Whitehorse Road, Croydon, CR0 2LJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding CR0 2LJ, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.5% 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	45.3%	52.5%	7.2%	51.0%	1.5%
Male	54.7%	47.5%	-7.2%	49.0%	-1.5%

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 2LJ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 54% 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	49.5%	54%	4.5%	37.9%	16.1%
Married: Opposite sex	32.8%	30.8%	-2.0%	44.2%	-13.4%
Separated	3.9%	2.3%	-1.6%	2.2%	0.1%
Divorced	8.8%	9.9%	1.1%	9.1%	0.8%
Widowed	4.9%	3%	-1.9%	6.1%	-3.1%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (86.1%) 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	44.5%	53.6%	9.1%	48.4%	5.2%
Good health	38.7%	32.5%	-6.2%	33.6%	-1.1%
Fair health	11.3%	8.2%	-3.1%	12.7%	-4.5%
Bad health	3.6%	5.8%	2.2%	4.0%	1.8%
Very bad health	1.8%	0%	-1.8%	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 43.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	18.1%	19.5%	1.4%	18.2%	1.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.2%	8.3%	-6.9%	9.6%	-1.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.2%	10.6%	-2.6%	13.4%	-2.8%
Apprenticeship	1.5%	3.3%	1.8%	5.3%	-2.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.2%	11.6%	-2.6%	16.9%	-5.3%
Degree or Similar	22.5%	43.4%	20.9%	33.8%	9.6%
Other	15.2%	3.3%	-11.9%	2.8%	0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 31.2% 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)
Bangladeshi	0%	1%	1.0%	1.1%	-0.1%
Chinese	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.7%	-0.2%
Indian	4.7%	6.8%	2.1%	3.1%	3.7%
Pakistani	5.1%	4.2%	-0.9%	2.7%	1.5%
Other Asian	12%	8.4%	-3.6%	1.6%	6.8%
Black African	20.8%	11%	-9.8%	2.5%	8.5%
Black Caribbean	12.8%	17.3%	4.5%	1.0%	16.3%
Other Black	4%	6%	2.0%	0.5%	5.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	1.5%	0.3%	-1.2%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	4%	1.3%	-2.7%	0.9%	0.4%
Mixed Other	2.2%	6.6%	4.4%	0.8%	5.8%
White	28.5%	31.2%	2.7%	81.4%	-50.2%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	2.2%	0.3%	-1.9%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	1.8%	4.7%	2.9%	1.6%	3.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 49.6% 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	53.6%	49.6%	-4.0%	83.2%	-33.6%
European Union	4.4%	11.6%	7.2%	6.1%	5.5%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	1.6%	1.2%	0.8%	0.8%
Africa	17.2%	11.1%	-6.1%	2.7%	8.4%
Middle East and Asia	13.9%	12.9%	-1.0%	5.6%	7.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	10.6%	12.7%	2.1%	1.3%	11.4%
Oceania	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 49.6% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 25.8% 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	53.3%	49.5%	-3.8%	83.2%	-33.7%
10+ Years	4%	25.8%	21.8%	9.8%	16.0%
5-10 Years	8.8%	10.8%	2.0%	2.9%	7.9%
2-5 Years	10.2%	8.4%	-1.8%	2.2%	6.2%
Less than 2 years	23.7%	5.5%	-18.2%	1.9%	3.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	59%	76.7%	-17.7%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
France	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Italy	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Portugal	2.6%	0.5%	2.1%
Spain	2.9%	0.4%	2.5%
Poland	2.4%	1.3%	1.1%
Romania	1.1%	0.9%	0.2%
Other EU countries	9.8%	1.5%	8.3%
Other Europe	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Central and Western Africa	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
South and Eastern Africa	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	4.8%	1.2%	3.6%
South-East Asia	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
North America and the Caribbean	4.8%	0.3%	4.5%
Central and South America	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
No passport held	3.7%	13.5%	-9.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	19.6%	37.2%	-17.6%
Christian	49.5%	46.2%	3.3%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	7.6%	1.7%	5.9%
Muslim	15.7%	6.5%	9.2%
Sikh	1.8%	0.9%	0.9%
Other religion	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Not answered	4.5%	6.0%	-1.5%

Safety

Is Whitehorse Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Whitehorse Road was 107.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 18.5% higher than the Bensham Manor average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Whitehorse Road has the 48th lowest crime rate of 97 local areas in Bensham Manor and the 342nd highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 35.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 39.3%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 57% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£46,800

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in CR0 2LJ, 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 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 - 9/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 9/10 (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) - 5/10 (average )
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 Whitehorse Road are based on 574 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 Whitehorse Road, Croydon, CR0 2LJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR0 2LJ

Average Price
£385,396

Semi-Detached
£362,761

Terraced
£396,249

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£334,645

Other
£757,204

Estimated Average Property Prices for Whitehorse Road

Average Price
£335,035

Semi-Detached
£384,818

Terraced
£363,262

Detached
£409,943

Flats/Maisonettes
£255,283

Other
£1,016,102

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Whitehorse Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
163 Whitehorse Road, Croydon, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£620,000	2024-08-20	£610,776
183A Whitehorse Road, Croydon, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£220,000	2023-03-13	£197,327
139 Whitehorse Road, Croydon, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£380,000	2022-07-22	£367,704
Flat 2 La Vue Apartments, 143 Whitehorse Road, Croydon, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£397,000	2022-02-16	£365,406
Flat 4 La Vue Apartments, 143 Whitehorse Road, Croydon, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£395,000	2022-02-01	£363,565

