Thornton Avenue, Croydon, CR0 3BU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding CR0 3BU, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 53.3% 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	50.4%	53.3%	2.9%	51.0%	2.3%
Male	49.6%	46.7%	-2.9%	49.0%	-2.3%

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 3BU, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 45% 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	38.1%	45%	6.9%	37.9%	7.1%
Married: Opposite sex	49%	40.9%	-8.1%	44.2%	-3.3%
Separated	2.8%	3.1%	0.3%	2.2%	0.9%
Divorced	5.9%	7.2%	1.3%	9.1%	-1.9%
Widowed	4.2%	3.8%	-0.4%	6.1%	-2.3%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	47.1%	49.6%	2.5%	48.4%	1.2%
Good health	37%	34.9%	-2.1%	33.6%	1.3%
Fair health	12.2%	10.1%	-2.1%	12.7%	-2.6%
Bad health	2.8%	5.2%	2.4%	4.0%	1.2%
Very bad health	1%	0.2%	-0.8%	1.2%	-1.0%

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	18.5%	18.2%	-0.3%	18.2%	0.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.1%	13.5%	-2.6%	9.6%	3.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.9%	12.9%	0.0%	13.4%	-0.5%
Apprenticeship	1%	2.5%	1.5%	5.3%	-2.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.1%	14.4%	4.3%	16.9%	-2.5%
Degree or Similar	27.3%	34.5%	7.2%	33.8%	0.7%
Other	14%	4.1%	-9.9%	2.8%	1.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 19.7% 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	1.5%	1.2%	-0.3%	1.1%	0.1%
Chinese	0.8%	1%	0.2%	0.7%	0.3%
Indian	13.9%	14.1%	0.2%	3.1%	11.0%
Pakistani	7.6%	4.9%	-2.7%	2.7%	2.2%
Other Asian	17.7%	19.2%	1.5%	1.6%	17.6%
Black African	12.4%	14.1%	1.7%	2.5%	11.6%
Black Caribbean	5.6%	7.5%	1.9%	1.0%	6.5%
Other Black	5.1%	1.5%	-3.6%	0.5%	1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	2%	3.9%	1.9%	0.8%	3.1%
Mixed White and African	0.5%	1.2%	0.7%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	0.2%	-0.6%	0.9%	-0.7%
Mixed Other	1.3%	4.1%	2.8%	0.8%	3.3%
White	27.6%	19.7%	-7.9%	81.4%	-61.7%
Arab	2.8%	0%	-2.8%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.5%	7.3%	6.8%	1.6%	5.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 48.2% 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	54.4%	48.2%	-6.2%	83.2%	-35.0%
European Union	4.6%	7.6%	3.0%	6.1%	1.5%
Rest of Europe	1.3%	2.2%	0.9%	0.8%	1.4%
Africa	12.7%	10.3%	-2.4%	2.7%	7.6%
Middle East and Asia	24.3%	27.5%	3.2%	5.6%	21.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.8%	3.9%	1.1%	1.3%	2.6%
Oceania	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 48.2% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 34.9% 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	53.7%	47.8%	-5.9%	83.2%	-35.4%
10+ Years	3%	34.9%	31.9%	9.8%	25.1%
5-10 Years	7.6%	9.5%	1.9%	2.9%	6.6%
2-5 Years	10.9%	2.7%	-8.2%	2.2%	0.5%
Less than 2 years	24.8%	5.1%	-19.7%	1.9%	3.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	68.9%	76.7%	-7.8%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Germany	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	3.4%	0.4%	3.0%
Poland	1.7%	1.3%	0.4%
Romania	1.7%	0.9%	0.8%
Other EU countries	4.7%	1.5%	3.2%
Central and Western Africa	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Southern Asia	6.1%	1.2%	4.9%
South-East Asia	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	1%	0.3%	0.7%
No passport held	8.1%	13.5%	-5.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	12.2%	37.2%	-25.0%
Christian	42.1%	46.2%	-4.1%
Buddhist	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Hindu	25.9%	1.7%	24.2%
Muslim	9.3%	6.5%	2.8%
Other religion	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Not answered	8.6%	6.0%	2.6%

Safety

Is Thornton Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Thornton Avenue was 75.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 58.7% lower than the Broad Green average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Thornton Avenue has the 21st lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green and the 526th lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 48.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -54.8%.

