Strathmore Road, Croydon, CR0 2JL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding CR0 2JL 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	65.9%	56.3%	-9.6%	51.0%	5.3%
Male	34.1%	43.7%	9.6%	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 2JL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 48.8% 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	45.8%	48.8%	3.0%	37.9%	10.9%
Married: Opposite sex	25.1%	31%	5.9%	44.2%	-13.2%
Separated	5.6%	2.8%	-2.8%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	16.2%	13.3%	-2.9%	9.1%	4.2%
Widowed	7.3%	4%	-3.3%	6.1%	-2.1%

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	43.5%	51.8%	8.3%	48.4%	3.4%
Good health	28.3%	28.7%	0.4%	33.6%	-4.9%
Fair health	15.7%	12.6%	-3.1%	12.7%	-0.1%
Bad health	9.9%	4.7%	-5.2%	4.0%	0.7%
Very bad health	2.7%	2.3%	-0.4%	1.2%	1.1%

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 low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 21.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	33.5%	27%	-6.5%	18.2%	8.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.5%	11.3%	-3.2%	9.6%	1.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.8%	19.8%	3.0%	13.4%	6.4%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	4.4%	3.3%	5.3%	-0.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	15.1%	12.9%	-2.2%	16.9%	-4.0%
Degree or Similar	12.3%	21.8%	9.5%	33.8%	-12.0%
Other	6.7%	2.8%	-3.9%	2.8%	0.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 28.2% 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)
Chinese	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.7%	1.0%
Indian	3.1%	3.2%	0.1%	3.1%	0.1%
Pakistani	1.3%	4.7%	3.4%	2.7%	2.0%
Other Asian	7.2%	3.5%	-3.7%	1.6%	1.9%
Black African	8.5%	20.1%	11.6%	2.5%	17.6%
Black Caribbean	11.7%	13.1%	1.4%	1.0%	12.1%
Other Black	5.8%	7.8%	2.0%	0.5%	7.3%
Mixed White and Asian	2.7%	0.3%	-2.4%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	3.2%	2.8%	0.4%	2.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	7.6%	2.6%	-5.0%	0.9%	1.7%
Mixed Other	3.6%	4.7%	1.1%	0.8%	3.9%
White	43.9%	28.2%	-15.7%	81.4%	-53.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Arab	0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	3.6%	6.4%	2.8%	1.6%	4.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 60.6% 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	67.7%	60.6%	-7.1%	83.2%	-22.6%
European Union	4.5%	10.2%	5.7%	6.1%	4.1%
Rest of Europe	1.3%	1.5%	0.2%	0.8%	0.7%
Africa	6.7%	11.4%	4.7%	2.7%	8.7%
Middle East and Asia	10.8%	8.5%	-2.3%	5.6%	2.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	9%	7.9%	-1.1%	1.3%	6.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	65.9%	60.5%	-5.4%	83.2%	-22.7%
10+ Years	0.4%	30.5%	30.1%	9.8%	20.7%
5-10 Years	2.7%	3.8%	1.1%	2.9%	0.9%
2-5 Years	7.2%	3.2%	-4.0%	2.2%	1.0%
Less than 2 years	23.8%	2%	-21.8%	1.9%	0.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70.1%	76.7%	-6.6%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Portugal	3.2%	0.5%	2.7%
Spain	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Poland	2.3%	1.3%	1.0%
Romania	1.8%	0.9%	0.9%
Other EU countries	3.8%	1.5%	2.3%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Southern Asia	1.5%	1.2%	0.3%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
No passport held	10.9%	13.5%	-2.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	17.2%	37.2%	-20.0%
Christian	47.8%	46.2%	1.6%
Hindu	3.5%	1.7%	1.8%
Muslim	18.4%	6.5%	11.9%
Other religion	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Not answered	11.7%	6.0%	5.7%

Safety

Is Strathmore Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Strathmore Road was 198.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 8.8% higher than the Broad Green average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Strathmore Road has the 32nd highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green and the 139th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 97.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 113.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 54% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£46,000

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in CR0 2JL, 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 8/10 (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) - 10/10 (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 Strathmore Road are based on 24 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 Strathmore Road, Croydon, CR0 2JL

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR0 2JL

Average Price
£341,402

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£341,402

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Strathmore Road

Average Price
£268,567

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£343,751

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£204,949

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Strathmore Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
20 Strathmore Road, Croydon, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£203,000	2008-04-30	£352,399
26 Strathmore Road, Croydon, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£65,000	1998-09-11	£309,000

