Melville Avenue, South Croydon, CR2 7HY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around CR2 7HY is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	53%	51.8%	-1.2%	51.0%	0.8%
Male	47%	48.2%	1.2%	49.0%	-0.8%

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	34.9%	35.5%	0.6%	37.9%	-2.4%
Married: Opposite sex	51.8%	50.5%	-1.3%	44.2%	6.3%
Married: Same sex	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Separated	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	2.2%	-2.2%
Divorced	2.9%	2.7%	-0.2%	9.1%	-6.4%
Widowed	9.9%	9.7%	-0.2%	6.1%	3.6%

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	44.8%	46.4%	1.6%	48.4%	-2.0%
Good health	33.4%	38.5%	5.1%	33.6%	4.9%
Fair health	16.4%	11.7%	-4.7%	12.7%	-1.0%
Bad health	4.1%	2%	-2.1%	4.0%	-2.0%
Very bad health	1.3%	1.5%	0.2%	1.2%	0.3%

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 52.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	18%	18.4%	0.4%	18.2%	0.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	5.5%	3%	-2.5%	9.6%	-6.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11%	11%	0.0%	13.4%	-2.4%
Apprenticeship	1.5%	2.7%	1.2%	5.3%	-2.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.1%	10.7%	-1.4%	16.9%	-6.2%
Degree or Similar	44.5%	52.2%	7.7%	33.8%	18.4%
Other	7.4%	2%	-5.4%	2.8%	-0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 56.2% 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)
Chinese	3.2%	0.6%	-2.6%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	13.6%	16.5%	2.9%	3.1%	13.4%
Pakistani	0.3%	5.9%	5.6%	2.7%	3.2%
Other Asian	3.8%	6.8%	3.0%	1.6%	5.2%
Black African	5.4%	3.2%	-2.2%	2.5%	0.7%
Black Caribbean	2.5%	2.4%	-0.1%	1.0%	1.4%
Other Black	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	0.5%	0.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.4%	1.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.2%	1.5%	-0.7%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	4.1%	1.2%	-2.9%	0.8%	0.4%
White	62.1%	56.2%	-5.9%	81.4%	-25.2%
Arab	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	2.2%	2.9%	0.7%	1.6%	1.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 71% 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	69.1%	71%	1.9%	83.2%	-12.2%
European Union	4.4%	3.2%	-1.2%	6.1%	-2.9%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	1.2%	0.9%	0.8%	0.4%
Africa	10.1%	6.2%	-3.9%	2.7%	3.5%
Middle East and Asia	11.7%	15.8%	4.1%	5.6%	10.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.8%	2.3%	-1.5%	1.3%	1.0%
Oceania	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	68.8%	70.6%	1.8%	83.2%	-12.6%
10+ Years	1.3%	25.1%	23.8%	9.8%	15.3%
5-10 Years	3.2%	1.5%	-1.7%	2.9%	-1.4%
2-5 Years	2.8%	1.5%	-1.3%	2.2%	-0.7%
Less than 2 years	24%	1.5%	-22.5%	1.9%	-0.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	83.2%	76.7%	6.5%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
France	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	0.6%	1.5%	-0.9%
Other Europe	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	11.8%	13.5%	-1.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	22.3%	37.2%	-14.9%
Christian	42.5%	46.2%	-3.7%
Buddhist	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Hindu	15%	1.7%	13.3%
Muslim	8.8%	6.5%	2.3%
Other religion	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Not answered	8.2%	6.0%	2.2%

Safety

Is Melville Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Melville Avenue was 82.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 147.3% higher than the Sanderstead average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Melville Avenue has the 16th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Sanderstead and the 494th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 42.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -67.6%.

