Brighton Road, South Croydon, CR2 6EQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding CR2 6EQ, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.8% 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%	52.8%	-2.6%	51.0%	1.8%
Male	44.6%	47.2%	2.6%	49.0%	-1.8%

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 CR2 6EQ, 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	47.9%	54%	6.1%	37.9%	16.1%
Married: Opposite sex	35.2%	37.9%	2.7%	44.2%	-6.3%
Separated	4.2%	4.5%	0.3%	2.2%	2.3%
Divorced	9.6%	2.5%	-7.1%	9.1%	-6.6%
Widowed	3.1%	1.1%	-2.0%	6.1%	-5.0%

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 (90.2%) 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	56.7%	57.5%	0.8%	48.4%	9.1%
Good health	31.1%	32.7%	1.6%	33.6%	-0.9%
Fair health	9.4%	7.6%	-1.8%	12.7%	-5.1%
Bad health	2.6%	2%	-0.6%	4.0%	-2.0%
Very bad health	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	1.2%	-1.0%

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	17.2%	14.1%	-3.1%	18.2%	-4.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.9%	9%	-7.9%	9.6%	-0.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.5%	12.1%	-4.4%	13.4%	-1.3%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	3.4%	2.3%	5.3%	-1.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.2%	16.7%	2.5%	16.9%	-0.2%
Degree or Similar	25.3%	40.1%	14.8%	33.8%	6.3%
Other	8.8%	4.5%	-4.3%	2.8%	1.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 40.3% 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	0%	1%	1.0%	1.1%	-0.1%
Chinese	1%	0.6%	-0.4%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	2.9%	4.1%	1.2%	3.1%	1.0%
Pakistani	2.9%	3.3%	0.4%	2.7%	0.6%
Other Asian	5.5%	3.1%	-2.4%	1.6%	1.5%
Black African	7%	18.2%	11.2%	2.5%	15.7%
Black Caribbean	3.4%	7.2%	3.8%	1.0%	6.2%
Other Black	3.1%	4.7%	1.6%	0.5%	4.2%
Mixed White and Asian	3.1%	2.7%	-0.4%	0.8%	1.9%
Mixed White and African	1%	1.2%	0.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	7.3%	4.5%	-2.8%	0.9%	3.6%
Mixed Other	1.8%	2.3%	0.5%	0.8%	1.5%
White	58.2%	40.3%	-17.9%	81.4%	-41.1%
Arab	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Other	2.6%	5.3%	2.7%	1.6%	3.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 61.7% 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	77.8%	61.7%	-16.1%	83.2%	-21.5%
European Union	5.5%	12.3%	6.8%	6.1%	6.2%
Rest of Europe	1%	1%	0.0%	0.8%	0.2%
Africa	6%	12.9%	6.9%	2.7%	10.2%
Middle East and Asia	6.5%	7%	0.5%	5.6%	1.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.3%	4.7%	2.4%	1.3%	3.4%
Oceania	0.5%	0.4%	-0.1%	0.3%	0.1%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	76.2%	62%	-14.2%	83.2%	-21.2%
10+ Years	1.8%	23.9%	22.1%	9.8%	14.1%
5-10 Years	3.7%	7.8%	4.1%	2.9%	4.9%
2-5 Years	7.6%	2.9%	-4.7%	2.2%	0.7%
Less than 2 years	10.7%	3.3%	-7.4%	1.9%	1.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.6%	76.7%	-7.1%
Ireland	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
France	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Portugal	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Spain	1.8%	0.4%	1.4%
Lithuania	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Poland	3.5%	1.3%	2.2%
Romania	1.8%	0.9%	0.9%
Other EU countries	3.1%	1.5%	1.6%
Turkey	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	3.3%	0.3%	3.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Southern Asia	1.8%	1.2%	0.6%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Central and South America	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	7.8%	13.5%	-5.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	24.5%	37.2%	-12.7%
Christian	49.9%	46.2%	3.7%
Hindu	4.7%	1.7%	3.0%
Muslim	11.7%	6.5%	5.2%
Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Not answered	8.6%	6.0%	2.6%

Safety

Is Brighton Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Brighton Road was 76.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 62.0% higher than the Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Brighton Road has the 25th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown and the 536th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 44.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -18.7%.

