Elgar Avenue is in London and in Croydon district. SW16 4JA is located in the Norbury & Pollards Hill electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Croydon North. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Elgar Avenue, London, SW16 4JA and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: SW16 4JF, SW16 4PB, SW16 4HZ, SW16 4JE, SW16 4JH, SW16 4JG, SW16 4HY, SW16 4BA, SW16 4NZ.

Elgar Avenue Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Elgar Avenue are based on 89 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.

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW16 4JA

Average Price
£580,516
Semi-Detached
£619,359
Terraced
£541,673
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Elgar Avenue

Average Price
£470,693
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Elgar AvenueStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
14 Elgar Avenue, London, Greater London
Terraced, an established residential building 		£530,0002022-08-03 £497,775
22 Elgar Avenue, London, Greater London
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£475,0002018-11-16 £545,516
28 Elgar Avenue, London, Greater London
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£440,0002017-10-20 £503,944
28 Elgar Avenue, London, Greater London
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£421,4072017-05-17 £494,444
16 Elgar Avenue, London, Greater London
Terraced, an established residential building 		£480,0002016-09-09 £545,801

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Thornton Heath Nursery School
51 Pridham Road, CR7 8RS 		2,896 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Spencer Nursery School
Spencer Road, Mitcham Junction CR4 4JP 		3,461 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Selhurst Nursery School and Children's Centre
23 Dagnall Park, South Norwood SE25 5PL 		3,576 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Crosfield Nursery School
Elborough Road, South Norwood SE25 5BD 		4,718 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Tunstall Nursery School
Tunstall Road, CR0 6TY 		4,788 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4William Morris Primary School
Recreation Way, CR4 1PJ 		432 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Harris Primary Academy Merton
Abbotts Road, CR4 1JW 		552 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Norbury Manor Primary School
Abingdon Road, Norbury SW16 5QR 		628 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Stanford Primary School
Chilmark Road, Norbury SW16 5HB 		636 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Sherwood School
Abbotts Road, CR4 1JP 		1,166 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Harris Academy Merton
Wide Way, CR4 1BP 		495 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Norbury High School for Girls
Kensington Avenue, CR7 8BT 		1,376 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
3out of 4The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy
Mitcham Road, CR9 3AS 		1,695 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mark's Church of England Academy
Acacia Road, CR4 1SF 		1,794 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Joseph's College
Beulah Hill, SE19 3HL 		2,569 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedHarris Professional Skills Sixth Form
11 Oliver Grove, SE25 6EJ 		4,059 yd Free schools 16 to 19 Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCroydon College
Fairfield Campus, College Road CR9 1DX 		4,646 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Woodmansterne School
Woodmansterne Road, Streatham SW16 5UQ 		982 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Dunraven School
94-98 Leigham Court Road, SW16 2QB 		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
- not ratedCACFO UK Education Centre
40 Northwood Road, CR7 8HQ 		2,069 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedJus'T'Learn
9-11 Commonside East, CR4 2QA 		2,355 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Bensham Manor School
Ecclesbourne Road, CR7 7BN 		2,500 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedEagle House School
224 London Road, CR4 3HD 		2,554 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedSilburn Reid
51c Crown Lane, Streatham SW16 3JE 		2,618 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed 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
Impact Food Group @ Harris Academy MertonMain Building, Harris Academy369 yd
Royal chicken291 Northborough Road, Streatham455 yd
Commonside Community CafeCommunity Centre, New Horizon Centre586 yd
Ja TastyNew Horizon Centre, South Lodge Avenue586 yd
The Norbury Cafe1329 London Road, Norbury644 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Moon Under Water1327 London Road, Norbury644 yd
Cava-Ri1136 - 1138 London Road, Norbury810 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Taste of China241 Northborough Road, Streatham450 yd
Morleys215 Manor Road, Mitcham623 yd
Domino's Pizza1353 London Road, Norbury663 yd
Hungry Belly1369 London Road, Norbury663 yd
GrillMaster1389 London Road, Norbury685 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Co Op32 South Lodge Avenue, Mitcham647 yd
Iceland1372 London Road, Norbury770 yd
Co-op1485 - 1489 London Road, Norbury856 yd
Tesco Express1076 London Road, Thornton Heath915 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Harris Academy Merton
Wide Way 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts347 yd
Pollards Hill Youth Centre
SOUTH LODGE AVENUE 		581 yd
Lucozade Powerleague Soccer Centre (Norbury) (Closed)
6-7 6-7 Turle Road 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite646 yd
Norbury Manor Primary School
ABINGDON ROAD 		grass pitches667 yd
Nuffield Health (Norbury)
LONDON ROAD 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts817 yd
Stockport Road Playing Fields
HASSOCKS ROAD 		grass pitches925 yd
Afc Croydon Athletic
SPORTS GROUND SPORTS GROUND GALPINS ROAD 		grass pitches1,013 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

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/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed74.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed182.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed13.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed20.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed75 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Elgar Avenue Street dangerous?

In 2023, 462 crimes were reported near Elgar Avenue . Only 22% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered not safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of SW16 4JA.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for Elgar Avenue, London, SW16 4JA

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 462
Violence And Sexual Offences 134
Anti Social Behaviour 107
Vehicle Crime 73
Criminal Damage And Arson 26
Other Theft 26
Robbery 23
Drugs 20
Public Order 19
Burglary 14
Other Crime 10
Possession Of Weapons 4
Theft From The Person 4
Bicycle Theft 2

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of SW16 4JA.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Beckway Road518 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Lyndhurst Avenue459 yd
2023-12Possession of weaponsUnder investigationOn or near Caernarvon Close414 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Norbury Court Road284 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Ena Road83 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Caernarvon Close414 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Pollards Crescent347 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Caernarvon Close414 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Semley Road488 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Tylecroft Road393 yd
More Crime Statistics for Elgar Avenue, London, SW16 4JA

Employment

SW16 4JA area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 8% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% 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.

SW16 4JA area has a high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 5% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee115
Self-Employed45
Retired36
Part-Time Employee26
Student (economically inactive)21
Other13
Unemployed13
Looking after home or family9
Long-Term Sick or disabled7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles26
Human health and social work activities24
Administrative and support service activities20
Professional, scientific and technical activities16
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security15
Financial and insurance activities13
Construction12
Information and communication12
Education11
Other11
Real estate activities10
Transport and storage10
Manufacturing9
Accommodation and food service activities3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female175
Male160

Partnership Status

Single125
Married: Opposite sex118
Married: Same sex4
Civil partnership: Same sex2
Separated6
Divorced19
Widowed12

Health

Very good health166
Good health124
Fair health33
Bad health10
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications46
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 13
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 30
Apprenticeship7
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 50
Degree or Similar 131
Other12

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi8
Chinese6
Indian19
Pakistani33
Other Asian22
Black African15
Black Caribbean55
Other Black14
Mixed White and Asian2
Mixed White and African6
Mixed White and Caribbean3
Mixed Other12
White122
Roma5
Other13

Country of Birth

United Kingdom194
European Union40
Rest of Europe6
Africa11
Middle East and Asia57
The Americas and the Caribbean24
Oceania1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK194
10+ Years95
5-10 Years22
2-5 Years14
Less than 2 years10

Passport Held

United Kingdom258
Ireland6
France1
Germany1
Italy11
Portugal4
Lithuania5
Poland10
Romania6
Other EU countries5
Other Europe2
Middle East1
Eastern Asia1
Southern Asia9
North America and the Caribbean1
Central and South America3
No passport held9

Religion

No religion61
Christian162
Buddhist2
Hindu5
Muslim75
Other religion3
Not answered26
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