14.8% higher than the Broad Green average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Sheldon Street has the 30th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green and the 125th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 0.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -59.4%.

🔎 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 1SS, 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 Sheldon Street are based on 22 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 Sheldon Street, Croydon, CR0 1SS

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR0 1SS

Average Price
£373,738

Semi-Detached
£374,215

Terraced
£356,879

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£524,989

Estimated Average Property Prices for Sheldon Street

Average Price
£350,334

Semi-Detached
£358,841

Terraced
£340,785

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£496,706

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Sheldon Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
13 Sheldon Street, Croydon, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£310,000	2025-07-31	£301,859
3 Sheldon Street, Croydon, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£385,000	2025-03-21	£379,272
1 Sheldon Street, Croydon, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£515,000	2024-06-25	£487,282
11 Sheldon Street, Croydon, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£320,000	2023-02-10	£299,939
5 Sheldon Street, Croydon, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£401,000	2022-07-29	£388,024

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR0 1SS

Employment

CR0 1SS area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 24% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	120
Part-Time Employee	37
Self-Employed	34
Retired	28
Student (economically inactive)	15
Looking after home or family	14
Other	14
Unemployed	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	34
Human health and social work activities	31
Information and communication	15
Education	14
Professional, scientific and technical activities	14
Financial and insurance activities	13
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Administrative and support service activities	12
Other	12
Transport and storage	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Construction	8
Real estate activities	6
Manufacturing	2
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	1,739 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	2,635 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornton Heath Nursery School 51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS	3out of 4	3,325 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Purley Nursery School 58 Pampisford Road , CR8 2NE	4out of 4	3,556 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crosfield Nursery School Elborough Road , South Norwood SE25 5BD	3out of 4	3,714 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	346 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Minster Junior School Warrington Road , CR0 4BH	- not rated	598 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Minster Nursery and Infants Church of England Academy Warrington Road , CR0 4BH	3out of 4	598 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Minster Junior School Warrington Road , CR0 4BH	- not rated	598 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Minster Nursery and Infant School Warrington Road , CR0 4BH	- not rated	598 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	598 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Selhurst Girls' High School The Crescent , CR9 2LY	- not rated	1,169 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Harris Invictus Academy Croydon 88 London Road , CR0 2TB	4out of 4	1,290 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Catholic High School Woburn Road , CR9 2EE	3out of 4	1,348 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School Selborne Road , CR0 5JQ	3out of 4	1,523 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	4,579 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stanford County Middle School Chilmark Road , Norbury SW16 5HB	- not rated	5,451 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	642 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form 11 Oliver Grove , SE25 6EJ	- not rated	3,924 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Carshalton College Nightingale Road , SM5 2EJ	- not rated	4,789 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
John Ruskin College Selsdon Park Road , CR2 8JJ	- not rated	5,025 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Educational Excellence and Wellbeing 112 - 114 High Street , CR0 1ND	- not rated	119 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Moving On Pupil Referral Unit South London House , 279 High Street CR0 1QH	- not rated	291 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Saffron Valley Collegiate 279 High Street , CR0 1QH	- not rated	296 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Saffron Valley Collegiate 279 High Street , CR0 1QH	3out of 4	296 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Victoria House PRU Southbridge Place , Victoria House CR0 4HA	- not rated	346 yd	Pupil referral unit	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
Wei Dao	103 - 105 High Street, Croydon	182 yd
Paratha Inn	244 High Street, Croydon	192 yd
Early Learners	Rear Of 62, High Street	197 yd
Ponte Nuovo	80 - 88 High Street, Croydon	197 yd
The Tava Shop	248A High Street, Croydon	202 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Royal Standard	The Royal Standard Public House, 1 Sheldon Street	2 yd
The Bulls Head	Laud Street, Croydon	76 yd
Crown And Pepper	242 High Street, Croydon	183 yd
MemoryBox	80 - 88 High Street, Croydon	197 yd
The Surrey Cricketers	23 West Street, Croydon	221 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chicken Valley	100 High Street, Croydon	146 yd
Flames Grill	92 High Street, Croydon	146 yd
Tops Pizza/Wingos Piri Piri	216 High Street, Croydon	154 yd
Coughlans	220 High Street, Croydon	154 yd
Delta's Pizza	111A High Street, Croydon	182 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	Sainsburys Local, 59 High Street	309 yd
Polski Supermarket	47-48 Surrey Street, Croydon	392 yd
Abad Supermarket	20 Church Street, Croydon	466 yd
Tran Supermarket	42 Church Street, Croydon	480 yd
Lidl UK	76-78 Church Street, Croydon	525 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
C J'S Gym (Closed) 33-35 33-35 Lower Coombe Street	health and fitness suite	267 yd
Unitarian Church Hall THE CROYDON FLYOVER		340 yd
Old Palace School Of John Whitgift (Senior Site) OLD PALACE ROAD	swimming pool	405 yd
Nuffield Health (Croydon Central) SURREY STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	406 yd
Old Town Youth Club CHARLES MAJOR CENTRE CHARLES MAJOR CENTRE DUPPAS HILL TERRACE		410 yd
Pure Gym (Croydon) FRITH ROAD	health and fitness suite	487 yd
Ruskin House And Club RUSKIN HOUSE RUSKIN HOUSE COOMBE ROAD		492 yd
Eldon Phab Centre DERING PLACE		631 yd
Croydon College (Closed) Fairfield Fairfield College Road	health and fitness suite	643 yd
The Gym (London East Croydon) SUFFOLK HOUSE SUFFOLK HOUSE GEORGE STREET	health and fitness suite	687 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	30.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	30.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	30.3%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	30.3%

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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	111.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	11 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CR0 1SS