🔎 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 7HY, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below 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 - 1/10 (very 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 - 2/10 (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 - 3/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 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) - 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) - 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 Melville Avenue are based on 63 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 Melville Avenue, South Croydon, CR2 7HY

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR2 7HY

Average Price
£790,650

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£1,214,071

Flats/Maisonettes
£367,229

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Melville Avenue

Average Price
£664,446

Semi-Detached
£765,277

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£1,067,932

Flats/Maisonettes
£406,959

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Melville AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
14E Melville Avenue, South Croydon, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£400,000	2025-03-31	£377,658
14F Melville Avenue, South Croydon, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£437,000	2021-05-06	£400,963
14D Melville Avenue, South Croydon, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£345,000	2019-06-26	£337,700
14E Melville Avenue, South Croydon, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£350,000	2017-05-26	£328,686
14A Melville Avenue, South Croydon, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£310,000	2017-02-28	£293,948

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR2 7HY

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	84
Retired	76
Self-Employed	30
Part-Time Employee	22
Long-Term Sick or disabled	22
Other	21
Looking after home or family	16
Student (economically inactive)	11
Unemployed	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities	21
Professional, scientific and technical activities	18
Human health and social work activities	13
Education	13
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	10
Other	7
Information and communication	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Transport and storage	3
Real estate activities	3
Administrative and support service activities	2
Construction	2
Manufacturing	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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	2,019 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	3,490 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Purley Nursery School 58 Pampisford Road , CR8 2NE	4out of 4	3,712 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crosfield Nursery School Elborough Road , South Norwood SE25 5BD	3out of 4	3,824 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornton Heath Nursery School 51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS	3out of 4	4,365 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	1,064 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Peter's Primary School Normanton Road , CR2 7AR	- not rated	1,064 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Park Hill Junior School Stanhope Road , CR0 5NS	4out of 4	1,294 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Park Hill Junior School Stanhope Road , CR0 5NS	- not rated	1,294 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Park Hill Infant School Stanhope Road , CR0 5NS	4out of 4	1,324 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Coombe Wood School 30 Melville Avenue , CR2 7HY	3out of 4	227 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School Selborne Road , CR0 5JQ	3out of 4	898 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Coloma Convent Girls' School Upper Shirley Road , CR9 5AS	- not rated	2,137 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Coloma Convent Girls' School Upper Shirley Road , CR9 5AS	2out of 4	2,137 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Ark Blake Academy 6 Morland Road , CR0 6NA	3out of 4	2,320 yd	Free schools	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	1,921 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
John Ruskin College Selsdon Park Road , CR2 8JJ	- not rated	3,008 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form 11 Oliver Grove , SE25 6EJ	- not rated	4,381 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
Rutherford School 1a Melville Avenue , CR2 7HZ	- not rated	336 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Croham Hurst School 79 Croham Road , CR2 7YN	- not rated	403 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Oakwood School Lloyd Park , Coombe Road CR0 5RD	- not rated	599 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Normanton School 17-21 Normanton Road , CR2 7AE	- not rated	911 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Folly's End Christian School 9 South Park Hill Road , CR2 7DY	- not rated	967 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Voyage Care	82 Coombe Road, Croydon	225 yd
Unicorn House	16 Campden Road, South Croydon	479 yd
Casba Med Cuisine At Croham Hurst Golf Club	Croham Hurst Golf Club, Croham Road	486 yd
Beefeater Restaurant	Coombe Lodge, 104 Coombe Road	500 yd
Lloyds Park Cafe	Lloyd Park, Coombe Road	500 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Mynd Spirit	Addiscombe Cricket Club, The Sandilands Club		931 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Coombe Lodge COOMBE ROAD	grass pitches	265 yd
Old Palace School Of John Whitgift (Preparatory School) MELVILLE AVENUE	grass pitches, swimming pool	267 yd
Lloyd Park BLOSSOM CLOSE	grass pitches, tennis courts	268 yd
Whitgift Sports Club THE CLUBHOUSE THE CLUBHOUSE CROHAM MANOR ROAD	grass pitches	618 yd
South Croydon Sports Club BEECH COPSE	tennis courts	627 yd
Croham Hurst Golf Club CROHAM ROAD	golf	659 yd
Archbishop Tenisons Ce High School SELBORNE ROAD		894 yd
The Sandilands Club SANDILANDS	grass pitches, tennis courts	927 yd
John Ruskin Playing Field COOMBE FARM COOMBE FARM OAKS ROAD	grass pitches	985 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	87.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	87.5%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	87.5%

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	75 Mbit/s
Average download speed	141.2 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	14.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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