Waterworks Yard, Croydon, CR0 1UL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around CR0 1UL is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	47.8%	50.5%	2.7%	51.0%	-0.5%
Male	52.2%	49.5%	-2.7%	49.0%	0.5%

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 1UL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 56.4% 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%	56.4%	7.3%	37.9%	18.5%
Married: Opposite sex	29.7%	33.1%	3.4%	44.2%	-11.1%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	2.5%	1.8%	0.3%	2.2%
Separated	3.9%	2.5%	-1.4%	2.2%	0.3%
Divorced	14.8%	3.7%	-11.1%	9.1%	-5.4%
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 (93.5%) 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%	55.8%	7.4%	48.4%	7.4%
Good health	30.2%	37.7%	7.5%	33.6%	4.1%
Fair health	17.3%	5.5%	-11.8%	12.7%	-7.2%
Bad health	3.3%	1%	-2.3%	4.0%	-3.0%
Very bad health	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	1.2%	-1.2%

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 50.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	20.1%	11%	-9.1%	18.2%	-7.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.2%	8%	-7.2%	9.6%	-1.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.9%	4.3%	-11.6%	13.4%	-9.1%
Apprenticeship	0.7%	3.1%	2.4%	5.3%	-2.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.1%	15.3%	8.2%	16.9%	-1.6%
Degree or Similar	30.7%	50.9%	20.2%	33.8%	17.1%
Other	10.2%	7.4%	-2.8%	2.8%	4.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 46% 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%	0.5%	0.2%	1.1%	-0.6%
Chinese	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.7%	0.8%
Indian	3%	15.2%	12.2%	3.1%	12.1%
Pakistani	1.4%	0.5%	-0.9%	2.7%	-2.2%
Other Asian	2.5%	4%	1.5%	1.6%	2.4%
Black African	13.5%	11.6%	-1.9%	2.5%	9.1%
Black Caribbean	5.8%	6.1%	0.3%	1.0%	5.1%
Other Black	5.5%	1.5%	-4.0%	0.5%	1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	1.9%	3.5%	1.6%	0.8%	2.7%
Mixed White and African	1.6%	0.5%	-1.1%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3%	2%	-1.0%	0.9%	1.1%
Mixed Other	3.8%	3.5%	-0.3%	0.8%	2.7%
White	50.8%	46%	-4.8%	81.4%	-35.4%
Arab	1.9%	0%	-1.9%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	4.9%	3.5%	-1.4%	1.6%	1.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 40.2% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	63.7%	40.2%	-23.5%	83.2%	-43.0%
European Union	12.4%	22.1%	9.7%	6.1%	16.0%
Rest of Europe	1.6%	4.5%	2.9%	0.8%	3.7%
Africa	9.9%	8%	-1.9%	2.7%	5.3%
Middle East and Asia	7.1%	15.6%	8.5%	5.6%	10.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.9%	9%	4.1%	1.3%	7.7%
Oceania	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%	0.2%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 40.2% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 22.6% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	63.5%	40.2%	-23.3%	83.2%	-43.0%
10+ Years	4.9%	22.6%	17.7%	9.8%	12.8%
5-10 Years	8.8%	17.6%	8.8%	2.9%	14.7%
2-5 Years	7.4%	10.6%	3.2%	2.2%	8.4%
Less than 2 years	15.4%	9%	-6.4%	1.9%	7.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	49.2%	76.7%	-27.5%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
France	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	3.5%	0.6%	2.9%
Portugal	3.5%	0.5%	3.0%
Spain	1.5%	0.4%	1.1%
Lithuania	2%	0.3%	1.7%
Poland	7%	1.3%	5.7%
Romania	1.5%	0.9%	0.6%
Other EU countries	6%	1.5%	4.5%
Other Europe	2.5%	0.2%	2.3%
Central and Western Africa	3%	0.3%	2.7%
Southern Asia	9%	1.2%	7.8%
South-East Asia	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
North America and the Caribbean	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Central and South America	4%	0.2%	3.8%
No passport held	3%	13.5%	-10.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	24.4%	37.2%	-12.8%
Christian	44.8%	46.2%	-1.4%
Buddhist	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Hindu	12.9%	1.7%	11.2%
Jewish	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Muslim	4.5%	6.5%	-2.0%
Sikh	1%	0.9%	0.1%
Other religion	2.5%	0.6%	1.9%
Not answered	8.5%	6.0%	2.5%

Safety

Is Waterworks Yard Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Waterworks Yard was 543.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 214.1% higher than the Broad Green average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Waterworks Yard has the 8th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green and the 23rd highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 274.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 232.4%.

