— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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50 sales in the last 12 months · median £492,500 · Croydon
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Croydon Council · Conservative mayor · council NOC, Labour largest 28/70 seats · 40% · OCD 2026
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Who lives here? This postcode sector
Population10,396
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 8/10 · improved since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 75% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 8/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 8/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — less deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 75% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).
SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 7 in 2019 — has improved since.
The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.
Income
7.4/10
Employment
6.9/10
Education & skills
7.7/10
Health & disability
7.6/10
Crime
7.0/10
Housing & services
5.4/10
Living environment
6.2/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
Figures for the wider Croydon — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Employment rate · residents aged 16+61%
Unemployment · economically active residents7.2%
Degree-level (Level 4+)41%
Good or very good health85%
Own their home55%
Median age37.7
Born outside the UK35%
ONS Census 2021 · wider district
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