Clement Close, Purley, CR8 4BY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around CR8 4BY is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49%	50.4%	1.4%	51.0%	-0.6%
Male	51%	49.6%	-1.4%	49.0%	0.6%

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	46.5%	40.6%	-5.9%	37.9%	2.7%
Married: Opposite sex	36.5%	46.3%	9.8%	44.2%	2.1%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	5.2%	2.2%	-3.0%	2.2%	0.0%
Divorced	8.1%	7%	-1.1%	9.1%	-2.1%
Widowed	3.2%	3.2%	0.0%	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 (86.4%) 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	46.2%	50.6%	4.4%	48.4%	2.2%
Good health	38%	35.8%	-2.2%	33.6%	2.2%
Fair health	12.1%	10.3%	-1.8%	12.7%	-2.4%
Bad health	2.5%	2.9%	0.4%	4.0%	-1.1%
Very bad health	1.1%	0.5%	-0.6%	1.2%	-0.7%

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	15.2%	11.4%	-3.8%	18.2%	-6.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	18.1%	7.6%	-10.5%	9.6%	-2.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.7%	16.5%	-1.2%	13.4%	3.1%
Apprenticeship	2.3%	5.1%	2.8%	5.3%	-0.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.3%	23.4%	11.1%	16.9%	6.5%
Degree or Similar	26.8%	33.5%	6.7%	33.8%	-0.3%
Other	7.7%	2.5%	-5.2%	2.8%	-0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 56.1% 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	2.1%	1.2%	-0.9%	1.1%	0.1%
Chinese	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	5.5%	6.2%	0.7%	3.1%	3.1%
Pakistani	1.1%	3.4%	2.3%	2.7%	0.7%
Other Asian	0.5%	0.7%	0.2%	1.6%	-0.9%
Black African	5%	11.8%	6.8%	2.5%	9.3%
Black Caribbean	10.5%	7.2%	-3.3%	1.0%	6.2%
Other Black	2.5%	0.5%	-2.0%	0.5%	0.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.2%	1.2%	1.0%	0.8%	0.4%
Mixed White and African	1.8%	1.4%	-0.4%	0.4%	1.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	4.1%	3.4%	-0.7%	0.9%	2.5%
Mixed Other	0.9%	2.6%	1.7%	0.8%	1.8%
White	63.2%	56.1%	-7.1%	81.4%	-25.3%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Arab	0.5%	1.2%	0.7%	0.6%	0.6%
Other	1.6%	2.9%	1.3%	1.6%	1.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 68.6% 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	79.6%	68.6%	-11.0%	83.2%	-14.6%
European Union	1.6%	10.7%	9.1%	6.1%	4.6%
Rest of Europe	1.8%	1.9%	0.1%	0.8%	1.1%
Africa	6.6%	7.6%	1.0%	2.7%	4.9%
Middle East and Asia	5.7%	6.9%	1.2%	5.6%	1.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.9%	4.3%	0.4%	1.3%	3.0%
Oceania	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	77.1%	68.8%	-8.3%	83.2%	-14.4%
10+ Years	0.2%	22.9%	22.7%	9.8%	13.1%
5-10 Years	3.2%	4%	0.8%	2.9%	1.1%
2-5 Years	3.7%	1.9%	-1.8%	2.2%	-0.3%
Less than 2 years	15.8%	2.4%	-13.4%	1.9%	0.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	80.1%	76.7%	3.4%
Ireland	2.9%	0.6%	2.3%
Italy	2.6%	0.6%	2.0%
Portugal	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Spain	1.7%	0.4%	1.3%
Lithuania	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Other EU countries	1.2%	1.5%	-0.3%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Middle East	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Southern Asia	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	1%	0.3%	0.7%
No passport held	6.5%	13.5%	-7.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	27.7%	37.2%	-9.5%
Christian	53.5%	46.2%	7.3%
Hindu	5.5%	1.7%	3.8%
Muslim	7.6%	6.5%	1.1%
Not answered	5.7%	6.0%	-0.3%

Safety

Is Clement Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Clement Close was 57.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 8.1% higher than the Kenley average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Clement Close has the 12th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Kenley and the 407th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 17.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -17.5%.

