Aurelia Gardens, Croydon, CR0 3BD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding CR0 3BD, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52% 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	54.7%	52%	-2.7%	51.0%	1.0%
Male	45.3%	48%	2.7%	49.0%	-1.0%

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 3BD, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 47.3% 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	44.2%	47.3%	3.1%	37.9%	9.4%
Married: Opposite sex	39.6%	31.6%	-8.0%	44.2%	-12.6%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	4%	8.2%	4.2%	2.2%	6.0%
Divorced	8.6%	9.9%	1.3%	9.1%	0.8%
Widowed	3.6%	2.4%	-1.2%	6.1%	-3.7%

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	50%	52.6%	2.6%	48.4%	4.2%
Good health	35.1%	31.3%	-3.8%	33.6%	-2.3%
Fair health	10.9%	12.5%	1.6%	12.7%	-0.2%
Bad health	2.7%	3.7%	1.0%	4.0%	-0.3%
Very bad health	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	10.8%	12.6%	1.8%	18.2%	-5.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.4%	14.3%	-0.1%	9.6%	4.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14%	13.6%	-0.4%	13.4%	0.2%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	5.4%	4.3%	5.3%	0.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.3%	16.7%	3.4%	16.9%	-0.2%
Degree or Similar	33.1%	36.4%	3.3%	33.8%	2.6%
Other	13.3%	1%	-12.3%	2.8%	-1.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 22.5% 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	1%	1.5%	0.5%	1.1%	0.4%
Chinese	1.2%	0.2%	-1.0%	0.7%	-0.5%
Indian	6.5%	6.9%	0.4%	3.1%	3.8%
Pakistani	3.5%	8.3%	4.8%	2.7%	5.6%
Other Asian	14.2%	9.8%	-4.4%	1.6%	8.2%
Black African	10.9%	15.4%	4.5%	2.5%	12.9%
Black Caribbean	13.2%	18.1%	4.9%	1.0%	17.1%
Other Black	9%	3.4%	-5.6%	0.5%	2.9%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	0.5%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.5%	2%	1.5%	0.4%	1.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	5.7%	4.4%	-1.3%	0.9%	3.5%
Mixed Other	1%	3.4%	2.4%	0.8%	2.6%
White	29.1%	22.5%	-6.6%	81.4%	-58.9%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Arab	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	2.2%	3.2%	1.0%	1.6%	1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 65% 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	63.9%	65%	1.1%	83.2%	-18.2%
European Union	5.7%	5.6%	-0.1%	6.1%	-0.5%
Rest of Europe	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	9.7%	9.2%	-0.5%	2.7%	6.5%
Middle East and Asia	13.9%	16%	2.1%	5.6%	10.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5%	4.1%	-0.9%	1.3%	2.8%
Oceania	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	63.9%	65.4%	1.5%	83.2%	-17.8%
10+ Years	2.5%	26.3%	23.8%	9.8%	16.5%
5-10 Years	2.5%	3.4%	0.9%	2.9%	0.5%
2-5 Years	10.9%	1.5%	-9.4%	2.2%	-0.7%
Less than 2 years	20.1%	3.4%	-16.7%	1.9%	1.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.6%	76.7%	-4.1%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Germany	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
Portugal	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Spain	1%	0.4%	0.6%
Lithuania	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Poland	3.4%	1.3%	2.1%
Other EU countries	0.7%	1.5%	-0.8%
Central and Western Africa	2.7%	0.3%	2.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	5.3%	1.2%	4.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
No passport held	8.5%	13.5%	-5.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	15.4%	37.2%	-21.8%
Christian	48.8%	46.2%	2.6%
Hindu	5.4%	1.7%	3.7%
Muslim	18.6%	6.5%	12.1%
Sikh	1.5%	0.9%	0.6%
Other religion	2%	0.6%	1.4%
Not answered	8.3%	6.0%	2.3%

Safety

Is Aurelia Gardens Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Aurelia Gardens was 102.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 26.8% lower than the West Thornton average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Aurelia Gardens has the 10th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in West Thornton and the 369th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 19.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -6.9%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 71% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£51,500

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in CR0 3BD, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 5/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 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) - 6/10 (average )
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) - 7/10 (above 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 Aurelia Gardens are based on 53 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 Aurelia Gardens, Croydon, CR0 3BD

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR0 3BD

Average Price
£328,648

Semi-Detached
£359,557

Terraced
£374,467

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£250,383

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Aurelia Gardens

Average Price
£308,789

Semi-Detached
£359,486

Terraced
£342,787

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£243,507

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Aurelia GardensStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
35 Aurelia Gardens, Croydon, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£295,000	2025-10-01	£290,375
6 Aurelia Gardens, Croydon, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£365,000	2025-01-24	£358,427
31 Aurelia Gardens, Croydon, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£385,000	2023-08-03	£378,468
29 Aurelia Gardens, Croydon, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£290,000	2023-04-21	£268,326
30 Aurelia Gardens, Croydon, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£400,000	2022-09-30	£374,924

