Bensham Lane is in Croydon and in Croydon district. CR0 2RQ is located in the Broad Green electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Croydon North. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Bensham Lane, Croydon, CR0 2RQ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: CR0 2RW, CR0 2RS, CR0 2RP, CR0 2RR, CR0 2SN, CR0 2SL, CR0 2ST, CR0 2RU, CR0 2RT.

Bensham Lane Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Bensham Lane are based on 140 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.

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR0 2RQ

Average Price
£624,521
Semi-Detached
£348,103
Terraced
£336,191
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£290,984
Other
£2,494,187

Estimated Average Property Prices for Bensham Lane

Average Price
£332,457
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Bensham LaneStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
26 Bensham Lane, Croydon, Greater London
Terraced, an established residential building 		£250,0002023-08-24 £244,280
Flat 2 38 Bensham Lane, Croydon, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£320,0002022-07-01 £308,442
2 Bensham Lane, Croydon, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£4,150,0002022-03-10 £4,052,530
2 Bensham Lane, Croydon, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£2,400,0002020-03-31 £2,459,599
2 Bensham Lane, Croydon, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£950,0002019-02-01 £970,431

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Selhurst Nursery School and Children's Centre
23 Dagnall Park, South Norwood SE25 5PL 		1,529 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Thornton Heath Nursery School
51 Pridham Road, CR7 8RS 		1,692 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Tunstall Nursery School
Tunstall Road, CR0 6TY 		2,115 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Crosfield Nursery School
Elborough Road, South Norwood SE25 5BD 		3,015 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Spencer Nursery School
Spencer Road, Mitcham Junction CR4 4JP 		3,971 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Elmwood Junior School
Lodge Road, CR0 2PL 		251 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Elmwood Infant School
Lodge Road, CR0 2PL 		251 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Chestnut Park Primary School
49 St James Road, CR0 2UR 		401 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
- not ratedHarris Primary Academy Croydon
Thomson Crescent, CR0 3JT 		843 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ecclesbourne Primary School
Attlee Close, CR7 7FA 		875 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Harris Invictus Academy Croydon
88 London Road, CR0 2TB 		802 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary's Catholic High School
Woburn Road, CR9 2EE 		1,076 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy
Mitcham Road, CR9 3AS 		1,735 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
- not ratedArk Blake Academy
6 Morland Road, CR0 6NA 		2,009 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Harris Academy Merton
Wide Way, CR4 1BP 		2,705 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedCroydon College
Fairfield Campus, College Road CR9 1DX 		1,813 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedHarris Professional Skills Sixth Form
11 Oliver Grove, SE25 6EJ 		2,789 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
3out of 4Oasis Academy Shirley Park
Shirley Road, CR9 7AL 		3,503 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Woodmansterne School
Woodmansterne Road, Streatham SW16 5UQ 		3,798 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedAddington Valley Academy
Fieldway, CR0 9AZ 		641 yd Free schools special Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Write Time
14 Willis Road, CR0 2XX 		747 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedAl-Khair School Preparatory School
36 Pitlake, Croydon CR0 3RA 		1,118 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Bensham Manor School
Ecclesbourne Road, CR7 7BN 		1,187 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology
60 The Crescent, Selhurst CR0 2HN 		1,398 yd City technology college No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Taste Of Kerala305 London Road, Croydon184 yd
Indo Ceylon Spice Restaurant Pvt337 London Road, Croydon184 yd
ASKI299 London Road, Croydon186 yd
Domino's Pizza334 London Road, Croydon191 yd
Mayday Cafe355 London Road, Croydon219 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Broad Green Tavern296 London Road, Croydon245 yd
The Golden Lion144 Stanley Road, Croydon674 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Hungry Corner311 London Road, Croydon181 yd
Rotti Mama341 London Road, Croydon187 yd
Sambal Express332 London Road, Croydon189 yd
Hong Kong Chinese Takeaway287 London Road, Croydon216 yd
Jaai Community Canteen (Takeaway)288 London Road, Croydon236 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco369 - 373 London Road, Croydon220 yd
Gucio Delicatessen222B London Road, Croydon428 yd
M & S Simply Foods At Croydon University HospitalCroydon University Hospital, 530 London Road442 yd
Bensham Local102 Bensham Lane, Thornton Heath469 yd
Lidl SuperstoreSupermarket, 99 - 101 London Road750 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Easygym (London West Croydon)
99-101 99-101 London Road 		health and fitness suite621 yd
Harris Invictus Academy Croydon
LONDON ROAD 		692 yd
Canterbury Community Centre
CANTERBURY COMMUNITY CENTRE CANTERBURY COMMUNITY CENTRE CANTERBURY ROAD 		732 yd
Canterbury Road Recreation Ground
CANTERBURY ROAD RECREATION GROUND CANTERBURY ROAD RECREATION GROUND CANTERBURY ROAD 		artificial grass pitch747 yd
Bedford Hall
BEDFORD HALL 72-74 BEDFORD HALL 72-74 WELLESLEY ROAD 		886 yd
St. Mary'S Catholic High School
WOBURN ROAD 		943 yd
West Thornton Community Centre
731-735 731-735 LONDON ROAD 		1,075 yd
Streatham-Croydon Rfc
BRIGSTOCK ROAD 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite1,076 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

