4,452
Households
White Brit. · 50%
Ethnicity
Christian · 53%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
56 · 4.6 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£608,625
Median property price
218
Postcodes
Overview of Shirley South
Coordinates51.3711, -0.0368
Postcodes
218
Population (Census)
12,045
Households (Census)
4,452
Recorded crime · May '26
56 · 4.6 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Shirley South
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.01 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 7.01 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Shirley South
Property sales · Shirley South
HM Land Registry · Shirley South
Average price
£608,160
YoY: +10.6%
Median price: £581,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 1 sales · avg £1,280,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£1.3m£851k£422k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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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 Shirley South
Crime trends · Shirley South
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
342210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
26
YoY +37%
ASB
17103
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY -27%
Vehicle Crime
1592
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY stable
Burglary
950
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
1050
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Demographics in Shirley South
Ethnicity
White Brit.49.7%
African9.7%
Caribbean6.7%
Indian6.4%
Other White5.7%
+ 9 other groups · 21.8%
Religion
Christian52.7%
No religion23.6%
Muslim9.3%
Not answered6.9%
Hindu5.4%
+ other · 2.1%
Age groups
50–6421.6%
35–4917.1%
65–7411.1%
25–3410.2%
10–158.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.6%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.8%
Any member 66+12.7%
All members 66+12.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent10.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.5%
+ 7 other households · 39.4%
Schools in Shirley South
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Beckmead Park Academy
Croydon · BR3 3BZ
Outstanding
0.7 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–16
Harris Primary Academy Benson
Croydon · CR0 8RQ
Outstanding
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Forest Academy
Croydon · CR0 8HQ
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Shirley High School Performing Arts College
Croydon · CR0 5EF
Good
0.7 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19
Coloma Convent Girls' School
Croydon · CR9 5AS
Requires improvement
0.7 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18
Coloma Convent Girls' School
Croydon · CR9 5AS
0.7 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18
Trinity School
Croydon · CR9 7AT
1.0 mi
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 10–18
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Shirley South
Postcodes in Shirley South
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