Watney Close, Purley, CR8 4BS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding CR8 4BS, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 55.1% 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	51.2%	55.1%	3.9%	51.0%	4.1%
Male	48.8%	44.9%	-3.9%	49.0%	-4.1%

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	39.8%	35.4%	-4.4%	37.9%	-2.5%
Married: Opposite sex	42.4%	47.2%	4.8%	44.2%	3.0%
Married: Same sex	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.3%	0.2%
Separated	3.9%	3%	-0.9%	2.2%	0.8%
Divorced	11%	9.5%	-1.5%	9.1%	0.4%
Widowed	2.4%	4.3%	1.9%	6.1%	-1.8%

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	49.9%	50%	0.1%	48.4%	1.6%
Good health	35.9%	32.2%	-3.7%	33.6%	-1.4%
Fair health	11.2%	12.6%	1.4%	12.7%	-0.1%
Bad health	2.2%	3.6%	1.4%	4.0%	-0.4%
Very bad health	0.9%	1.6%	0.7%	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.

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 44.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	14.7%	12.8%	-1.9%	18.2%	-5.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.4%	7.8%	-7.6%	9.6%	-1.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.4%	13%	-0.4%	13.4%	-0.4%
Apprenticeship	1%	3%	2.0%	5.3%	-2.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	15.2%	16.5%	1.3%	16.9%	-0.4%
Degree or Similar	32.7%	44.5%	11.8%	33.8%	10.7%
Other	7.6%	2.5%	-5.1%	2.8%	-0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 55.6% 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	2.2%	1.8%	-0.4%	1.1%	0.7%
Chinese	1.3%	1.6%	0.3%	0.7%	0.9%
Indian	5.5%	7%	1.5%	3.1%	3.9%
Pakistani	1.1%	1%	-0.1%	2.7%	-1.7%
Other Asian	3.5%	1.8%	-1.7%	1.6%	0.2%
Black African	3.1%	10.8%	7.7%	2.5%	8.3%
Black Caribbean	5.5%	4.2%	-1.3%	1.0%	3.2%
Other Black	0.4%	4.6%	4.2%	0.5%	4.1%
Mixed White and Asian	1.8%	2.4%	0.6%	0.8%	1.6%
Mixed White and African	0.7%	1.6%	0.9%	0.4%	1.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.8%	2.4%	0.6%	0.9%	1.5%
Mixed Other	0.9%	2%	1.1%	0.8%	1.2%
White	72%	55.6%	-16.4%	81.4%	-25.8%
Arab	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	0.4%	3.2%	2.8%	1.6%	1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 73.2% 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	80.5%	73.2%	-7.3%	83.2%	-10.0%
European Union	4.8%	6%	1.2%	6.1%	-0.1%
Rest of Europe	0.2%	1%	0.8%	0.8%	0.2%
Africa	5%	9.3%	4.3%	2.7%	6.6%
Middle East and Asia	5.9%	7.8%	1.9%	5.6%	2.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.1%	2.8%	-0.3%	1.3%	1.5%
Oceania	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	79.9%	73.5%	-6.4%	83.2%	-9.7%
10+ Years	1.8%	21.6%	19.8%	9.8%	11.8%
5-10 Years	0.4%	2.2%	1.8%	2.9%	-0.7%
2-5 Years	3.7%	1.2%	-2.5%	2.2%	-1.0%
Less than 2 years	14.2%	1.6%	-12.6%	1.9%	-0.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	85.2%	76.7%	8.5%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Italy	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Poland	0.6%	1.3%	-0.7%
Other EU countries	2.8%	1.5%	1.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	0.4%	1.2%	-0.8%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Central and South America	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	5.6%	13.5%	-7.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	28.3%	37.2%	-8.9%
Christian	51.6%	46.2%	5.4%
Buddhist	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Hindu	4.2%	1.7%	2.5%
Jewish	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Muslim	5.4%	6.5%	-1.1%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	8%	6.0%	2.0%

Safety

Is Watney Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Watney Close was 63.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 0.1% lower than the Coulsdon Town average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Watney Close has the 25th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Coulsdon Town and the 450th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 19.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -11.2%.

