Hamilton Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 8NN

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding CR7 8NN, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52% 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	56.6%	52%	-4.6%	51.0%	1.0%
Male	43.4%	48%	4.6%	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	41%	39.6%	-1.4%	37.9%	1.7%
Married: Opposite sex	41%	46.3%	5.3%	44.2%	2.1%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	4.5%	2.1%	-2.4%	2.2%	-0.1%
Divorced	10.2%	8.1%	-2.1%	9.1%	-1.0%
Widowed	3%	3.2%	0.2%	6.1%	-2.9%

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 (86.2%) 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	47.5%	52%	4.5%	48.4%	3.6%
Good health	37.9%	34.2%	-3.7%	33.6%	0.6%
Fair health	9.6%	10.7%	1.1%	12.7%	-2.0%
Bad health	3%	2.3%	-0.7%	4.0%	-1.7%
Very bad health	1.9%	0.8%	-1.1%	1.2%	-0.4%

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	14.3%	16.6%	2.3%	18.2%	-1.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.4%	12.4%	-3.0%	9.6%	2.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.2%	11%	-5.2%	13.4%	-2.4%
Apprenticeship	1.9%	4.6%	2.7%	5.3%	-0.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9%	14.1%	5.1%	16.9%	-2.8%
Degree or Similar	35.7%	35.7%	0.0%	33.8%	1.9%
Other	7.5%	5.7%	-1.8%	2.8%	2.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 25.5% 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%	0.6%	0.6%	1.1%	-0.5%
Chinese	1.4%	0.6%	-0.8%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	4.9%	4.5%	-0.4%	3.1%	1.4%
Pakistani	6.6%	8.1%	1.5%	2.7%	5.4%
Other Asian	0.8%	4.2%	3.4%	1.6%	2.6%
Black African	14.3%	14%	-0.3%	2.5%	11.5%
Black Caribbean	32.1%	24.6%	-7.5%	1.0%	23.6%
Other Black	9.6%	5.6%	-4.0%	0.5%	5.1%
Mixed White and Asian	3.6%	2.5%	-1.1%	0.8%	1.7%
Mixed White and African	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.4%	1.4%	0.0%	0.9%	0.5%
Mixed Other	0.5%	3.1%	2.6%	0.8%	2.3%
White	23.1%	25.5%	2.4%	81.4%	-55.9%
Arab	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.6%	0.2%
Other	0.3%	4.5%	4.2%	1.6%	2.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 56.2% 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	68.4%	56.2%	-12.2%	83.2%	-27.0%
European Union	1.6%	8.8%	7.2%	6.1%	2.7%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	11%	9.6%	-1.4%	2.7%	6.9%
Middle East and Asia	6.3%	12.1%	5.8%	5.6%	6.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	12.4%	13.3%	0.9%	1.3%	12.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	68.1%	56.1%	-12.0%	83.2%	-27.1%
10+ Years	0.3%	30.7%	30.4%	9.8%	20.9%
5-10 Years	0.8%	5.4%	4.6%	2.9%	2.5%
2-5 Years	4.9%	6.2%	1.3%	2.2%	4.0%
Less than 2 years	25.8%	1.7%	-24.1%	1.9%	-0.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.3%	76.7%	-2.4%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Portugal	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Poland	1.7%	1.3%	0.4%
Romania	3.1%	0.9%	2.2%
Other EU countries	1.4%	1.5%	-0.1%
Central and Western Africa	2.8%	0.3%	2.5%
South and Eastern Africa	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Southern Asia	3.1%	1.2%	1.9%
North America and the Caribbean	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Central and South America	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
No passport held	5.6%	13.5%	-7.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	14.4%	37.2%	-22.8%
Christian	58%	46.2%	11.8%
Hindu	2.5%	1.7%	0.8%
Muslim	16.3%	6.5%	9.8%
Sikh	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Not answered	6.8%	6.0%	0.8%

Safety

Is Hamilton Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Hamilton Road was 62.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 26.6% lower than the Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Hamilton Road has the 50th lowest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood and the 439th lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 31.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -45.5%.

🔎 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. 83% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£56,800

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in CR7 8NN, 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 6/10 (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 Hamilton Road are based on 52 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 Hamilton Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 8NN

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR7 8NN

Average Price
£442,766

Semi-Detached
£428,568

Terraced
£443,555

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Hamilton Road

Average Price
£443,387

Semi-Detached
£448,658

Terraced
£443,065

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Hamilton Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
39 Hamilton Road, Thornton Heath, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£450,000	2025-01-17	£441,896
41A Hamilton Road, Thornton Heath, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£400,000	2024-11-07	£392,381
5 Hamilton Road, Thornton Heath, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£395,000	2024-07-23	£400,618
31 Hamilton Road, Thornton Heath, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£455,000	2023-01-23	£421,785
17 Hamilton Road, Thornton Heath, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£460,000	2021-02-11	£481,287

