Waddon South

Croydon · London · population 10,969 · 5 LSOAs

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

31Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,749 of 6,856 in England
  • #640 of 1,002 in London
  • #28 of 45 in Croydon
  • More deprived (bottom 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,858
Median age (est.)36
Density3,870per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above38%
No car or van31%

Age

0–14 22%15–24 13%25–44 29%45–64 25%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright: 18%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 31%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 18%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 31%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 10%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 20%Other: 15%
One person 28%Couple, no children 10%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 20%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Associate professional 13% · Caring & leisure 11%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Associate professional13%
Caring & leisure11%
Managers & directors11%
Administrative11%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service9%
Skilled trades9%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 43%Asian: 20%Black: 25%Mixed: 8%Other: 4%
White 43%Asian 20%Black 25%Mixed 8%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 25% · Muslim 12%

Born outside the UK: 34%

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

Waddon South is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,749 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #28 of 45 in Croydon. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (50) and lowest on Income (20). Typical homes here sold for about £390,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+1%) (from 69 sales), 8% below the wider Croydon median of £425,000. Typical household take-home income is around £47,882 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 87 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 20 · #5,462
Employment 24 · #5,201
Education 50 · #3,446
Health 33 · #4,605
Crime 37 · #4,344
Housing & access 39 · #4,173
Living environment 42 · #3,995

House prices ?

£390,000median (12m) · +6.1% yr · n=69
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£390,00069+6.1%+1.3%
Detached£637,5006-1.9%
Semi-detached£458,00019-1.5%+11.3%
Terraced£410,00013-4.4%+3.8%
Flat£280,00031+2.8%-11.1%
This area£390,000
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)£47,882±£6,896 · #1,466 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,547
Price-to-income ?8.1×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 ?

28Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

87 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 951 offences
Croydon86
London102
England83

Rank #4,397 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences385
Theft150
Burglary46
Vehicle crime116
Criminal damage & arson83
Public order & weapons81
Drugs53
Robbery19
Other18

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 319 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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