Mitcham Road, Croydon, CR0 3JJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding CR0 3JJ has a slightly higher male population, with 50.3% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.5%	49.7%	1.2%	51.0%	-1.3%
Male	51.5%	50.3%	-1.2%	49.0%	1.3%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	39.4%	41.1%	1.7%	37.9%	3.2%
Married: Opposite sex	42.9%	40.6%	-2.3%	44.2%	-3.6%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Separated	3.5%	2.2%	-1.3%	2.2%	0.0%
Divorced	7.1%	5.8%	-1.3%	9.1%	-3.3%
Widowed	7.1%	9.4%	2.3%	6.1%	3.3%

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	45.8%	48.3%	2.5%	48.4%	-0.1%
Good health	36.7%	31.5%	-5.2%	33.6%	-2.1%
Fair health	13.5%	14.8%	1.3%	12.7%	2.1%
Bad health	3.7%	3.7%	0.0%	4.0%	-0.3%
Very bad health	0.3%	1.7%	1.4%	1.2%	0.5%

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.

In the area around CR0 3JJ this area, 28.4% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	34.1%	28.4%	-5.7%	18.2%	10.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.8%	13.3%	-3.5%	9.6%	3.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.7%	14.2%	0.5%	13.4%	0.8%
Apprenticeship	1.8%	2.2%	0.4%	5.3%	-3.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	4.4%	14.2%	9.8%	16.9%	-2.7%
Degree or Similar	19%	25.3%	6.3%	33.8%	-8.5%
Other	10.2%	2.2%	-8.0%	2.8%	-0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 34.8% 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	2%	1.7%	-0.3%	1.1%	0.6%
Chinese	1%	2.7%	1.7%	0.7%	2.0%
Indian	7.1%	8.2%	1.1%	3.1%	5.1%
Pakistani	6.1%	4.1%	-2.0%	2.7%	1.4%
Other Asian	14.5%	12.3%	-2.2%	1.6%	10.7%
Black African	7.4%	15.7%	8.3%	2.5%	13.2%
Black Caribbean	4.7%	9.9%	5.2%	1.0%	8.9%
Other Black	4.7%	3.8%	-0.9%	0.5%	3.3%
Mixed White and Asian	2%	2%	0.0%	0.8%	1.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.7%	0%	-1.7%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	2.7%	1.7%	-1.0%	0.8%	0.9%
White	44.4%	34.8%	-9.6%	81.4%	-46.6%
Arab	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	1.3%	3.1%	1.8%	1.6%	1.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 63.1% 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	67.7%	63.1%	-4.6%	83.2%	-20.1%
European Union	3.7%	5.4%	1.7%	6.1%	-0.7%
Rest of Europe	1.7%	0.3%	-1.4%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	8.1%	9.7%	1.6%	2.7%	7.0%
Middle East and Asia	17.2%	16.1%	-1.1%	5.6%	10.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.7%	5%	3.3%	1.3%	3.7%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	66.7%	63.1%	-3.6%	83.2%	-20.1%
10+ Years	4.4%	27.9%	23.5%	9.8%	18.1%
5-10 Years	5.4%	5.7%	0.3%	2.9%	2.8%
2-5 Years	10.1%	2.3%	-7.8%	2.2%	0.1%
Less than 2 years	13.5%	1%	-12.5%	1.9%	-0.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.9%	76.7%	-6.8%
Ireland	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
France	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Portugal	2.7%	0.5%	2.2%
Romania	1%	0.9%	0.1%
Other EU countries	4.3%	1.5%	2.8%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	1%	0.3%	0.7%
South and Eastern Africa	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	6%	1.2%	4.8%
North America and the Caribbean	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
No passport held	10%	13.5%	-3.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	25.5%	37.2%	-11.7%
Christian	41.3%	46.2%	-4.9%
Hindu	12.8%	1.7%	11.1%
Muslim	9.7%	6.5%	3.2%
Other religion	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Not answered	9.4%	6.0%	3.4%

Safety

Is Mitcham Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Mitcham Road was 192.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 11.6% higher than the Broad Green average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Mitcham Road has the 35th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green and the 148th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 97.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has stayed broadly stable by about 0.4%.

