Waddon New Road, Croydon, CR0 4JB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around CR0 4JB is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.4%	51.7%	3.3%	51.0%	0.7%
Male	51.6%	48.3%	-3.3%	49.0%	-0.7%

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 4JB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 47.3% 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	46.8%	47.3%	0.5%	37.9%	9.4%
Married: Opposite sex	32.8%	31.1%	-1.7%	44.2%	-13.1%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Separated	4.3%	1.5%	-2.8%	2.2%	-0.7%
Divorced	11.9%	13.6%	1.7%	9.1%	4.5%
Widowed	4.3%	5.5%	1.2%	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	47.7%	46.1%	-1.6%	48.4%	-2.3%
Good health	35.2%	38.8%	3.6%	33.6%	5.2%
Fair health	14.8%	11.4%	-3.4%	12.7%	-1.3%
Bad health	2%	2.9%	0.9%	4.0%	-1.1%
Very bad health	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	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	21.7%	19.3%	-2.4%	18.2%	1.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.3%	12%	-0.3%	9.6%	2.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.3%	14.2%	-1.1%	13.4%	0.8%
Apprenticeship	1.7%	4.7%	3.0%	5.3%	-0.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.2%	13.1%	2.9%	16.9%	-3.8%
Degree or Similar	28.5%	33.9%	5.4%	33.8%	0.1%
Other	10.2%	2.6%	-7.6%	2.8%	-0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 50.6% 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%	0.3%	0.3%	1.1%	-0.8%
Chinese	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	2%	3.2%	1.2%	3.1%	0.1%
Pakistani	2.6%	0.3%	-2.3%	2.7%	-2.4%
Other Asian	3.9%	5%	1.1%	1.6%	3.4%
Black African	5.3%	10.6%	5.3%	2.5%	8.1%
Black Caribbean	8.2%	7.9%	-0.3%	1.0%	6.9%
Other Black	4.6%	2.6%	-2.0%	0.5%	2.1%
Mixed White and Asian	3.6%	0.9%	-2.7%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	2.6%	1.8%	-0.8%	0.4%	1.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3%	6.2%	3.2%	0.9%	5.3%
Mixed Other	1.6%	4.1%	2.5%	0.8%	3.3%
White	60.9%	50.6%	-10.3%	81.4%	-30.8%
Roma	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Other	1.3%	5.3%	4.0%	1.6%	3.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 61.1% 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	71.4%	61.1%	-10.3%	83.2%	-22.1%
European Union	10.2%	13.2%	3.0%	6.1%	7.1%
Rest of Europe	1.3%	2.3%	1.0%	0.8%	1.5%
Africa	6.9%	9.9%	3.0%	2.7%	7.2%
Middle East and Asia	4.9%	5.6%	0.7%	5.6%	0.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.9%	6.7%	1.8%	1.3%	5.4%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%	1.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	70.4%	60.8%	-9.6%	83.2%	-22.4%
10+ Years	2.3%	20.3%	18.0%	9.8%	10.5%
5-10 Years	4.9%	8.7%	3.8%	2.9%	5.8%
2-5 Years	8.9%	7.6%	-1.3%	2.2%	5.4%
Less than 2 years	13.5%	2.6%	-10.9%	1.9%	0.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	60.5%	76.7%	-16.2%
Ireland	2%	0.6%	1.4%
France	3.2%	0.3%	2.9%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	2.3%	0.6%	1.7%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Lithuania	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Poland	3.2%	1.3%	1.9%
Romania	2.9%	0.9%	2.0%
Other EU countries	3.8%	1.5%	2.3%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	3.2%	0.3%	2.9%
South and Eastern Africa	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Southern Asia	0.6%	1.2%	-0.6%
North America and the Caribbean	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Central and South America	2.3%	0.2%	2.1%
No passport held	11%	13.5%	-2.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	30.6%	37.2%	-6.6%
Christian	54.5%	46.2%	8.3%
Hindu	2.3%	1.7%	0.6%
Muslim	6.7%	6.5%	0.2%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	5.5%	6.0%	-0.5%

Safety

Is Waddon New Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Waddon New Road was 295.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 71.0% higher than the Broad Green average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Waddon New Road has the 24th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green and the 78th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 77.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 118.1%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 69% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£50,700

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in CR0 4JB, 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 - 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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 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) - 9/10 (very 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 Waddon New Road are based on 114 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 New Road, Croydon, CR0 4JB

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR0 4JB

Average Price
£363,045

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£378,574

Detached
£464,596

Flats/Maisonettes
£234,626

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Waddon New Road

Average Price
£285,606

Semi-Detached
£399,618

Terraced
£390,788

Detached
£376,385

Flats/Maisonettes
£204,330

Other
£34,394

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Waddon New Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
75 Waddon New Road, Croydon, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£370,000	2022-04-14	£367,230
80 Waddon New Road, Croydon, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£385,000	2016-05-06	£447,719
86 Waddon New Road, Croydon, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£221,500	2014-01-06	£365,751
74 Waddon New Road, Croydon, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£150,800	2012-03-09	£286,767
The Basement Flat At 82 Waddon New Road, Croydon, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£150,000	2008-03-20	£211,738

