Selsdon Road, South Croydon, CR2 7AA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around CR2 7AA 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	48.7%	51.1%	2.4%	51.0%	0.1%
Male	51.3%	48.9%	-2.4%	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.

In the immediate vicinity of CR2 7AA there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 61.3% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	30.8%	28.2%	-2.6%	37.9%	-9.7%
Married: Opposite sex	55.6%	61.3%	5.7%	44.2%	17.1%
Separated	2.7%	2%	-0.7%	2.2%	-0.2%
Divorced	7.8%	5.6%	-2.2%	9.1%	-3.5%
Widowed	3.1%	3%	-0.1%	6.1%	-3.1%

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 (91.2%) 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	52.4%	58.5%	6.1%	48.4%	10.1%
Good health	31.3%	32.7%	1.4%	33.6%	-0.9%
Fair health	12.3%	6.4%	-5.9%	12.7%	-6.3%
Bad health	2.8%	2%	-0.8%	4.0%	-2.0%
Very bad health	1.1%	0.5%	-0.6%	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.

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 56.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	9.2%	11.1%	1.9%	18.2%	-7.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.9%	7.2%	-4.7%	9.6%	-2.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.9%	7.9%	-4.0%	13.4%	-5.5%
Apprenticeship	1.7%	2.6%	0.9%	5.3%	-2.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.5%	13.4%	0.9%	16.9%	-3.5%
Degree or Similar	49.2%	56.1%	6.9%	33.8%	22.3%
Other	3.7%	1.6%	-2.1%	2.8%	-1.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 60.4% 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	1.4%	0.2%	-1.2%	1.1%	-0.9%
Chinese	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	6.3%	11.9%	5.6%	3.1%	8.8%
Pakistani	2.3%	5%	2.7%	2.7%	2.3%
Other Asian	3.1%	5.2%	2.1%	1.6%	3.6%
Black African	0.9%	4.5%	3.6%	2.5%	2.0%
Black Caribbean	0.9%	4.7%	3.8%	1.0%	3.7%
Other Black	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	0.5%	0.0%
Mixed White and Asian	3.1%	1.5%	-1.6%	0.8%	0.7%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	1.5%	0.9%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	2.6%	2.5%	-0.1%	0.8%	1.7%
White	78.3%	60.4%	-17.9%	81.4%	-21.0%
Arab	0%	1%	1.0%	0.6%	0.4%
Other	0%	0.7%	0.7%	1.6%	-0.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 75.4% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	83.5%	75.4%	-8.1%	83.2%	-7.8%
European Union	3.4%	5.9%	2.5%	6.1%	-0.2%
Rest of Europe	1.4%	0.7%	-0.7%	0.8%	-0.1%
Africa	2.8%	4.4%	1.6%	2.7%	1.7%
Middle East and Asia	7.1%	10.3%	3.2%	5.6%	4.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.9%	3.2%	2.3%	1.3%	1.9%
Oceania	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	80.9%	75.4%	-5.5%	83.2%	-7.8%
10+ Years	0.6%	20.2%	19.6%	9.8%	10.4%
5-10 Years	0.9%	1.5%	0.6%	2.9%	-1.4%
2-5 Years	2.8%	1.7%	-1.1%	2.2%	-0.5%
Less than 2 years	14.8%	1.2%	-13.6%	1.9%	-0.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	88.6%	76.7%	11.9%
Ireland	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Portugal	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Other EU countries	1.5%	1.5%	0.0%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	1.5%	1.2%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
No passport held	3%	13.5%	-10.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	30%	37.2%	-7.2%
Christian	44.1%	46.2%	-2.1%
Buddhist	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Hindu	10.3%	1.7%	8.6%
Muslim	8.9%	6.5%	2.4%
Sikh	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	5.2%	6.0%	-0.8%

Safety

Is Selsdon Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Selsdon Road was 76.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 129.9% higher than the Sanderstead average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Selsdon Road has the 20th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Sanderstead and the 534th lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 52.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -13.2%.

