Purley Way, Croydon, CR0 4NU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding CR0 4NU, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 53.1% 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	54.4%	53.1%	-1.3%	51.0%	2.1%
Male	45.6%	46.9%	1.3%	49.0%	-2.1%

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	36.2%	41.4%	5.2%	37.9%	3.5%
Married: Opposite sex	46.8%	44.6%	-2.2%	44.2%	0.4%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	3%	2.3%	-0.7%	2.2%	0.1%
Divorced	8.7%	9.1%	0.4%	9.1%	0.0%
Widowed	4.5%	2.6%	-1.9%	6.1%	-3.5%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (87.3%) 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	50.4%	54.5%	4.1%	48.4%	6.1%
Good health	33.5%	32.8%	-0.7%	33.6%	-0.8%
Fair health	12.6%	9.8%	-2.8%	12.7%	-2.9%
Bad health	3.4%	2.8%	-0.6%	4.0%	-1.2%
Very bad health	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%

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	18.9%	21.3%	2.4%	18.2%	3.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.3%	10.2%	-4.1%	9.6%	0.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.7%	10.8%	-3.9%	13.4%	-2.6%
Apprenticeship	1.5%	3.6%	2.1%	5.3%	-1.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.8%	10.5%	-2.3%	16.9%	-6.4%
Degree or Similar	27.2%	40%	12.8%	33.8%	6.2%
Other	10.6%	3.6%	-7.0%	2.8%	0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 37.8% 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	2.3%	3.3%	1.0%	1.1%	2.2%
Chinese	3.2%	3.5%	0.3%	0.7%	2.8%
Indian	6.3%	4.5%	-1.8%	3.1%	1.4%
Pakistani	0.3%	2.3%	2.0%	2.7%	-0.4%
Other Asian	4.9%	5.3%	0.4%	1.6%	3.7%
Black African	8.9%	13.8%	4.9%	2.5%	11.3%
Black Caribbean	7.7%	8.5%	0.8%	1.0%	7.5%
Other Black	6%	4.5%	-1.5%	0.5%	4.0%
Mixed White and Asian	1.7%	2.3%	0.6%	0.8%	1.5%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	1.5%	1.2%	0.4%	1.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.2%	2%	-1.2%	0.9%	1.1%
Mixed Other	1.1%	2.8%	1.7%	0.8%	2.0%
White	50.1%	37.8%	-12.3%	81.4%	-43.6%
Roma	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Arab	0.9%	0.5%	-0.4%	0.6%	-0.1%
Other	3.2%	7%	3.8%	1.6%	5.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 53.6% 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	60.7%	53.6%	-7.1%	83.2%	-29.6%
European Union	8.6%	19.2%	10.6%	6.1%	13.1%
Rest of Europe	1.4%	1.5%	0.1%	0.8%	0.7%
Africa	11.2%	10.7%	-0.5%	2.7%	8.0%
Middle East and Asia	13.2%	10.5%	-2.7%	5.6%	4.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.9%	4.5%	-0.4%	1.3%	3.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	59.6%	53.3%	-6.3%	83.2%	-29.9%
10+ Years	2.9%	28.3%	25.4%	9.8%	18.5%
5-10 Years	6.6%	7.9%	1.3%	2.9%	5.0%
2-5 Years	9.5%	7.7%	-1.8%	2.2%	5.5%
Less than 2 years	21.5%	2.7%	-18.8%	1.9%	0.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	64.6%	76.7%	-12.1%
Ireland	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Germany	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
Italy	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Portugal	4%	0.5%	3.5%
Spain	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Poland	2.2%	1.3%	0.9%
Romania	8.7%	0.9%	7.8%
Other EU countries	3.2%	1.5%	1.7%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
South and Eastern Africa	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	1%	1.2%	-0.2%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Central and South America	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
No passport held	7%	13.5%	-6.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	21.3%	37.2%	-15.9%
Christian	54.3%	46.2%	8.1%
Buddhist	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Hindu	5.3%	1.7%	3.6%
Muslim	8.3%	6.5%	1.8%
Sikh	1.8%	0.9%	0.9%
Other religion	3.3%	0.6%	2.7%
Not answered	5.5%	6.0%	-0.5%

Safety

Is Purley Way Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Purley Way was 393.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 115.4% higher than the Broad Green average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

Purley Way has the 15th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green and the 43rd highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 101.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -39.7%.

🔎 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. 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 4NU, 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 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 - 9/10 (very 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 Purley Way are based on 313 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 Purley Way, Croydon, CR0 4NU

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR0 4NU

Average Price
£2,243,072

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£303,474

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£106,027

Other
£9,081,027

Estimated Average Property Prices for Purley Way

Average Price
£1,145,572

Semi-Detached
£393,380

Terraced
£330,045

Detached
£634,697

Flats/Maisonettes
£265,950

Other
£8,368,149

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Purley WayStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
291 Purley Way, Croydon, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£265,000	2024-10-09	£258,857
293 Purley Way, Croydon, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£300,000	2021-02-18	£313,883
325 Purley Way, Croydon, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£860,000	2019-11-01	£836,217
299 Purley Way, Croydon, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£271,500	2018-01-05	£301,053
307 Purley Way, Croydon, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£290,000	2017-05-22	£327,442

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR0 4NU

Employment

CR0 4NU 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.

