Woodcote

Croydon · London · population 7,961 · 5 LSOAs

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

94Area Score / 100 ?
  • #437 of 6,856 in England
  • #43 of 1,002 in London
  • #3 of 45 in Croydon
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,928
Median age (est.)44
Density2,358per km²
No qualifications10%
Degree or above53%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 11%25–44 24%45–64 27%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 45%Social rent: 3%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 45%Social rent 3%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 18%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 36%Lone parent: 8%Other: 23%
One person 18%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 36%Lone parent 8%Other 23%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 30% · Managers & directors 24% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional30%
Managers & directors24%
Associate professional14%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure6%
Skilled trades5%
Sales & customer service4%
Elementary4%
Process & plant2%

Ethnic group

White: 55%Asian: 27%Black: 8%Mixed: 6%Other: 4%
White 55%Asian 27%Black 8%Mixed 6%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 22% · Hindu 12%

Born outside the UK: 28%

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

Woodcote is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #437 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #3 of 45 in Croydon. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (96) and lowest on Living environment (47). Typical homes here, about £715,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 36% in five years (from 89 sales), 68% above the wider Croydon median of £425,000. It pairs low deprivation with well-above-average prices, so on our affordability-adjusted measure it lands at #6,144 of 6,851 — you pay for the postcode here. Typical household take-home income is around £61,442 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 51 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 87 · #910
Employment 86 · #937
Education 96 · #279
Health 85 · #1,040
Crime 78 · #1,520
Housing & access 82 · #1,205
Living environment 47 · #3,638

House prices ?

£715,000median (12m) · -9.2% yr · n=89
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£715,00089-9.2%+36.2%
Detached£864,75042-11.8%+4.8%
Semi-detached£660,00017-1.1%+5.3%
TerracedToo few sales to report (n=3)
Flat£356,00027-5.7%-11.0%
This area£715,000
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)£61,442±£8,848 · #137 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£51,707
Price-to-income ?11.6×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 ?

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Recorded crime ?

51 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 408 offences
Croydon86
London102
England83

Rank #2,212 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences159
Theft50
Burglary35
Vehicle crime63
Criminal damage & arson32
Public order & weapons31
Drugs23
Robbery11
Other4

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 88 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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