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West Thornton

WARD
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
18,746
Households
6,502
Crimes · Jun '26
High · 12.9 per 1k
6,502
Households
Indian · 15%
Ethnicity
Christian · 44%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
High · 12.9 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£425,645
Median property price
244
Postcodes
6,502
Households
Indian · 15%
Ethnicity
Christian · 44%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
High · 12.9 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£425,645
Median property price
244
Postcodes

Sold prices in West Thornton

England & Wales
Property sales · West Thornton
HM Land Registry · West Thornton
Average price
£390,164
YoY: +8.1%
Median price: £404,500
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Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 2 sales · avg £306,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£427k£345k£264k
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 West Thornton

England & Wales
Crime trends · West Thornton

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
87
YoY +10%
937352
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
48
YoY +17%
563820
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
17
YoY stable
281910
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
9
YoY -10%
19113
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
19100
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Other Theft
23
YoY —
25179
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

1 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising

242
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in West Thornton

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
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Amenities in West Thornton

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 West Thornton

Coordinates51.3920, -0.1172
Postcodes
244
Population (Census)
18,746
Households (Census)
6,502
Recorded crime · Jun '26
High · 12.9 per 1k

Demographics in West Thornton

Ethnicity

Total residents: 18,769
Indian15.4%
Caribbean14.6%
African12.3%
White Brit.11.4%
Pakistani10.5%
+ 9 other groups · 35.8%

Religion

Total residents: 18,756
Christian43.7%
Muslim21.9%
Hindu12.8%
No religion12.2%
Not answered6.8%
+ 1 other religions · 2.7%

Age groups

Total residents: 18,746
35–4921.2%
50–6418.7%
25–3415.2%
10–158.6%
≤47.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.1%

Households

Total households: 6,502
Other17.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children12.6%
With dependent children8.8%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over7.6%
+ 8 other households · 37.7%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for West Thornton

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.07 (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 3.07 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).