Waddon Way, Croydon, CR0 4HW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding CR0 4HW, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.3% 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	50.9%	52.3%	1.4%	51.0%	1.3%
Male	49.1%	47.7%	-1.4%	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	42%	41.1%	-0.9%	37.9%	3.2%
Married: Opposite sex	38.9%	43.1%	4.2%	44.2%	-1.1%
Married: Same sex	0.5%	0.2%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.1%
Separated	4.1%	2.1%	-2.0%	2.2%	-0.1%
Divorced	8.5%	8%	-0.5%	9.1%	-1.1%
Widowed	6%	5.5%	-0.5%	6.1%	-0.6%

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	45.5%	50.2%	4.7%	48.4%	1.8%
Good health	36.6%	32.2%	-4.4%	33.6%	-1.4%
Fair health	14.7%	11.5%	-3.2%	12.7%	-1.2%
Bad health	2.2%	4.9%	2.7%	4.0%	0.9%
Very bad health	1%	1.3%	0.3%	1.2%	0.1%

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	20.2%	17.2%	-3.0%	18.2%	-1.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.8%	8.3%	-7.5%	9.6%	-1.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.2%	13.3%	-0.9%	13.4%	-0.1%
Apprenticeship	2.1%	3.2%	1.1%	5.3%	-2.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.6%	14.9%	4.3%	16.9%	-2.0%
Degree or Similar	29.5%	41.1%	11.6%	33.8%	7.3%
Other	7.5%	1.8%	-5.7%	2.8%	-1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 43.6% 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%	1.5%	1.5%	1.1%	0.4%
Chinese	4.2%	3.1%	-1.1%	0.7%	2.4%
Indian	1.8%	10.4%	8.6%	3.1%	7.3%
Pakistani	2.6%	4%	1.4%	2.7%	1.3%
Other Asian	3.2%	4.5%	1.3%	1.6%	2.9%
Black African	10.3%	10%	-0.3%	2.5%	7.5%
Black Caribbean	10.5%	8.7%	-1.8%	1.0%	7.7%
Other Black	4.2%	3.5%	-0.7%	0.5%	3.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	0.7%	0.1%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.8%	0.2%	-0.6%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.2%	2%	-1.2%	0.9%	1.1%
Mixed Other	2.8%	2.9%	0.1%	0.8%	2.1%
White	52.1%	43.6%	-8.5%	81.4%	-37.8%
Arab	0.2%	0.9%	0.7%	0.6%	0.3%
Other	3.6%	4%	0.4%	1.6%	2.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 61.4% 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	72.6%	61.4%	-11.2%	83.2%	-21.8%
European Union	3.6%	8.6%	5.0%	6.1%	2.5%
Rest of Europe	2.2%	2%	-0.2%	0.8%	1.2%
Africa	7.8%	8.2%	0.4%	2.7%	5.5%
Middle East and Asia	9.1%	14.6%	5.5%	5.6%	9.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.6%	5.1%	0.5%	1.3%	3.8%
Oceania	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	71.4%	61.3%	-10.1%	83.2%	-21.9%
10+ Years	0.6%	30.5%	29.9%	9.8%	20.7%
5-10 Years	4%	4.4%	0.4%	2.9%	1.5%
2-5 Years	4.8%	2.9%	-1.9%	2.2%	0.7%
Less than 2 years	19.3%	0.9%	-18.4%	1.9%	-1.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.9%	76.7%	0.2%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
France	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Italy	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Portugal	2.4%	0.5%	1.9%
Spain	0.9%	0.4%	0.5%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	1.1%	1.3%	-0.2%
Romania	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other EU countries	1.1%	1.5%	-0.4%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North Africa	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Southern Asia	2.4%	1.2%	1.2%
South-East Asia	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	7.7%	13.5%	-5.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	27.5%	37.2%	-9.7%
Christian	41.5%	46.2%	-4.7%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Hindu	7.3%	1.7%	5.6%
Muslim	14.2%	6.5%	7.7%
Sikh	1.1%	0.9%	0.2%
Other religion	2%	0.6%	1.4%
Not answered	6.2%	6.0%	0.2%

Safety

Is Waddon Way Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Waddon Way was 96.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 117.4% higher than the Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Waddon Way has the 29th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown and the 405th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 33.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -71.1%.

