Canterbury Road, Croydon, CR0 3PY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding CR0 3PY, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.8% 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	52.1%	52.8%	0.7%	51.0%	1.8%
Male	47.9%	47.2%	-0.7%	49.0%	-1.8%

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	38.9%	41.5%	2.6%	37.9%	3.6%
Married: Opposite sex	50.3%	46%	-4.3%	44.2%	1.8%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Separated	2.6%	3.4%	0.8%	2.2%	1.2%
Divorced	5%	4.1%	-0.9%	9.1%	-5.0%
Widowed	3.2%	4.7%	1.5%	6.1%	-1.4%

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 (85.5%) 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	53.4%	56.4%	3.0%	48.4%	8.0%
Good health	34.1%	29.1%	-5.0%	33.6%	-4.5%
Fair health	8.6%	10.2%	1.6%	12.7%	-2.5%
Bad health	2.9%	2.9%	0.0%	4.0%	-1.1%
Very bad health	1%	1.4%	0.4%	1.2%	0.2%

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	13.8%	18.7%	4.9%	18.2%	0.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.5%	10%	-3.5%	9.6%	0.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.9%	12.1%	0.2%	13.4%	-1.3%
Apprenticeship	0.5%	2.7%	2.2%	5.3%	-2.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.6%	18%	6.4%	16.9%	1.1%
Degree or Similar	34.4%	36.4%	2.0%	33.8%	2.6%
Other	14.3%	2.1%	-12.2%	2.8%	-0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 23.4% 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%	0.5%	-0.5%	1.1%	-0.6%
Chinese	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	22.9%	19.1%	-3.8%	3.1%	16.0%
Pakistani	9.2%	11.5%	2.3%	2.7%	8.8%
Other Asian	8.8%	6.8%	-2.0%	1.6%	5.2%
Black African	19.6%	11.8%	-7.8%	2.5%	9.3%
Black Caribbean	7.8%	11.3%	3.5%	1.0%	10.3%
Other Black	4.1%	4.1%	0.0%	0.5%	3.6%
Mixed White and Asian	1.2%	0.3%	-0.9%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	2.2%	1.8%	0.4%	1.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.9%	3.1%	0.2%	0.9%	2.2%
Mixed Other	1.2%	1.9%	0.7%	0.8%	1.1%
White	19.2%	23.4%	4.2%	81.4%	-58.0%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	1.4%	3.2%	1.8%	1.6%	1.6%

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	43.6%	48.2%	4.6%	83.2%	-35.0%
European Union	3.3%	8.4%	5.1%	6.1%	2.3%
Rest of Europe	1.4%	2.1%	0.7%	0.8%	1.3%
Africa	18%	11.9%	-6.1%	2.7%	9.2%
Middle East and Asia	29.9%	25%	-4.9%	5.6%	19.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.7%	4.3%	0.6%	1.3%	3.0%
British Overseas	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%

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. 35.2% 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	43.1%	48.3%	5.2%	83.2%	-34.9%
10+ Years	3.5%	35.2%	31.7%	9.8%	25.4%
5-10 Years	10.2%	9%	-1.2%	2.9%	6.1%
2-5 Years	17.4%	4.3%	-13.1%	2.2%	2.1%
Less than 2 years	25.8%	3.3%	-22.5%	1.9%	1.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	66.4%	76.7%	-10.3%
Ireland	2.9%	0.6%	2.3%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Portugal	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Spain	0.9%	0.4%	0.5%
Poland	3.1%	1.3%	1.8%
Romania	3.6%	0.9%	2.7%
Other EU countries	2.6%	1.5%	1.1%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Southern Asia	6.2%	1.2%	5.0%
South-East Asia	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Central and South America	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
No passport held	6.2%	13.5%	-7.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	12.7%	37.2%	-24.5%
Christian	40.4%	46.2%	-5.8%
Buddhist	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Hindu	14.1%	1.7%	12.4%
Muslim	20.5%	6.5%	14.0%
Sikh	1%	0.9%	0.1%
Not answered	10.3%	6.0%	4.3%

Safety

Is Canterbury Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Canterbury Road was 241.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 32.1% higher than the Broad Green average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Canterbury Road has the 28th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green and the 98th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 75.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 233.7%.

