Mitcham Road, Croydon, CR0 3JE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around CR0 3JE is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.9%	51.8%	-0.1%	51.0%	0.8%
Male	48.1%	48.2%	0.1%	49.0%	-0.8%

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 3JE, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 47.8% 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	40.8%	47.8%	7.0%	37.9%	9.9%
Married: Opposite sex	46.4%	40.7%	-5.7%	44.2%	-3.5%
Separated	2.4%	2.2%	-0.2%	2.2%	0.0%
Divorced	7.6%	6.3%	-1.3%	9.1%	-2.8%
Widowed	2.8%	3%	0.2%	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	47.7%	52.6%	4.9%	48.4%	4.2%
Good health	38.6%	33.5%	-5.1%	33.6%	-0.1%
Fair health	10.1%	10.6%	0.5%	12.7%	-2.1%
Bad health	3.6%	2.5%	-1.1%	4.0%	-1.5%
Very bad health	0%	0.8%	0.8%	1.2%	-0.4%

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	14.2%	21.3%	7.1%	18.2%	3.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.7%	11.2%	-3.5%	9.6%	1.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.7%	16.4%	2.7%	13.4%	3.0%
Apprenticeship	1.9%	3%	1.1%	5.3%	-2.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.4%	15.7%	5.3%	16.9%	-1.2%
Degree or Similar	27.5%	29.1%	1.6%	33.8%	-4.7%
Other	17.5%	3.4%	-14.1%	2.8%	0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 21.5% 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	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	1.1%	-1.1%
Indian	16.6%	19.9%	3.3%	3.1%	16.8%
Pakistani	6.2%	5.4%	-0.8%	2.7%	2.7%
Other Asian	17.5%	11.4%	-6.1%	1.6%	9.8%
Black African	12.3%	10.6%	-1.7%	2.5%	8.1%
Black Caribbean	6.5%	12.3%	5.8%	1.0%	11.3%
Other Black	4.5%	5.2%	0.7%	0.5%	4.7%
Mixed White and Asian	2.6%	0.5%	-2.1%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.6%	3.3%	-0.3%	0.9%	2.4%
Mixed Other	1.6%	5.4%	3.8%	0.8%	4.6%
White	23.4%	21.5%	-1.9%	81.4%	-59.9%
Arab	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.6%	0.2%
Other	2.9%	3.5%	0.6%	1.6%	1.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 47% 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	50.6%	47%	-3.6%	83.2%	-36.2%
European Union	7.1%	8.7%	1.6%	6.1%	2.6%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.8%	0.0%
Africa	10.4%	11.2%	0.8%	2.7%	8.5%
Middle East and Asia	27.6%	27.3%	-0.3%	5.6%	21.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.6%	4.6%	1.0%	1.3%	3.3%
Oceania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 47% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 37.1% 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	49.4%	46.9%	-2.5%	83.2%	-36.3%
10+ Years	4.2%	37.1%	32.9%	9.8%	27.3%
5-10 Years	7.1%	9%	1.9%	2.9%	6.1%
2-5 Years	18.5%	3.5%	-15.0%	2.2%	1.3%
Less than 2 years	20.8%	3.5%	-17.3%	1.9%	1.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.9%	76.7%	-6.8%
France	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Portugal	3.6%	0.5%	3.1%
Spain	1.4%	0.4%	1.0%
Poland	3.6%	1.3%	2.3%
Other EU countries	2.7%	1.5%	1.2%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Southern Asia	7.7%	1.2%	6.5%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Oceania	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
No passport held	4.1%	13.5%	-9.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	13.9%	37.2%	-23.3%
Christian	48%	46.2%	1.8%
Buddhist	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Hindu	16.1%	1.7%	14.4%
Muslim	14.7%	6.5%	8.2%
Not answered	6.8%	6.0%	0.8%

Safety

Is Mitcham Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Mitcham Road was 139.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 23.8% lower than the Broad Green average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Mitcham Road has the 50th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green and the 232nd highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 34.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -56.8%.

🔎 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
£45,900

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in CR0 3JE, 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 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) - 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 Mitcham Road are based on 477 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 Mitcham Road, Croydon, CR0 3JE

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR0 3JE

Average Price
£338,836

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£354,111

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£186,087

Estimated Average Property Prices for Mitcham Road

Average Price
£540,493

Semi-Detached
£362,773

Terraced
£382,962

Detached
£474,893

Flats/Maisonettes
£306,041

Other
£5,333,574

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Mitcham Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
168 Mitcham Road, Croydon, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£340,000	2023-09-07	£329,686
160 Mitcham Road, Croydon, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£345,000	2023-07-21	£342,414
172 Mitcham Road, Croydon, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£182,350	2017-02-01	£172,908
162 Mitcham Road, Croydon, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£284,000	2015-05-14	£392,937
148A Mitcham Road, Croydon, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£160,000	2014-03-31	£256,166