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR0 4JB

Employment

CR0 4JB area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 11% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	94
Retired	42
Self-Employed	40
Part-Time Employee	28
Student (economically inactive)	16
Looking after home or family	16
Unemployed	15
Other	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	22
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	18
Construction	15
Education	12
Transport and storage	12
Information and communication	11
Financial and insurance activities	11
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Manufacturing	6
Real estate activities	4
Administrative and support service activities	4
Other	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	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	2,027 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Selhurst Nursery School and Children's Centre 23 Dagnall Park , South Norwood SE25 5PL	2out of 4	2,419 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornton Heath Nursery School 51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS	3out of 4	2,932 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crosfield Nursery School Elborough Road , South Norwood SE25 5BD	3out of 4	3,733 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Purley Nursery School 58 Pampisford Road , CR8 2NE	4out of 4	4,031 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Minster Junior School Warrington Road , CR0 4BH	3out of 4	615 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Minster Nursery and Infant School Warrington Road , CR0 4BH	3out of 4	615 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Krishna Avanti Primary School Southbridge Place , CR0 4HA	3out of 4	897 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Primary Academy Croydon Thomson Crescent , CR0 3JT	- not rated	1,017 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chestnut Park Primary School 49 St James Road , CR0 2UR	4out of 4	1,201 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	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	834 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Catholic High School Woburn Road , CR9 2EE	3out of 4	1,162 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Blake Academy 6 Morland Road , CR0 6NA	- not rated	2,132 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School Selborne Road , CR0 5JQ	3out of 4	2,210 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Wilson's School Mollison Drive , SM6 9JW	4out of 4	2,353 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	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	1,052 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form 11 Oliver Grove , SE25 6EJ	- not rated	3,771 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
Oasis Academy Shirley Park Shirley Road , CR9 7AL	3out of 4	3,677 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodmansterne School Woodmansterne Road , Streatham SW16 5UQ	3out of 4	5,021 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	387 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Old Palace of John Whitgift School Old Palace Road , Croydon CR0 1AX	- not rated	432 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Saffron Valley Collegiate 279 High Street , CR0 1QH	3out of 4	1,127 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Croydon Metropolitan College 30-32 South End , CR0 1DN	- not rated	1,280 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Addington Valley Academy Fieldway , CR0 9AZ	- not rated	1,354 yd	Free schools special	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Salvation Army	The Salvation Army, Booth Road	95 yd
Danyame's Kitchen (The Kenkey House - Croydon)	109A Church Street, Croydon	247 yd
Mahala Restaurant & Lounge	83 Church Street, Croydon	276 yd
Coffee Time	98 Church Street, Croydon	280 yd
McDonald's	67 - 69 Church Street, Croydon	361 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Granaries	Overton's Yard, Croydon	505 yd
Dog And Bull	24-25 Surrey Street, Croydon	526 yd
Mr Fox	34 Surrey Street, Croydon	560 yd
Art And Craft CR0 1RJ	46 Surrey Street, Croydon	560 yd
Dice Bar & Club	36 High Street, Croydon	608 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chang Cheng	49 Waddon Road, Croydon	289 yd
Chicken Hut	43 Waddon Road, Croydon	289 yd
Cloud Kitchen	78C Frith Road, Croydon	394 yd
Subway	80 Frith Road, Croydon	394 yd
Flame & Fried	64 Church Street, Croydon	395 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl UK	76-78 Church Street, Croydon	333 yd
Tran Supermarket	42 Church Street, Croydon	395 yd
Abad Supermarket	20 Church Street, Croydon	483 yd
Tesco Express	77 - 81 North End, Croydon	539 yd
Tesco.com	33 Factory Lane, Croydon	557 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Wandle Park CORNWALL ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	188 yd
Old Palace School Of John Whitgift (Senior Site) OLD PALACE ROAD	swimming pool	297 yd
Pure Gym (Croydon) FRITH ROAD	health and fitness suite	470 yd
Old Town Youth Club CHARLES MAJOR CENTRE CHARLES MAJOR CENTRE DUPPAS HILL TERRACE		482 yd
Profiles For Women (Croydon) (Closed) North End	health and fitness suite	538 yd
Nuffield Health (Croydon Central) SURREY STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	549 yd
Easygym (London West Croydon) 99-101 99-101 London Road	health and fitness suite	822 yd
Harris Invictus Academy Croydon LONDON ROAD		846 yd
Unitarian Church Hall THE CROYDON FLYOVER		905 yd
Solutions Health And Fitness Club EMERALD HOUSE EMERALD HOUSE LANSDOWNE ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	906 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	95.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	95.5%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	95.5%

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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	140.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CR0 4JB