Purley Way, Croydon, CR0 4XE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding CR0 4XE, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.6% 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	55.4%	52.6%	-2.8%	51.0%	1.6%
Male	44.6%	47.4%	2.8%	49.0%	-1.6%

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 4XE, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 54% 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	42.8%	54%	11.2%	37.9%	16.1%
Married: Opposite sex	33%	32.3%	-0.7%	44.2%	-11.9%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Separated	5.3%	1.7%	-3.6%	2.2%	-0.5%
Divorced	12.3%	7.7%	-4.6%	9.1%	-1.4%
Widowed	6.8%	3.7%	-3.1%	6.1%	-2.4%

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 (86.9%) 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	38.4%	58.2%	19.8%	48.4%	9.8%
Good health	37.5%	28.7%	-8.8%	33.6%	-4.9%
Fair health	14.1%	10.4%	-3.7%	12.7%	-2.3%
Bad health	6.7%	1.8%	-4.9%	4.0%	-2.2%
Very bad health	3.3%	0.8%	-2.5%	1.2%	-0.4%

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	31%	19%	-12.0%	18.2%	0.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.8%	8.7%	-8.1%	9.6%	-0.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.3%	12.3%	-5.0%	13.4%	-1.1%
Apprenticeship	1%	5.3%	4.3%	5.3%	0.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9%	16%	7.0%	16.9%	-0.9%
Degree or Similar	16.5%	36%	19.5%	33.8%	2.2%
Other	8.5%	2.7%	-5.8%	2.8%	-0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 34.3% 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	1.3%	1.6%	0.3%	1.1%	0.5%
Chinese	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	6%	7%	1.0%	3.1%	3.9%
Pakistani	2%	0.5%	-1.5%	2.7%	-2.2%
Other Asian	4.5%	10.1%	5.6%	1.6%	8.5%
Black African	9.6%	12.7%	3.1%	2.5%	10.2%
Black Caribbean	13.9%	7.8%	-6.1%	1.0%	6.8%
Other Black	4.2%	4.4%	0.2%	0.5%	3.9%
Mixed White and Asian	2.2%	2.1%	-0.1%	0.8%	1.3%
Mixed White and African	0.5%	1.6%	1.1%	0.4%	1.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	5.3%	6%	0.7%	0.9%	5.1%
Mixed Other	1.1%	4.2%	3.1%	0.8%	3.4%
White	46.2%	34.3%	-11.9%	81.4%	-47.1%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Arab	0.9%	1.6%	0.7%	0.6%	1.0%
Other	0%	4.9%	4.9%	1.6%	3.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 55.5% 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	73.6%	55.5%	-18.1%	83.2%	-27.7%
European Union	3.8%	16.8%	13.0%	6.1%	10.7%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	0.8%	0.4%	0.8%	0.0%
Africa	6.2%	8.9%	2.7%	2.7%	6.2%
Middle East and Asia	10%	12.1%	2.1%	5.6%	6.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6%	5.5%	-0.5%	1.3%	4.2%
Oceania	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	72.5%	55.5%	-17.0%	83.2%	-27.7%
10+ Years	1.4%	25.8%	24.4%	9.8%	16.0%
5-10 Years	2.4%	6.3%	3.9%	2.9%	3.4%
2-5 Years	6.7%	5.8%	-0.9%	2.2%	3.6%
Less than 2 years	17%	6.6%	-10.4%	1.9%	4.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	66%	76.7%	-10.7%
Ireland	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
France	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Portugal	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Spain	2.6%	0.4%	2.2%
Poland	2.6%	1.3%	1.3%
Romania	3.7%	0.9%	2.8%
Other EU countries	5.3%	1.5%	3.8%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	2.6%	1.2%	1.4%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
No passport held	8.4%	13.5%	-5.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	18.2%	37.2%	-19.0%
Christian	58.4%	46.2%	12.2%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	6.8%	1.7%	5.1%
Muslim	7.1%	6.5%	0.6%
Sikh	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Other religion	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Not answered	6.8%	6.0%	0.8%

Safety

Is Purley Way Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Purley Way was 367.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 101.4% higher than the Broad Green average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

Purley Way has the 18th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green and the 52nd highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 98.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 31.1%.

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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 4XE, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 10/10 (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 - 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 - 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) - 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) - 10/10 (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 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.

