Wickham Road, Croydon, CR0 8BB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding CR0 8BB, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 54.5% 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	54.5%	54.5%	0.0%	51.0%	3.5%
Male	45.5%	45.5%	0.0%	49.0%	-3.5%

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	32.2%	36.8%	4.6%	37.9%	-1.1%
Married: Opposite sex	48.3%	50.2%	1.9%	44.2%	6.0%
Separated	1.4%	0.9%	-0.5%	2.2%	-1.3%
Divorced	10.9%	6.3%	-4.6%	9.1%	-2.8%
Widowed	7.1%	5.8%	-1.3%	6.1%	-0.3%

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	51.3%	51.8%	0.5%	48.4%	3.4%
Good health	34.3%	30.4%	-3.9%	33.6%	-3.2%
Fair health	12.6%	13.8%	1.2%	12.7%	1.1%
Bad health	1.1%	3.6%	2.5%	4.0%	-0.4%
Very bad health	0.7%	0.4%	-0.3%	1.2%	-0.8%

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	14.2%	10.8%	-3.4%	18.2%	-7.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	19.9%	11.2%	-8.7%	9.6%	1.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.7%	9.4%	-4.3%	13.4%	-4.0%
Apprenticeship	3.3%	5.8%	2.5%	5.3%	0.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.9%	18.8%	7.9%	16.9%	1.9%
Degree or Similar	33.2%	41.7%	8.5%	33.8%	7.9%
Other	4.7%	2.2%	-2.5%	2.8%	-0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 55.6% 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%	1.4%	1.4%	1.1%	0.3%
Chinese	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	13%	7.5%	-5.5%	3.1%	4.4%
Other Asian	2.2%	7.2%	5.0%	1.6%	5.6%
Black African	4.3%	9%	4.7%	2.5%	6.5%
Black Caribbean	7.6%	6.1%	-1.5%	1.0%	5.1%
Other Black	3.6%	2.5%	-1.1%	0.5%	2.0%
Mixed White and Asian	2.5%	1.8%	-0.7%	0.8%	1.0%
Mixed White and African	2.5%	2.9%	0.4%	0.4%	2.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.5%	1.8%	-0.7%	0.9%	0.9%
Mixed Other	2.2%	2.9%	0.7%	0.8%	2.1%
White	57%	55.6%	-1.4%	81.4%	-25.8%
Arab	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Other	1.1%	1.1%	0.0%	1.6%	-0.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 69.6% 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	78.7%	69.6%	-9.1%	83.2%	-13.6%
European Union	1.8%	9.8%	8.0%	6.1%	3.7%
Rest of Europe	1.1%	2.5%	1.4%	0.8%	1.7%
Africa	6.9%	7.6%	0.7%	2.7%	4.9%
Middle East and Asia	7.9%	6.5%	-1.4%	5.6%	0.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.5%	4%	1.5%	1.3%	2.7%
Oceania	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	78%	69.6%	-8.4%	83.2%	-13.6%
10+ Years	1.1%	19.9%	18.8%	9.8%	10.1%
5-10 Years	0.4%	5.8%	5.4%	2.9%	2.9%
2-5 Years	4%	2.9%	-1.1%	2.2%	0.7%
Less than 2 years	16.6%	1.8%	-14.8%	1.9%	-0.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	83.3%	76.7%	6.6%
Ireland	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
France	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Portugal	2.9%	0.5%	2.4%
Spain	1.8%	0.4%	1.4%
Romania	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	1.4%	1.5%	-0.1%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Southern Asia	0.4%	1.2%	-0.8%
South-East Asia	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Central and South America	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
No passport held	1.8%	13.5%	-11.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	27.4%	37.2%	-9.8%
Christian	52.7%	46.2%	6.5%
Hindu	9.7%	1.7%	8.0%
Muslim	4%	6.5%	-2.5%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Not answered	5.4%	6.0%	-0.6%

Safety

Is Wickham Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wickham Road was 79.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 33.2% higher than the Selsdon & Addington Village average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Wickham Road has the 10th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Selsdon & Addington Village and the 516th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 10.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -4.1%.