🔎 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
£64,500

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in CR2 7AA, 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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) - 1/10 (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 Selsdon Road are based on 585 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 Selsdon Road, South Croydon, CR2 7AA

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR2 7AA

Average Price
£633,816

Semi-Detached
£612,024

Terraced
£553,554

Detached
£970,341

Flats/Maisonettes
£295,625

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Selsdon Road

Average Price
£438,116

Semi-Detached
£492,979

Terraced
£406,471

Detached
£708,518

Flats/Maisonettes
£255,403

Other
£1,292,019

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Selsdon Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
258 Selsdon Road, South Croydon, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£568,000	2025-10-10	£558,927
252 Selsdon Road, South Croydon, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£520,000	2024-03-15	£516,549
242 Selsdon Road, South Croydon, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£690,000	2023-07-14	£679,701
240 Selsdon Road, South Croydon, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£652,500	2022-12-16	£616,472
270 Selsdon Road, South Croydon, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£1,475,000	2022-09-12	£1,343,357

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR2 7AA

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	125
Retired	63
Part-Time Employee	34
Self-Employed	33
Looking after home or family	14
Unemployed	11
Other	9
Student (economically inactive)	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4

Employment Industry

Education	26
Human health and social work activities	23
Financial and insurance activities	23
Professional, scientific and technical activities	21
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	19
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	15
Other	13
Construction	12
Administrative and support service activities	11
Information and communication	10
Real estate activities	8
Manufacturing	5
Transport and storage	4
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

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	2,419 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tunstall Nursery School Tunstall Road , CR0 6TY	4out of 4	2,883 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	4,236 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crosfield Nursery School Elborough Road , South Norwood SE25 5BD	3out of 4	4,884 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornton Heath Nursery School 51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS	3out of 4	5,051 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Peter's Primary School Normanton Road , CR2 7AR	3out of 4	287 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Peter's Primary School Normanton Road , CR2 7AR	- not rated	287 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Purley Oaks Primary School Bynes Road , CR2 0PR	3out of 4	479 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Primary Academy Haling Park 50-58 Haling Road , CR2 6HS	4out of 4	595 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School 173 Pampisford Road , CR2 6DF	- not rated	1,272 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	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	3out of 4	1,350 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Haling Manor High School Kendra Hall Road , CR2 6DT	- not rated	1,426 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Coombe Wood School 30 Melville Avenue , CR2 7HY	3out of 4	1,512 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School Selborne Road , CR0 5JQ	3out of 4	1,846 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Andrew's CofE School Warrington Road , CR0 4BH	- not rated	2,248 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	2,258 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
John Ruskin College Selsdon Park Road , CR2 8JJ	- not rated	3,671 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form 11 Oliver Grove , SE25 6EJ	- not rated	5,333 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
Normanton School 17-21 Normanton Road , CR2 7AE	- not rated	529 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Elmhurst School Ltd 44-48 South Park Hill Road , South Croydon CR2 7DW	- not rated	913 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Croham Hurst School 79 Croham Road , CR2 7YN	- not rated	968 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Whitgift School Whitgift School , Haling Park CR2 6YT	- not rated	977 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Rutherford School 1a Melville Avenue , CR2 7HZ	- not rated	984 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
Eats Cafe	55 Capital Business Centre, 22 Carlton Road	359 yd
Canary Cafe	175 Brighton Road, South Croydon	523 yd
Cantinho Do Nando	257 Brighton Road, South Croydon	525 yd
Today's Cafe	267 Brighton Road, South Croydon	539 yd
Krunk Burgers	252 - 254 Brighton Road, South Croydon	604 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Crown And Sceptre	Crown And Sceptre Public House, 32 Junction Road	663 yd
The Purley Arms	345 Brighton Road, South Croydon	782 yd
The Croham Arms	Croham Arms, Croham Road	911 yd
Whelans	13-15 Selsdon Road, South Croydon	1,011 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Morleys Fried Chicken	193 Brighton Road, South Croydon	523 yd
Rehoboth Fried Chicken & Pizza	255 Brighton Road, South Croydon	525 yd
SP Charcoal Grill	261A Brighton Road, South Croydon	543 yd
CB Sezen	284 Brighton Road, South Croydon	675 yd
Papa Johns	323 Brighton Road, South Croydon	692 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Sainsbury's Local	45 Brighton Road, South Croydon		794 yd
Tesco Express	5 Station Approach, Sanderstead Road		872 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Whitgift Sports Club THE CLUBHOUSE THE CLUBHOUSE CROHAM MANOR ROAD	grass pitches	681 yd
St Augustine'S Centre ST. AUGUSTINES AVENUE		737 yd
South Croydon Recreation Ground (Closed) Sanderstead Road	grass pitches	938 yd
Haling Grove HALING GROVE	grass pitches	972 yd
Whitgift Sports Centre HALING PARK	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts	974 yd
South Croydon Sports Club BEECH COPSE	tennis courts	983 yd
Croham Hurst Golf Club CROHAM ROAD	golf	999 yd
Old Palace School Of John Whitgift (Preparatory School) MELVILLE AVENUE	grass pitches, swimming pool	1,081 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	76.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	132.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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