Norbury Crescent, London, SW16 4JY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SW16 4JY, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 55% 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	54%	55%	1.0%	51.0%	4.0%
Male	46%	45%	-1.0%	49.0%	-4.0%

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 4JY, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 42.7% 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	42.9%	42.7%	-0.2%	37.9%	4.8%
Married: Opposite sex	40.1%	43.3%	3.2%	44.2%	-0.9%
Separated	4.4%	1.7%	-2.7%	2.2%	-0.5%
Divorced	7.8%	8.5%	0.7%	9.1%	-0.6%
Widowed	4.8%	3.8%	-1.0%	6.1%	-2.3%

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 (87.3%) 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	43.3%	52.7%	9.4%	48.4%	4.3%
Good health	39.2%	34.6%	-4.6%	33.6%	1.0%
Fair health	12.3%	8.9%	-3.4%	12.7%	-3.8%
Bad health	3.6%	2.9%	-0.7%	4.0%	-1.1%
Very bad health	1.6%	0.9%	-0.7%	1.2%	-0.3%

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 44.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	13.9%	18.4%	4.5%	18.2%	0.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.3%	8%	-6.3%	9.6%	-1.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.3%	11.5%	-5.8%	13.4%	-1.9%
Apprenticeship	1.4%	1.7%	0.3%	5.3%	-3.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.9%	13.5%	3.6%	16.9%	-3.4%
Degree or Similar	33.7%	44.8%	11.1%	33.8%	11.0%
Other	9.5%	2.1%	-7.4%	2.8%	-0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 31.5% 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	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	9.3%	3.7%	-5.6%	3.1%	0.6%
Pakistani	7.1%	12.8%	5.7%	2.7%	10.1%
Other Asian	2.5%	3.7%	1.2%	1.6%	2.1%
Black African	5.8%	9.1%	3.3%	2.5%	6.6%
Black Caribbean	21.4%	21%	-0.4%	1.0%	20.0%
Other Black	11%	5.1%	-5.9%	0.5%	4.6%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	0.3%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	1.4%	0.6%	-0.8%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.5%	3.4%	0.9%	0.9%	2.5%
Mixed Other	2.2%	3.1%	0.9%	0.8%	2.3%
White	32.6%	31.5%	-1.1%	81.4%	-49.9%
Roma	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Other	1.6%	5.1%	3.5%	1.6%	3.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 55.2% 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	62.7%	55.2%	-7.5%	83.2%	-28.0%
European Union	10.4%	14.9%	4.5%	6.1%	8.8%
Rest of Europe	0.5%	0.3%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	7.7%	5.2%	-2.5%	2.7%	2.5%
Middle East and Asia	8.5%	10.9%	2.4%	5.6%	5.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	9.9%	12.6%	2.7%	1.3%	11.3%
Oceania	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%	0.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	60%	55%	-5.0%	83.2%	-28.2%
10+ Years	2.5%	31.2%	28.7%	9.8%	21.4%
5-10 Years	3.6%	7.2%	3.6%	2.9%	4.3%
2-5 Years	9%	4.3%	-4.7%	2.2%	2.1%
Less than 2 years	24.9%	2.3%	-22.6%	1.9%	0.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.4%	76.7%	-2.3%
Ireland	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
France	2%	0.3%	1.7%
Germany	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Italy	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Portugal	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Spain	0.9%	0.4%	0.5%
Poland	5.2%	1.3%	3.9%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	2.9%	1.5%	1.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	2.3%	1.2%	1.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Central and South America	2%	0.2%	1.8%
Oceania	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
No passport held	3.4%	13.5%	-10.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	18.7%	37.2%	-18.5%
Christian	51.7%	46.2%	5.5%
Buddhist	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Hindu	4%	1.7%	2.3%
Muslim	14.4%	6.5%	7.9%
Not answered	9.5%	6.0%	3.5%

Safety

Is Norbury Crescent Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Norbury Crescent was 138.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 23.2% higher than the Norbury & Pollards Hill average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Norbury Crescent has the 10th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Norbury & Pollards Hill and the 233rd highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 76.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -33.9%.

🔎 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. 77% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£53,800

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in SW16 4JY, 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 9/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 9/10 (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 - 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) - 3/10 (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) - 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 Crescent are based on 326 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 Crescent, London, SW16 4JY

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW16 4JY

Average Price
£499,753

Semi-Detached
£561,432

Terraced
£476,623

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Norbury Crescent

Average Price
£463,507

Semi-Detached
£611,430

Terraced
£564,529

Detached
£636,514

Flats/Maisonettes
£248,088

Other
£453,056

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Norbury CrescentStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
176 Norbury Crescent, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£571,000	2025-09-12	£561,908
220 Norbury Crescent, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£399,000	2025-02-04	£393,901
220 Norbury Crescent, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£400,000	2024-11-15	£392,381
194 Norbury Crescent, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£440,000	2020-07-29	£470,450
212 Norbury Crescent, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£275,000	2018-10-18	£304,206