🔎 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. 92% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£62,700

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in CR0 8BB, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 3/10 (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 - 2/10 (very 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 - 3/10 (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 - 2/10 (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 - 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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 5/10 (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) - 4/10 (below 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) - 3/10 (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 Wickham Road are based on 731 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 Wickham Road, Croydon, CR0 8BB

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR0 8BB

Average Price
£283,499

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£283,499

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wickham Road

Average Price
£361,252

Semi-Detached
£582,462

Terraced
£504,342

Detached
£695,578

Flats/Maisonettes
£247,175

Other
£587,683

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wickham Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
18 Cranwell Court Wickham Road, Croydon, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£311,500	2026-02-02	£311,500
14 Cranwell Court Wickham Road, Croydon, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£326,000	2025-10-01	£320,889
20 Cranwell Court Wickham Road, Croydon, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£294,000	2025-09-19	£287,459
2 Cranwell Court Wickham Road, Croydon, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£287,500	2024-01-19	£272,908
9 Cranwell Court Wickham Road, Croydon, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£290,000	2023-08-01	£269,176

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR0 8BB

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	95
Retired	49
Part-Time Employee	24
Self-Employed	23
Unemployed	10
Looking after home or family	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5
Student (economically inactive)	4
Other	0

Employment Industry

Education	22
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	19
Professional, scientific and technical activities	18
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	14
Financial and insurance activities	9
Construction	8
Transport and storage	8
Human health and social work activities	8
Real estate activities	7
Administrative and support service activities	6
Other	4
Manufacturing	3
Information and communication	3
Accommodation and food service activities	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	2,418 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crosfield Nursery School Elborough Road , South Norwood SE25 5BD	3out of 4	2,793 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	3,451 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornton Heath Nursery School 51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS	3out of 4	4,241 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St John's CofE Primary School Spring Park Road , Shirley CR0 5EL	4out of 4	274 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Primary Academy Benson West Way , Shirley CR0 8RQ	4out of 4	914 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Benson Primary and Nursery School West Way , Shirley CR0 8RQ	- not rated	914 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Orchard Way Primary School Orchard Way , Shirley CR0 7NJ	3out of 4	1,507 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Orchard Way Primary School Orchard Way , Shirley CR0 7NJ	- not rated	1,507 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Coloma Convent Girls' School Upper Shirley Road , CR9 5AS	- not rated	524 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Coloma Convent Girls' School Upper Shirley Road , CR9 5AS	2out of 4	524 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Shirley High School Performing Arts College Shirley Church Road , CR0 5EF	- not rated	574 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Shirley High School Performing Arts College Shirley Church Road , CR0 5EF	3out of 4	574 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Shirley Park Shirley Road , CR9 7AL	- not rated	1,362 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
John Ruskin College Selsdon Park Road , CR2 8JJ	- not rated	2,846 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Croydon College Fairfield Campus , College Road CR9 1DX	- not rated	3,259 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form 11 Oliver Grove , SE25 6EJ	- not rated	3,572 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Trinity School Shirley Park , Croydon CR9 7AT	- not rated	559 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oakwood School Lloyd Park , Coombe Road CR0 5RD	- not rated	1,826 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Winton School 205-209 Addiscombe Road , CR0 6SP	- not rated	1,867 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Beckmead School Monks Orchard Road , BR3 3BZ	- not rated	2,057 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Beckmead Park Academy Monks Orchard Road , BR3 3BZ	- not rated	2,057 yd	Academy special converter	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
Renzo And Mauro	136-138 Wickham Road, Croydon	158 yd
Abra Kebabra	150 Wickham Road, Croydon	212 yd
Coach House Cafe	Coombe Wood, Conduit Lane	223 yd
Luca Mio	131 Wickham Road, Croydon	233 yd
Angulina	133 Wickham Road, Croydon	240 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Crown Inn	28 Wickham Road, Croydon		70 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Shirley Fish Bar	152 Wickham Road, Croydon	212 yd
Komur Meze Grill	248 Wickham Road, Croydon	483 yd
The Spices	280 Wickham Road, Croydon	487 yd
08 Express Chinese Cuisine	256 Wickham Road, Croydon	487 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Coloma Convent Girls' School UPPER SHIRLEY ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	548 yd
Shirley High School Shirley Church Road	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	575 yd
Trinity School (Trinity Sports Club) TRINITY SCHOOL TRINITY SCHOOL ADDISCOMBE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	577 yd
Shirley Park Golf Club Ltd ADDISCOMBE ROAD	golf	777 yd
Harris Primary Academy Benson WEST WAY	grass pitches	915 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	60.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	121.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CR0 8BB