Fairview Road, London, SW16 5PY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SW16 5PY, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.6% 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	46.2%	52.6%	6.4%	51.0%	1.6%
Male	53.8%	47.4%	-6.4%	49.0%	-1.6%

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 SW16 5PY, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 45.8% 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	47.9%	45.8%	-2.1%	37.9%	7.9%
Married: Opposite sex	32.2%	39.4%	7.2%	44.2%	-4.8%
Married: Same sex	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	5.6%	3.3%	-2.3%	2.2%	1.1%
Divorced	9.8%	7.8%	-2.0%	9.1%	-1.3%
Widowed	4%	3.6%	-0.4%	6.1%	-2.5%

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	49.3%	50.5%	1.2%	48.4%	2.1%
Good health	38.8%	33.3%	-5.5%	33.6%	-0.3%
Fair health	9.2%	13.2%	4.0%	12.7%	0.5%
Bad health	2.2%	2.4%	0.2%	4.0%	-1.6%
Very bad health	0.4%	0.7%	0.3%	1.2%	-0.5%

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 43.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17%	21.7%	4.7%	18.2%	3.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.6%	5.9%	-3.7%	9.6%	-3.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.4%	9.3%	-5.1%	13.4%	-4.1%
Apprenticeship	1.3%	4.2%	2.9%	5.3%	-1.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.5%	12.1%	-0.4%	16.9%	-4.8%
Degree or Similar	28.2%	43.4%	15.2%	33.8%	9.6%
Other	17%	3.4%	-13.6%	2.8%	0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 31.1% 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	2.2%	3.3%	1.1%	1.1%	2.2%
Chinese	1.3%	0.2%	-1.1%	0.7%	-0.5%
Indian	10.5%	10.5%	0.0%	3.1%	7.4%
Pakistani	8.9%	11.6%	2.7%	2.7%	8.9%
Other Asian	9.4%	6.7%	-2.7%	1.6%	5.1%
Black African	9.2%	10.5%	1.3%	2.5%	8.0%
Black Caribbean	5.1%	9%	3.9%	1.0%	8.0%
Other Black	4%	2.1%	-1.9%	0.5%	1.6%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	2.4%	1.7%	0.8%	1.6%
Mixed White and African	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.6%	2.4%	0.8%	0.9%	1.5%
Mixed Other	3.1%	1.9%	-1.2%	0.8%	1.1%
White	40.2%	31.1%	-9.1%	81.4%	-50.3%
Roma	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Arab	0.7%	0.2%	-0.5%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	2.2%	7.4%	5.2%	1.6%	5.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 43.6% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	42.6%	43.6%	1.0%	83.2%	-39.6%
European Union	16.1%	15.6%	-0.5%	6.1%	9.5%
Rest of Europe	1.1%	0.9%	-0.2%	0.8%	0.1%
Africa	13.2%	10.9%	-2.3%	2.7%	8.2%
Middle East and Asia	19.2%	18%	-1.2%	5.6%	12.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7.4%	10.9%	3.5%	1.3%	9.6%
Oceania	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 43.6% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 31.3% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	41.5%	43.6%	2.1%	83.2%	-39.6%
10+ Years	10.3%	31.3%	21.0%	9.8%	21.5%
5-10 Years	15.2%	11.6%	-3.6%	2.9%	8.7%
2-5 Years	10.7%	7.8%	-2.9%	2.2%	5.6%
Less than 2 years	22.3%	5.7%	-16.6%	1.9%	3.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	59%	76.7%	-17.7%
France	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Italy	3.6%	0.6%	3.0%
Portugal	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Spain	3.1%	0.4%	2.7%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	7.4%	1.3%	6.1%
Romania	2.1%	0.9%	1.2%
Other EU countries	4%	1.5%	2.5%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Southern Asia	6.7%	1.2%	5.5%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Central and South America	2.6%	0.2%	2.4%
No passport held	5.7%	13.5%	-7.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	16.4%	37.2%	-20.8%
Christian	41.9%	46.2%	-4.3%
Hindu	6.6%	1.7%	4.9%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	21.8%	6.5%	15.3%
Sikh	3.6%	0.9%	2.7%
Other religion	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Not answered	7.8%	6.0%	1.8%

Safety

Is Fairview Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Fairview Road was 772.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 587.6% higher than the Norbury & Pollards Hill average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

Fairview Road has the highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Norbury & Pollards Hill and the 15th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 90.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 52.0%.

