Melfort Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 7RX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding CR7 7RX, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 54% 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	48.1%	54%	5.9%	51.0%	3.0%
Male	51.9%	46%	-5.9%	49.0%	-3.0%

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 CR7 7RX, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 50.7% 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	56.2%	50.7%	-5.5%	37.9%	12.8%
Married: Opposite sex	25.9%	25.8%	-0.1%	44.2%	-18.4%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Separated	6.8%	6.2%	-0.6%	2.2%	4.0%
Divorced	8.8%	12.4%	3.6%	9.1%	3.3%
Widowed	2.4%	4%	1.6%	6.1%	-2.1%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	47.5%	46%	-1.5%	48.4%	-2.4%
Good health	36.9%	34.2%	-2.7%	33.6%	0.6%
Fair health	12.1%	13.7%	1.6%	12.7%	1.0%
Bad health	2.9%	5.8%	2.9%	4.0%	1.8%
Very bad health	0.6%	0.4%	-0.2%	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	19.1%	21.1%	2.0%	18.2%	2.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.6%	10.6%	1.0%	9.6%	1.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.1%	12.3%	-4.8%	13.4%	-1.1%
Apprenticeship	1.6%	6.2%	4.6%	5.3%	0.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.4%	13.2%	2.8%	16.9%	-3.7%
Degree or Similar	31.5%	32.6%	1.1%	33.8%	-1.2%
Other	10.8%	4%	-6.8%	2.8%	1.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 32.4% 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	0%	0.4%	0.4%	1.1%	-0.7%
Chinese	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	5.9%	3.6%	-2.3%	3.1%	0.5%
Pakistani	3.8%	4.7%	0.9%	2.7%	2.0%
Other Asian	6.5%	3.2%	-3.3%	1.6%	1.6%
Black African	7.4%	14%	6.6%	2.5%	11.5%
Black Caribbean	21.8%	25.5%	3.7%	1.0%	24.5%
Other Black	15.3%	4.7%	-10.6%	0.5%	4.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	0.7%	0.1%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	2.4%	1.8%	-0.6%	0.4%	1.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.1%	1.8%	-0.3%	0.9%	0.9%
Mixed Other	2.1%	1.8%	-0.3%	0.8%	1.0%
White	26%	32.4%	6.4%	81.4%	-49.0%
Arab	0.3%	2.2%	1.9%	0.6%	1.6%
Other	5.3%	3.2%	-2.1%	1.6%	1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 55% 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	61.7%	55%	-6.7%	83.2%	-28.2%
European Union	5.6%	14.4%	8.8%	6.1%	8.3%
Rest of Europe	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.8%	0.3%
Africa	12.7%	10.1%	-2.6%	2.7%	7.4%
Middle East and Asia	9.4%	6.1%	-3.3%	5.6%	0.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	10.3%	13.3%	3.0%	1.3%	12.0%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	61.7%	55%	-6.7%	83.2%	-28.2%
10+ Years	1.8%	31.7%	29.9%	9.8%	21.9%
5-10 Years	7.1%	8.3%	1.2%	2.9%	5.4%
2-5 Years	13%	4.3%	-8.7%	2.2%	2.1%
Less than 2 years	16.5%	0.7%	-15.8%	1.9%	-1.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	68.2%	76.7%	-8.5%
Ireland	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
France	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Italy	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Portugal	4%	0.5%	3.5%
Spain	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Lithuania	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Poland	5.1%	1.3%	3.8%
Romania	3.2%	0.9%	2.3%
Other EU countries	2.2%	1.5%	0.7%
Other Europe	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
South and Eastern Africa	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Southern Asia	0.7%	1.2%	-0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
Central and South America	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
No passport held	5.1%	13.5%	-8.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	22.7%	37.2%	-14.5%
Christian	51.4%	46.2%	5.2%
Buddhist	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Hindu	1.8%	1.7%	0.1%
Muslim	10.8%	6.5%	4.3%
Other religion	4%	0.6%	3.4%
Not answered	8.6%	6.0%	2.6%

Safety

Is Melfort Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Melfort Road was 131.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 44.1% higher than the Bensham Manor average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Melfort Road has the 34th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Bensham Manor and the 257th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 85.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -31.6%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 55% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£46,200

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in CR7 7RX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 8/10 (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) - 8/10 (high )
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 Melfort Road are based on 479 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 Melfort Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 7RX

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR7 7RX

Average Price
£321,576

Semi-Detached
£411,213

Terraced
£587,884

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£268,854

Other
£4,953

Estimated Average Property Prices for Melfort Road

Average Price
£330,041

Semi-Detached
£479,815

Terraced
£468,343

Detached
£466,457

Flats/Maisonettes
£221,362

Other
£119,940

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Melfort Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
The Upper Flat At 109 Melfort Road, Thornton Heath, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£245,000	2025-10-29	£241,159
The Upper Flat At 109 Melfort Road, Thornton Heath, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£250,000	2025-10-29	£246,081
123A Melfort Road, Thornton Heath, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£320,000	2024-04-12	£302,777
121A Melfort Road, Thornton Heath, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£320,000	2023-02-02	£282,126
105 Melfort Road, Thornton Heath, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£5,000	2022-02-10	£4,602

