7,295
Households
White Brit. · 22%
Ethnicity
Christian · 56%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
164 · 8.8 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£397,053
Median property price
254
Postcodes
Overview of Thornton Heath
Coordinates51.4032, -0.0951
Postcodes
254
Population (Census)
18,654
Households (Census)
7,295
Recorded crime · May '26
164 · 8.8 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Thornton Heath
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.47 (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 3.47 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Thornton Heath
Property sales · Thornton Heath
HM Land Registry · Thornton Heath
Average price
£373,620
YoY: -2.9%
Median price: £405,250
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 3 sales · avg £198,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£452k£325k£198k
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 Thornton Heath
Crime trends · Thornton Heath
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
695235
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
62
YoY -10%
ASB
513213
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
39
YoY -24%
Vehicle Crime
22157
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
11
YoY -27%
Burglary
951
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -50%
Criminal damage
1691
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -86%
Demographics in Thornton Heath
Ethnicity
White Brit.21.9%
Caribbean18.2%
African16.7%
Other White11.2%
Other Black4.9%
+ 9 other groups · 27.2%
Religion
Christian55.7%
No religion21.5%
Muslim11.9%
Not answered7.2%
Hindu2.1%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
35–4922.2%
50–6420.8%
25–3414.3%
10–157.7%
≤46.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.4%
Households
Other21.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children12.3%
Any member 66+8.4%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent7.8%
+ 8 other households · 36.6%
Schools in Thornton Heath
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School
Croydon · CR7 8HJ
Outstanding
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Beulah Infants' School
Croydon · CR7 8NJ
Good
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7
Beulah Junior School
Croydon · CR7 8JF
Requires improvement
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
CACFO UK Education Centre
Croydon · CR7 8HQ
0.5 mi
SecondaryIndependentMixed · Ages 11–16
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Thornton Heath
Postcodes in Thornton Heath
CR7 7JGCR7 8AACR7 8ADCR7 8AECR7 8AFCR7 8AHCR7 8ALCR7 8ANCR7 8AQCR7 8ARCR7 8AUCR7 8AWCR7 8AXCR7 8AYCR7 8AZCR7 8BXCR7 8DACR7 8DBCR7 8DDCR7 8DXCR7 8EACR7 8EQCR7 8ERCR7 8FACR7 8FFCR7 8FJCR7 8FLCR7 8FNCR7 8FPCR7 8FQCR7 8FRCR7 8FSCR7 8FTCR7 8FWCR7 8FYCR7 8FZCR7 8GACR7 8GWCR7 8GYCR7 8HACR7 8HBCR7 8HDCR7 8HECR7 8HFCR7 8HGCR7 8HHCR7 8HJCR7 8HLCR7 8HQCR7 8HRCR7 8HSCR7 8HTCR7 8HYCR7 8HZCR7 8JACR7 8JBCR7 8JDCR7 8JECR7 8JFCR7 8JGCR7 8JHCR7 8JJCR7 8JLCR7 8JNCR7 8JPCR7 8JQCR7 8JRCR7 8JSCR7 8JTCR7 8JUCR7 8JWCR7 8JXCR7 8JYCR7 8JZCR7 8LACR7 8LBCR7 8LDCR7 8LECR7 8LFCR7 8LGCR7 8LHCR7 8LJCR7 8LLCR7 8LNCR7 8LPCR7 8LQCR7 8LRCR7 8LSCR7 8LTCR7 8LUCR7 8LWCR7 8LXCR7 8LYCR7 8LZCR7 8NACR7 8NBCR7 8NDCR7 8NECR7 8NFCR7 8NGCR7 8NHCR7 8NJCR7 8NLCR7 8NNCR7 8NPCR7 8NQCR7 8NRCR7 8NSCR7 8NTCR7 8NUCR7 8NWCR7 8NYCR7 8NZCR7 8PACR7 8PBCR7 8PDCR7 8PECR7 8PFCR7 8PGCR7 8PH