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SE19 postcode area · Croydon

The SE19 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bromley, Croydon, Lambeth, Southwark. Area Scores range from 16 to 61 across them. Every full SE19 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the SE19 district: Upper Norwood scores 61 out of 100 (#2,644 of 6,856 nationally) while West Norwood South sits at 17 — neighbours on the map, 45 points apart on the index. 3 of the 8 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £350,000 in South Norwood Hill to £647,500 in Upper Norwood — a 1.9× gap within the SE19 district. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Bromley, Croydon, Lambeth and Southwark — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£52,062a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime75per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)37
Owner-occupied49%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the SE19 district

£445,000median home sold over the past year · -2.2% over 5 years · -2.2% over the year · 409 sales
Detached£862,500
Semi-detached£797,500
Terraced£648,750
Flat£375,123
Croydon£425,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Upper NorwoodCroydon 2,64461 £647,500
Sydenham HillSouthwark 3,15854 £475,000
Crystal Palace ParkBromley 3,61147 £405,000
Crystal Palace TriangleCroydon 3,96042 £404,000
South Norwood HillCroydon 4,37836 £350,000
Gipsy HillLambeth 4,87929 £470,000
Thornton Heath North WestCroydon 5,40021 £377,500
West Norwood SouthLambeth 5,71517 £480,000

People living in SE19 Census 2021

Residents71,243
Median age (est.)37
Density6,210per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above49%
No car or van42%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 10%25–44 34%45–64 26%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright: 18%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 24%Private rent: 27%
Own outright 18%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 24%Private rent 27%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 17%Other: 14%
One person 32%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 17%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 26% · Associate professional 17% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional26%
Associate professional17%
Managers & directors14%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative9%
Elementary8%
Skilled trades7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 52%Asian: 10%Black: 26%Mixed: 9%Other: 4%
White 52%Asian 10%Black 26%Mixed 9%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 34% · Muslim 9%

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.

Towns & places in SE19

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SE19 district.

South Norwood Thornton Heath North West Norwood

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SE19.

SE27 SE25 SE20 SE21 SE26 CR7 SW16 CR4

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.