Norbury Court Road, London, SW16 4HZ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SW16 4HZ has a slightly higher male population, with 52.2% 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	51%	47.8%	-3.2%	51.0%	-3.2%
Male	49%	52.2%	3.2%	49.0%	3.2%

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 SW16 4HZ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 47.9% 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	41.7%	47.9%	6.2%	37.9%	10.0%
Married: Opposite sex	41.2%	35%	-6.2%	44.2%	-9.2%
Separated	2.2%	2.5%	0.3%	2.2%	0.3%
Divorced	9.2%	10.4%	1.2%	9.1%	1.3%
Widowed	5.7%	4.2%	-1.5%	6.1%	-1.9%

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 (90%) 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	51.3%	60.8%	9.5%	48.4%	12.4%
Good health	34.3%	29.2%	-5.1%	33.6%	-4.4%
Fair health	11.4%	7.6%	-3.8%	12.7%	-5.1%
Bad health	1.6%	2.1%	0.5%	4.0%	-1.9%
Very bad health	1.3%	0.3%	-1.0%	1.2%	-0.9%

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	19.3%	14.9%	-4.4%	18.2%	-3.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7%	5.5%	-1.5%	9.6%	-4.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.2%	11.5%	-4.7%	13.4%	-1.9%
Apprenticeship	2.2%	3.4%	1.2%	5.3%	-1.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.9%	18.3%	3.4%	16.9%	1.4%
Degree or Similar	28.1%	42.6%	14.5%	33.8%	8.8%
Other	12.3%	3.8%	-8.5%	2.8%	1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 29.2% 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)
Bangladeshi	0%	5.5%	5.5%	1.1%	4.4%
Chinese	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	3.9%	7.2%	3.3%	3.1%	4.1%
Pakistani	7.8%	5.5%	-2.3%	2.7%	2.8%
Other Asian	5.9%	2.7%	-3.2%	1.6%	1.1%
Black African	13.1%	20.3%	7.2%	2.5%	17.8%
Black Caribbean	18.6%	14.4%	-4.2%	1.0%	13.4%
Other Black	5.9%	5.2%	-0.7%	0.5%	4.7%
Mixed White and Asian	2.6%	0.3%	-2.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	2.6%	1.4%	-1.2%	0.4%	1.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.6%	1%	-1.6%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	0.7%	2.7%	2.0%	0.8%	1.9%
White	32.7%	29.2%	-3.5%	81.4%	-52.2%
Roma	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
Arab	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	1%	2.7%	1.7%	1.6%	1.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 57.9% 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	58.5%	57.9%	-0.6%	83.2%	-25.3%
European Union	10.1%	13.1%	3.0%	6.1%	7.0%
Rest of Europe	0.7%	0.3%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	12.4%	11.7%	-0.7%	2.7%	9.0%
Middle East and Asia	9.8%	9.3%	-0.5%	5.6%	3.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	8.2%	7.2%	-1.0%	1.3%	5.9%
Oceania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	55.9%	57.7%	1.8%	83.2%	-25.5%
10+ Years	3.3%	27.8%	24.5%	9.8%	18.0%
5-10 Years	10.8%	8.2%	-2.6%	2.9%	5.3%
2-5 Years	6.5%	3.4%	-3.1%	2.2%	1.2%
Less than 2 years	23.5%	2.7%	-20.8%	1.9%	0.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.4%	76.7%	-4.3%
Ireland	1%	0.6%	0.4%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Germany	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Italy	3.4%	0.6%	2.8%
Portugal	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Poland	3.7%	1.3%	2.4%
Romania	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Other EU countries	4.1%	1.5%	2.6%
Central and Western Africa	2%	0.3%	1.7%
South and Eastern Africa	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Eastern Asia	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Southern Asia	1.4%	1.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Central and South America	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
No passport held	4.8%	13.5%	-8.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	13.1%	37.2%	-24.1%
Christian	58.4%	46.2%	12.2%
Hindu	6.9%	1.7%	5.2%
Muslim	15.1%	6.5%	8.6%
Not answered	6.5%	6.0%	0.5%

Safety

Is Norbury Court Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Norbury Court Road was 24.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 80.2% lower than the Norbury & Pollards Hill average. The most reported crime type was Burglary.

Norbury Court Road has the 5th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Norbury & Pollards Hill and the 127th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 7.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 59.1%.

