Norbury West

Croydon · London · population 9,081 · 5 LSOAs

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

41Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,063 of 6,856 in England
  • #491 of 1,002 in London
  • #20 of 45 in Croydon
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,025
Median age (est.)38
Density9,091per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above41%
No car or van35%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 12%25–44 31%45–64 26%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 24%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 31%
Own outright 24%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 16%Private rent 31%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 10%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 18%Other: 21%
One person 25%Couple, no children 10%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 18%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 13% · Elementary 11%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional13%
Elementary11%
Managers & directors11%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure10%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 35%Asian: 26%Black: 25%Mixed: 8%Other: 6%
White 35%Asian 26%Black 25%Mixed 8%Other 6%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · Muslim 18% · No religion 17%

Born outside the UK: 47%

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

Norbury West is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #4,063 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #20 of 45 in Croydon. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (62) and lowest on Living environment (22). Typical homes here sold for about £480,000 over the past year, up 12% across five years (from 53 sales), 13% above the wider Croydon median of £425,000. Typical household take-home income is around £49,628 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 105 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 27 · #4,975
Employment 42 · #4,008
Education 55 · #3,090
Health 62 · #2,596
Crime 36 · #4,399
Housing & access 43 · #3,926
Living environment 22 · #5,379

House prices ?

£480,000median (12m) · +2.1% yr · n=53
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£480,00053+2.1%+12.4%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=3)
Semi-detached£572,50012+4.6%+14.5%
Terraced£456,50026-3.9%+6.8%
Flat£300,00012+17.6%-4.2%
This area£480,000
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)£49,628±£7,053 · #1,123 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£41,640
Price-to-income ?9.7×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 ?

22Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

105 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 950 offences
Croydon86
London102
England83

Rank #5,064 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences236
Theft388
Burglary58
Vehicle crime91
Criminal damage & arson44
Public order & weapons39
Drugs33
Robbery52
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 164 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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