🔎 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
£64,200

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in CR8 4BY, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 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 - 3/10 (low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 9/10 (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 - 3/10 (low )
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) - 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 Clement Close are based on 33 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 Clement Close, Purley, CR8 4BY

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR8 4BY

Average Price
£266,638

Semi-Detached
£299,148

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£261,993

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Clement Close

Average Price
£252,516

Semi-Detached
£291,928

Terraced
£306,240

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£249,511

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Clement CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
8 Clement Close, Purley, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£291,500	2023-01-18	£269,929
14 Clement Close, Purley, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£250,000	2021-12-10	£242,917
12 Clement Close, Purley, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£241,000	2021-04-15	£233,437
8 Clement Close, Purley, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£255,000	2015-11-23	£291,159
16 Clement Close, Purley, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£215,000	2015-07-31	£260,589

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR8 4BY

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in CR8 4BY area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	138
Retired	43
Part-Time Employee	32
Self-Employed	22
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	16
Student (economically inactive)	16
Looking after home or family	14
Unemployed	12
Other	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Human health and social work activities	21
Construction	20
Education	15
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Other	14
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13
Information and communication	13
Financial and insurance activities	12
Manufacturing	10
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Administrative and support service activities	9
Transport and storage	9
Real estate 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	3,073 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
New Valley Primary School New Valley Primary School , Purley CR8 4AZ	3out of 4	126 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The Hayes Primary School Hayes Lane , CR8 5JN	3out of 4	482 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Byron St David's , Off Stoneyfield Road CR5 2XE	4out of 4	1,016 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Coulsdon CofE Primary School Bradmore Green , CR5 1ED	4out of 4	1,163 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Keston Primary School Keston Primary School, Keston Avenue , Old Coulsdon CR5 1HP	3out of 4	1,437 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oasis Academy Coulsdon Homefield Road , Old Coulsdon CR5 1ES	3out of 4	1,954 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Riddlesdown Collegiate Honister Heights , CR8 1EX	4out of 4	2,378 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Woodcote High School Meadow Rise , CR5 2EH	3out of 4	2,614 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Thomas More Catholic School Russell Hill Road , CR8 2XP	3out of 4	3,408 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Warlingham School Tithepit Shaw Lane , CR6 9YB	3out of 4	3,525 yd	Academy converter	No	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	1,596 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
St David's School 23-25 Woodcote Valley Road , CR8 3AL	- not rated	2,684 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
OneSchool Global Kenley Campus Victor Beamish Avenue , Caterham CR3 5FX	- not rated	2,742 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Cumnor House School 1 Woodcote Lane , CR8 3HB	- not rated	3,293 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Sunnydown School Portley House , 152 Whyteleafe Road CR3 5ED	3out of 4	3,469 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Reedham Park Tennis Club	Old Lodge Lane, Purley	674 yd
Old Coulsdon Bowling Club	Old Coulsdon Bowling And Social Club, 81 Coulsdon Road	846 yd
Hill House Nursing Home	50 Park Road, Kenley	864 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Rafa Portcullis Club	R A F A Portcullis Club, Kenley Aerodrom, Victor Beamish Avenue		1,094 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
New Valley Primary School OLD LODGE LANE	grass pitches	60 yd
Coulsdon Manor Hotel & Golf Club COULSDON COURT ROAD	golf, health and fitness suite, squash courts, tennis courts	746 yd
Old Coulsdon Bowls Club Ltd COULSDON ROAD	indoor bowls	876 yd
Reedham Park Lodge Hill	tennis courts	880 yd
Grange Park CANONS HILL	grass pitches	1,091 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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

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	54.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	97.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CR8 4BY