Cornflower Lane, Croydon, CR0 8XJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding CR0 8XJ has a slightly higher male population, with 50% 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	50.7%	50%	-0.7%	51.0%	-1.0%
Male	49.3%	50%	0.7%	49.0%	1.0%

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	32.1%	32.9%	0.8%	37.9%	-5.0%
Married: Opposite sex	55.6%	49.5%	-6.1%	44.2%	5.3%
Separated	1.7%	0.9%	-0.8%	2.2%	-1.3%
Divorced	6%	10.6%	4.6%	9.1%	1.5%
Widowed	4.7%	6%	1.3%	6.1%	-0.1%

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 (88.1%) 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%	51.4%	1.0%	48.4%	3.0%
Good health	32.6%	36.7%	4.1%	33.6%	3.1%
Fair health	12.3%	9.2%	-3.1%	12.7%	-3.5%
Bad health	4%	2.8%	-1.2%	4.0%	-1.2%
Very bad health	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	1.2%	-1.2%

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	16.7%	13.8%	-2.9%	18.2%	-4.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.2%	8.3%	-4.9%	9.6%	-1.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.2%	16.1%	2.9%	13.4%	2.7%
Apprenticeship	2.6%	3.7%	1.1%	5.3%	-1.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.7%	15.7%	5.0%	16.9%	-1.2%
Degree or Similar	34.2%	37.8%	3.6%	33.8%	4.0%
Other	9.4%	4.6%	-4.8%	2.8%	1.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 56.5% 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)
Bangladeshi	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	2.9%	3.2%	0.3%	0.7%	2.5%
Indian	6.9%	17%	10.1%	3.1%	13.9%
Pakistani	1.1%	1.6%	0.5%	2.7%	-1.1%
Other Asian	2.5%	3.2%	0.7%	1.6%	1.6%
Black African	2.2%	5.9%	3.7%	2.5%	3.4%
Black Caribbean	2.2%	2.8%	0.6%	1.0%	1.8%
Other Black	0.4%	2%	1.6%	0.5%	1.5%
Mixed White and Asian	2.2%	1.6%	-0.6%	0.8%	0.8%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	2.8%	2.8%	0.9%	1.9%
Mixed Other	1.4%	1.2%	-0.2%	0.8%	0.4%
White	76.1%	56.5%	-19.6%	81.4%	-24.9%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Arab	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	1.1%	1.6%	0.5%	1.6%	0.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 71.4% 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	81.2%	71.4%	-9.8%	83.2%	-11.8%
European Union	4%	4.4%	0.4%	6.1%	-1.7%
Rest of Europe	1.4%	0.8%	-0.6%	0.8%	0.0%
Africa	5.4%	7.5%	2.1%	2.7%	4.8%
Middle East and Asia	6.2%	13.9%	7.7%	5.6%	8.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.8%	1.6%	-0.2%	1.3%	0.3%
Oceania	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	79.7%	70.9%	-8.8%	83.2%	-12.3%
10+ Years	0.7%	24.4%	23.7%	9.8%	14.6%
5-10 Years	1.4%	2.8%	1.4%	2.9%	-0.1%
2-5 Years	2.9%	0%	-2.9%	2.2%	-2.2%
Less than 2 years	15.2%	2%	-13.2%	1.9%	0.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	85.4%	76.7%	8.7%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Italy	2%	0.6%	1.4%
Portugal	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Poland	1.2%	1.3%	-0.1%
Other EU countries	1.6%	1.5%	0.1%
Other Europe	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Southern Asia	2.8%	1.2%	1.6%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
No passport held	3.9%	13.5%	-9.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	24.1%	37.2%	-13.1%
Christian	49%	46.2%	2.8%
Hindu	17.4%	1.7%	15.7%
Muslim	4%	6.5%	-2.5%
Sikh	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	4.7%	6.0%	-1.3%

Safety

Is Cornflower Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Cornflower Lane was 22.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 69.6% lower than the Shirley North average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Cornflower Lane has the 5th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Shirley North and the 101st lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 15.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -66.7%.

