City Profile • Local Authority
Croydon
Croydon is a local authority district comprising 12 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £438k, reflecting a downward trend of 0.9% over the past year. Crime levels sit at a moderate 100 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Population Trajectory
Annual residents (1991 – 2022)
392,224
Residents (2022)
Constituent Districts
12 AreasCR0ExploreCR2ExploreCR3ExploreCR4ExploreCR5ExploreCR6ExploreCR7ExploreCR8ExploreCR9ExploreSE19ExploreSE25ExploreSW16Explore
Population Composition
Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Croydon authority according to the Census 2021.
Top Ethnicities
White: English37.4%
African10.3%
White: Other White9.3%
Caribbean9.2%
Indian7.6%
Other Asian4.1%
Age Profile
30-34 years8.1%
35-39 years8.0%
40-44 years7.3%
25-29 years7.1%
50-54 years6.9%
45-49 years6.6%
Top Occupations
Professional22.9%
Associate professional14.1%
Managers and directors12.7%
Administrative and secretarial10.2%
Caring and leisure9.6%
Elementary occupations9.1%
Housing Tenure
Owned: Mortgage30.5%
Owned: Outright24.2%
Private rented: Landlord23.9%
Social rented: Council9.7%
Social rented: Other8.2%
Private rented: Other1.9%
Area DNA
family2/10
health10/10
safety3/10
homeown2/10
transit2/10
affluence8/10
diversity9/10
employment3/10
investment3/10