Smitham Downs Road, Purley, CR8 4NA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding CR8 4NA has a slightly higher male population, with 51.6% 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	47.5%	48.4%	0.9%	51.0%	-2.6%
Male	52.5%	51.6%	-0.9%	49.0%	2.6%

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 vicinity of CR8 4NA there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 59% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	26.9%	28.7%	1.8%	37.9%	-9.2%
Married: Opposite sex	62.6%	59%	-3.6%	44.2%	14.8%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	1.7%	0%	-1.7%	2.2%	-2.2%
Divorced	2.7%	4.8%	2.1%	9.1%	-4.3%
Widowed	5.4%	7.4%	2.0%	6.1%	1.3%

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 (90.2%) 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	58.4%	56.9%	-1.5%	48.4%	8.5%
Good health	29.5%	33.3%	3.8%	33.6%	-0.3%
Fair health	8.8%	8.2%	-0.6%	12.7%	-4.5%
Bad health	2.7%	0.8%	-1.9%	4.0%	-3.2%
Very bad health	0.5%	0.8%	0.3%	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 48.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	10.1%	11.9%	1.8%	18.2%	-6.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.8%	5.8%	-4.0%	9.6%	-3.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.8%	14.5%	-3.3%	13.4%	1.1%
Apprenticeship	1.7%	2.3%	0.6%	5.3%	-3.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.1%	15.8%	5.7%	16.9%	-1.1%
Degree or Similar	44.4%	48.2%	3.8%	33.8%	14.4%
Other	6.1%	1.6%	-4.5%	2.8%	-1.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 54.1% 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	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.1%	-0.8%
Chinese	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	10.7%	20.3%	9.6%	3.1%	17.2%
Pakistani	1.3%	1.8%	0.5%	2.7%	-0.9%
Other Asian	5.4%	8.4%	3.0%	1.6%	6.8%
Black African	1.6%	0.8%	-0.8%	2.5%	-1.7%
Black Caribbean	3.2%	4.5%	1.3%	1.0%	3.5%
Other Black	2.1%	0.8%	-1.3%	0.5%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	0.5%	-0.8%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	-0.2%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	0%	3.4%	3.4%	0.8%	2.6%
White	71.8%	54.1%	-17.7%	81.4%	-27.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0.3%	1.1%	0.8%	0.6%	0.5%
Other	0.5%	3.2%	2.7%	1.6%	1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 72.7% 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	81%	72.7%	-8.3%	83.2%	-10.5%
European Union	2.9%	2.7%	-0.2%	6.1%	-3.4%
Rest of Europe	0.5%	1.6%	1.1%	0.8%	0.8%
Africa	4.3%	6.6%	2.3%	2.7%	3.9%
Middle East and Asia	7.2%	11.4%	4.2%	5.6%	5.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.2%	4%	0.8%	1.3%	2.7%
Oceania	0.8%	1.1%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	79.9%	73.1%	-6.8%	83.2%	-10.1%
10+ Years	1.3%	22.9%	21.6%	9.8%	13.1%
5-10 Years	2.4%	3.2%	0.8%	2.9%	0.3%
2-5 Years	1.3%	0.5%	-0.8%	2.2%	-1.7%
Less than 2 years	15%	0.3%	-14.7%	1.9%	-1.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	87.4%	76.7%	10.7%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	1.3%	1.2%	0.1%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
Oceania	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
No passport held	6.6%	13.5%	-6.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	26.7%	37.2%	-10.5%
Christian	39.2%	46.2%	-7.0%
Buddhist	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Hindu	16.9%	1.7%	15.2%
Muslim	5.8%	6.5%	-0.7%
Sikh	2.9%	0.9%	2.0%
Other religion	2.6%	0.6%	2.0%
Not answered	4.5%	6.0%	-1.5%

Safety

Is Smitham Downs Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Smitham Downs Road was 36.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 42.5% lower than the Coulsdon Town average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Smitham Downs Road has the 30th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Coulsdon Town and the 230th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 9.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -50.4%.

