The Ridgeway, Croydon, CR0 4AB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around CR0 4AB 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	51.4%	51.8%	0.4%	51.0%	0.8%
Male	48.6%	48.2%	-0.4%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	32.7%	35.4%	2.7%	37.9%	-2.5%
Married: Opposite sex	50%	50.4%	0.4%	44.2%	6.2%
Separated	3.4%	2.9%	-0.5%	2.2%	0.7%
Divorced	7.1%	5.6%	-1.5%	9.1%	-3.5%
Widowed	6.8%	5.6%	-1.2%	6.1%	-0.5%

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	52.1%	54.8%	2.7%	48.4%	6.4%
Good health	31.1%	29.6%	-1.5%	33.6%	-4.0%
Fair health	13%	11.1%	-1.9%	12.7%	-1.6%
Bad health	2.5%	3%	0.5%	4.0%	-1.0%
Very bad health	1.3%	1.5%	0.2%	1.2%	0.3%

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	17.3%	14.9%	-2.4%	18.2%	-3.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.1%	8.1%	-7.0%	9.6%	-1.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.4%	13.4%	-3.0%	13.4%	0.0%
Apprenticeship	3.7%	6.3%	2.6%	5.3%	1.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13%	17.9%	4.9%	16.9%	1.0%
Degree or Similar	28.1%	36.4%	8.3%	33.8%	2.6%
Other	6.5%	3%	-3.5%	2.8%	0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 46.6% 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	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	3%	1.5%	-1.5%	0.7%	0.8%
Indian	5.5%	11.8%	6.3%	3.1%	8.7%
Pakistani	3.5%	3.3%	-0.2%	2.7%	0.6%
Other Asian	4%	10.3%	6.3%	1.6%	8.7%
Black African	4.8%	8.8%	4.0%	2.5%	6.3%
Black Caribbean	7%	10.5%	3.5%	1.0%	9.5%
Other Black	3.3%	0.5%	-2.8%	0.5%	0.0%
Mixed White and Asian	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	2.3%	1.3%	-1.0%	0.4%	0.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.8%	2.5%	0.7%	0.9%	1.6%
Mixed Other	0.5%	1%	0.5%	0.8%	0.2%
White	60.4%	46.6%	-13.8%	81.4%	-34.8%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	1.5%	1.5%	0.0%	1.6%	-0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 72% 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	78.9%	72%	-6.9%	83.2%	-11.2%
European Union	1.8%	1.8%	0.0%	6.1%	-4.3%
Rest of Europe	0.5%	1.8%	1.3%	0.8%	1.0%
Africa	6%	8.8%	2.8%	2.7%	6.1%
Middle East and Asia	10%	12.3%	2.3%	5.6%	6.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.8%	3.3%	0.5%	1.3%	2.0%
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	78.2%	72.4%	-5.8%	83.2%	-10.8%
10+ Years	0.8%	24.4%	23.6%	9.8%	14.6%
5-10 Years	1%	0.8%	-0.2%	2.9%	-2.1%
2-5 Years	4.8%	2%	-2.8%	2.2%	-0.2%
Less than 2 years	15.3%	0.5%	-14.8%	1.9%	-1.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	86.6%	76.7%	9.9%
Italy	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Portugal	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Romania	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other EU countries	0.3%	1.5%	-1.2%
Other Europe	1.8%	0.2%	1.6%
Central and Western Africa	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	1.5%	1.2%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	5%	13.5%	-8.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	19.4%	37.2%	-17.8%
Christian	50.9%	46.2%	4.7%
Buddhist	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Hindu	12.3%	1.7%	10.6%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	6.3%	6.5%	-0.2%
Other religion	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Not answered	7.8%	6.0%	1.8%

Safety

Is The Ridgeway Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around The Ridgeway was 28.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 36.0% lower than the Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

The Ridgeway has the 7th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown and the 156th lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 14.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -79.6%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 66% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£49,600

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in CR0 4AB, 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 9/10 (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) - 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 The Ridgeway are based on 105 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 The Ridgeway, Croydon, CR0 4AB

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR0 4AB

Average Price
£534,015

Semi-Detached
£532,015

Terraced
£535,015

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for The Ridgeway

Average Price
£539,932

Semi-Detached
£546,323

Terraced
£506,848

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on The RidgewayStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
12 The Ridgeway, Croydon, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£289,950	2007-02-09	£551,917
12 The Ridgeway, Croydon, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£220,000	2006-06-30	£446,258
2 The Ridgeway, Croydon, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£115,000	1998-10-29	£515,825
6 The Ridgeway, Croydon, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£80,500	1996-10-28	£484,568