🔎 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
£51,200

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in CR0 3BU, 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 - 8/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 8/10 (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) - 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) - 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 Thornton Avenue are based on 67 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 Thornton Avenue, Croydon, CR0 3BU

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR0 3BU

Average Price
£406,438

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£406,438

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Thornton Avenue

Average Price
£401,555

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£401,555

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Thornton AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
22 Thornton Avenue, Croydon, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£387,500	2025-02-24	£382,548
60 Thornton Avenue, Croydon, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£470,000	2025-02-17	£463,994
54 Thornton Avenue, Croydon, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£350,000	2019-11-01	£385,333
32 Thornton Avenue, Croydon, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£359,000	2019-06-05	£400,955
42 Thornton Avenue, Croydon, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£338,500	2019-03-14	£376,698

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR0 3BU

Employment

CR0 3BU area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in CR0 3BU 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	99
Part-Time Employee	51
Retired	37
Self-Employed	33
Student (economically inactive)	33
Other	18
Looking after home or family	17
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9
Unemployed	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	41
Human health and social work activities	22
Construction	15
Administrative and support service activities	14
Education	13
Transport and storage	12
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Financial and insurance activities	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Other	7
Information and communication	4
Manufacturing	3
Real estate activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

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	2,333 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	2,467 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Spencer Nursery School Spencer Road , Mitcham Junction CR4 4JP	3out of 4	2,996 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tunstall Nursery School Tunstall Road , CR0 6TY	4out of 4	3,147 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crosfield Nursery School Elborough Road , South Norwood SE25 5BD	3out of 4	3,937 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	110 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
West Thornton Primary School Rosecourt Road , CR0 3BS	- not rated	110 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
West Thornton Primary Academy Rosecourt Road , CR0 3BS	- not rated	110 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Gonville Academy Gonville Road , CR7 6DL	3out of 4	833 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gonville Primary School Gonville Road , CR7 6DL	- not rated	833 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	4,837 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	706 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy Mitcham Road , CR9 3AS	- not rated	706 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Invictus Academy Croydon 88 London Road , CR0 2TB	4out of 4	1,703 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Merton Wide Way , CR4 1BP	4out of 4	1,877 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tamworth Manor High School Wide Way , CR4 1BP	- not rated	2,041 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	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	1,860 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stanford County Middle School Chilmark Road , Norbury SW16 5HB	- not rated	2,771 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cranmer County Middle School Cranmer Road , CR4 4XU	- not rated	3,393 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Thoma's of Canterbury Catholic Middle School Commonside East , CR4 1YG	- not rated	3,399 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gorringe Park Middle School Sandy Lane , CR4 2HD	- not rated	3,631 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	2,681 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form 11 Oliver Grove , SE25 6EJ	- not rated	3,578 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Carshalton College Nightingale Road , SM5 2EJ	- not rated	3,825 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Phoenix College Central Road , SM4 5SE	- not rated	5,249 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	3,121 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	3out of 4	5,418 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
NZO Academy of London & Surrey 121 Lombard House , Lombard Business Park CR0 3JP	- not rated	465 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Thornton Heath College 678 London Road , CR7 7HU	- not rated	848 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Sankofa Learning Centre 2nd Floor, Day Lewis House , 324-338 Bensham Lane CR7 7EQ	- not rated	1,598 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bensham Manor School Ecclesbourne Road , CR7 7BN	4out of 4	1,734 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Arise Academy Cornerstones, 14 Willis Road , CR0 2XX	- not rated	1,811 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
Memory Gate Photo Cafe	Croydon House, 1 Peall Road	51 yd
Nour BBQ Hut	298 Thornton Road, Croydon	99 yd
Fat Boys Cafe	306 Thornton Road, Croydon	99 yd
Little Beijing	6 Beddington Terrace, Mitcham Road	264 yd
Morleys Fried Chicken	106 Thornton Road, Thornton Heath	306 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Golden Lion	144 Stanley Road, Croydon		509 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Dominic's Pizza	377 Mitcham Road, Croydon	278 yd
Chicken Hut	387 Mitcham Road, Croydon	278 yd
Morleys Fried Chicken	3 The Parade, Mitcham Road	286 yd
Huang's Kitchen	4 The Parade, Mitcham Road	286 yd
Master's Kebab Takeaway	558 Mitcham Road, Croydon	544 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	114 - 116 Thornton Road, Thornton Heath	492 yd
Booker Cash & Carry	Booker Cash And Carry, 2-8 Newman Road	662 yd
Khan Cash And Carry	50 - 52 Thornton Road, Thornton Heath	712 yd
Tesco	369 - 373 London Road, Croydon	961 yd
Lidl	845 London Road, Thornton Heath	977 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Canterbury Community Centre CANTERBURY COMMUNITY CENTRE CANTERBURY COMMUNITY CENTRE CANTERBURY ROAD		567 yd
Canterbury Road Recreation Ground CANTERBURY ROAD RECREATION GROUND CANTERBURY ROAD RECREATION GROUND CANTERBURY ROAD	artificial grass pitch	586 yd
Afc Croydon Athletic Training Ground MITCHAM ROAD	grass pitches	685 yd
The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy MITCHAM ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	705 yd
Gonville Academy GONVILLE ROAD	grass pitches	804 yd
West Thornton Community Centre 731-735 731-735 LONDON ROAD		861 yd
Afc Croydon Athletic SPORTS GROUND SPORTS GROUND GALPINS ROAD	grass pitches	1,041 yd
Streatham-Croydon Rfc BRIGSTOCK ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	1,058 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	160 Mbit/s
Average download speed	335.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	32.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	115 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CR0 3BU