Grecian Crescent, London, SE19 3JA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SE19 3JA, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 55.6% 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	49.8%	55.6%	5.8%	51.0%	4.6%
Male	50.2%	44.4%	-5.8%	49.0%	-4.6%

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 area around SE19 3JA, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 49.4% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	45.8%	49.4%	3.6%	37.9%	11.5%
Married: Opposite sex	37.7%	33.9%	-3.8%	44.2%	-10.3%
Married: Same sex	1.8%	1.5%	-0.3%	0.3%	1.2%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	3%	1.5%	-1.5%	2.2%	-0.7%
Divorced	9.3%	9.8%	0.5%	9.1%	0.7%
Widowed	2.4%	3.3%	0.9%	6.1%	-2.8%

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	54.5%	54.4%	-0.1%	48.4%	6.0%
Good health	33.7%	29.5%	-4.2%	33.6%	-4.1%
Fair health	8.7%	12%	3.3%	12.7%	-0.7%
Bad health	2.1%	3.9%	1.8%	4.0%	-0.1%
Very bad health	0.9%	0.2%	-0.7%	1.2%	-1.0%

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 59.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	12%	10.4%	-1.6%	18.2%	-7.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.7%	7.4%	-4.3%	9.6%	-2.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.3%	8.3%	-5.0%	13.4%	-5.1%
Apprenticeship	1.5%	2.1%	0.6%	5.3%	-3.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.4%	10.7%	-0.7%	16.9%	-6.2%
Degree or Similar	40.1%	59.1%	19.0%	33.8%	25.3%
Other	9.9%	2.1%	-7.8%	2.8%	-0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 61.3% 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	1.2%	0.5%	-0.7%	0.7%	-0.2%
Indian	2.4%	1%	-1.4%	3.1%	-2.1%
Pakistani	1.2%	0.2%	-1.0%	2.7%	-2.5%
Other Asian	3.1%	1.5%	-1.6%	1.6%	-0.1%
Black African	7.1%	6.1%	-1.0%	2.5%	3.6%
Black Caribbean	11.1%	11.9%	0.8%	1.0%	10.9%
Other Black	5.4%	2.2%	-3.2%	0.5%	1.7%
Mixed White and Asian	1.9%	2.7%	0.8%	0.8%	1.9%
Mixed White and African	1.9%	1.5%	-0.4%	0.4%	1.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	5.4%	2.9%	-2.5%	0.9%	2.0%
Mixed Other	3.5%	1.5%	-2.0%	0.8%	0.7%
White	53.3%	61.3%	8.0%	81.4%	-20.1%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.9%	0.2%	-0.7%	0.1%	0.1%
Arab	0.5%	2.2%	1.7%	0.6%	1.6%
Other	1.2%	4.1%	2.9%	1.6%	2.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 68% 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	67.7%	68%	0.3%	83.2%	-15.2%
European Union	9.2%	11.5%	2.3%	6.1%	5.4%
Rest of Europe	0.5%	1%	0.5%	0.8%	0.2%
Africa	6.6%	6.8%	0.2%	2.7%	4.1%
Middle East and Asia	5.7%	4.6%	-1.1%	5.6%	-1.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	9.9%	7.1%	-2.8%	1.3%	5.8%
Oceania	0.5%	1%	0.5%	0.3%	0.7%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	65.3%	67.6%	2.3%	83.2%	-15.6%
10+ Years	2.1%	22.6%	20.5%	9.8%	12.8%
5-10 Years	2.1%	7.5%	5.4%	2.9%	4.6%
2-5 Years	10.4%	0.7%	-9.7%	2.2%	-1.5%
Less than 2 years	20%	1.5%	-18.5%	1.9%	-0.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	77.8%	76.7%	1.1%
Ireland	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Portugal	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Spain	2.4%	0.4%	2.0%
Poland	2.7%	1.3%	1.4%
Romania	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other EU countries	2.4%	1.5%	0.9%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
South and Eastern Africa	1%	0.2%	0.8%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	3.9%	13.5%	-9.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	42.7%	37.2%	5.5%
Christian	45.4%	46.2%	-0.8%
Buddhist	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Muslim	5.6%	6.5%	-0.9%
Sikh	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other religion	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Not answered	5.1%	6.0%	-0.9%

Safety

Is Grecian Crescent Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Grecian Crescent was 28.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 66.8% lower than the Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood average. The most reported crime type was Drugs.

Grecian Crescent has the 14th lowest crime rate of 128 local areas in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood and the 151st lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 7.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -67.6%.

🔎 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. 88% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£59,500

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in SE19 3JA, 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 - 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 - 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 - 3/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
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) - 5/10 (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 Grecian Crescent are based on 82 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 Grecian Crescent, London, SE19 3JA

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE19 3JA

Average Price
£492,232

Semi-Detached
£492,232

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Grecian Crescent

Average Price
£564,517

Semi-Detached
£516,720

Terraced
£518,849

Detached
£690,520

Flats/Maisonettes
£346,094

Other
£742,622

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Grecian CrescentStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
102 Grecian Crescent, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£510,000	2022-03-31	£502,924
98 Grecian Crescent, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£430,000	2016-12-14	£481,600
98 Grecian Crescent, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£330,000	2013-10-09	£555,410
104 Grecian Crescent, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£230,000	2006-02-13	£474,375
90 Grecian Crescent, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£235,000	2003-10-22	£520,719