🔎 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 3PY, 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 - 6/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 7/10 (above 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) - 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 Canterbury Road are based on 230 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 Canterbury Road, Croydon, CR0 3PY

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR0 3PY

Average Price
£353,471

Semi-Detached
£507,698

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£1,568,638

Flats/Maisonettes
£238,967

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Canterbury Road

Average Price
£376,274

Semi-Detached
£408,763

Terraced
£401,688

Detached
£913,812

Flats/Maisonettes
£214,522

Other
£1,565,085

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Canterbury Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 2 23 Canterbury Road, Croydon, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£250,000	2025-09-09	£244,438
11B Canterbury Road, Croydon, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£205,000	2024-08-07	£191,697
13A Canterbury Road, Croydon, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£275,000	2024-01-18	£261,042
3B Canterbury Road, Croydon, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£250,000	2023-03-31	£224,235
Flat 1 17 Canterbury Road, Croydon, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£205,000	2014-12-23	£248,545

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR0 3PY

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in CR0 3PY 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	150
Part-Time Employee	78
Self-Employed	36
Student (economically inactive)	33
Retired	31
Other	30
Looking after home or family	26
Unemployed	24
Long-Term Sick or disabled	19
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	44
Human health and social work activities	40
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	25
Accommodation and food service activities	20
Construction	16
Education	13
Administrative and support service activities	12
Transport and storage	12
Other	10
Financial and insurance activities	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Manufacturing	4
Information and communication	4
Real estate activities	3

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	1,794 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornton Heath Nursery School 51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS	3out of 4	1,873 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tunstall Nursery School Tunstall Road , CR0 6TY	4out of 4	2,379 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crosfield Nursery School Elborough Road , South Norwood SE25 5BD	3out of 4	3,281 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Spencer Nursery School Spencer Road , Mitcham Junction CR4 4JP	3out of 4	3,690 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Elmwood Junior School Lodge Road , CR0 2PL	3out of 4	534 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Elmwood Infant School Lodge Road , CR0 2PL	3out of 4	534 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chestnut Park Primary School 49 St James Road , CR0 2UR	4out of 4	651 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Kingsley Primary School Thomson Crescent , CR0 3JT	- not rated	672 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kingsley Primary Academy Thomson Crescent , CR0 3JT	- not rated	672 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	984 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Catholic High School Woburn Road , CR9 2EE	3out of 4	1,318 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Selhurst Girls' High School The Crescent , CR9 2LY	- not rated	1,397 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
The Archbishop Lanfranc School Mitcham Road , CR9 3AS	- not rated	1,468 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy Mitcham Road , CR9 3AS	- not rated	1,468 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	2,466 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stanford County Middle School Chilmark Road , Norbury SW16 5HB	- not rated	3,301 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Thoma's of Canterbury Catholic Middle School Commonside East , CR4 1YG	- not rated	4,144 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cranmer County Middle School Cranmer Road , CR4 4XU	- not rated	4,162 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gorringe Park Middle School Sandy Lane , CR4 2HD	- not rated	4,323 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	1,994 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form 11 Oliver Grove , SE25 6EJ	- not rated	3,022 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Carshalton College Nightingale Road , SM5 2EJ	- not rated	4,347 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	3,641 yd	Community school	Yes	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	701 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Thornton Heath College 678 London Road , CR7 7HU	- not rated	702 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Arise Academy Cornerstones, 14 Willis Road , CR0 2XX	- not rated	1,047 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Al-Khair School Preparatory School 36 Pitlake , Croydon CR0 3RA	- not rated	1,214 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	1,245 yd	Miscellaneous	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
Elim Pentecostal Church	Stanley Road, Croydon	159 yd
Mayday Cafe	355 London Road, Croydon	196 yd
Real Taste Of India	466 London Road, Croydon	220 yd
Taste Of Kerala	305 London Road, Croydon	269 yd
Indo Ceylon Spice Restaurant Pvt	337 London Road, Croydon	269 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Golden Lion	144 Stanley Road, Croydon		262 yd
Broad Green Tavern	296 London Road, Croydon		520 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Fresh And Tasty	476 London Road, Croydon	220 yd
Rotti Mama	341 London Road, Croydon	254 yd
Hungry Corner	311 London Road, Croydon	294 yd
Hong Kong Chinese Takeaway	287 London Road, Croydon	381 yd
Sambal Express	332 London Road, Croydon	429 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	369 - 373 London Road, Croydon	192 yd
M & S Simply Foods At Croydon University Hospital	Croydon University Hospital, 530 London Road	471 yd
Bensham Local	102 Bensham Lane, Thornton Heath	620 yd
Gucio Delicatessen	222B London Road, Croydon	717 yd
Sainsbury's	114 - 116 Thornton Road, Thornton Heath	804 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Canterbury Community Centre CANTERBURY COMMUNITY CENTRE CANTERBURY COMMUNITY CENTRE CANTERBURY ROAD		357 yd
Canterbury Road Recreation Ground CANTERBURY ROAD RECREATION GROUND CANTERBURY ROAD RECREATION GROUND CANTERBURY ROAD	artificial grass pitch	383 yd
West Thornton Community Centre 731-735 731-735 LONDON ROAD		867 yd
Easygym (London West Croydon) 99-101 99-101 London Road	health and fitness suite	875 yd
Streatham-Croydon Rfc BRIGSTOCK ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	946 yd
Harris Invictus Academy Croydon LONDON ROAD		991 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.4%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	98.4%

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	1.6%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	1.6%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	173.5 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	57.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CR0 3PY