🔎 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. 91% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£61,700

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in CR0 8XJ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 3/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 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 - 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 - 3/10 (low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 8/10 (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) - 5/10 (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) - 4/10 (below 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 Cornflower Lane are based on 74 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 Cornflower Lane, Croydon, CR0 8XJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR0 8XJ

Average Price
£544,430

Semi-Detached
£594,358

Terraced
£488,695

Detached
£598,795

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Cornflower Lane

Average Price
£528,435

Semi-Detached
£576,412

Terraced
£496,977

Detached
£564,183

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Cornflower LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
29 Cornflower Lane, Croydon, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£455,000	2025-07-16	£432,370
33 Cornflower Lane, Croydon, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£565,000	2022-12-13	£518,253
24A Cornflower Lane, Croydon, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£442,000	2022-07-14	£427,697
26A Cornflower Lane, Croydon, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£457,500	2022-03-16	£456,024
42 Cornflower Lane, Croydon, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£440,000	2021-09-10	£456,809

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR0 8XJ

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	72
Retired	49
Part-Time Employee	30
Self-Employed	23
Student (economically inactive)	16
Unemployed	9
Other	8
Looking after home or family	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	3
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	23
Education	17
Human health and social work activities	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	16
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	16
Construction	14
Financial and insurance activities	14
Manufacturing	10
Administrative and support service activities	10
Other	8
Information and communication	6
Transport and storage	5
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Crosfield Nursery School Elborough Road , South Norwood SE25 5BD	3out of 4	2,302 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tunstall Nursery School Tunstall Road , CR0 6TY	4out of 4	2,542 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	3,257 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornton Heath Nursery School 51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS	3out of 4	3,952 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	841 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Orchard Way Primary School Orchard Way , Shirley CR0 7NJ	3out of 4	859 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Orchard Way Primary School Orchard Way , Shirley CR0 7NJ	- not rated	859 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Shirley Park Primary Long Lane , CR0 7AR	- not rated	1,280 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ashburton Junior School Long Lane , CR0 7AR	- not rated	1,280 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Edenham High School Orchard Way , Shirley CR0 7NJ	- not rated	1,000 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Orchard Park High School Orchard Way , Shirley CR0 7NJ	3out of 4	1,000 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Shirley Park Shirley Road , CR9 7AL	- not rated	1,038 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ashburton Community School Shirley Road , CR9 7AL	- not rated	1,039 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Shirley High School Performing Arts College Shirley Church Road , CR0 5EF	- not rated	1,251 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form 11 Oliver Grove , SE25 6EJ	- not rated	3,095 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
John Ruskin College Selsdon Park Road , CR2 8JJ	- not rated	3,537 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Croydon College Fairfield Campus , College Road CR9 1DX	- not rated	3,539 yd	Further education	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	929 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Beckmead School Monks Orchard Road , BR3 3BZ	- not rated	1,762 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Beckmead Park Academy Monks Orchard Road , BR3 3BZ	- not rated	1,762 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Eden Park and Elmhurst Schools 204 Upper Elmers End Road , BR3 3HE	- not rated	1,864 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Elmhurst Preparatory School 20 Langley Road , Elmers End BR3 4AD	- not rated	2,099 yd	Other independent 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
The Shirley Cafe	219 Wickham Road, Croydon	591 yd
Two Chicks	147 Wickham Road, Croydon	620 yd
Q Cafe	145 Wickham Road, Croydon	620 yd
Angulina	133 Wickham Road, Croydon	625 yd
Luca Mio	131 Wickham Road, Croydon	628 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Crown Inn	28 Wickham Road, Croydon		795 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Spices	280 Wickham Road, Croydon	639 yd
08 Express Chinese Cuisine	256 Wickham Road, Croydon	639 yd
Komur Meze Grill	248 Wickham Road, Croydon	642 yd
Shirley Fish Bar	152 Wickham Road, Croydon	667 yd
Peri Peri Chicken Bite	51 Shirley Road, Croydon	931 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco Express	23 - 41 Shirley Road, Croydon		928 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Ashburton Playing Fields COLERIDGE ROAD	grass pitches	733 yd
Orchard Way Primary School ORCHARD WAY	grass pitches	862 yd
Parkfields PARKFIELDS	grass pitches	906 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	1,000 yd
Orchard Park High School ORCHARD WAY	grass pitches	1,003 yd
Oasis Academy Shirley Park SHIRLEY ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	1,041 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	52.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed	123.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	17.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	23 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	115 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CR0 8XJ