Valley View Gardens, Kenley, CR8 5BR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around CR8 5BR is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.7%	51.4%	1.7%	51.0%	0.4%
Male	50.3%	48.6%	-1.7%	49.0%	-0.4%

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	42%	40.8%	-1.2%	37.9%	2.9%
Married: Opposite sex	44.1%	42.2%	-1.9%	44.2%	-2.0%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	1.8%	1.7%	-0.1%	2.2%	-0.5%
Divorced	8.9%	10%	1.1%	9.1%	0.9%
Widowed	3.2%	4.5%	1.3%	6.1%	-1.6%

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 (85.1%) 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	50%	50%	0.0%	48.4%	1.6%
Good health	35.6%	35.1%	-0.5%	33.6%	1.5%
Fair health	10.1%	10.4%	0.3%	12.7%	-2.3%
Bad health	3.8%	2.8%	-1.0%	4.0%	-1.2%
Very bad health	0.5%	1.7%	1.2%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17.8%	13.5%	-4.3%	18.2%	-4.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	20.6%	12.2%	-8.4%	9.6%	2.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.8%	18.4%	0.6%	13.4%	5.0%
Apprenticeship	2.5%	4.5%	2.0%	5.3%	-0.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	15.7%	17%	1.3%	16.9%	0.1%
Degree or Similar	21.4%	30.6%	9.2%	33.8%	-3.2%
Other	4.3%	3.8%	-0.5%	2.8%	1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 74.2% 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)
Chinese	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	1.6%	3.9%	2.3%	3.1%	0.8%
Pakistani	2.7%	1.7%	-1.0%	2.7%	-1.0%
Other Asian	3.8%	3.9%	0.1%	1.6%	2.3%
Black African	4.3%	3.9%	-0.4%	2.5%	1.4%
Black Caribbean	2.4%	4.5%	2.1%	1.0%	3.5%
Other Black	0.5%	2%	1.5%	0.5%	1.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.4%	0.8%	-0.6%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	1.1%	0.8%	-0.3%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.5%	0.8%	0.3%	0.9%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	0.8%	1.7%	0.9%	0.8%	0.9%
White	79.9%	74.2%	-5.7%	81.4%	-7.2%
Arab	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.5%	1.1%	0.6%	1.6%	-0.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 84.8% 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	85.9%	84.8%	-1.1%	83.2%	1.6%
European Union	4.1%	4.8%	0.7%	6.1%	-1.3%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	4.9%	3.1%	-1.8%	2.7%	0.4%
Middle East and Asia	4.6%	4.2%	-0.4%	5.6%	-1.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.3%	2.8%	2.5%	1.3%	1.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	85.3%	84.8%	-0.5%	83.2%	1.6%
10+ Years	0.8%	12.4%	11.6%	9.8%	2.6%
5-10 Years	1.9%	2.5%	0.6%	2.9%	-0.4%
2-5 Years	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	2.2%	-2.2%
Less than 2 years	10.6%	0.3%	-10.3%	1.9%	-1.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	85%	76.7%	8.3%
Ireland	2%	0.6%	1.4%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Romania	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	1.4%	1.5%	-0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
No passport held	9.3%	13.5%	-4.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	42.1%	37.2%	4.9%
Christian	41.3%	46.2%	-4.9%
Hindu	3.4%	1.7%	1.7%
Muslim	3.7%	6.5%	-2.8%
Sikh	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Not answered	8.1%	6.0%	2.1%

Safety

Is Valley View Gardens Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Valley View Gardens was 51.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 4.4% lower than the Kenley average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Valley View Gardens has the 14th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Kenley and the 359th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 31.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -45.0%.

🔎 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
£64,500

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in CR8 5BR, 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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 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 Valley View Gardens are based on 48 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 Valley View Gardens, Kenley, CR8 5BR

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR8 5BR

Average Price
£433,736

Semi-Detached
£475,970

Terraced
£476,559

Detached
£577,100

Flats/Maisonettes
£226,899

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Valley View Gardens

Average Price
£431,912

Semi-Detached
£425,866

Terraced
£471,612

Detached
£564,821

Flats/Maisonettes
£203,747

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Valley View GardensStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
15 Valley View Gardens, Kenley, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£485,000	2024-07-08	£495,613
10 Valley View Gardens, Kenley, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£512,500	2022-11-29	£487,449
11 Valley View Gardens, Kenley, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£450,000	2022-04-06	£449,519
20 Valley View Gardens, Kenley, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£392,000	2022-03-30	£393,686
1B Valley View Gardens, Kenley, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£550,000	2021-09-23	£554,927

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR8 5BR

Employment

CR8 5BR area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 14% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% 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.

CR8 5BR area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% 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	121
Self-Employed	40
Part-Time Employee	36
Retired	31
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15
Other	13
Student (economically inactive)	12
Unemployed	10
Looking after home or family	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	35
Financial and insurance activities	24
Construction	22
Transport and storage	16
Education	15
Human health and social work activities	14
Administrative and support service activities	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Other	9
Information and communication	8
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Manufacturing	7
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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	2,907 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kenley Primary School New Barn Lane , CR3 0EX	- not rated	852 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Primary Academy Kenley 51 Little Roke Road , CR8 5NF	4out of 4	994 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Hayes Primary School Hayes Lane , CR8 5JN	3out of 4	1,393 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Atwood Primary Academy Limpsfield Road , Sanderstead CR2 9EE	4out of 4	1,564 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
New Valley Primary School New Valley Primary School , Purley CR8 4AZ	3out of 4	1,827 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Riddlesdown Collegiate Honister Heights , CR8 1EX	4out of 4	605 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Warlingham School Tithepit Shaw Lane , CR6 9YB	3out of 4	1,855 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Coulsdon Homefield Road , Old Coulsdon CR5 1ES	3out of 4	3,081 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Thomas More Catholic School Russell Hill Road , CR8 2XP	3out of 4	3,449 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
de Stafford School Burntwood Lane , CR3 5YX	3out of 4	3,499 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	2,329 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
OneSchool Global Kenley Campus Victor Beamish Avenue , Caterham CR3 5FX	- not rated	2,701 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
St David's School 23-25 Woodcote Valley Road , CR8 3AL	- not rated	3,044 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sunnydown School Portley House , 152 Whyteleafe Road CR3 5ED	3out of 4	3,310 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Croydon High School Old Farleigh Road , Selsdon CR2 8YB	- not rated	3,331 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Smokin' Grill Steakhouse	68-70 Godstone Road, Kenley		930 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Chicken World	74 Godstone Road, Kenley		930 yd
Kenley House Chinese Takeaway	2 Station Approach, Hayes Lane		975 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Co-Operative Food	60 Godstone Road, Kenley		978 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Riddlesdown High School DUNMAIL DRIVE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	601 yd
Kenley Primary School NEW BARN LANE	grass pitches	730 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	96.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	96.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	96.0%

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	19.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	18.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	30.77 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	30.77 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	3.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	3.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	5.22 Mbit/s

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