South Norwood Park

Croydon · London · population 7,399 · 5 LSOAs

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

26Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,043 of 6,856 in England
  • #712 of 1,002 in London
  • #33 of 45 in Croydon
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,613
Median age (est.)37
Density5,461per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above39%
No car or van32%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 12%25–44 30%45–64 27%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright: 19%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 31%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 19%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 31%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 25%Other: 15%
One person 24%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 25%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors12%
Administrative11%
Caring & leisure10%
Elementary9%
Skilled trades8%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 45%Asian: 10%Black: 31%Mixed: 10%Other: 4%
White 45%Asian 10%Black 31%Mixed 10%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 30% · 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

South Norwood Park is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,043 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #33 of 45 in Croydon. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (42) and lowest on Income (22). Typical homes here sold for about £477,500 over the past year, up 22% across five years (from 74 sales), 12% above the wider Croydon median of £425,000. Typical household take-home income is around £47,636 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 71 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 22 · #5,379
Employment 22 · #5,372
Education 42 · #3,967
Health 42 · #3,953
Crime 33 · #4,570
Housing & access 31 · #4,735
Living environment 26 · #5,091

House prices ?

£477,500median (12m) · +6.1% yr · n=74
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£477,50074+6.1%+22.4%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detached£485,0009+7.8%+33.2%
Terraced£477,50062+2.2%+19.4%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£477,500
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)£47,636±£6,820 · #1,515 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£40,717
Price-to-income ?10.0×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 ?

14Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

71 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 526 offences
Croydon86
London102
England83

Rank #3,607 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences228
Theft62
Burglary23
Vehicle crime68
Criminal damage & arson49
Public order & weapons44
Drugs33
Robbery12
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 139 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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