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

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in CR0 4XE 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	114
Retired	39
Self-Employed	31
Part-Time Employee	30
Student (economically inactive)	21
Other	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	15
Unemployed	15
Looking after home or family	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	57
Human health and social work activities	34
Administrative and support service activities	21
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	18
Education	17
Transport and storage	16
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Other	12
Construction	12
Manufacturing	8
Information and communication	6
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	5
Financial and insurance activities	4
Real estate activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

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	2,695 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tunstall Nursery School Tunstall Road , CR0 6TY	4out of 4	2,712 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornton Heath Nursery School 51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS	3out of 4	2,967 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Spencer Nursery School Spencer Road , Mitcham Junction CR4 4JP	3out of 4	3,253 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crosfield Nursery School Elborough Road , South Norwood SE25 5BD	3out of 4	4,139 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kingsley Junior School Chapman Road , CR0 3NX	- not rated	456 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Primary Academy Croydon Thomson Crescent , CR0 3JT	4out of 4	465 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kingsley Primary School Thomson Crescent , CR0 3JT	- not rated	467 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kingsley Primary Academy Thomson Crescent , CR0 3JT	- not rated	467 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kingsley Infants' School Thomson Crescent , CR0 3JT	- not rated	467 yd	Community school	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	5,205 yd	Community school	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	1,229 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Andrew's CofE School Warrington Road , CR0 4BH	- not rated	1,266 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Selhurst Girls' High School The Crescent , CR9 2LY	- not rated	1,624 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
St Mary's Catholic High School Woburn Road , CR9 2EE	3out of 4	1,677 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Archbishop Lanfranc School Mitcham Road , CR9 3AS	- not rated	1,812 yd	Foundation 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	3,106 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stanford County Middle School Chilmark Road , Norbury SW16 5HB	- not rated	4,037 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cranmer County Middle School Cranmer Road , CR4 4XU	- not rated	4,147 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Thoma's of Canterbury Catholic Middle School Commonside East , CR4 1YG	- not rated	4,390 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gorringe Park Middle School Sandy Lane , CR4 2HD	- not rated	4,754 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	1,865 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Carshalton College Nightingale Road , SM5 2EJ	- not rated	3,531 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form 11 Oliver Grove , SE25 6EJ	- not rated	4,018 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	4,387 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	814 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Al-Khair School Preparatory School 36 Pitlake , Croydon CR0 3RA	- not rated	995 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Write Time Warrington Road , Opposite Ludford Close CR0 4BH	- not rated	1,081 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New Life Christian School 5 Cairo New Road , CR0 1XP	- not rated	1,105 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Link Secondary School 82-86 Croydon Road , Beddington CR0 4PD	- not rated	1,260 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
Cafe Racer London	2 Ampere Way, Croydon	70 yd
Frankie & Benny's/Bao Now/Bird Box/Bone Jam/Breakfast&Lunch	Frankie And Benny's, 3 Hesterman Way	365 yd
JRC Global Buffet Restaurant	23 Hesterman Way, Croydon	366 yd
McDonald's	22 Hesterman Way, Croydon	366 yd
Pizza Express	Unit 2, 23 Hesterman Way	366 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Hare And Hounds	325 Purley Way, Croydon		796 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mitcham Kitchen Caribbean Take Away	226 Mitcham Road, Croydon	656 yd
Morley's Fried Chicken	220 Mitcham Road, Croydon	656 yd
Phoenix City Chinese Takeaway	222 Mitcham Road, Croydon	656 yd
Famous Peri Peri	230 Mitcham Road, Croydon	656 yd
Planet Kebab	224 Mitcham Road, Croydon	656 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	J Sainsbury Plc, 2 Trafalgar Way	107 yd
Tesco.com	33 Factory Lane, Croydon	476 yd
Lidl	2 Trojan Way, Croydon	495 yd
Booker Cash & Carry	Booker Cash And Carry, 2-8 Newman Road	636 yd
Asda	Marlowe Way, Beddington	681 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Gym (Croydon Purley Way) Hesterman Way	health and fitness suite	528 yd
Wandle Park CORNWALL ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	798 yd
Canterbury Road Recreation Ground CANTERBURY ROAD RECREATION GROUND CANTERBURY ROAD RECREATION GROUND CANTERBURY ROAD	artificial grass pitch	845 yd
Canterbury Community Centre CANTERBURY COMMUNITY CENTRE CANTERBURY COMMUNITY CENTRE CANTERBURY ROAD		883 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	100.0%

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

Overview of CR0 4XE