🔎 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. 96% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£68,900

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in CR8 4NA, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (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 - 2/10 (very 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 - 4/10 (below 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) - 2/10 (very low )
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) - 2/10 (very low )
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 Smitham Downs Road are based on 101 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 Smitham Downs Road, Purley, CR8 4NA

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR8 4NA

Average Price
£1,087,448

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£1,087,448

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Smitham Downs Road

Average Price
£772,770

Semi-Detached
£909,282

Terraced
£570,383

Detached
£965,901

Flats/Maisonettes
£367,776

Other
£79,355

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Smitham Downs Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
10 Smitham Downs Road, Purley, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£1,247,730	2020-06-03	£1,284,805
12 Smitham Downs Road, Purley, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£830,000	2019-08-09	£881,875
6 Smitham Downs Road, Purley, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£840,000	2017-04-19	£893,554
2 Smitham Downs Road, Purley, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£825,000	2013-08-21	£1,346,603
10 Smitham Downs Road, Purley, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£630,000	2012-03-02	£1,128,489

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR8 4NA

Employment

CR8 4NA area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 15% 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	108
Retired	69
Self-Employed	42
Part-Time Employee	39
Student (economically inactive)	24
Unemployed	11
Looking after home or family	10
Other	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	1
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	28
Professional, scientific and technical activities	28
Financial and insurance activities	28
Education	19
Human health and social work activities	18
Information and communication	15
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	14
Administrative and support service activities	9
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Construction	7
Transport and storage	7
Other	6
Manufacturing	6
Real estate activities	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
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	2,047 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Woodcote Primary School Dunsfold Rise , CR5 2ED	- not rated	544 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beaumont Primary School Old Lodge Lane , CR8 4DN	4out of 4	850 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Smitham Primary School Portnalls Road , CR5 3DE	3out of 4	1,556 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Aidan's Catholic Primary School Portnalls Road , CR5 3DE	3out of 4	1,775 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Byron St David's , Off Stoneyfield Road CR5 2XE	4out of 4	1,944 yd	Academy converter	No	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	679 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The John Fisher School Peaks Hill , CR8 3YP	3out of 4	1,989 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Thomas More Catholic School Russell Hill Road , CR8 2XP	3out of 4	2,028 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Wallington High School for Girls Woodcote Road , SM6 0PH	3out of 4	2,615 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Oaks Park High School Damson Way , SM5 4NS	1out of 4	3,336 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	869 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
St David's School 23-25 Woodcote Valley Road , CR8 3AL	- not rated	1,250 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cumnor House School 1 Woodcote Lane , CR8 3HB	- not rated	1,282 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Laleham Lea School 29 Peaks Hill , CR8 3JJ	- not rated	1,798 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cumnor House School 168 Pampisford Road , CR2 6DA	- not rated	2,965 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
Oregon Care	Callum House, 26 The Drive	308 yd
Woodcote Care Home	100 Woodcote Grove Road, Coulsdon	542 yd
Choi Fish & Chips & Chinese Takeaway	17 Old Lodge Lane, Purley	562 yd
Pizza Hut	84 Brighton Road, Coulsdon	817 yd
Mazu Restaurant	105A Brighton Road, Coulsdon	828 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Coulsdon Victoria Social Club	The Victoria Club, 11 Victoria Road		1,036 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Star Chippy	85 Stoats Nest Road, Coulsdon	651 yd
Berlin Kebab	110 Brighton Road, Purley	660 yd
Taya Oriental	86 Brighton Road, Purley	802 yd
Pizza GoGo	82 Brighton Road, Purley	802 yd
Taya Sushi	86 Brighton Road, Purley	802 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Waitrose	110-112 Brighton Road, Coulsdon		892 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Dynamics Health & Fitness (Closed) 112A 112A Brighton Road	health and fitness suite	671 yd
Beaumont Primary School OLD LODGE LANE	grass pitches	722 yd
Woodcote High School MEADOW RISE	athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	814 yd
St David'S School WOODCOTE VALLEY ROAD	artificial grass pitch	1,071 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	90 Mbit/s
Average download speed	89.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	100 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	100 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	15 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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