Ardfern Avenue, London, SW16 4RB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SW16 4RB is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.7%	50.3%	0.6%	51.0%	-0.7%
Male	50.3%	49.7%	-0.6%	49.0%	0.7%

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	34.1%	35.8%	1.7%	37.9%	-2.1%
Married: Opposite sex	49.3%	46.3%	-3.0%	44.2%	2.1%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Separated	2.8%	1.9%	-0.9%	2.2%	-0.3%
Divorced	5.2%	8.2%	3.0%	9.1%	-0.9%
Widowed	8.6%	7.5%	-1.1%	6.1%	1.4%

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	44.1%	52%	7.9%	48.4%	3.6%
Good health	32.9%	31.9%	-1.0%	33.6%	-1.7%
Fair health	17.9%	12.5%	-5.4%	12.7%	-0.2%
Bad health	4.7%	2.6%	-2.1%	4.0%	-1.4%
Very bad health	0.3%	1%	0.7%	1.2%	-0.2%

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 43.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	21.4%	19.9%	-1.5%	18.2%	1.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.4%	9.4%	-3.0%	9.6%	-0.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.5%	9%	-5.5%	13.4%	-4.4%
Apprenticeship	1.7%	4.5%	2.8%	5.3%	-0.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.3%	9.4%	0.1%	16.9%	-7.5%
Degree or Similar	31.4%	43.1%	11.7%	33.8%	9.3%
Other	9.3%	4.9%	-4.4%	2.8%	2.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 36.6% 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	1.5%	1.3%	-0.2%	1.1%	0.2%
Chinese	1.8%	0.7%	-1.1%	0.7%	0.0%
Indian	14.7%	14.4%	-0.3%	3.1%	11.3%
Pakistani	5.3%	13.7%	8.4%	2.7%	11.0%
Other Asian	3.8%	2.6%	-1.2%	1.6%	1.0%
Black African	2.9%	5.6%	2.7%	2.5%	3.1%
Black Caribbean	16.8%	12.7%	-4.1%	1.0%	11.7%
Other Black	4.7%	2%	-2.7%	0.5%	1.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.9%	1.6%	0.7%	0.8%	0.8%
Mixed White and African	1.8%	0.7%	-1.1%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.8%	0%	-3.8%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	1.2%	1.3%	0.1%	0.8%	0.5%
White	36.5%	36.6%	0.1%	81.4%	-44.8%
Arab	1.8%	0%	-1.8%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	2.6%	6.9%	4.3%	1.6%	5.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 50.2% 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	53.5%	50.2%	-3.3%	83.2%	-33.0%
European Union	11.2%	17.2%	6.0%	6.1%	11.1%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	9.1%	10.9%	1.8%	2.7%	8.2%
Middle East and Asia	13.8%	14.9%	1.1%	5.6%	9.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	11.8%	6.6%	-5.2%	1.3%	5.3%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	52.4%	49.4%	-3.0%	83.2%	-33.8%
10+ Years	3.5%	37.7%	34.2%	9.8%	27.9%
5-10 Years	2.9%	6.5%	3.6%	2.9%	3.6%
2-5 Years	10.6%	4.9%	-5.7%	2.2%	2.7%
Less than 2 years	30.6%	1.6%	-29.0%	1.9%	-0.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	77.3%	76.7%	0.6%
Ireland	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
France	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Italy	2%	0.6%	1.4%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Lithuania	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Poland	7%	1.3%	5.7%
Romania	1.7%	0.9%	0.8%
Other EU countries	0.7%	1.5%	-0.8%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	1%	0.3%	0.7%
South and Eastern Africa	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Southern Asia	0.7%	1.2%	-0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
No passport held	3%	13.5%	-10.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	12.2%	37.2%	-25.0%
Christian	47%	46.2%	0.8%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	11.2%	1.7%	9.5%
Muslim	23.4%	6.5%	16.9%
Sikh	1%	0.9%	0.1%
Not answered	4.9%	6.0%	-1.1%

Safety

Is Ardfern Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Ardfern Avenue was 37.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 66.5% lower than the Norbury & Pollards Hill average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Ardfern Avenue has the 9th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Norbury & Pollards Hill and the 243rd lowest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 9.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -71.1%.