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR0 3BD

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in CR0 3BD 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	95
Part-Time Employee	41
Looking after home or family	31
Retired	28
Student (economically inactive)	27
Self-Employed	25
Unemployed	20
Other	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	47
Education	20
Transport and storage	17
Administrative and support service activities	16
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	15
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	12
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Other	11
Construction	8
Manufacturing	8
Information and communication	7
Financial and insurance activities	6
Real estate activities	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Thornton Heath Nursery School 51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS	3out of 4	2,193 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	2,451 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Spencer Nursery School Spencer Road , Mitcham Junction CR4 4JP	3out of 4	3,082 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tunstall Nursery School Tunstall Road , CR0 6TY	4out of 4	3,284 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crosfield Nursery School Elborough Road , South Norwood SE25 5BD	3out of 4	3,886 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
West Thornton Primary School Rosecourt Road , CR0 3BS	- not rated	448 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
West Thornton Primary School Rosecourt Road , CR0 3BS	- not rated	448 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
West Thornton Primary Academy Rosecourt Road , CR0 3BS	- not rated	448 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Gonville Academy Gonville Road , CR7 6DL	3out of 4	487 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gonville Primary School Gonville Road , CR7 6DL	- not rated	487 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Malmesbury Middle School Malmesbury Road , SM4 6HG	- not rated	4,858 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Archbishop Lanfranc School Mitcham Road , CR9 3AS	- not rated	618 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy Mitcham Road , CR9 3AS	- not rated	618 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Merton Wide Way , CR4 1BP	4out of 4	1,587 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tamworth Manor High School Wide Way , CR4 1BP	- not rated	1,736 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Invictus Academy Croydon 88 London Road , CR0 2TB	4out of 4	1,914 yd	Free schools	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	1,562 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stanford County Middle School Chilmark Road , Norbury SW16 5HB	- not rated	2,450 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Thoma's of Canterbury Catholic Middle School Commonside East , CR4 1YG	- not rated	3,221 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cranmer County Middle School Cranmer Road , CR4 4XU	- not rated	3,309 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gorringe Park Middle School Sandy Lane , CR4 2HD	- not rated	3,391 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	2,917 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form 11 Oliver Grove , SE25 6EJ	- not rated	3,465 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Carshalton College Nightingale Road , SM5 2EJ	- not rated	4,028 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Phoenix College Central Road , SM4 5SE	- not rated	5,211 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	2,798 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	3out of 4	5,072 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Thornton Heath College 678 London Road , CR7 7HU	- not rated	717 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
NZO Academy of London & Surrey 121 Lombard House , Lombard Business Park CR0 3JP	- not rated	809 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Sankofa Learning Centre 2nd Floor, Day Lewis House , 324-338 Bensham Lane CR7 7EQ	- not rated	1,445 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bensham Manor School Ecclesbourne Road , CR7 7BN	4out of 4	1,597 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Arise Academy Cornerstones, 14 Willis Road , CR0 2XX	- not rated	1,914 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
Morleys Fried Chicken	106 Thornton Road, Thornton Heath	135 yd
Memory Gate Photo Cafe	Croydon House, 1 Peall Road	307 yd
Nour BBQ Hut	298 Thornton Road, Croydon	390 yd
Fat Boys Cafe	306 Thornton Road, Croydon	390 yd
Seafood & Tingz	81 Thornton Road, Thornton Heath	475 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Golden Lion	144 Stanley Road, Croydon		709 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Grill Father	13 Thornton Road, Thornton Heath	475 yd
Hustlers Waffles	1 Thornton Road, Thornton Heath	475 yd
Morleys Fried Chicken	3 The Parade, Mitcham Road	504 yd
Huang's Kitchen	4 The Parade, Mitcham Road	504 yd
Kuku Kebab House	46 Thornton Road, Thornton Heath	507 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	114 - 116 Thornton Road, Thornton Heath	269 yd
Khan Cash And Carry	50 - 52 Thornton Road, Thornton Heath	490 yd
Lidl	845 London Road, Thornton Heath	718 yd
The Little Cheap Booze Store	790 London Road, Thornton Heath	743 yd
Tesco	847 - 853 London Road, Thornton Heath	874 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Afc Croydon Athletic Training Ground MITCHAM ROAD	grass pitches	405 yd
Gonville Academy GONVILLE ROAD	grass pitches	458 yd
The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy MITCHAM ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	618 yd
West Thornton Community Centre 731-735 731-735 LONDON ROAD		654 yd
Afc Croydon Athletic SPORTS GROUND SPORTS GROUND GALPINS ROAD	grass pitches	706 yd
Canterbury Community Centre CANTERBURY COMMUNITY CENTRE CANTERBURY COMMUNITY CENTRE CANTERBURY ROAD		842 yd
Streatham-Croydon Rfc BRIGSTOCK ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	863 yd
Canterbury Road Recreation Ground CANTERBURY ROAD RECREATION GROUND CANTERBURY ROAD RECREATION GROUND CANTERBURY ROAD	artificial grass pitch	870 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	174.9 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	115 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CR0 3BD