🔎 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 4HW, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 5/10 (average )
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) - 6/10 (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 Waddon Way 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 Waddon Way, Croydon, CR0 4HW

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR0 4HW

Average Price
£420,778

Semi-Detached
£426,774

Terraced
£408,787

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Waddon Way

Average Price
£798,752

Semi-Detached
£484,167

Terraced
£405,331

Detached
£838,576

Flats/Maisonettes
£365,198

Other
£22,127,132

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Waddon WayStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
54 Waddon Way, Croydon, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£435,000	2020-11-19	£450,605
64 Waddon Way, Croydon, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£372,500	2017-10-23	£404,929
54 Waddon Way, Croydon, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£250,000	2014-05-23	£377,451
60 Waddon Way, Croydon, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£215,000	2013-11-08	£364,360
66 Waddon Way, Croydon, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£190,000	2010-01-08	£371,949

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR0 4HW

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	169
Retired	65
Part-Time Employee	57
Self-Employed	43
Student (economically inactive)	23
Unemployed	22
Looking after home or family	17
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15
Other	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9

Employment Industry

Education	36
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	33
Human health and social work activities	31
Construction	20
Information and communication	16
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Other	15
Transport and storage	14
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	14
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Financial and insurance activities	12
Administrative and support service activities	11
Real estate activities	3
Manufacturing	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Purley Nursery School 58 Pampisford Road , CR8 2NE	4out of 4	2,129 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tunstall Nursery School Tunstall Road , CR0 6TY	4out of 4	3,164 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	4,121 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornton Heath Nursery School 51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS	3out of 4	4,766 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Spencer Nursery School Spencer Road , Mitcham Junction CR4 4JP	3out of 4	4,886 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Aerodrome School Goodwin Road , CR0 4EJ	- not rated	220 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Aerodrome Primary Academy Goodwin Road , CR0 4EJ	3out of 4	220 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Duppas Junior School Goodwin Road , CR0 4EJ	- not rated	220 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Primary Academy Purley Way 47 Propeller Crescent , CR0 4FE	4out of 4	623 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Waddon Infant School Purley Way , CR0 4RG	- not rated	669 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Haling Manor High School Kendra Hall Road , CR2 6DT	- not rated	703 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Purley Kendra Hall Road , CR2 6DT	3out of 4	737 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Wilson's School Mollison Drive , SM6 9JW	4out of 4	1,279 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Wilson's School Mollison Drive , SM6 9JW	- not rated	1,279 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
St Andrew's CofE School Warrington Road , CR0 4BH	- not rated	1,289 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	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	2,119 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Carshalton College Nightingale Road , SM5 2EJ	- not rated	4,360 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
John Ruskin College Selsdon Park Road , CR2 8JJ	- not rated	5,266 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form 11 Oliver Grove , SE25 6EJ	- not rated	5,419 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
St Giles School Pampisford Road , CR2 6DF	3out of 4	533 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Whitgift School Whitgift School , Haling Park CR2 6YT	- not rated	748 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Victoria House PRU Southbridge Place , Victoria House CR0 4HA	- not rated	1,168 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Carew Academy 33 Headley Avenue , SM6 8NQ	4out of 4	1,175 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Carew Academy 33 Headley Avenue , SM6 8NQ	- not rated	1,175 yd	Academy special sponsor led	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
KFC	Unit 7C, Colonnades	410 yd
Nando's	Unit 7A, Colonnades	410 yd
Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing Centre	Unit 1, Colonnades	412 yd
McDonald's	Colonnades, 619 Purley Way	412 yd
Oxygen Freejumping Trampoline Park	Unit 5B, Colonnades	412 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Fiveways Fish Bar	9 Central Parade, Denning Avenue	725 yd
Purcha	Wing Yip Business Centre, 544 Purley Way	745 yd
Mint & Curry Leaves Ltd	10 Central Parade, Denning Avenue	858 yd
Best Charcoal Grill	322A Stafford Road, Wallington	908 yd
Chick'n Lounge	3 The Parade, Stafford Road	920 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Sainsbury's Local	45 Brighton Road, South Croydon		1,024 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Hilton Croydon Hotel Health Club WADDON WAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	360 yd
Aerodrome Primary Academy GOODWIN ROAD	grass pitches	388 yd
Nuffield Health (Croydon) COLONNADES COLONNADES PURLEY WAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	408 yd
Harris Academy Purley KENDRA HALL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	696 yd
Whitgift Sports Centre HALING PARK	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts	747 yd
Sports Direct Fitness (Croydon) IMPERIAL WAY	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	794 yd
Waddon Leisure Centre PURLEY WAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	804 yd
Croydon Bowling Club Ltd NOTTINGHAM ROAD	indoor bowls	833 yd
David Lloyd (Purley) HANNIBAL WAY	health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, squash courts, swimming pool	852 yd
Purley Way Playing Fields IMPERIAL WAY	grass pitches	917 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	185.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	37.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	400 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CR0 4HW