🔎 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. 78% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£54,100

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in SW16 4HZ, 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 - 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 - 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) - 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) - 6/10 (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 Norbury Court Road are based on 223 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 Norbury Court Road, London, SW16 4HZ

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW16 4HZ

Average Price
£501,270

Semi-Detached
£611,723

Terraced
£488,997

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Norbury Court Road

Average Price
£477,833

Semi-Detached
£626,294

Terraced
£512,466

Detached
£833,433

Flats/Maisonettes
£265,392

Other
£14,943

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Norbury Court Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
101 Norbury Court Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£350,000	2024-05-03	£358,895
121 Norbury Court Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£570,000	2021-08-25	£596,959
107 Norbury Court Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£397,500	2021-06-25	£405,809
115 Norbury Court Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£350,000	2014-12-22	£495,122
103 Norbury Court Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£240,000	2010-02-19	£458,272

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW16 4HZ

Employment

SW16 4HZ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 10% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in SW16 4HZ 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	86
Self-Employed	37
Retired	28
Part-Time Employee	25
Student (economically inactive)	21
Other	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11
Looking after home or family	10
Unemployed	9

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	18
Administrative and support service activities	17
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Human health and social work activities	15
Education	14
Construction	14
Professional, scientific and technical activities	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Transport and storage	7
Financial and insurance activities	6
Information and communication	6
Other	5
Manufacturing	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Real estate activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Thornton Heath Nursery School 51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS	3out of 4	2,985 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Spencer Nursery School Spencer Road , Mitcham Junction CR4 4JP	3out of 4	3,421 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Selhurst Nursery School and Children's Centre 23 Dagnall Park , South Norwood SE25 5PL	2out of 4	3,662 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crosfield Nursery School Elborough Road , South Norwood SE25 5BD	3out of 4	4,808 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tunstall Nursery School Tunstall Road , CR0 6TY	4out of 4	4,868 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
William Morris Primary School Recreation Way , CR4 1PJ	3out of 4	421 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Primary Academy Merton Abbotts Road , CR4 1JW	4out of 4	510 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stanford Primary School Chilmark Road , Norbury SW16 5HB	2out of 4	581 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Norbury Manor Primary School Abingdon Road , Norbury SW16 5QR	3out of 4	640 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Sherwood School Abbotts Road , CR4 1JP	3out of 4	1,124 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Academy Merton Wide Way , CR4 1BP	4out of 4	472 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Norbury High School for Girls Kensington Avenue , CR7 8BT	3out of 4	1,439 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
St Mark's Church of England Academy Acacia Road , CR4 1SF	3out of 4	1,706 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy Mitcham Road , CR9 3AS	3out of 4	1,720 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School Belltrees Grove , SW16 2HY	4out of 4	2,582 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	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	4,149 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Croydon College Fairfield Campus , College Road CR9 1DX	- not rated	4,714 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Woodmansterne School Woodmansterne Road , Streatham SW16 5UQ	3out of 4	931 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	4out of 4	3,470 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
CACFO UK Education Centre 40 Northwood Road , CR7 8HQ	- not rated	2,153 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Jus'T'Learn 9-11 Commonside East , CR4 2QA	- not rated	2,269 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Eagle House School 224 London Road , CR4 3HD	- not rated	2,465 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bensham Manor School Ecclesbourne Road , CR7 7BN	3out of 4	2,587 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Date Valley School Mitcham Court , Cricket Green CR4 4LB	- not rated	2,609 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Impact Food Group @ Harris Academy Merton	Main Building, Harris Academy	302 yd
Royal chicken	291 Northborough Road, Streatham	370 yd
Ja Tasty	New Horizon Centre, South Lodge Avenue	593 yd
Commonside Community Cafe	Community Centre, New Horizon Centre	597 yd
Rooster N Pizza	20 South Lodge Avenue, Mitcham	638 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Moon Under Water	1327 London Road, Norbury		713 yd
Cava-Ri	1136 - 1138 London Road, Norbury		899 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Taste of China	241 Northborough Road, Streatham	364 yd
Morleys	215 Manor Road, Mitcham	542 yd
Domino's Pizza	1353 London Road, Norbury	725 yd
Hungry Belly	1369 London Road, Norbury	725 yd
GrillMaster	1389 London Road, Norbury	739 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co Op	32 South Lodge Avenue, Mitcham	638 yd
Iceland	1372 London Road, Norbury	818 yd
Co-op	1485 - 1489 London Road, Norbury	888 yd
Tesco Express	1076 London Road, Thornton Heath	1,004 yd
Lidl	216 Rowan Road, Streatham	1,073 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Harris Academy Merton Wide Way	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts	280 yd
Pollards Hill Youth Centre SOUTH LODGE AVENUE		599 yd
Lucozade Powerleague Soccer Centre (Norbury) (Closed) 6-7 6-7 Turle Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	607 yd
Norbury Manor Primary School ABINGDON ROAD	grass pitches	660 yd
Stockport Road Playing Fields HASSOCKS ROAD	grass pitches	870 yd
Nuffield Health (Norbury) LONDON ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts	902 yd
Afc Croydon Athletic SPORTS GROUND SPORTS GROUND GALPINS ROAD	grass pitches	1,063 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	76.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	105 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	12.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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