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE19 3JA

Employment

SE19 3JA area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 24% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% 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	147
Retired	43
Self-Employed	40
Part-Time Employee	33
Other	15
Unemployed	15
Student (economically inactive)	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Looking after home or family	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	31
Education	30
Information and communication	23
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	22
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	19
Professional, scientific and technical activities	18
Other	18
Construction	18
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Transport and storage	11
Financial and insurance activities	10
Administrative and support service activities	8
Manufacturing	7
Real estate activities	3

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dulwich Wood Nursery School Lyall Avenue , SE21 8QS	3out of 4	2,186 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornton Heath Nursery School 51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS	3out of 4	3,125 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holmewood Nursery School 66 Upper Tulse Hill , SW2 2RW	4out of 4	3,333 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Selhurst Nursery School and Children's Centre 23 Dagnall Park , South Norwood SE25 5PL	3out of 4	3,997 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maytree Nursery School 4 Allingham Road , SW4 8EG	4out of 4	4,135 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Joseph's RC Junior School Woodend , SE19 3NU	4out of 4	371 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's RC Infant School Crown Dale , Upper Norwood SE19 3NX	3out of 4	384 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crown Lane Primary School Crown Lane , Streatham SW16 3HX	3out of 4	428 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Luke's Church of England Primary School Linton Grove , SE27 0DZ	- not rated	688 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Luke's Church of England Primary School Linton Grove , West Norwood SE27 0DZ	3out of 4	688 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Joseph's College Beulah Hill , SE19 3HL	- not rated	283 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
St Joseph's College Beulah Hill , SE19 3HL	3out of 4	283 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
The Norwood School Crown Dale , Lambeth SE19 3NY	3out of 4	389 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Virgo Fidelis Convent Senior School 147 Central Hill , Upper Norwood SE19 1RS	- not rated	747 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School Belltrees Grove , SW16 2HY	- not rated	1,153 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stanford County Middle School Chilmark Road , Norbury SW16 5HB	- not rated	2,709 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
William Morris Middle School Recreation Way , CR4 1PJ	- not rated	3,262 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gorringe Park Middle School Sandy Lane , CR4 2HD	- not rated	4,084 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Thoma's of Canterbury Catholic Middle School Commonside East , CR4 1YG	- not rated	4,675 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Liberty County Middle School Western Road , CR4 3EB	- not rated	5,229 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form 11 Oliver Grove , SE25 6EJ	- not rated	3,460 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South Bank University Sixth Form 56 Brixton Hill , SW2 1QS	- not rated	4,364 yd	Academy 16 to 19 sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Clapham Sixth Form 73 Kings Avenue , SW4 8DX	- not rated	4,557 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College Malwood Road , SW12 8EN	- not rated	5,017 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South Bank Colleges 45 Clapham Common Southside , Clapham Common SW4 9BL	- not rated	5,317 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	3out of 4	1,757 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woodmansterne School Woodmansterne Road , Streatham SW16 5UQ	- not rated	2,625 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Silburn Reid 51c Crown Lane , Streatham SW16 3JE	- not rated	530 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Cedars School 147 Central Hill , London SE19 1RS	- not rated	659 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Henriette Le Forestier Preparatory School Central Hill , Upper Norwood SE19 1RT	- not rated	747 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Virgo Fidelis Convent School Central Hill , Upper Norwood SE19 1RS	- not rated	747 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable		More About School
The New School ST MARY'S LODGE , 149 CENTRAL HILL SE19 1RT	- not rated	747 yd	Other independent 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
La Cucina Di Ina	5 Crown Parade, Crown Dale	101 yd
Crown Kebab	8 Crown Parade, Crown Dale	101 yd
Crown Cafe	239 Knight's Hill, London	139 yd
Downsview Methodist Church Lunch Club	Downsview Methodist Church, Downsview Road	780 yd
Tio Club The Coffee Shop Ltd	114 Norwood High Street, London	821 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Conquering Hero	262 Beulah Hill, Upper Norwood		298 yd
The Hope	The Hope Public House, 49 Norwood High Street		1,066 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Monkeys/LKD/MJ/CT/YV/K.BiWala/Wild Buffalo	4 Crown Parade, Crown Dale	101 yd
Morleys Chicken	Crown Parade, Beulah Hill	101 yd
Good Taste Chinese Takeaway	419 Beulah Hill, Upper Norwood	161 yd
Crown Point Chicken Plazaa	266 Knight's Hill, London	193 yd
Maxin Fried Chicken	Shop, 272-274 Knight's Hill	223 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco	4 Crown Lane, London		173 yd
Lidl	411 Beulah Hill, Upper Norwood		455 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Josephs College BEULAH HILL	health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts	264 yd
Norwood School CROWN DALE	health and fitness suite	390 yd
St Josephs College (Norbury Hill Playing Field) Norbury Hill	grass pitches	566 yd
Priory School HERMITAGE ROAD	grass pitches	707 yd
Biggin Woods COVINGTON WAY	tennis courts	728 yd
Virgo Fidelis Convent Senior School 147 CENTRAL HILL	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	757 yd
Downsview Primary School BIGGIN WAY	grass pitches	806 yd
West Norwood Lawn Tennis Club (Closed) KNIGHTS HILL	tennis courts	904 yd
Park Campus Academy GIPSY ROAD	artificial grass pitch	920 yd
Upper Norwood Recreation Ground UPPER NORWOOD RECREATION GROUND UPPER NORWOOD RECREATION GROUND EVERSLEY ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	959 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	76 Mbit/s
Average download speed	86.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	29.59 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SE19 3JA