The percentage of student residents living in CR0 4NU 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	92
Part-Time Employee	47
Self-Employed	44
Retired	27
Student (economically inactive)	24
Looking after home or family	24
Unemployed	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12
Other	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	32
Human health and social work activities	25
Transport and storage	17
Construction	17
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Other	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Education	10
Information and communication	7
Administrative and support service activities	7
Manufacturing	6
Financial and insurance activities	5
Real estate activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Tunstall Nursery School Tunstall Road , CR0 6TY	4out of 4	2,633 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	2,991 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornton Heath Nursery School 51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS	3out of 4	3,425 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Spencer Nursery School Spencer Road , Mitcham Junction CR4 4JP	3out of 4	3,653 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Purley Nursery School 58 Pampisford Road , CR8 2NE	4out of 4	3,750 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	- not rated	648 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Minster Nursery and Infants Church of England Academy Warrington Road , CR0 4BH	3out of 4	648 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Minster Junior School Warrington Road , CR0 4BH	- not rated	648 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Minster Nursery and Infant School Warrington Road , CR0 4BH	- not rated	648 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kingsley Junior School Chapman Road , CR0 3NX	- not rated	1,039 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Andrew's CofE School Warrington Road , CR0 4BH	- not rated	648 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Invictus Academy Croydon 88 London Road , CR0 2TB	4out of 4	1,400 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Highview High School The Chase , SM6 8JT	- not rated	1,519 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Selhurst Girls' High School The Crescent , CR9 2LY	- not rated	1,651 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
St Mary's Catholic High School Woburn Road , CR9 2EE	3out of 4	1,770 yd	Voluntary aided school	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	3,817 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cranmer County Middle School Cranmer Road , CR4 4XU	- not rated	4,714 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stanford County Middle School Chilmark Road , Norbury SW16 5HB	- not rated	4,749 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Thoma's of Canterbury Catholic Middle School Commonside East , CR4 1YG	- not rated	5,034 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gorringe Park Middle School Sandy Lane , CR4 2HD	- not rated	5,434 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	1,605 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Carshalton College Nightingale Road , SM5 2EJ	- not rated	3,637 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form 11 Oliver Grove , SE25 6EJ	- not rated	4,343 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	- not rated	5,100 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Write Time Warrington Road , Opposite Ludford Close CR0 4BH	- not rated	476 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Link Secondary School 82-86 Croydon Road , Beddington CR0 4PD	- not rated	758 yd	Academy special converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Link Secondary School 82-86 Croydon Road , Beddington CR0 4PD	- not rated	758 yd	Non-maintained special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Old Palace of John Whitgift School Old Palace Road , Croydon CR0 1AX	- not rated	883 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
New Life Christian School 5 Cairo New Road , CR0 1XP	- not rated	906 yd	Other independent school	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
Starbucks	330 Purley Way, Croydon	139 yd
La Pizzeria	352 Purley Way, Croydon	177 yd
Unique Cuisine	2 Whitestone Way, Croydon	184 yd
CroyWall Climbing Centre	19 Whitestone Way, Croydon	239 yd
Cafe Maxx	1 Drury Crescent, Croydon	256 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Hare And Hounds	325 Purley Way, Croydon		84 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
New Star Chinese Takeaway	345 Purley Way, Croydon	169 yd
JA Tasty By Bigz	405 Purley Way, Croydon	434 yd
Chang Cheng	49 Waddon Road, Croydon	608 yd
Chicken Hut	43 Waddon Road, Croydon	608 yd
C And S Catering -KITCHEN 1 1st Floor	Unit 25, 57A Croydon Road	906 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Marks And Spencer Purley Way	330 Purley Way, Croydon	139 yd
Aldi Food Stores	330 Purley Way, Croydon	139 yd
Lidl	2 Trojan Way, Croydon	277 yd
Wm Morrison Supermarket	500 Purley Way, Croydon	603 yd
Sainsbury's	J Sainsbury Plc, 2 Trafalgar Way	607 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Wandle Park CORNWALL ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	596 yd
Link Secondary School 82-86 82-86 CROYDON ROAD		753 yd
Old Town Youth Club CHARLES MAJOR CENTRE CHARLES MAJOR CENTRE DUPPAS HILL TERRACE		787 yd
Duppas Hill Recreation Ground OLD SCHOOL PLACE	grass pitches	806 yd
Old Palace School Of John Whitgift (Senior Site) OLD PALACE ROAD	swimming pool	883 yd
Waddon Leisure Centre PURLEY WAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	979 yd
The Gym (Croydon Purley Way) Hesterman Way	health and fitness suite	1,066 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	68.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	68.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	68.0%

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	75.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	72.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	18.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CR0 4NU