Addiscombe Road, Croydon, CR0 6SJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding CR0 6SJ has a slightly higher male population, with 51.9% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	42.7%	48.1%	5.4%	51.0%	-2.9%
Male	57.3%	51.9%	-5.4%	49.0%	2.9%

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 6SJ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 47.2% 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%	47.2%	4.4%	37.9%	9.3%
Married: Opposite sex	44.2%	39.1%	-5.1%	44.2%	-5.1%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Separated	4.8%	2.6%	-2.2%	2.2%	0.4%
Divorced	5.3%	5.6%	0.3%	9.1%	-3.5%
Widowed	2.9%	4.7%	1.8%	6.1%	-1.4%

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 (91.5%) 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	45.2%	54%	8.8%	48.4%	5.6%
Good health	41.5%	37.5%	-4.0%	33.6%	3.9%
Fair health	11.6%	5.2%	-6.4%	12.7%	-7.5%
Bad health	1.7%	3.4%	1.7%	4.0%	-0.6%

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 6SJ this area, 8.2% 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 56.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	5.8%	8.2%	2.4%	18.2%	-10.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6.3%	6.4%	0.1%	9.6%	-3.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.1%	6.4%	-2.7%	13.4%	-7.0%
Apprenticeship	0.5%	4.7%	4.2%	5.3%	-0.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.2%	11.6%	3.4%	16.9%	-5.3%
Degree or Similar	59.6%	56.7%	-2.9%	33.8%	22.9%
Other	10.6%	6%	-4.6%	2.8%	3.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 38.9% 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	1.2%	1.4%	0.2%	1.1%	0.3%
Chinese	5.4%	1.7%	-3.7%	0.7%	1.0%
Indian	24.9%	12.8%	-12.1%	3.1%	9.7%
Pakistani	4.6%	6.4%	1.8%	2.7%	3.7%
Other Asian	5.4%	3%	-2.4%	1.6%	1.4%
Black African	4.1%	13.2%	9.1%	2.5%	10.7%
Black Caribbean	4.1%	5.4%	1.3%	1.0%	4.4%
Other Black	0.4%	3%	2.6%	0.5%	2.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.2%	2%	0.8%	0.8%	1.2%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	1.4%	1.0%	0.4%	1.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	1.2%	4.4%	3.2%	0.8%	3.6%
White	45.2%	38.9%	-6.3%	81.4%	-42.5%
Arab	1.7%	1.4%	-0.3%	0.6%	0.8%
Other	0%	4.4%	4.4%	1.6%	2.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 48.1% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	51.9%	48.1%	-3.8%	83.2%	-35.1%
European Union	4.1%	16.2%	12.1%	6.1%	10.1%
Rest of Europe	0.8%	1%	0.2%	0.8%	0.2%
Africa	7.5%	13.4%	5.9%	2.7%	10.7%
Middle East and Asia	32%	15.8%	-16.2%	5.6%	10.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.7%	5.2%	1.5%	1.3%	3.9%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 48.1% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 24.4% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	51%	48.1%	-2.9%	83.2%	-35.1%
10+ Years	7.1%	24.4%	17.3%	9.8%	14.6%
5-10 Years	13.3%	9.6%	-3.7%	2.9%	6.7%
2-5 Years	14.5%	12.7%	-1.8%	2.2%	10.5%
Less than 2 years	14.1%	5.2%	-8.9%	1.9%	3.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	59.5%	76.7%	-17.2%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Italy	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	1.4%	0.4%	1.0%
Lithuania	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Poland	6.5%	1.3%	5.2%
Romania	1%	0.9%	0.1%
Other EU countries	3.8%	1.5%	2.3%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	4.1%	0.3%	3.8%
South and Eastern Africa	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
Southern Asia	12.4%	1.2%	11.2%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	3.8%	13.5%	-9.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	24.8%	37.2%	-12.4%
Christian	46.9%	46.2%	0.7%
Buddhist	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Hindu	11.4%	1.7%	9.7%
Muslim	12.1%	6.5%	5.6%
Not answered	3.1%	6.0%	-2.9%

Safety

Is Addiscombe Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Addiscombe Road was 47.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 49.7% lower than the Addiscombe East average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Addiscombe Road has the 19th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Addiscombe East and the 333rd lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 7.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 50.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 75% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£53,000

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in CR0 6SJ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 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) - 6/10 (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) - 5/10 (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 Addiscombe Road are based on 770 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 Addiscombe Road, Croydon, CR0 6SJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR0 6SJ

Average Price
£306,759

Semi-Detached
£483,704

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£308,558

Other
£25,143

Estimated Average Property Prices for Addiscombe Road

Average Price
£608,935

Semi-Detached
£710,747

Terraced
£709,576

Detached
£857,546

Flats/Maisonettes
£280,242

Other
£8,581,776

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Addiscombe Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
137C Addiscombe Road, Croydon, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£460,000	2025-05-09	£460,000
Flat 4 Gloucester Lodge, 135 Addiscombe Road, Croydon, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£265,000	2024-02-02	£265,574
Flat 4 Gloucester Lodge, 135 Addiscombe Road, Croydon, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£209,350	2024-02-02	£209,803
139 Addiscombe Road, Croydon, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£440,000	2023-03-22	£415,755
Basement Ground And First Floor Flat At 139 Addiscombe Road, Croydon, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£345,000	2021-05-24	£333,476