🔎 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. 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 4RB, 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 Ardfern Avenue are based on 23 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 Ardfern Avenue, London, SW16 4RB

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW16 4RB

Average Price
£519,590

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£608,259

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£253,582

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Ardfern Avenue

Average Price
£502,528

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£559,151

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£233,569

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Ardfern AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
13 Ardfern Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£309,000	2013-08-15	£528,493
16 Ardfern Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£157,000	2010-12-03	£252,291
4 Ardfern Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£385,000	2010-01-08	£754,535
5 Ardfern Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£270,000	2008-10-03	£505,636
16 Ardfern Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£202,000	2007-04-16	£378,291

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW16 4RB

Employment

SW16 4RB 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	83
Retired	52
Self-Employed	46
Part-Time Employee	31
Looking after home or family	15
Unemployed	13
Student (economically inactive)	11
Other	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	29
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	28
Construction	21
Education	18
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Administrative and support service activities	8
Transport and storage	8
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Other	7
Manufacturing	7
Financial and insurance activities	6
Information and communication	5
Real estate activities	3

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	1,836 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	2,581 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crosfield Nursery School Elborough Road , South Norwood SE25 5BD	3out of 4	3,643 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tunstall Nursery School Tunstall Road , CR0 6TY	4out of 4	3,902 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Spencer Nursery School Spencer Road , Mitcham Junction CR4 4JP	3out of 4	4,129 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Winterbourne Boys' Academy Winterbourne Road , CR7 7QT	3out of 4	526 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Boys	More About School
Winterbourne Junior Boys' School Winterbourne Road , CR7 7QT	- not rated	526 yd	Community school	No	Boys	More About School
Winterbourne Junior Girls' School Winterbourne Road , CR7 7QT	3out of 4	526 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School Winterbourne Road , CR7 7QT	3out of 4	526 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kensington Avenue Junior School Kensington Avenue , CR7 8BT	- not rated	868 yd	Community school	No	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	924 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Norbury High School for Girls Kensington Avenue , CR7 8BT	3out of 4	924 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Tamworth Manor High School Wide Way , CR4 1BP	- not rated	1,281 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Merton Wide Way , CR4 1BP	4out of 4	1,360 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Archbishop Lanfranc School Mitcham Road , CR9 3AS	- not rated	1,821 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	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	1,277 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stanford County Middle School Chilmark Road , Norbury SW16 5HB	- not rated	1,555 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gorringe Park Middle School Sandy Lane , CR4 2HD	- not rated	3,016 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Thoma's of Canterbury Catholic Middle School Commonside East , CR4 1YG	- not rated	3,229 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cranmer County Middle School Cranmer Road , CR4 4XU	- not rated	3,743 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	2,976 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Croydon College Fairfield Campus , College Road CR9 1DX	- not rated	3,948 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Carshalton College Nightingale Road , SM5 2EJ	- not rated	5,350 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	1,820 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	3out of 4	3,576 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	1,091 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Maple House School 23-27 Parchmore Road , CR7 8LY	- not rated	1,367 yd	Other independent school	Yes	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
Thornton Heath College 678 London Road , CR7 7HU	- not rated	1,418 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Arvon House 21 Liverpool Road , Thornton Heath CR7 8LS	- not rated	1,475 yd	Other independent special school	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
Olympus Pita	1154 London Road, Norbury	161 yd
Somomo Ltd	1166 London Road, Norbury	179 yd
Sorrento In	1168 London Road, Norbury	179 yd
Karachi Cuisine	1113 - 1115 London Road, Norbury	237 yd
Stop By Jamaican Takeaway	1119 London Road, Norbury	237 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Cava-Ri	1136 - 1138 London Road, Norbury		161 yd
The Moon Under Water	1327 London Road, Norbury		575 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chicken Maxx	1058 London Road, Thornton Heath	274 yd
Rodeo's Burgers & Shakes	1064 London Road, Thornton Heath	274 yd
Tanky's Burgers And Shakes	1075 London Road, Thornton Heath	287 yd
Yeung Express	1053 London Road, Thornton Heath	307 yd
Island Favourite	1059 London Road, Thornton Heath	307 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Express	1076 London Road, Thornton Heath	220 yd
Tesco	847 - 853 London Road, Thornton Heath	766 yd
Iceland	1372 London Road, Norbury	793 yd
Co-op	1485 - 1489 London Road, Norbury	986 yd
Lidl	845 London Road, Thornton Heath	1,057 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Nuffield Health (Norbury) LONDON ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts	258 yd
Thornton Heath Recreation Ground BRIDPORT ROAD	grass pitches	528 yd
Winterbourne Boys Academy WINTERBOURNE JUNIOR BOYS SCHOOL WINTERBOURNE JUNIOR BOYS SCHOOL WINTERBOURNE ROAD	artificial grass pitch	556 yd
Highbury Community Centre Highbury Avenue		727 yd
Clapham Old Xaverians COUNTY ROAD	grass pitches	858 yd
St James The Great School WINDSOR ROAD	grass pitches	863 yd
Norbury Manor High School For Girls KENSINGTON AVENUE	grass pitches, tennis courts	923 yd
Kensington Avenue Primary School KENSINGTON AVENUE	grass pitches	952 yd
Afc Croydon Athletic SPORTS GROUND SPORTS GROUND GALPINS ROAD	grass pitches	1,037 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	71.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	109.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SW16 4RB