Kenley North

Croydon · London · population 6,309 · 4 LSOAs

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

65Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,390 of 6,856 in England
  • #246 of 1,002 in London
  • #12 of 45 in Croydon
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,361
Median age (est.)39
Density4,010per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above43%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 9%25–44 30%45–64 25%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 27%Mortgage/shared: 45%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 27%Mortgage/shared 45%Social rent 14%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 22%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 14%Other: 16%
One person 22%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 14%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Associate professional 16% · Managers & directors 16%

All occupation groups
Professional27%
Associate professional16%
Managers & directors16%
Administrative11%
Caring & leisure8%
Skilled trades7%
Sales & customer service5%
Elementary5%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 66%Asian: 13%Black: 11%Mixed: 7%Other: 3%
White 66%Asian 13%Black 11%Mixed 7%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 33% · Muslim 6%

Born outside the UK: 23%

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

Kenley North is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,390 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #12 of 45 in Croydon. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (79) and lowest on Living environment (41). Typical homes here sold for about £500,000 over the past year, up 24% across five years (from 105 sales), 18% above the wider Croydon median of £425,000. Typical household take-home income is around £56,273 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 58 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 50 · #3,426
Employment 57 · #2,918
Education 79 · #1,438
Health 65 · #2,425
Crime 73 · #1,842
Housing & access 43 · #3,885
Living environment 41 · #4,036

House prices ?

£500,000median (12m) · -2.0% yr · n=105
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£500,000105-2.0%+24.0%
Detached£725,00024+5.8%+5.5%
Semi-detached£540,00043+8.5%+22.7%
Terraced£430,00025-10.8%+10.5%
Flat£310,00013+10.5%+3.3%
This area£500,000
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)£56,273±£8,080 · #367 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£47,241
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 ?

29Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

58 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 364 offences
Croydon86
London102
England83

Rank #2,682 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences120
Theft115
Burglary27
Vehicle crime32
Criminal damage & arson25
Public order & weapons18
Drugs12
Robbery9
Other6

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 79 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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