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR0 4AB

Employment

CR0 4AB area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	130
Retired	64
Self-Employed	36
Part-Time Employee	31
Looking after home or family	18
Student (economically inactive)	17
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	13
Unemployed	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Other	7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	35
Human health and social work activities	26
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	23
Education	22
Information and communication	16
Administrative and support service activities	13
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Construction	12
Transport and storage	12
Manufacturing	11
Financial and insurance activities	10
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Other	5
Real estate activities	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Mining and quarrying	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Tunstall Nursery School Tunstall Road , CR0 6TY	4out of 4	3,145 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Purley Nursery School 58 Pampisford Road , CR8 2NE	4out of 4	3,304 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Spencer Nursery School Spencer Road , Mitcham Junction CR4 4JP	3out of 4	3,567 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	3,599 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornton Heath Nursery School 51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS	3out of 4	4,034 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Waddon Infant School Purley Way , CR0 4RG	- not rated	737 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Primary Academy Purley Way 47 Propeller Crescent , CR0 4FE	4out of 4	779 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
High View Primary School The Chase , SM6 8JT	3out of 4	908 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Minster Junior School Warrington Road , CR0 4BH	- not rated	927 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Minster Nursery and Infants Church of England Academy Warrington Road , CR0 4BH	3out of 4	927 yd	Academy converter	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	5,461 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Highview High School The Chase , SM6 8JT	- not rated	908 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Andrew's CofE School Warrington Road , CR0 4BH	- not rated	927 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Wilson's School Mollison Drive , SM6 9JW	4out of 4	1,226 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Wilson's School Mollison Drive , SM6 9JW	- not rated	1,226 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Harris Invictus Academy Croydon 88 London Road , CR0 2TB	4out of 4	2,007 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	4,200 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cranmer County Middle School Cranmer Road , CR4 4XU	- not rated	4,793 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stanford County Middle School Chilmark Road , Norbury SW16 5HB	- not rated	5,148 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Thoma's of Canterbury Catholic Middle School Commonside East , CR4 1YG	- not rated	5,223 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Malmesbury County Middle School Malmesbury Road , SM4 6HG	- not rated	5,461 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	2,064 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Carshalton College Nightingale Road , SM5 2EJ	- not rated	3,298 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form 11 Oliver Grove , SE25 6EJ	- not rated	4,952 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Link Secondary School 82-86 Croydon Road , Beddington CR0 4PD	- not rated	190 yd	Academy special converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Link Secondary School 82-86 Croydon Road , Beddington CR0 4PD	- not rated	190 yd	Non-maintained special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Carew Academy 33 Headley Avenue , SM6 8NQ	4out of 4	430 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Carew Academy 33 Headley Avenue , SM6 8NQ	- not rated	430 yd	Academy special sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The Link School 138 Croydon Road , Beddington CR0 4PG	- not rated	526 yd	Academy special converter	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
McDonalds	Mcdonalds Drive Through Restaurant, 415 Purley Way	299 yd
La Pizzeria	352 Purley Way, Croydon	463 yd
Starbucks	330 Purley Way, Croydon	524 yd
Waddon Cafe	445 Purley Way, Croydon	546 yd
Tai Tung Restaurant	Unit 1 - 1A, Wing Yip Business Centre	606 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Hare And Hounds	325 Purley Way, Croydon	556 yd
The Plough	The Plough Inn, The Broadway	785 yd
Harvest Home Pub	Harvest Home, 27 Beddington Lane	880 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
C And S Catering -KITCHEN 1 1st Floor	Unit 25, 57A Croydon Road	295 yd
JA Tasty By Bigz	405 Purley Way, Croydon	299 yd
New Star Chinese Takeaway	345 Purley Way, Croydon	510 yd
Mint & Curry Leaves Ltd	10 Central Parade, Denning Avenue	530 yd
Fiveways Fish Bar	9 Central Parade, Denning Avenue	680 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wm Morrison Supermarket	500 Purley Way, Croydon	213 yd
Marks And Spencer Purley Way	330 Purley Way, Croydon	524 yd
Aldi Food Stores	330 Purley Way, Croydon	524 yd
Lidl	2 Trojan Way, Croydon	705 yd
Asda	Marlowe Way, Beddington	1,031 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Link Secondary School 82-86 82-86 CROYDON ROAD		179 yd
Sheen Way Sports Ground (Closed) Sheen Way	grass pitches	485 yd
Waddon Leisure Centre PURLEY WAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	584 yd
Duppas Hill Recreation Ground OLD SCHOOL PLACE	grass pitches	787 yd
The Change Foundation CRICKET CENTRE CRICKET CENTRE PLOUGH LANE	grass pitches	884 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	52.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed	111 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CR0 4AB