🔎 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 5PY, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 8/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 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) - 7/10 (above 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) - 9/10 (very high )
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 Fairview Road are based on 199 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 Fairview Road, London, SW16 5PY

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW16 5PY

Average Price
£376,592

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£519,579

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£335,739

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Fairview Road

Average Price
£608,824

Semi-Detached
£617,472

Terraced
£730,933

Detached
£442,921

Flats/Maisonettes
£314,991

Other
£632,542

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Fairview Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 1 4 Fairview Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£430,000	2025-03-31	£405,983
Flat 1 6 Fairview Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£345,000	2025-01-07	£323,645
Flat 5 6 Fairview Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£360,000	2023-12-12	£341,359
10 Fairview Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£450,000	2023-11-08	£426,699
8 Fairview Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£250,000	2023-05-18	£232,540

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW16 5PY

Employment

SW16 5PY area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 7% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in SW16 5PY 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	101
Self-Employed	57
Part-Time Employee	41
Retired	35
Other	35
Student (economically inactive)	28
Looking after home or family	26
Unemployed	20
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7

Employment Industry

Administrative and support service activities	31
Accommodation and food service activities	28
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Human health and social work activities	23
Construction	20
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	17
Professional, scientific and technical activities	14
Education	13
Information and communication	13
Financial and insurance activities	11
Other	10
Transport and storage	10
Manufacturing	6
Real estate activities	5
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	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	2,755 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	3,560 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dulwich Wood Nursery School Lyall Avenue , SE21 8QS	3out of 4	4,176 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Spencer Nursery School Spencer Road , Mitcham Junction CR4 4JP	3out of 4	4,303 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crosfield Nursery School Elborough Road , South Norwood SE25 5BD	3out of 4	4,483 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Norbury Manor Junior School Abingdon Road , SW16 5QR	- not rated	334 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Norbury Manor Infant School Abingdon Road , SW16 5QR	- not rated	334 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Norbury Manor Primary School Abingdon Road , Norbury SW16 5QR	3out of 4	334 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stanford Primary School Chilmark Road , Norbury SW16 5HB	- not rated	815 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stanford Primary School Chilmark Road , Norbury SW16 5HB	- not rated	815 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Malmesbury Middle School Malmesbury Road , SM4 6HG	- not rated	5,458 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	656 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Norbury High School for Girls Kensington Avenue , CR7 8BT	3out of 4	656 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Tamworth Manor High School Wide Way , CR4 1BP	- not rated	1,128 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Merton Wide Way , CR4 1BP	4out of 4	1,338 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rowan High School Rowan Road , SW16 5JF	- not rated	1,420 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Girls	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	815 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
William Morris Middle School Recreation Way , CR4 1PJ	- not rated	1,271 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gorringe Park Middle School Sandy Lane , CR4 2HD	- not rated	2,362 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Thoma's of Canterbury Catholic Middle School Commonside East , CR4 1YG	- not rated	2,794 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cranmer County Middle School Cranmer Road , CR4 4XU	- not rated	3,530 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	3,753 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Croydon College Fairfield Campus , College Road CR9 1DX	- not rated	4,960 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Phoenix College Central Road , SM4 5SE	- not rated	5,394 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College Malwood Road , SW12 8EN	- not rated	5,400 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	934 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	3out of 4	2,722 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Streatham Modern School 508 Streatham High Road , SW16 3QB	- not rated	1,054 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
CACFO UK Education Centre 40 Northwood Road , CR7 8HQ	- not rated	1,584 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Silburn Reid 51c Crown Lane , Streatham SW16 3JE	- not rated	1,777 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oakdale Preparatory School 45 Oakdale Road , Streatham SW16 2HL	- not rated	1,943 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Bright Horizon Preparatory School Weltham Road , St James Hall SW16 6NT	- not rated	2,099 yd	Other independent 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
Subway	1491 London Road, Norbury	73 yd
Ideal Sweets	1460 London Road, Norbury	103 yd
Chaiiwala Norbury	1424 London Road, Norbury	112 yd
Doner & Gyros / Cluck 'N' Crisp	1455 London Road, Norbury	115 yd
Dawat	1416 - 1418 London Road, Norbury	118 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Moon Under Water	1327 London Road, Norbury	459 yd
Cava-Ri	1136 - 1138 London Road, Norbury	991 yd
The Bull	498 Streatham High Road, London	1,057 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mamma's Pizza	1517 London Road, Norbury	73 yd
KFC	1509 London Road, Norbury	73 yd
Sizzlerz	1466 London Road, Norbury	104 yd
Frydays's Traditional Fish And Chips	1450 London Road, Norbury	104 yd
Chicken Cottage	1426 London Road, Norbury	118 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co-op	1485 - 1489 London Road, Norbury	62 yd
Iceland	1372 London Road, Norbury	230 yd
Lidl	Lidl Store, 1 Hermitage Lane	500 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Norbury Manor Primary School ABINGDON ROAD	grass pitches	333 yd
Norbury Park (Closed) Norbury Avenue	grass pitches	395 yd
Lucozade Powerleague Soccer Centre (Norbury) (Closed) 6-7 6-7 Turle Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	570 yd
Norbury Manor High School For Girls KENSINGTON AVENUE	grass pitches, tennis courts	655 yd
Nuffield Health (Norbury) LONDON ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts	764 yd
Stockport Road Playing Fields HASSOCKS ROAD	grass pitches	814 yd
Kensington Avenue Primary School KENSINGTON AVENUE	grass pitches	956 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	90.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	90.9%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	90.9%

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	73.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	110.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	17.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SW16 5PY