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Thornton Heath

WARD
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
18,654
Households
7,295
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 8.6 per 1k
7,295
Households
White Brit. · 22%
Ethnicity
Christian · 56%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 8.6 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£402,800
Median property price
254
Postcodes
7,295
Households
White Brit. · 22%
Ethnicity
Christian · 56%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 8.6 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£402,800
Median property price
254
Postcodes

Sold prices in Thornton Heath

England & Wales
Property sales · Thornton Heath
HM Land Registry · Thornton Heath
Average price
£367,566
YoY: -5.5%
Median price: £405,250
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 3 sales · avg £413,333
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£452k£368k£284k
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 Thornton Heath

England & Wales
Crime trends · Thornton Heath

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
61
YoY +7%
695235
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
28
YoY +12%
513213
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
29
YoY +123%
29187
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
951
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
1680
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

0 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising

161
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Thornton Heath

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 Thornton Heath

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 Thornton Heath

Coordinates51.4032, -0.0951
Postcodes
254
Population (Census)
18,654
Households (Census)
7,295
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 8.6 per 1k

Demographics in Thornton Heath

Ethnicity

Total residents: 18,706
White Brit.21.9%
Caribbean18.2%
African16.7%
Other White11.2%
Other Black4.9%
+ 9 other groups · 27.2%

Religion

Total residents: 18,665
Christian55.7%
No religion21.5%
Muslim11.9%
Not answered7.2%
Hindu2.1%
+ other · 1.6%

Age groups

Total residents: 18,654
35–4922.2%
50–6420.8%
25–3414.3%
10–157.7%
≤46.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.4%

Households

Total households: 7,295
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%

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 3.45 (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 3.45 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Thornton Heath