6,502
Households
Indian · 15%
Ethnicity
Christian · 44%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
245 · 13.1 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£425,645
Median property price
244
Postcodes
Overview of West Thornton
Coordinates51.3920, -0.1172
Postcodes
244
Population (Census)
18,746
Households (Census)
6,502
Recorded crime · May '26
245 · 13.1 per 1k
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 3.48 (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 3.48 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in West Thornton
Property sales · West Thornton
HM Land Registry · West Thornton
Average price
£387,370
YoY: +5.1%
Median price: £404,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 2 sales · avg £407,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£447k£355k£264k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
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
Crime trends · West Thornton
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
937352
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
90
YoY stable
ASB
563820
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
51
YoY -9%
Vehicle Crime
281910
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
21
YoY -12%
Burglary
19113
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY -60%
Criminal damage
19101
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -94%
Demographics in West Thornton
Ethnicity
Indian15.4%
Caribbean14.6%
African12.3%
White Brit.11.4%
Pakistani10.5%
+ 9 other groups · 35.8%
Religion
Christian43.7%
Muslim21.9%
Hindu12.8%
No religion12.2%
Not answered6.8%
+ 1 other religions · 2.7%
Age groups
35–4921.2%
50–6418.7%
25–3415.2%
10–158.6%
≤47.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.1%
Households
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%
Schools in West Thornton
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Gonville Academy
Croydon · CR7 6DL
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Paxton Academy Sports And Science
Croydon · CR7 6AW
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy
Croydon · CR9 3AS
Requires improvement
0.6 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
West Thornton Primary School
Croydon · CR0 3BS
Not judged
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in West Thornton
Postcodes in West Thornton
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