Digby Place, Croydon, CR0 5QR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around CR0 5QR is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	46.3%	51.1%	4.8%	51.0%	0.1%
Male	53.8%	48.9%	-4.9%	49.0%	-0.1%

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	39.3%	35.5%	-3.8%	37.9%	-2.4%
Married: Opposite sex	44.3%	46.2%	1.9%	44.2%	2.0%
Married: Same sex	1%	0.5%	-0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Separated	2.5%	1.6%	-0.9%	2.2%	-0.6%
Divorced	7%	8.1%	1.1%	9.1%	-1.0%
Widowed	6%	8.1%	2.1%	6.1%	2.0%

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 (91.3%) 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	47.1%	54.8%	7.7%	48.4%	6.4%
Good health	38.8%	36.5%	-2.3%	33.6%	2.9%
Fair health	9.6%	6.8%	-2.8%	12.7%	-5.9%
Bad health	3.8%	1.4%	-2.4%	4.0%	-2.6%
Very bad health	0.8%	0.5%	-0.3%	1.2%	-0.7%

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.

In the area around CR0 5QR this area, 3.2% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 62.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	12.4%	3.2%	-9.2%	18.2%	-15.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6.5%	6.4%	-0.1%	9.6%	-3.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	6.5%	10.2%	3.7%	13.4%	-3.2%
Apprenticeship	1.5%	2.1%	0.6%	5.3%	-3.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.5%	13.4%	6.9%	16.9%	-3.5%
Degree or Similar	58.7%	62.6%	3.9%	33.8%	28.8%
Other	8%	2.1%	-5.9%	2.8%	-0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 41.5% 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)
Chinese	10%	2.3%	-7.7%	0.7%	1.6%
Indian	23.3%	18.9%	-4.4%	3.1%	15.8%
Pakistani	1.3%	1.8%	0.5%	2.7%	-0.9%
Other Asian	6.3%	1.4%	-4.9%	1.6%	-0.2%
Black African	6.3%	10.6%	4.3%	2.5%	8.1%
Black Caribbean	2.1%	15.7%	13.6%	1.0%	14.7%
Other Black	1.3%	1.4%	0.1%	0.5%	0.9%
Mixed White and Asian	2.1%	0.5%	-1.6%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.4%	1.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.5%	1.4%	-1.1%	0.9%	0.5%
Mixed Other	1.7%	0.5%	-1.2%	0.8%	-0.3%
White	42.9%	41.5%	-1.4%	81.4%	-39.9%
Arab	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Other	0.4%	2.3%	1.9%	1.6%	0.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 60.6% 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	61.7%	60.6%	-1.1%	83.2%	-22.6%
European Union	2.9%	6.9%	4.0%	6.1%	0.8%
Africa	7.1%	11%	3.9%	2.7%	8.3%
Middle East and Asia	27.9%	17%	-10.9%	5.6%	11.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.4%	4.6%	4.2%	1.3%	3.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	61.7%	60.3%	-1.4%	83.2%	-22.9%
10+ Years	7.1%	32.4%	25.3%	9.8%	22.6%
5-10 Years	2.1%	5.5%	3.4%	2.9%	2.6%
2-5 Years	5%	0%	-5.0%	2.2%	-2.2%
Less than 2 years	24.2%	1.8%	-22.4%	1.9%	-0.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	82.9%	76.7%	6.2%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Romania	2.3%	0.9%	1.4%
Other EU countries	2.3%	1.5%	0.8%
Central and Western Africa	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
Eastern Asia	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Southern Asia	1.4%	1.2%	0.2%
South-East Asia	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
North America and the Caribbean	3.2%	0.3%	2.9%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
No passport held	1.4%	13.5%	-12.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	21.2%	37.2%	-16.0%
Christian	46.4%	46.2%	0.2%
Buddhist	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Hindu	14%	1.7%	12.3%
Jewish	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Muslim	6.3%	6.5%	-0.2%
Other religion	6.8%	0.6%	6.2%
Not answered	3.6%	6.0%	-2.4%

Safety

Is Digby Place Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Digby Place was 25.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 82.8% lower than the Addiscombe West average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Digby Place has the 5th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Addiscombe West and the 126th lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 8.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -29.2%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 93% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£63,900

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in CR0 5QR, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below 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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 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 - 4/10 (below 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) - 2/10 (very low )
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) - 1/10 (very low )
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 Digby Place are based on 8 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 Digby Place, Croydon, CR0 5QR

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR0 5QR

Average Price
£802,292

Semi-Detached
£888,135

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£759,370

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Digby Place

Average Price
£785,770

Semi-Detached
£870,428

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£757,551

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Digby PlaceStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
8 Digby Place, Croydon, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£640,000	2025-03-14	£628,109
9 Digby Place, Croydon, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£720,000	2017-08-11	£751,814
4 Digby Place, Croydon, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£690,000	2017-05-05	£735,891
8 Digby Place, Croydon, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£425,000	2006-05-26	£844,358
1 Digby Place, Croydon, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£350,000	2002-10-28	£789,698

