Foxley Lane, Purley, CR8 3EH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding CR8 3EH has a slightly higher male population, with 51.1% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.4%	48.9%	-0.5%	51.0%	-2.1%
Male	50.6%	51.1%	0.5%	49.0%	2.1%

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	35.5%	41.4%	5.9%	37.9%	3.5%
Married: Opposite sex	50.1%	47.8%	-2.3%	44.2%	3.6%
Separated	2.5%	1.7%	-0.8%	2.2%	-0.5%
Divorced	6.2%	5.3%	-0.9%	9.1%	-3.8%
Widowed	5.6%	3.9%	-1.7%	6.1%	-2.2%

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 (88.7%) 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%	53%	0.6%	48.4%	4.6%
Good health	31.8%	35.7%	3.9%	33.6%	2.1%
Fair health	9.9%	8.6%	-1.3%	12.7%	-4.1%
Bad health	4.5%	1.9%	-2.6%	4.0%	-2.1%
Very bad health	1.4%	0.7%	-0.7%	1.2%	-0.5%

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 52.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	12.4%	11.3%	-1.1%	18.2%	-6.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6.8%	5.8%	-1.0%	9.6%	-3.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.1%	10.5%	-3.6%	13.4%	-2.9%
Apprenticeship	2.5%	4.1%	1.6%	5.3%	-1.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.9%	13.3%	-1.6%	16.9%	-3.6%
Degree or Similar	44.2%	52.8%	8.6%	33.8%	19.0%
Other	5.1%	2.2%	-2.9%	2.8%	-0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 64.4% 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%	0.2%	0.2%	1.1%	-0.9%
Chinese	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.7%	0.5%
Indian	10.4%	10.5%	0.1%	3.1%	7.4%
Pakistani	8.1%	3.3%	-4.8%	2.7%	0.6%
Other Asian	4.7%	2.6%	-2.1%	1.6%	1.0%
Black African	0.9%	2.4%	1.5%	2.5%	-0.1%
Black Caribbean	3.2%	5.3%	2.1%	1.0%	4.3%
Other Black	0.9%	1.2%	0.3%	0.5%	0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	2.5%	4.5%	2.0%	0.8%	3.7%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	0.5%	0.3%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.9%	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%	0.3%
Mixed Other	3.2%	0%	-3.2%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	63.7%	64.4%	0.7%	81.4%	-17.0%
Other	1.4%	2.6%	1.2%	1.6%	1.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 79% 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	77.4%	79%	1.6%	83.2%	-4.2%
European Union	3.6%	5.7%	2.1%	6.1%	-0.4%
Rest of Europe	0.5%	1.4%	0.9%	0.8%	0.6%
Africa	7.7%	3.8%	-3.9%	2.7%	1.1%
Middle East and Asia	7.4%	5.7%	-1.7%	5.6%	0.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.2%	3.1%	-0.1%	1.3%	1.8%
Oceania	0.2%	1%	0.8%	0.3%	0.7%
British Overseas	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	76.1%	79%	2.9%	83.2%	-4.2%
10+ Years	0.7%	14.8%	14.1%	9.8%	5.0%
5-10 Years	2.5%	2.6%	0.1%	2.9%	-0.3%
2-5 Years	4.5%	2.6%	-1.9%	2.2%	0.4%
Less than 2 years	16.3%	1%	-15.3%	1.9%	-0.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	85.4%	76.7%	8.7%
Ireland	1%	0.6%	0.4%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Romania	1%	0.9%	0.1%
Other EU countries	1.2%	1.5%	-0.3%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Southern Asia	0.7%	1.2%	-0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Oceania	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
No passport held	7.4%	13.5%	-6.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	32%	37.2%	-5.2%
Christian	38.9%	46.2%	-7.3%
Buddhist	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Hindu	6.9%	1.7%	5.2%
Muslim	7.2%	6.5%	0.7%
Sikh	2.4%	0.9%	1.5%
Not answered	11.7%	6.0%	5.7%

Safety

Is Foxley Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Foxley Lane was 15.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 81.4% lower than the Purley & Woodcote average. The most reported crime type was Burglary.

Foxley Lane has the 5th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Purley & Woodcote and the 58th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 6.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -69.6%.

