Croydon Area Guide | £443k Median Price & Crime | Sipuha

Croydon

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
390,608
Households
152,939
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 7.8 per 1k
152,939
Households
White Brit. · 37%
Ethnicity
Christian · 49%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 7.8 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£443,342
Median property price
£1,563
Median rent
7,052
Postcodes
152,939
Households
White Brit. · 37%
Ethnicity
Christian · 49%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 7.8 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£443,342
Median property price
£1,563
Median rent
7,052
Postcodes

Sold prices in Croydon

England & Wales
Property sales · Croydon
HM Land Registry · Croydon
Average price
£442,258
YoY: -0.3%
Median price: £439,366
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 87 sales · avg £431,566
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£475k£441k£407k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Croydon

England & Wales
Crime trends · Croydon

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1,013
YoY stable
1,013876738
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
660
YoY stable
796616435
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
288
YoY +32%
334265196
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
86
YoY -19%
17413086
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
8
YoY -94%
2241168
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Possession Of Weapons
30
YoY +30%
332211
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Shoplifting
251
YoY +33%
438293147
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Other Crime
36
YoY stable
533925
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

2 of 5 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · vehicle crime rising

3,037
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Croydon

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Croydon.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Apply for a primary place via Croydon

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Transport in Croydon

South Croydon is a 8-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 651 m

  • South Croydon

    Rail

    651 m
  • East Croydon Tram Stop

    Underground · Tram

    699 m
  • East Croydon

    Rail

    705 m

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in Croydon

GPs make up most of the mapped places

37 GPs · 26 Hospitals · 14 Libraries · 78 in all

  • GPs37
  • Hospitals26
  • Libraries14
  • Museums1

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Croydon

Median private rent

£1,563/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£1,256
1 bed
£1,563
2 bed
£1,844
3 bed
£2,654
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Croydon

Coordinates51.3686, -0.0911
Postcodes
7,052
Population (Census)
390,608
Households (Census)
152,939
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 7.8 per 1k

Demographics in Croydon

Ethnicity

Total residents: 390,701
White Brit.37.4%
African10.3%
Other White9.3%
Caribbean9.2%
Indian7.6%
+ 10 other groups · 26.1%

Religion

Total residents: 390,709
Christian48.9%
No religion25.9%
Muslim10.4%
Not answered6.9%
Hindu5.9%
+ other · 2.0%

Age groups

Total residents: 390,608
35–4921.9%
50–6418.7%
25–3415.1%
10–157.7%
65–747.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.0%

Households

Total households: 152,939
Other18.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.9%
Any member 66+9.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.7%
+ 8 other households · 38.8%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Croydon

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.28 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.28 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).