🔎 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 3JJ, 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 - 8/10 (high )
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) - 9/10 (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 464 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 3JJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR0 3JJ

Average Price
£292,101

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£315,752

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£197,495

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Mitcham Road

Average Price
£402,662

Semi-Detached
£361,184

Terraced
£377,714

Detached
£470,175

Flats/Maisonettes
£315,395

Other
£1,433,720

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Mitcham Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
226A Mitcham Road, Croydon, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£200,000	2022-03-10	£193,319
226A Mitcham Road, Croydon, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£160,000	2022-03-10	£154,656
226 Mitcham Road, Croydon, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£227,000	2019-04-11	£255,031
228A Mitcham Road, Croydon, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£114,000	2004-11-30	£240,436
228A Mitcham Road, Croydon, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£130,000	2002-06-12	£372,346

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR0 3JJ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in CR0 3JJ 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	64
Retired	30
Part-Time Employee	27
Self-Employed	23
Student (economically inactive)	17
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15
Looking after home or family	14
Unemployed	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11
Other	9

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	30
Transport and storage	15
Construction	14
Human health and social work activities	14
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Education	8
Administrative and support service activities	8
Manufacturing	6
Financial and insurance activities	6
Other	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Information and communication	2
Real estate activities	1
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	2out of 4	2,200 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornton Heath Nursery School 51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS	3out of 4	2,356 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tunstall Nursery School Tunstall Road , CR0 6TY	4out of 4	2,541 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Spencer Nursery School Spencer Road , Mitcham Junction CR4 4JP	3out of 4	3,393 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crosfield Nursery School Elborough Road , South Norwood SE25 5BD	3out of 4	3,681 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Primary Academy Croydon Thomson Crescent , CR0 3JT	- not rated	195 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
West Thornton Primary School Rosecourt Road , CR0 3BS	- not rated	668 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Chestnut Park Primary School 49 St James Road , CR0 2UR	4out of 4	890 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Elmwood Junior School Lodge Road , CR0 2PL	3out of 4	909 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Elmwood Infant School Lodge Road , CR0 2PL	3out of 4	909 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	1,020 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy Mitcham Road , CR9 3AS	3out of 4	1,445 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Catholic High School Woburn Road , CR9 2EE	3out of 4	1,449 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Blake Academy 6 Morland Road , CR0 6NA	- not rated	2,503 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Merton Wide Way , CR4 1BP	4out of 4	2,650 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	1,938 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form 11 Oliver Grove , SE25 6EJ	- not rated	3,474 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
Woodmansterne School Woodmansterne Road , Streatham SW16 5UQ	3out of 4	3,874 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Shirley Park Shirley Road , CR9 7AL	3out of 4	4,055 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Addington Valley Academy Fieldway , CR0 9AZ	- not rated	208 yd	Free schools special	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Al-Khair School Preparatory School 36 Pitlake , Croydon CR0 3RA	- not rated	1,055 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Write Time 14 Willis Road , CR0 2XX	- not rated	1,326 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Old Palace of John Whitgift School Old Palace Road , Croydon CR0 1AX	- not rated	1,557 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Bensham Manor School Ecclesbourne Road , CR7 7BN	3out of 4	1,812 yd	Community 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
Anny's Restaurant	236 Mitcham Road, Croydon	64 yd
ASKI	299 London Road, Croydon	505 yd
Taste Of Kerala	305 London Road, Croydon	509 yd
Indo Ceylon Spice Restaurant Pvt	337 London Road, Croydon	509 yd
China Red	Shop, 3 Purley Way Crescent	526 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Golden Lion	144 Stanley Road, Croydon		521 yd
Broad Green Tavern	296 London Road, Croydon		591 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mitcham Kitchen Caribbean Take Away	226 Mitcham Road, Croydon	1 yd
Morley's Fried Chicken	220 Mitcham Road, Croydon	1 yd
Phoenix City Chinese Takeaway	222 Mitcham Road, Croydon	1 yd
Famous Peri Peri	230 Mitcham Road, Croydon	1 yd
Planet Kebab	224 Mitcham Road, Croydon	1 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	369 - 373 London Road, Croydon	539 yd
Booker Cash & Carry	Booker Cash And Carry, 2-8 Newman Road	566 yd
Tesco.com	33 Factory Lane, Croydon	647 yd
Gucio Delicatessen	222B London Road, Croydon	695 yd
Sainsbury's	J Sainsbury Plc, 2 Trafalgar Way	742 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Canterbury Road Recreation Ground CANTERBURY ROAD RECREATION GROUND CANTERBURY ROAD RECREATION GROUND CANTERBURY ROAD	artificial grass pitch	316 yd
Canterbury Community Centre CANTERBURY COMMUNITY CENTRE CANTERBURY COMMUNITY CENTRE CANTERBURY ROAD		342 yd
Easygym (London West Croydon) 99-101 99-101 London Road	health and fitness suite	752 yd
Harris Invictus Academy Croydon LONDON ROAD		899 yd
The Gym (Croydon Purley Way) Hesterman Way	health and fitness suite	972 yd
Wandle Park CORNWALL ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	999 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%

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

Overview of CR0 3JJ