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South Norwood

WARD
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
17,442
Households
7,502
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 8.7 per 1k
7,502
Households
White Brit. · 28%
Ethnicity
Christian · 53%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 8.7 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£290,500
Median property price
309
Postcodes
7,502
Households
White Brit. · 28%
Ethnicity
Christian · 53%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 8.7 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£290,500
Median property price
309
Postcodes

Sold prices in South Norwood

England & Wales
Property sales · South Norwood
HM Land Registry · South Norwood
Average price
£364,033
YoY: +2.8%
Median price: £287,800
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 2 sales · avg £256,250
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£506k£381k£255k
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 South Norwood

England & Wales
Crime trends · South Norwood

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
56
YoY +12%
655442
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
33
YoY -34%
654219
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
10
YoY -44%
22145
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
962
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY -100%
1890
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

3 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising

152
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in South Norwood

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.

Amenities in South Norwood

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

Overview of South Norwood

Coordinates51.3995, -0.0786
Postcodes
309
Population (Census)
17,442
Households (Census)
7,502
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 8.7 per 1k

Demographics in South Norwood

Ethnicity

Total residents: 17,414
White Brit.28.5%
African16.0%
Caribbean14.7%
Other White11.5%
Other Black5.3%
+ 9 other groups · 24.1%

Religion

Total residents: 17,442
Christian53.2%
No religion26.8%
Muslim9.2%
Not answered7.3%
Hindu1.6%
+ other · 1.9%

Age groups

Total residents: 17,442
35–4924.1%
50–6418.2%
25–3416.7%
10–157.6%
≤46.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.4%

Households

Total households: 7,502
Other27.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children12.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.3%
Any member 66+8.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children6.7%
+ 8 other households · 34.3%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for South Norwood

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.27 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.27 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in South Norwood