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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 1UL, 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 Waterworks Yard are based on 44 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 Waterworks Yard, Croydon, CR0 1UL

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR0 1UL

Average Price
£255,022

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£248,608

Other
£524,406

Estimated Average Property Prices for Waterworks Yard

Average Price
£251,724

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£245,640

Other
£513,320

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Waterworks YardStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 5 Bridge House, 6 Waterworks Yard, Croydon, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£247,000	2019-06-14	£254,702
Flat 69 Bridge House, 6 Waterworks Yard, Croydon, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£235,000	2019-04-23	£241,253
Flat 75 Bridge House, 6 Waterworks Yard, Croydon, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£280,000	2018-11-23	£283,676
Flat 12 Bridge House, 6 Waterworks Yard, Croydon, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£94,500	2018-06-12	£94,094
Flat 7 Bridge House, 6 Waterworks Yard, Croydon, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£260,000	2018-06-07	£258,882

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR0 1UL

Employment

CR0 1UL area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 14% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% 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	79
Self-Employed	22
Part-Time Employee	19
Unemployed	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9
Looking after home or family	9
Other	8
Student (economically inactive)	4
Long-Term Sick or disabled	1
Retired	1

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	1,589 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	2,292 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornton Heath Nursery School 51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS	3out of 4	2,944 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crosfield Nursery School Elborough Road , South Norwood SE25 5BD	3out of 4	3,461 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Purley Nursery School 58 Pampisford Road , CR8 2NE	4out of 4	3,929 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	669 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Minster Junior School Warrington Road , CR0 4BH	3out of 4	683 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Minster Nursery and Infant School Warrington Road , CR0 4BH	3out of 4	683 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Catholic Infant School Bedford Park , CR0 2AQ	4out of 4	931 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St. Mary's Catholic Junior School Sydenham Road , CR0 2EW	3out of 4	1,011 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	884 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Catholic High School Woburn Road , CR9 2EE	3out of 4	987 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School Selborne Road , CR0 5JQ	3out of 4	1,655 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Blake Academy 6 Morland Road , CR0 6NA	- not rated	1,750 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Coombe Wood School 30 Melville Avenue , CR2 7HY	- not rated	2,406 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	522 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form 11 Oliver Grove , SE25 6EJ	- not rated	3,610 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	3,234 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodmansterne School Woodmansterne Road , Streatham SW16 5UQ	3out of 4	5,406 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	219 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Al-Khair School Preparatory School 36 Pitlake , Croydon CR0 3RA	- not rated	555 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Saffron Valley Collegiate 279 High Street , CR0 1QH	3out of 4	661 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Croydon Metropolitan College 30-32 South End , CR0 1DN	- not rated	864 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Cressey College Coombe Cliff , Coombe Road CR0 5SP	- not rated	1,081 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	41 yd
Surrey Cafe	23 Surrey Street, Croydon	41 yd
Real Flavour Caribbean Takeaway	38 Surrey Street, Croydon	52 yd
Taste Max Pizza	54 Surrey Street, Croydon	52 yd
The Dutchie / Lucky Crabs Kitchen	3 The Arcade, 32 - 34 High Street	54 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Dog And Bull	24-25 Surrey Street, Croydon	41 yd
Mr Fox	34 Surrey Street, Croydon	52 yd
Art And Craft CR0 1RJ	46 Surrey Street, Croydon	52 yd
Dice Bar & Club	36 High Street, Croydon	54 yd
The Granaries	Overton's Yard, Croydon	57 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Eat More Peri Peri	Unit 1, 13 - 14 Surrey Street	16 yd
Rio's Piri Piri	46 High Street, Croydon	54 yd
Sam's Chicken	48 High Street, Croydon	54 yd
Yummy Yummy	65 Church Street, Croydon	131 yd
Chicken World Peri Peri	65 Church Street, Croydon	131 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Polski Supermarket	47-48 Surrey Street, Croydon	52 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsburys Local, 59 High Street	113 yd
Abad Supermarket	20 Church Street, Croydon	137 yd
Tran Supermarket	42 Church Street, Croydon	191 yd
Lidl UK	76-78 Church Street, Croydon	257 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Nuffield Health (Croydon Central) SURREY STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	65 yd
Pure Gym (Croydon) FRITH ROAD	health and fitness suite	160 yd
Old Palace School Of John Whitgift (Senior Site) OLD PALACE ROAD	swimming pool	318 yd
Unitarian Church Hall THE CROYDON FLYOVER		365 yd
Profiles For Women (Croydon) (Closed) North End	health and fitness suite	381 yd
Croydon College (Closed) Fairfield Fairfield College Road	health and fitness suite	416 yd
The Gym (London East Croydon) SUFFOLK HOUSE SUFFOLK HOUSE GEORGE STREET	health and fitness suite	445 yd
Old Town Youth Club CHARLES MAJOR CENTRE CHARLES MAJOR CENTRE DUPPAS HILL TERRACE		548 yd
C J'S Gym (Closed) 33-35 33-35 Lower Coombe Street	health and fitness suite	604 yd
Solutions Health And Fitness Club EMERALD HOUSE EMERALD HOUSE LANSDOWNE ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	626 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.7%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	98.7%

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	1.3%

Download Speed

Median download speed	50 Mbit/s
Average download speed	165.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	900 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	900 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	147.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	900 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CR0 1UL