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW16 4JY

Employment

SW16 4JY area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 5% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 17% 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	101
Self-Employed	49
Retired	48
Part-Time Employee	31
Student (economically inactive)	17
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Unemployed	12
Other	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6
Looking after home or family	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	24
Human health and social work activities	23
Education	20
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	18
Professional, scientific and technical activities	16
Other	13
Construction	13
Administrative and support service activities	12
Information and communication	10
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Real estate activities	8
Financial and insurance activities	7
Transport and storage	6
Manufacturing	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
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	1,650 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	2,476 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crosfield Nursery School Elborough Road , South Norwood SE25 5BD	3out of 4	3,386 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tunstall Nursery School Tunstall Road , CR0 6TY	4out of 4	3,876 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dulwich Wood Nursery School Lyall Avenue , SE21 8QS	3out of 4	3,966 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School Windsor Road , CR7 8HJ	- not rated	465 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School St. James the Great School , Windsor Road CR7 8HJ	4out of 4	465 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kensington Avenue Junior School Kensington Avenue , CR7 8BT	- not rated	581 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Kensington Avenue Infant School Kensington Avenue , CR7 8BT	- not rated	581 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kensington Avenue Primary School Kensington Avenue , CR7 8BT	2out of 4	652 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Norbury Manor Business and Enterprise College for Girls Kensington Avenue , CR7 8BT	- not rated	722 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Norbury High School for Girls Kensington Avenue , CR7 8BT	3out of 4	722 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Harris Academy Beulah Hill Spurgeon Road , SE19 3UG	- not rated	1,637 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Westwood Girls' College for Languages and Arts Spurgeon Road , Upper Norwood SE19 3UG	- not rated	1,641 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Harris Academy Upper Norwood Spurgeon Road , Upper Norwood SE19 3UG	- not rated	1,641 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Girls	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
William Morris Middle School Recreation Way , CR4 1PJ	- not rated	1,694 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stanford County Middle School Chilmark Road , Norbury SW16 5HB	- not rated	1,805 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gorringe Park Middle School Sandy Lane , CR4 2HD	- not rated	3,329 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Thoma's of Canterbury Catholic Middle School Commonside East , CR4 1YG	- not rated	3,606 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cranmer County Middle School Cranmer Road , CR4 4XU	- not rated	4,166 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	2,675 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Croydon College Fairfield Campus , College Road CR9 1DX	- not rated	4,047 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	- not rated	2,014 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	3out of 4	3,378 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	650 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Maple House School 23-27 Parchmore Road , CR7 8LY	- not rated	1,148 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Arvon House 21 Liverpool Road , Thornton Heath CR7 8LS	- not rated	1,199 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Victory Day School 25 Woodville Road , CR7 8LH	- not rated	1,273 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Sankofa Learning Centre 2nd Floor, Day Lewis House , 324-338 Bensham Lane CR7 7EQ	- not rated	1,390 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	Distance
The Village Chinese Take-Away	8 Green Lane, Thornton Heath	582 yd
Somomo Ltd	1166 London Road, Norbury	597 yd
Sorrento In	1168 London Road, Norbury	597 yd
Olympus Pita	1154 London Road, Norbury	605 yd
Karim's Delicious Cafe	18 Green Lane, Thornton Heath	607 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Cava-Ri	1136 - 1138 London Road, Norbury		605 yd
The Moon Under Water	1327 London Road, Norbury		772 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Miami Fried Chicken	10 Green Lane, Thornton Heath	582 yd
Ocean Breeze	30 Green Lane, Thornton Heath	607 yd
Chicken Maxx	1058 London Road, Thornton Heath	693 yd
Rodeo's Burgers & Shakes	1064 London Road, Thornton Heath	693 yd
Tanky's Burgers And Shakes	1075 London Road, Thornton Heath	719 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Express	1076 London Road, Thornton Heath	646 yd
Iceland	1372 London Road, Norbury	891 yd
Co-op	1485 - 1489 London Road, Norbury	1,055 yd
Tesco	847 - 853 London Road, Thornton Heath	1,061 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Highbury Community Centre Highbury Avenue		287 yd
Thornton Heath Recreation Ground BRIDPORT ROAD	grass pitches	385 yd
Clapham Old Xaverians COUNTY ROAD	grass pitches	413 yd
St James The Great School WINDSOR ROAD	grass pitches	443 yd
Nuffield Health (Norbury) LONDON ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts	505 yd
Kensington Avenue Primary School KENSINGTON AVENUE	grass pitches	613 yd
Norbury Manor High School For Girls KENSINGTON AVENUE	grass pitches, tennis courts	722 yd
Stones Gym ASHARIA HOUSE ASHARIA HOUSE NORTHWOOD ROAD	health and fitness suite	771 yd
Winterbourne Boys Academy WINTERBOURNE JUNIOR BOYS SCHOOL WINTERBOURNE JUNIOR BOYS SCHOOL WINTERBOURNE ROAD	artificial grass pitch	780 yd
Norbury Park (Closed) Norbury Avenue	grass pitches	1,088 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	35.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	150.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	5.7 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	12.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SW16 4JY