West Thornton North

Croydon · London · population 9,820 · 6 LSOAs

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

29Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,865 of 6,856 in England
  • #667 of 1,002 in London
  • #30 of 45 in Croydon
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,656
Median age (est.)37
Density8,885per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above36%
No car or van36%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 13%25–44 29%45–64 26%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 29%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 32%
Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 12%Private rent 32%

Households

One person: 23%Couple, no children: 7%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 18%Other: 26%
One person 23%Couple, no children 7%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 18%Other 26%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Elementary 14% · Administrative 12%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Elementary14%
Administrative12%
Associate professional11%
Sales & customer service11%
Caring & leisure10%
Managers & directors9%
Skilled trades8%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 20%Asian: 39%Black: 30%Mixed: 6%Other: 5%
White 20%Asian 39%Black 30%Mixed 6%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Christian 42% · Muslim 23% · Hindu 13%

Born outside the UK: 50%

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

West Thornton North is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #4,865 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #30 of 45 in Croydon. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (54) and lowest on Income (18). Typical homes here sold for about £445,000 over the past year, up 24% across five years (from 49 sales), in line with the wider Croydon median of £425,000. Typical household take-home income is around £46,148 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 100 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 18 · #5,619
Employment 32 · #4,625
Education 45 · #3,789
Health 54 · #3,179
Crime 21 · #5,400
Housing & access 36 · #4,365
Living environment 19 · #5,578

House prices ?

£445,000median (12m) · +2.3% yr · n=49
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£445,00049+2.3%+24.3%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Terraced£453,00043+0.7%+13.7%
Flat£292,5006+35.4%+21.9%
This area£445,000
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)£46,148±£6,707 · #1,815 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£41,307
Price-to-income ?9.6×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 ?

20Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

100 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 983 offences
Croydon86
London102
England83

Rank #4,941 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences369
Theft178
Burglary51
Vehicle crime108
Criminal damage & arson80
Public order & weapons91
Drugs57
Robbery33
Other16

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 295 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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