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR0 2JL

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in CR0 2JL 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	55
Retired	45
Part-Time Employee	35
Self-Employed	23
Student (economically inactive)	20
Looking after home or family	17
Other	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Unemployed	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	13
Construction	10
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Education	6
Transport and storage	5
Administrative and support service activities	5
Other	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Information and communication	2
Manufacturing	1
Financial and insurance activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Selhurst Nursery School and Children's Centre 23 Dagnall Park , South Norwood SE25 5PL	3out of 4	908 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tunstall Nursery School Tunstall Road , CR0 6TY	4out of 4	1,175 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornton Heath Nursery School 51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS	3out of 4	1,562 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crosfield Nursery School Elborough Road , South Norwood SE25 5BD	3out of 4	2,265 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Spencer Nursery School Spencer Road , Mitcham Junction CR4 4JP	3out of 4	4,896 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 RC Junior School Sydenham Road , CR0 2EW	- not rated	503 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St. Mary's Catholic Junior School Sydenham Road , CR0 2EW	3out of 4	503 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Broadmead Junior School 366 Sydenham Road , CR0 2EA	- not rated	528 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Broadmead Nursery and Infant School 366 Sydenham Road , CR0 2EA	- not rated	528 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Catholic Infant School Bedford Park , CR0 2AQ	- not rated	580 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	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	422 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Selhurst Girls' High School The Crescent , CR9 2LY	- not rated	601 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Harris Invictus Academy Croydon 88 London Road , CR0 2TB	4out of 4	699 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Selhurst Mathematics and Computing Specialist School The Crescent , CR0 2HN	- not rated	839 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Selhurst Boys' High School The Crescent , CR9 2LX	- not rated	954 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	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	3,526 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stanford County Middle School Chilmark Road , Norbury SW16 5HB	- not rated	4,238 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Thoma's of Canterbury Catholic Middle School Commonside East , CR4 1YG	- not rated	5,333 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cranmer County Middle School Cranmer Road , CR4 4XU	- not rated	5,402 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gorringe Park Middle School Sandy Lane , CR4 2HD	- not rated	5,436 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	1,266 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form 11 Oliver Grove , SE25 6EJ	- not rated	2,257 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Carshalton College Nightingale Road , SM5 2EJ	- not rated	5,394 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Woodmansterne School Woodmansterne Road , Streatham SW16 5UQ	- not rated	4,553 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Arise Academy Cornerstones, 14 Willis Road , CR0 2XX	- not rated	204 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Span Centre 10 Tavistock Road , CR0 2AL	- not rated	335 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Anne's Independent PRU 35 Northcote Road , CR0 2HX	- not rated	453 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Supreme Education AP CSEP, 32-34 Sydenham Road , CR0 2EF	- not rated	496 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Croydon Primary Independent School 46 Leslie Grove , Cherry Orchard Road CR0 6TG	- not rated	760 yd	Other independent 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
Mckat Magic Masala	27 Whitehorse Road, Croydon	100 yd
Chinese Express	25 Whitehorse Road, Croydon	100 yd
Sabor Dominicano Uk	41 Whitehorse Road, Croydon	142 yd
Krunk Burgers	79 Whitehorse Road, Croydon	231 yd
Kani Lounge	112 Whitehorse Road, Croydon	307 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Bedford Tavern	16 Sydenham Road, Croydon	653 yd
The Two Brewers P.H.	The Two Brewers, 221 Gloucester Road	725 yd
Broad Green Tavern	296 London Road, Croydon	811 yd
The Oval Tavern	131 Oval Road, Croydon	954 yd
The Builders Arms	Builders Arms, 65 Leslie Park Road	988 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Elroy's Chicken And Pizza	47 Whitehorse Road, Croydon	121 yd
Delly's Kitchen	67 Whitehorse Road, Croydon	142 yd
Morleys	53 Whitehorse Road, Croydon	142 yd
Fish Machine	61 Whitehorse Road, Croydon	142 yd
Basilico Woodfired	69 Whitehorse Road, Croydon	167 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Tesco Express, 111 Whitehorse Road	231 yd
Lidl	119-123 Whitehorse Road, Croydon	461 yd
Tesco Express	2 Saffron Central Square, Croydon	617 yd
Gucio Delicatessen	222B London Road, Croydon	725 yd
Croydon International Food Center	19 - 23 Lower Addiscombe Road, Croydon	761 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St. Mary'S Catholic High School WOBURN ROAD		423 yd
Tavr Centre SYDENHAM ROAD		426 yd
Bedford Hall BEDFORD HALL 72-74 BEDFORD HALL 72-74 WELLESLEY ROAD		476 yd
Harris Invictus Academy Croydon LONDON ROAD		682 yd
Easygym (London West Croydon) 99-101 99-101 London Road	health and fitness suite	786 yd
Al-Khair School 109-117 109-117 CHERRY ORCHARD ROAD		822 yd
Solutions Health And Fitness Club EMERALD HOUSE EMERALD HOUSE LANSDOWNE ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	840 yd
The Brit School For Performing Arts THE CRESCENT	health and fitness suite	885 yd
Ark Oval Primary Academy CHERRY ORCHARD ROAD	grass pitches	913 yd
Sir Philip Game Youth Centre MORLAND AVENUE	health and fitness suite	953 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	25.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	25.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	25.0%

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	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	51.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	63.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	12.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CR0 2JL