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR0 6SJ

Employment

CR0 6SJ area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 22% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% 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	112
Self-Employed	28
Part-Time Employee	24
Retired	13
Other	13
Looking after home or family	12
Student (economically inactive)	9
Unemployed	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities	28
Information and communication	26
Professional, scientific and technical activities	21
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	15
Human health and social work activities	14
Education	14
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Other	6
Transport and storage	5
Administrative and support service activities	4
Manufacturing	4
Construction	4
Real estate activities	3

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Tunstall Nursery School Tunstall Road , CR0 6TY	4out of 4	329 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	1,800 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crosfield Nursery School Elborough Road , South Norwood SE25 5BD	3out of 4	2,333 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornton Heath Nursery School 51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS	3out of 4	2,679 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Purley Nursery School 58 Pampisford Road , CR8 2NE	4out of 4	4,783 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ark Oval Primary Academy 98 Cherry Orchard Road , CR0 6BA	3out of 4	532 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Park Hill Infant School Stanhope Road , CR0 5NS	4out of 4	761 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Park Hill Junior School Stanhope Road , CR0 5NS	3out of 4	804 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Catholic Infant School Bedford Park , CR0 2AQ	4out of 4	1,019 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St. Mary's Catholic Junior School Sydenham Road , CR0 2EW	3out of 4	1,034 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ark Blake Academy 6 Morland Road , CR0 6NA	- not rated	637 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School Selborne Road , CR0 5JQ	3out of 4	800 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Catholic High School Woburn Road , CR9 2EE	3out of 4	1,246 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Invictus Academy Croydon 88 London Road , CR0 2TB	4out of 4	1,650 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Coombe Wood School 30 Melville Avenue , CR2 7HY	- not rated	1,662 yd	Free schools	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	1,007 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form 11 Oliver Grove , SE25 6EJ	- not rated	2,765 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	1,741 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Al-Khair Secondary Girls 109-117 Cherry Orchard , CR0 6BE	- not rated	589 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Al-Khair School 109-117 Cherry Orchard Road , CR0 6BE	- not rated	598 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Chaffinch Brook School 32 Morland Road , CR0 6NA	- not rated	797 yd	Academy special converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Cambridge Tutors College Water Tower Hill , CR0 5SX	- not rated	1,197 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Cressey College Coombe Cliff , Coombe Road CR0 5SP	- not rated	1,228 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	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	492 yd
J & D Kebab	107 Lower Addiscombe Road, Croydon	503 yd
Les Calices	89 Lower Addiscombe Road, Croydon	532 yd
Mazala	142 Cherry Orchard Road, Croydon	670 yd
Zitti / Pizza 2 Night	120 Cherry Orchard Road, Croydon	670 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Cricketers	107 Addiscombe Road, Croydon	157 yd
Alma Tavern	The Alma Tavern, 129 Lower Addiscombe Road	503 yd
The Builders Arms	Builders Arms, 65 Leslie Park Road	589 yd
The Oval Tavern	131 Oval Road, Croydon	608 yd
Porter & Sorter	The Porter And Sorter Public House, Billinton Hill	769 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mama's Pizza & Pasta	105 Lower Addiscombe Road, Croydon	503 yd
Schwagel Ltd	109 Lower Addiscombe Road, Croydon	503 yd
Chicken Guys	91 Lower Addiscombe Road, Croydon	532 yd
Papa Johns	85 Lower Addiscombe Road, Croydon	532 yd
Grillo's	74 Lower Addiscombe Road, Croydon	614 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Express	Tesco Express Petrol Filling Station, 100-102 Lower Addiscombe Road	467 yd
Sainsburys	Sainsburys Supermarket, 18 Addiscombe Road	710 yd
Croydon International Food Center	19 - 23 Lower Addiscombe Road, Croydon	814 yd
Freshco	243-245 Lower Addiscombe Road, Croydon	943 yd
Morland Road Londis Store	Shop, 195 - 197 Morland Road	1,069 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Matthews Church Hall CHICHESTER ROAD		664 yd
Ark Oval Primary Academy CHERRY ORCHARD ROAD	grass pitches	672 yd
Energie Fitness (Croydon) STEPHENSON HOUSE STEPHENSON HOUSE CHERRY ORCHARD ROAD	health and fitness suite	707 yd
Al-Khair School 109-117 109-117 CHERRY ORCHARD ROAD		726 yd
Archbishop Tenisons Ce High School SELBORNE ROAD		734 yd
H2O Leisure Club ALTYRE ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	775 yd
Sir Philip Game Youth Centre MORLAND AVENUE	health and fitness suite	849 yd
The Sandilands Club SANDILANDS	grass pitches, tennis courts	856 yd
Trinity School (Sandilands Playing Fields) SANDILANDS	grass pitches	858 yd
Addiscombe Recreation Ground ADDISCOMBE RECREATION GROUND ADDISCOMBE RECREATION GROUND BINGHAM ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	886 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	44.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	218.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	9.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CR0 6SJ