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR7 8NN

Employment

CR7 8NN 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	90
Retired	48
Self-Employed	43
Part-Time Employee	36
Looking after home or family	18
Unemployed	16
Student (economically inactive)	14
Other	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	31
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	24
Education	22
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	20
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Construction	12
Administrative and support service activities	9
Other	9
Transport and storage	9
Information and communication	7
Manufacturing	2
Financial and insurance activities	1
Real estate activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Accommodation and food service 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	895 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	1,737 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crosfield Nursery School Elborough Road , South Norwood SE25 5BD	3out of 4	2,193 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tunstall Nursery School Tunstall Road , CR0 6TY	4out of 4	3,207 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dulwich Wood Nursery School Lyall Avenue , SE21 8QS	3out of 4	3,490 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Beulah Infants' School Furze Road , Thornton Heath CR7 8NJ	3out of 4	309 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beulah Infants' School Furze Road , CR7 8NJ	- not rated	309 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beulah Junior School Beulah Road , CR7 8JF	2out of 4	329 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
David Livingstone Academy Northwood Road , CR7 8HX	4out of 4	680 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
David Livingstone Primary School Northwood Road , CR7 8HX	- not rated	680 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Academy Beulah Hill Spurgeon Road , SE19 3UG	- not rated	1,147 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Westwood Girls' College for Languages and Arts Spurgeon Road , Upper Norwood SE19 3UG	- not rated	1,153 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Harris Academy Upper Norwood Spurgeon Road , Upper Norwood SE19 3UG	- not rated	1,153 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Girls	More About School
Selhurst Boys' High School The Crescent , CR9 2LX	- not rated	1,533 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Harris Academy South Norwood Cumberlow Avenue , SE25 6AE	3out of 4	1,540 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	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	2,939 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stanford County Middle School Chilmark Road , Norbury SW16 5HB	- not rated	3,088 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gorringe Park Middle School Sandy Lane , CR4 2HD	- not rated	4,622 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Thoma's of Canterbury Catholic Middle School Commonside East , CR4 1YG	- not rated	4,889 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cranmer County Middle School Cranmer Road , CR4 4XU	- not rated	5,394 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	1,430 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Croydon College Fairfield Campus , College Road CR9 1DX	- not rated	3,716 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	3,267 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	3out of 4	3,953 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Arvon House 21 Liverpool Road , Thornton Heath CR7 8LS	- not rated	449 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Victory Day School 25 Woodville Road , CR7 8LH	- not rated	554 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Maple House School 23-27 Parchmore Road , CR7 8LY	- not rated	656 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
CACFO UK Education Centre 40 Northwood Road , CR7 8HQ	- not rated	766 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
RHIS School (Incorporating ALTE School) Bridge House , Rear of 2a Bensham Manor Road CR7 7AA	- not rated	1,140 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ruby Spice	125 Beulah Road, Thornton Heath	383 yd
Morleys Fried Chicken	58 Beulah Road, Thornton Heath	395 yd
Mundo Lusitano	60 Beulah Road, Thornton Heath	395 yd
His Grace Evangelical Outreach Church	80-82 Beulah Road, Thornton Heath	409 yd
Better Taste Cuisine	77 Beulah Road, Thornton Heath	446 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Atlantic Bar	61 High Street, Thornton Heath	691 yd
The Prince George	2-4 High Street, Thornton Heath	776 yd
Railway Telegraph	19 Brigstock Road, Thornton Heath	932 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Memories Restaurant	117 Beulah Road, Thornton Heath	383 yd
Pizza Time	56 Beulah Road, Thornton Heath	395 yd
Lifegrace Bookshop & Groceries / Talis Food Take Away	80 Parchmore Road, Thornton Heath	484 yd
Bubble Blend	121 Parchmore Road, Thornton Heath	515 yd
Fish N Fry	109 Parchmore Road, Thornton Heath	517 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco Superstore	Tesco, 2 - 32 Brigstock Road		815 yd
Sainsbury's Supermarket	Sainsburys Supermarket, 120 Whitehorse Lane		883 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Grangewood Park ROSS ROAD	tennis courts	443 yd
Thornton Heath Leisure Centre HIGH STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	622 yd
David Livingstone Academy NORTHWOOD ROAD	grass pitches	677 yd
Stones Gym ASHARIA HOUSE ASHARIA HOUSE NORTHWOOD ROAD	health and fitness suite	697 yd
St James The Great School WINDSOR ROAD	grass pitches	864 yd
Cypress Primary School CYPRESS ROAD		954 yd
Crystal Palace Fc (Selhurst Park) CRYSTAL PALACE FOOTBALL CLUB CRYSTAL PALACE FOOTBALL CLUB WHITEHORSE LANE	grass pitches	1,014 yd
Clapham Old Xaverians COUNTY ROAD	grass pitches	1,079 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	97.0%

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	79.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	110 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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