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR0 2LJ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in CR0 2LJ 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	123
Part-Time Employee	33
Self-Employed	31
Retired	27
Student (economically inactive)	27
Unemployed	18
Other	16
Looking after home or family	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Human health and social work activities	16
Transport and storage	15
Education	14
Construction	10
Financial and insurance activities	8
Administrative and support service activities	7
Information and communication	6
Other	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Manufacturing	2
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	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	403 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornton Heath Nursery School 51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS	3out of 4	853 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tunstall Nursery School Tunstall Road , CR0 6TY	4out of 4	1,606 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crosfield Nursery School Elborough Road , South Norwood SE25 5BD	3out of 4	1,885 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Spencer Nursery School Spencer Road , Mitcham Junction CR4 4JP	3out of 4	5,057 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Crescent Primary School The Crescent , CR0 2HN	3out of 4	295 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Crescent Primary School The Crescent , CR0 2HN	- not rated	295 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Broadmead Primary School 366 Sydenham Road , CR0 2EA	3out of 4	403 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Broadmead Primary School 366 Sydenham Road , CR0 2EA	- not rated	426 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Broadmead Junior School 366 Sydenham Road , CR0 2EA	- not rated	520 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Selhurst Mathematics and Computing Specialist School The Crescent , CR0 2HN	- not rated	221 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Selhurst Boys' High School The Crescent , CR9 2LX	- not rated	259 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Stanley Technical High School for Boys Davidson Road , CR0 6DD	- not rated	1,116 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
St Mary's Catholic High School Woburn Road , CR9 2EE	3out of 4	1,133 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Selhurst Girls' High School The Crescent , CR9 2LY	- not rated	1,312 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Girls	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	3,240 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stanford County Middle School Chilmark Road , Norbury SW16 5HB	- not rated	3,835 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Thoma's of Canterbury Catholic Middle School Commonside East , CR4 1YG	- not rated	5,153 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gorringe Park Middle School Sandy Lane , CR4 2HD	- not rated	5,156 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cranmer County Middle School Cranmer Road , CR4 4XU	- not rated	5,351 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form 11 Oliver Grove , SE25 6EJ	- not rated	1,675 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Croydon College Fairfield Campus , College Road CR9 1DX	- not rated	1,968 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	4,126 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology 60 The Crescent , Selhurst CR0 2HN	- not rated	259 yd	City technology college	No	Mixed	More About School
St Anne's Independent PRU 35 Northcote Road , CR0 2HX	- not rated	263 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Aya College (Educational Provision) Holly Lodge , 16 Edith Road SE25 5PQ	- not rated	433 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
RHIS School (Incorporating ALTE School) Bridge House , Rear of 2a Bensham Manor Road CR7 7AA	- not rated	621 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Arise Academy Cornerstones, 14 Willis Road , CR0 2XX	- not rated	682 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
Legacy Croydon Youth Zone	125 Whitehorse Road, Croydon	176 yd
Caleche Restaurant	78 Northcote Road, Croydon	314 yd
Michael's Cafe	16-18 Selhurst Road, South Norwood	393 yd
Kani Lounge	112 Whitehorse Road, Croydon	406 yd
Original Adwoa's Kitchen	314 Whitehorse Road, Croydon	416 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pawsons Arms	The Pawsons Arms, 69 Pawsons Road	403 yd
The Two Brewers P.H.	The Two Brewers, 221 Gloucester Road	467 yd
The Prince George	2-4 High Street, Thornton Heath	995 yd
The Clifton Arms	21 Clifton Road, South Norwood	1,055 yd
Atlantic Bar	61 High Street, Thornton Heath	1,062 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Paw Paw	10 Selhurst Road, South Norwood	393 yd
Europa Pizza 2022 / Fried Chicken & Burgers	12 Selhurst Road, South Norwood	393 yd
Jasmine House	108 Whitehorse Road, Croydon	401 yd
Quik Bite	20 Selhurst Road, South Norwood	418 yd
Moorish Caribbean Grill	15-17 Selhurst Road, South Norwood	425 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl	119-123 Whitehorse Road, Croydon	265 yd
Welcome Selhurst	38 Selhurst Road, South Norwood	393 yd
Tesco	Tesco Express, 111 Whitehorse Road	499 yd
Bensham Local	102 Bensham Lane, Thornton Heath	841 yd
M & S Simply Foods At Croydon University Hospital	Croydon University Hospital, 530 London Road	1,020 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Selhurst High School For Boys (Closed) The Crescent	grass pitches	260 yd
The Brit School For Performing Arts THE CRESCENT	health and fitness suite	261 yd
Selhurst Sports Arena DAGNALL PARK	artificial grass pitch	494 yd
Bensham Manor School ECCLESBOURNE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	797 yd
Trumble Gardens TRUMBLE GARDENS TRUMBLE GARDENS BRIGSTOCK ROAD	tennis courts	1,045 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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	185.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	75 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CR0 2LJ