Purley Central
Croydon · London · population 10,760 · 6 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #2,624 of 6,856 in England
- #272 of 1,002 in London
- #13 of 45 in Croydon
- Less deprived (top 40%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 30% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 16%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 30% |
| Managers & directors | 18% |
| Associate professional | 16% |
| Administrative | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 6% |
| Skilled trades | 6% |
| Elementary | 5% |
| Sales & customer service | 5% |
| Process & plant | 4% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 48% · No religion 27% · Muslim 8%
Born outside the UK: 29%
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
Purley Central is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,624 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #13 of 45 in Croydon. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (78) and lowest on Living environment (39). Typical homes here sold for about £432,500 over the past year, down 10% across five years (from 132 sales), in line with the wider Croydon median of £425,000. Typical household take-home income is around £54,132 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 81 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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £432,500 | 132 | -12.2% | -10.4% |
| Detached | £747,500 | 36 | -6.6% | +12.2% |
| Semi-detached | £625,000 | 21 | +1.7% | +2.3% |
| Terraced | £516,500 | 12 | -1.7% | +18.7% |
| Flat | £265,000 | 63 | -11.7% | -14.5% |
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Household income
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 ?
- #4,055 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #4,118 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 311 |
| Theft | 201 |
| Burglary | 47 |
| Vehicle crime | 89 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 66 |
| Public order & weapons | 71 |
| Drugs | 42 |
| Robbery | 34 |
| Other | 11 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 205 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Croydon
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Corner HallDacorum62£485,000
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- Swindon Village & Wyman's BrookCheltenham62£265,500
- Fishtoft & Wyberton EastBoston62£239,950
- AshtonBristol, City of62£445,000