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR0 3JE

Employment

CR0 3JE 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 3JE 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	77
Part-Time Employee	46
Student (economically inactive)	28
Self-Employed	26
Looking after home or family	26
Retired	20
Other	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Unemployed	6

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	29
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13
Transport and storage	9
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Education	8
Administrative and support service activities	6
Other	6
Construction	6
Financial and insurance activities	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Information and communication	4
Manufacturing	3
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation 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	2,059 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tunstall Nursery School Tunstall Road , CR0 6TY	4out of 4	2,223 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornton Heath Nursery School 51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS	3out of 4	2,351 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crosfield Nursery School Elborough Road , South Norwood SE25 5BD	3out of 4	3,512 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Spencer Nursery School Spencer Road , Mitcham Junction CR4 4JP	3out of 4	3,689 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kingsley Junior School Chapman Road , CR0 3NX	- not rated	217 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Primary Academy Croydon Thomson Crescent , CR0 3JT	4out of 4	338 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kingsley Primary School Thomson Crescent , CR0 3JT	- not rated	339 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kingsley Primary Academy Thomson Crescent , CR0 3JT	- not rated	339 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kingsley Infants' School Thomson Crescent , CR0 3JT	- not rated	339 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Invictus Academy Croydon 88 London Road , CR0 2TB	4out of 4	692 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Selhurst Girls' High School The Crescent , CR9 2LY	- not rated	1,135 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
St Mary's Catholic High School Woburn Road , CR9 2EE	3out of 4	1,139 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Andrew's CofE School Warrington Road , CR0 4BH	- not rated	1,430 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Archbishop Lanfranc School Mitcham Road , CR9 3AS	- not rated	1,809 yd	Foundation school	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	2,972 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stanford County Middle School Chilmark Road , Norbury SW16 5HB	- not rated	3,851 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cranmer County Middle School Cranmer Road , CR4 4XU	- not rated	4,391 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Thoma's of Canterbury Catholic Middle School Commonside East , CR4 1YG	- not rated	4,498 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gorringe Park Middle School Sandy Lane , CR4 2HD	- not rated	4,760 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	1,574 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form 11 Oliver Grove , SE25 6EJ	- not rated	3,380 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Carshalton College Nightingale Road , SM5 2EJ	- not rated	4,119 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	4,197 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Al-Khair School Preparatory School 36 Pitlake , Croydon CR0 3RA	- not rated	691 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
NZO Academy of London & Surrey 121 Lombard House , Lombard Business Park CR0 3JP	- not rated	777 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
New Life Christian School 5 Cairo New Road , CR0 1XP	- not rated	926 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Arise Academy Cornerstones, 14 Willis Road , CR0 2XX	- not rated	1,131 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Span Centre 10 Tavistock Road , CR0 2AL	- not rated	1,194 yd	Pupil referral unit	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
Anny's Restaurant	236 Mitcham Road, Croydon	296 yd
Dosa Kada	239 - 241 London Road, Croydon	458 yd
NIC Services Group Ltd At Tesco.com	33 Factory Lane, Croydon	468 yd
ASKI	299 London Road, Croydon	500 yd
Domino's Pizza	334 London Road, Croydon	506 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Broad Green Tavern	296 London Road, Croydon		512 yd
The Golden Lion	144 Stanley Road, Croydon		725 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mitcham Kitchen Caribbean Take Away	226 Mitcham Road, Croydon	234 yd
Morley's Fried Chicken	220 Mitcham Road, Croydon	234 yd
Phoenix City Chinese Takeaway	222 Mitcham Road, Croydon	234 yd
Famous Peri Peri	230 Mitcham Road, Croydon	234 yd
Planet Kebab	224 Mitcham Road, Croydon	234 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco.com	33 Factory Lane, Croydon	468 yd
Gucio Delicatessen	222B London Road, Croydon	550 yd
Tesco	369 - 373 London Road, Croydon	606 yd
Lidl Superstore	Supermarket, 99 - 101 London Road	663 yd
Sainsbury's	J Sainsbury Plc, 2 Trafalgar Way	698 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Canterbury Road Recreation Ground CANTERBURY ROAD RECREATION GROUND CANTERBURY ROAD RECREATION GROUND CANTERBURY ROAD	artificial grass pitch	546 yd
Easygym (London West Croydon) 99-101 99-101 London Road	health and fitness suite	559 yd
Canterbury Community Centre CANTERBURY COMMUNITY CENTRE CANTERBURY COMMUNITY CENTRE CANTERBURY ROAD		569 yd
Harris Invictus Academy Croydon LONDON ROAD		708 yd
Wandle Park CORNWALL ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	789 yd
Bedford Hall BEDFORD HALL 72-74 BEDFORD HALL 72-74 WELLESLEY ROAD		1,042 yd
The Gym (Croydon Purley Way) Hesterman Way	health and fitness suite	1,061 yd
Profiles For Women (Croydon) (Closed) North End	health and fitness suite	1,079 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	63.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	110.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	15.4 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CR0 3JE