🔎 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. 91% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£62,000

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in CR8 3EH, 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 - 5/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 6/10 (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) - 4/10 (below 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) - 4/10 (below 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 Foxley Lane are based on 568 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 Foxley Lane, Purley, CR8 3EH

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR8 3EH

Average Price
£823,757

Semi-Detached
£933,991

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£1,081,477

Flats/Maisonettes
£399,458

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Foxley Lane

Average Price
£676,494

Semi-Detached
£899,408

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£1,119,564

Flats/Maisonettes
£343,070

Other
£1,299,597

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Foxley LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
45 Foxley Lane, Purley, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£625,000	2024-10-22	£615,090
33 Foxley Lane, Purley, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£495,000	2024-08-20	£492,882
65A Foxley Lane, Purley, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£956,000	2024-05-03	£956,000
33B Foxley Lane, Purley, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£1,340,000	2024-03-07	£1,335,553
Flat 3 Pearl Gates Court, 61 Foxley Lane, Purley, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£300,000	2023-12-21	£293,528

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR8 3EH

Employment

CR8 3EH area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 1% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	138
Retired	59
Self-Employed	39
Part-Time Employee	28
Long-Term Sick or disabled	25
Looking after home or family	23
Other	22
Student (economically inactive)	20
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5
Unemployed	5

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	30
Financial and insurance activities	26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	24
Information and communication	24
Education	18
Construction	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	14
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Other	10
Real estate activities	9
Manufacturing	8
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Transport and storage	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Mining and quarrying	1
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	1,016 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School Russell Hill Road , CR8 2XP	3out of 4	595 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) Montpelier Road , CR8 2QE	3out of 4	1,238 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Wallington Primary Academy Mollison Drive , Roundshaw SM6 9JN	1out of 4	1,283 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beaumont Primary School Old Lodge Lane , CR8 4DN	4out of 4	1,722 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Elphege's RC Junior School Mollison Drive , Roundshaw SM6 9HY	4out of 4	1,738 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Thomas More Catholic School Russell Hill Road , CR8 2XP	3out of 4	595 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
The John Fisher School Peaks Hill , CR8 3YP	3out of 4	677 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Woodcote High School Meadow Rise , CR5 2EH	3out of 4	1,715 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Wallington High School for Girls Woodcote Road , SM6 0PH	3out of 4	1,810 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Harris Academy Purley Kendra Hall Road , CR2 6DT	4out of 4	1,983 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	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	4,522 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Laleham Lea School 29 Peaks Hill , CR8 3JJ	- not rated	486 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St David's School 23-25 Woodcote Valley Road , CR8 3AL	- not rated	585 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cumnor House School 1 Woodcote Lane , CR8 3HB	- not rated	1,003 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Cumnor House School 168 Pampisford Road , CR2 6DA	- not rated	1,646 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Boys	More About School
St Nicholas School Reedham Drive , CR8 4DS	3out of 4	1,647 yd	Community special 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
The Params	18 Foxley Lane, Purley	386 yd
Russell Hill Lodge	39 Russell Hill Road, Purley	560 yd
Raj Of Purley	7 Russell Parade, Russell Hill Road	645 yd
The Gurkha Naan	11 Russell Parade, Russell Hill Road	645 yd
Zero Quattro	4 Russell Hill Road, Purley	684 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Foxley Hatch	Russell Hill Parade, Russell Hill Road	645 yd
Chik Box/K-Town Chicken/Locked And Loaded At The Pear Tree	908 Brighton Road, Purley	776 yd
Badri's Kitchen @ The Jolly Farmer	Jolly Farmers, 7 Purley Road	806 yd
The Jolly Farmer	Jolly Farmers, 7 Purley Road	806 yd
Whispers Bar	5 High Street, Purley	821 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Oregano Pizza And Village Pizza Vegan	10 Russell Parade, Russell Hill Road	645 yd
Domino's Pizza	18 Russell Hill Road, Purley	684 yd
Kravez Patisserie	2 Russell Parade, Russell Hill Road	697 yd
Rooster Chicken & Fish	926 Brighton Road, Purley	776 yd
Dallas Chicken And Pizza	921-923 Brighton Road, Purley	799 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco	8 Purley Road, Purley		806 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Thomas More Catholic School RUSSELL HILL ROAD	grass pitches, swimming pool, tennis courts	525 yd
St David'S School WOODCOTE VALLEY ROAD	artificial grass pitch	533 yd
The John Fisher School Sports Ground Plough Lane	grass pitches	732 yd
The John Fisher School PEAKS HILL	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	817 yd
Purley Leisure Centre HIGH STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	852 yd
Thomas More Catholic School Playing Fields Highfield Road	grass pitches	932 yd
Lodge School (Closed) Woodcote Lane	swimming pool	1,018 yd
Dynamics Health & Fitness (Closed) 112A 112A Brighton Road	health and fitness suite	1,045 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	88.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	88.5%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	88.5%

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	79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	206.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	12.8 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CR8 3EH