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR0 5QR

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	81
Retired	39
Part-Time Employee	19
Self-Employed	17
Looking after home or family	9
Unemployed	7
Other	6
Student (economically inactive)	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3
Long-Term Sick or disabled	1

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities	23
Information and communication	16
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	15
Human health and social work activities	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	10
Education	10
Other	4
Construction	4
Real estate activities	2
Transport and storage	2
Mining and quarrying	1
Accommodation and food service activities	1
Administrative and support service 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	897 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	2,354 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crosfield Nursery School Elborough Road , South Norwood SE25 5BD	3out of 4	2,611 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornton Heath Nursery School 51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS	3out of 4	3,238 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Purley Nursery School 58 Pampisford Road , CR8 2NE	4out of 4	4,665 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Park Hill Infant School Stanhope Road , CR0 5NS	4out of 4	911 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Park Hill Junior School Stanhope Road , CR0 5NS	4out of 4	930 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Park Hill Junior School Stanhope Road , CR0 5NS	- not rated	930 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Oval Primary Academy 98 Cherry Orchard Road , CR0 6BA	- not rated	1,137 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oval Primary School 98 Cherry Orchard Road , CR0 6BA	- not rated	1,137 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School Selborne Road , CR0 5JQ	3out of 4	498 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Coombe Wood School 30 Melville Avenue , CR2 7HY	3out of 4	1,135 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ark Blake Academy 6 Morland Road , CR0 6NA	3out of 4	1,166 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Shirley Park Shirley Road , CR9 7AL	- not rated	1,660 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ashburton Community School Shirley Road , CR9 7AL	- not rated	1,684 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	1,419 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form 11 Oliver Grove , SE25 6EJ	- not rated	3,162 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
John Ruskin College Selsdon Park Road , CR2 8JJ	- not rated	3,692 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Winton School 205-209 Addiscombe Road , CR0 6SP	- not rated	353 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cambridge Tutors College Water Tower Hill , CR0 5SX	- not rated	1,191 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Cambridge Tutors College Water Tower Hill , CR0 5SX	- not rated	1,191 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Al-Khair Secondary Girls 109-117 Cherry Orchard , CR0 6BE	- not rated	1,206 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Al-Khair School 109-117 Cherry Orchard Road , CR0 6BE	- not rated	1,215 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Croydon Cafe	117 Lower Addiscombe Road, Croydon	900 yd
J & D Kebab	107 Lower Addiscombe Road, Croydon	929 yd
Cafe Davinci	227 Lower Addiscombe Road, Croydon	953 yd
Welcome Friends	4 Bingham Corner, Lower Addiscombe Road	957 yd
Les Calices	89 Lower Addiscombe Road, Croydon	978 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mynd Spirit	Addiscombe Cricket Club, The Sandilands Club	372 yd
The Cricketers	107 Addiscombe Road, Croydon	588 yd
Alma Tavern	The Alma Tavern, 129 Lower Addiscombe Road	929 yd
Claret & Ale	5 Bingham Corner, Lower Addiscombe Road	957 yd
The Builders Arms	Builders Arms, 65 Leslie Park Road	1,073 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ossie's Fish Bar	189 Lower Addiscombe Road, Croydon	890 yd
Papadom	197 Lower Addiscombe Road, Croydon	890 yd
Mama's Pizza & Pasta	105 Lower Addiscombe Road, Croydon	929 yd
Schwagel Ltd	109 Lower Addiscombe Road, Croydon	929 yd
Brothers Kebab	207 Lower Addiscombe Road, Croydon	953 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Express	Tesco Express Petrol Filling Station, 100-102 Lower Addiscombe Road	910 yd
Freshco	243-245 Lower Addiscombe Road, Croydon	1,068 yd
Sainsburys	Sainsburys Supermarket, 18 Addiscombe Road	1,082 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Sandilands Club SANDILANDS	grass pitches, tennis courts	374 yd
Trinity School (Sandilands Playing Fields) SANDILANDS	grass pitches	382 yd
Archbishop Tenisons Ce High School SELBORNE ROAD		502 yd
St Matthews Church Hall CHICHESTER ROAD		656 yd
Addiscombe Recreation Ground ADDISCOMBE RECREATION GROUND ADDISCOMBE RECREATION GROUND BINGHAM ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	812 yd
Lloyd Park BLOSSOM CLOSE	grass pitches, tennis courts	978 yd
H2O Leisure Club ALTYRE ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	1,050 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	66.7%
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	33.3%

Download Speed

Median download speed	22.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	22.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	39.31 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	39.31 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	2.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	3.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	7.03 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CR0 5QR