Coulsdon

Croydon · London · population 9,591 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

61Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,699 of 6,856 in England
  • #282 of 1,002 in London
  • #15 of 45 in Croydon
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,449
Median age (est.)39
Density3,038per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above44%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 10%25–44 29%45–64 25%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 27%Mortgage/shared: 41%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 27%Mortgage/shared 41%Social rent 16%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 14%Other: 15%
One person 26%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 14%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 17%

All occupation groups
Professional27%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional17%
Administrative11%
Caring & leisure7%
Skilled trades7%
Sales & customer service5%
Elementary5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 61%Asian: 15%Black: 13%Mixed: 9%Other: 3%
White 61%Asian 15%Black 13%Mixed 9%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 31% · Muslim 7%

Born outside the UK: 24%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Coulsdon is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,699 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #15 of 45 in Croydon. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (70) and lowest on Income (45). Typical homes here, about £507,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 25% in five years (from 114 sales), 19% above the wider Croydon median of £425,000. Typical household take-home income is around £56,806 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 77 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 45 · #3,796
Employment 50 · #3,439
Education 70 · #2,055
Health 65 · #2,390
Crime 55 · #3,097
Housing & access 57 · #2,946
Living environment 49 · #3,480

House prices ?

£507,000median (12m) · +6.7% yr · n=114
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£507,000114+6.7%+25.2%
Detached£787,50034+6.8%+29.7%
Semi-detached£572,50022-4.6%+21.8%
Terraced£408,25022-7.2%+6.0%
Flat£294,00036+10.4%-8.1%
This area£507,000
Croydon£425,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£56,806±£8,058 · #341 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£44,885
Price-to-income ?8.9×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

26Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

77 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 736 offences
Croydon86
London102
England83

Rank #3,908 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences284
Theft169
Burglary50
Vehicle crime64
Criminal damage & arson58
Public order & weapons51
Drugs33
Robbery18
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 169 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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