🔎 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. 88% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£59,800

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in CR2 6EQ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 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) - 7/10 (above 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 Brighton Road are based on 807 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 Brighton Road, South Croydon, CR2 6EQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR2 6EQ

Average Price
£471,392

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£369,754

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£202,153

Other
£1,154,755

Estimated Average Property Prices for Brighton Road

Average Price
£367,101

Semi-Detached
£478,788

Terraced
£402,396

Detached
£593,285

Flats/Maisonettes
£235,223

Other
£1,096,548

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Brighton Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
341 Brighton Road, South Croydon, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£375,000	2023-03-07	£360,248
319 Brighton Road, South Croydon, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£560,000	2022-06-14	£549,345
281 - 289 Brighton Road, South Croydon, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£850,000	2022-06-10	£819,043
303A Brighton Road, South Croydon, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£400,000	2020-07-30	£403,047
313 - 315 Brighton Road, South Croydon, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£1,575,000	2019-03-27	£1,600,933

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR2 6EQ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in CR2 6EQ 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	148
Part-Time Employee	59
Self-Employed	40
Student (economically inactive)	25
Unemployed	22
Looking after home or family	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	13
Retired	12
Other	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	24
Human health and social work activities	17
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	15
Construction	14
Information and communication	14
Administrative and support service activities	13
Education	11
Financial and insurance activities	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Transport and storage	8
Other	7
Manufacturing	5
Real estate activities	4

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Purley Nursery School 58 Pampisford Road , CR8 2NE	4out of 4	1,708 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tunstall Nursery School Tunstall Road , CR0 6TY	4out of 4	3,393 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	4,631 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornton Heath Nursery School 51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS	3out of 4	5,389 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crosfield Nursery School Elborough Road , South Norwood SE25 5BD	3out of 4	5,441 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Purley Oaks Primary School Bynes Road , CR2 0PR	3out of 4	300 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School 173 Pampisford Road , CR2 6DF	3out of 4	572 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Primary Academy Haling Park 50-58 Haling Road , CR2 6HS	4out of 4	824 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Peter's Primary School Normanton Road , CR2 7AR	3out of 4	979 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Aerodrome Primary Academy Goodwin Road , CR0 4EJ	3out of 4	1,209 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Academy Purley Kendra Hall Road , CR2 6DT	4out of 4	637 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Thomas More Catholic School Russell Hill Road , CR8 2XP	3out of 4	1,849 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Coombe Wood School 30 Melville Avenue , CR2 7HY	- not rated	2,265 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Wilson's School Mollison Drive , SM6 9JW	4out of 4	2,267 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School Selborne Road , CR0 5JQ	3out of 4	2,466 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	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	2,572 yd	Further education	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	4,615 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Giles School Pampisford Road , CR2 6DF	3out of 4	620 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cumnor House School 168 Pampisford Road , CR2 6DA	- not rated	803 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Boys	More About School
Whitgift School Whitgift School , Haling Park CR2 6YT	- not rated	893 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Elmhurst School for Boys 44-48 South Park Hill Road , South Croydon CR2 7DW	- not rated	1,360 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Boys	More About School
Serenity School 88 - 90 South End , CR0 1DQ	- not rated	1,452 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ruchi	337 Brighton Road, South Croydon	7 yd
Amigos Burger Lounge	343 Brighton Road, South Croydon	7 yd
Ellys Diner	288 Brighton Road, South Croydon	69 yd
Krunk Burgers	252 - 254 Brighton Road, South Croydon	170 yd
Amera Rani	248 Brighton Road, South Croydon	170 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Purley Arms	345 Brighton Road, South Croydon		101 yd
Crown And Sceptre	Crown And Sceptre Public House, 32 Junction Road		921 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Papa Johns	323 Brighton Road, South Croydon	7 yd
Perfect Oriental Food	317 Brighton Road, South Croydon	7 yd
Burger Buddies At Ruchi	337 Brighton Road, South Croydon	7 yd
Croydon Burgers At Ruchi	337 Brighton Road, South Croydon	7 yd
Priest Burger At Ruchi	337 Brighton Road, South Croydon	7 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco Express	5 Station Approach, Sanderstead Road		545 yd
Sainsbury's Local	45 Brighton Road, South Croydon		986 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Augustine'S Centre ST. AUGUSTINES AVENUE		139 yd
South Croydon Recreation Ground (Closed) Sanderstead Road	grass pitches	343 yd
Haling Grove HALING GROVE	grass pitches	395 yd
Harris Academy Purley KENDRA HALL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	845 yd
Whitgift Sports Centre HALING PARK	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts	973 yd
Sanderstead Lawn Tennis & Social Club PENWORTHAM ROAD	tennis courts	1,000 yd
St Marys Church Hall ST. MARYS CHURCH HALL ST. MARYS CHURCH HALL PURLEY OAKS ROAD		1,022 yd
Pure Gym (Purley) 4 CAPELLA COURT 4 CAPELLA COURT BRIGHTON ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,072 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	92.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	48.2%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	48.2%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	48.2%

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	79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	84.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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