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR7 7RX

Employment

CR7 7RX area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 9% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	72
Self-Employed	34
Retired	21
Part-Time Employee	21
Other	20
Student (economically inactive)	16
Unemployed	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Looking after home or family	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	28
Professional, scientific and technical activities	16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Education	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Construction	10
Information and communication	9
Financial and insurance activities	7
Administrative and support service activities	7
Transport and storage	7
Other	6
Manufacturing	6
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	4
Real estate activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Thornton Heath Nursery School 51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS	3out of 4	1,010 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	1,825 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crosfield Nursery School Elborough Road , South Norwood SE25 5BD	3out of 4	2,796 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tunstall Nursery School Tunstall Road , CR0 6TY	4out of 4	3,236 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dulwich Wood Nursery School Lyall Avenue , SE21 8QS	3out of 4	4,132 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School Windsor Road , CR7 8HJ	- not rated	578 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School St. James the Great School , Windsor Road CR7 8HJ	4out of 4	578 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beulah Infants' School Furze Road , Thornton Heath CR7 8NJ	3out of 4	613 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beulah Infants' School Furze Road , CR7 8NJ	- not rated	613 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beulah Junior School Beulah Road , CR7 8JF	2out of 4	622 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Norbury Manor Business and Enterprise College for Girls Kensington Avenue , CR7 8BT	- not rated	1,350 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Norbury High School for Girls Kensington Avenue , CR7 8BT	3out of 4	1,350 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Selhurst Boys' High School The Crescent , CR9 2LX	- not rated	1,528 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Selhurst Mathematics and Computing Specialist School The Crescent , CR0 2HN	- not rated	1,685 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Harris Academy Beulah Hill Spurgeon Road , SE19 3UG	- not rated	1,708 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
William Morris Middle School Recreation Way , CR4 1PJ	- not rated	2,080 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stanford County Middle School Chilmark Road , Norbury SW16 5HB	- not rated	2,388 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gorringe Park Middle School Sandy Lane , CR4 2HD	- not rated	3,865 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Thoma's of Canterbury Catholic Middle School Commonside East , CR4 1YG	- not rated	4,055 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cranmer County Middle School Cranmer Road , CR4 4XU	- not rated	4,508 yd	Community 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	2,132 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Croydon College Fairfield Campus , College Road CR9 1DX	- not rated	3,469 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Woodmansterne School Woodmansterne Road , Streatham SW16 5UQ	- not rated	2,628 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	3out of 4	3,943 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Maple House School 23-27 Parchmore Road , CR7 8LY	- not rated	522 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Arvon House 21 Liverpool Road , Thornton Heath CR7 8LS	- not rated	632 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Victory Day School 25 Woodville Road , CR7 8LH	- not rated	671 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
CACFO UK Education Centre 40 Northwood Road , CR7 8HQ	- not rated	717 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Sankofa Learning Centre 2nd Floor, Day Lewis House , 324-338 Bensham Lane CR7 7EQ	- not rated	800 yd	Miscellaneous	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
Ann's Sandwich Bar	55B Beulah Road, Thornton Heath	332 yd
Better Taste Cuisine	77 Beulah Road, Thornton Heath	494 yd
Tropics' 68	68 Brigstock Road, Thornton Heath	512 yd
His Grace Evangelical Outreach Church	80-82 Beulah Road, Thornton Heath	518 yd
Brigstock House	57 Brigstock Road, Thornton Heath	538 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Railway Telegraph	19 Brigstock Road, Thornton Heath	556 yd
Atlantic Bar	61 High Street, Thornton Heath	845 yd
Cava-Ri	1136 - 1138 London Road, Norbury	988 yd
The Prince George	2-4 High Street, Thornton Heath	1,066 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Melfort Fish Bar	7 Melfort Road, Thornton Heath	387 yd
Tasty African Takeaway	99 Parchmore Road, Thornton Heath	405 yd
Fish N Fry	109 Parchmore Road, Thornton Heath	419 yd
Bubble Blend	121 Parchmore Road, Thornton Heath	421 yd
Lifegrace Bookshop & Groceries / Talis Food Take Away	80 Parchmore Road, Thornton Heath	452 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Superstore	Tesco, 2 - 32 Brigstock Road	554 yd
Tesco Express	1076 London Road, Thornton Heath	908 yd
Tesco	847 - 853 London Road, Thornton Heath	932 yd
The Little Cheap Booze Store	790 London Road, Thornton Heath	1,060 yd
Lidl	845 London Road, Thornton Heath	1,062 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Thornton Heath Recreation Ground BRIDPORT ROAD	grass pitches	323 yd
St James The Great School WINDSOR ROAD	grass pitches	511 yd
Trumble Gardens TRUMBLE GARDENS TRUMBLE GARDENS BRIGSTOCK ROAD	tennis courts	624 yd
Winterbourne Boys Academy WINTERBOURNE JUNIOR BOYS SCHOOL WINTERBOURNE JUNIOR BOYS SCHOOL WINTERBOURNE ROAD	artificial grass pitch	670 yd
Highbury Community Centre Highbury Avenue		750 yd
Thornton Heath Leisure Centre HIGH STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	755 yd
Clapham Old Xaverians COUNTY ROAD	grass pitches	778 yd
Stones Gym ASHARIA HOUSE ASHARIA HOUSE NORTHWOOD ROAD	health and fitness suite	796 yd
Bensham Manor School ECCLESBOURNE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	861 yd
Streatham-Croydon Rfc BRIGSTOCK ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	1,018 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	91.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	91.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	91.7%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	91.7%

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	8.3%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	145.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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