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/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed80 Mbit/s
Average download speed144.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed19.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed115 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Bensham Lane Street dangerous?

In 2023, 2096 crimes were reported near Bensham Lane . Only 2% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered very dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of CR0 2RQ.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 2096
Violence And Sexual Offences 698
Anti Social Behaviour 460
Other Theft 162
Vehicle Crime 161
Criminal Damage And Arson 154
Public Order 145
Drugs 104
Burglary 73
Robbery 52
Shoplifting 30
Theft From The Person 21
Other Crime 15
Bicycle Theft 13
Possession Of Weapons 8

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of CR0 2RQ.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Wellington Road268 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Cameron Road278 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Sumner Road489 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Sumner Road489 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Sumner Road489 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Sumner Road489 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Sumner Road489 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Cameron Road278 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Cameron Road278 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Cameron Road278 yd

Employment

CR0 2RQ area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 5% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in CR0 2RQ 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 Employee101
Part-Time Employee43
Student (economically inactive)31
Self-Employed31
Long-Term Sick or disabled21
Looking after home or family20
Retired19
Unemployed15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)15
Other12

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities37
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles37
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security20
Accommodation and food service activities14
Education13
Administrative and support service activities13
Transport and storage10
Professional, scientific and technical activities10
Information and communication9
Financial and insurance activities8
Other6
Real estate activities4
Construction4
Manufacturing3

People

Gender

Female216
Male196

Partnership Status

Single168
Married: Opposite sex93
Separated11
Divorced28
Widowed9

Health

Very good health210
Good health131
Fair health49
Bad health20
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications56
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 28
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 36
Apprenticeship10
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 54
Degree or Similar 117
Other6

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi5
Chinese3
Indian33
Pakistani49
Other Asian35
Black African56
Black Caribbean57
Other Black12
Mixed White and Asian6
Mixed White and African9
Mixed White and Caribbean29
Mixed Other4
White94
Roma2
Other18

Country of Birth

United Kingdom232
European Union48
Rest of Europe2
Africa31
Middle East and Asia73
The Americas and the Caribbean26

Length of Residence

Born in the UK232
10+ Years125
5-10 Years15
2-5 Years25
Less than 2 years16

Passport Held

United Kingdom280
Ireland4
France5
Germany2
Italy6
Spain5
Lithuania7
Poland8
Romania15
Other EU countries8
Central and Western Africa3
South and Eastern Africa4
Southern Asia19
South-East Asia5
North America and the Caribbean6
Central and South America2
No passport held31

Religion

No religion78
Christian183
Hindu35
Jewish1
Muslim84
Other religion2
Not answered29
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