South Norwood Hill

Croydon · London · population 9,042 · 5 LSOAs

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

36Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,378 of 6,856 in England
  • #558 of 1,002 in London
  • #25 of 45 in Croydon
  • More deprived (bottom 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,048
Median age (est.)38
Density7,254per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above48%
No car or van44%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 35%45–64 26%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright: 17%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 35%
Own outright 17%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 13%Private rent 35%

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 15%Other: 13%
One person 36%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 15%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 26% · Associate professional 18% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional26%
Associate professional18%
Managers & directors12%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative9%
Elementary9%
Skilled trades7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 48%Asian: 9%Black: 31%Mixed: 8%Other: 4%
White 48%Asian 9%Black 31%Mixed 8%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 31% · Muslim 9%

Born outside the UK: 36%

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

South Norwood Hill is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,378 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #25 of 45 in Croydon. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (61) and lowest on Housing & access (16). Typical homes here sold for about £350,000 over the past year, down 1% across five years (from 85 sales), 18% below the wider Croydon median of £425,000. Typical household take-home income is around £49,401 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 91 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 36 · #4,351
Employment 39 · #4,159
Education 61 · #2,692
Health 50 · #3,405
Crime 32 · #4,639
Housing & access 16 · #5,770
Living environment 16 · #5,770

House prices ?

£350,000median (12m) · 0.0% yr · n=85
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£350,000850.0%-1.4%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detached£793,00010+18.0%+37.4%
Terraced£566,25024-4.0%+27.6%
Flat£300,00051-4.6%-1.6%
This area£350,000
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)£49,401±£6,974 · #1,165 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£41,251
Price-to-income ?7.1×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

40Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

91 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 823 offences
Croydon86
London102
England83

Rank #4,591 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences315
Theft185
Burglary35
Vehicle crime95
Criminal damage & arson47
Public order & weapons59
Drugs40
Robbery33
Other14

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 146 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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