🔎 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. 87% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£59,100

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in CR8 4BS, 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 - 6/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 7/10 (above 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) - 7/10 (above 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 Watney Close are based on 34 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 Watney Close, Purley, CR8 4BS

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR8 4BS

Average Price
£151,917

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£143,908

Other
£272,059

Estimated Average Property Prices for Watney Close

Average Price
£146,736

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£143,112

Other
£266,307

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Watney CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
61 Watney Close, Purley, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£90,000	2024-09-30	£88,754
59 Watney Close, Purley, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£114,000	2023-09-04	£110,192
8 Watney Close, Purley, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£285,000	2022-09-28	£266,307
60 Watney Close, Purley, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£142,500	2022-07-22	£136,036
37 Watney Close, Purley, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£135,000	2022-05-31	£130,627

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR8 4BS

Employment

CR8 4BS area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 18% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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	139
Retired	72
Self-Employed	51
Part-Time Employee	44
Student (economically inactive)	26
Looking after home or family	18
Unemployed	16
Long-Term Sick or disabled	16
Other	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities	32
Professional, scientific and technical activities	31
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	28
Construction	27
Human health and social work activities	23
Transport and storage	18
Education	17
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	16
Other	16
Information and communication	15
Manufacturing	14
Administrative and support service activities	13
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Real estate activities	6
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3

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	1,269 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Beaumont Primary School Old Lodge Lane , CR8 4DN	4out of 4	592 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Woodcote Primary School Dunsfold Rise , CR5 2ED	- not rated	1,292 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School Russell Hill Road , CR8 2XP	3out of 4	1,382 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) Montpelier Road , CR8 2QE	3out of 4	1,517 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Primary Academy Kenley 51 Little Roke Road , CR8 5NF	4out of 4	1,721 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Woodcote High School Meadow Rise , CR5 2EH	3out of 4	1,364 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Thomas More Catholic School Russell Hill Road , CR8 2XP	3out of 4	1,382 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
The John Fisher School Peaks Hill , CR8 3YP	3out of 4	1,735 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Wallington High School for Girls Woodcote Road , SM6 0PH	3out of 4	2,677 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Harris Academy Purley Kendra Hall Road , CR2 6DT	4out of 4	2,712 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	5,361 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Nicholas School Reedham Drive , CR8 4DS	3out of 4	520 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
St David's School 23-25 Woodcote Valley Road , CR8 3AL	- not rated	593 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cumnor House School 1 Woodcote Lane , CR8 3HB	- not rated	1,418 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Laleham Lea School 29 Peaks Hill , CR8 3JJ	- not rated	1,524 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cumnor House School 168 Pampisford Road , CR2 6DA	- not rated	2,208 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Choi Fish & Chips & Chinese Takeaway	17 Old Lodge Lane, Purley	255 yd
Consensus Caring Homes Group	Residential Care Home, 47 Brighton Road	283 yd
P.A.C.E.	Hall, 119 Lansdowne Road	372 yd
Purley View Nursing Home	20 Brighton Road, Purley	666 yd
Griffins Breakfast/Afterschool Club At Beaumont Primary	Beaumont Primary School, Old Lodge Lane	800 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Badri's Kitchen @ The Jolly Farmer	Jolly Farmers, 7 Purley Road	809 yd
The Jolly Farmer	Jolly Farmers, 7 Purley Road	809 yd
Whispers Bar	5 High Street, Purley	878 yd
The Foxley Hatch	Russell Hill Parade, Russell Hill Road	898 yd
Chik Box/K-Town Chicken/Locked And Loaded At The Pear Tree	908 Brighton Road, Purley	989 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Taya Oriental	86 Brighton Road, Purley	167 yd
Pizza GoGo	82 Brighton Road, Purley	167 yd
Taya Sushi	86 Brighton Road, Purley	167 yd
Purley Dragon	84 Brighton Road, Purley	167 yd
Berlin Kebab	110 Brighton Road, Purley	201 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco	8 Purley Road, Purley		809 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Dynamics Health & Fitness (Closed) 112A 112A Brighton Road	health and fitness suite	233 yd
Beaumont Primary School OLD LODGE LANE	grass pitches	513 yd
St David'S School WOODCOTE VALLEY ROAD	artificial grass pitch	639 yd
Higher Drive Recreation Ground DENSHAM DRIVE	tennis courts	945 yd
Purley Leisure Centre HIGH STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	971 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	100.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	20 Mbit/s
Average download speed	19.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	24 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	24 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	1.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	1.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1.37 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CR8 4BS