GOODENOUGH WAY, CR5 1BW House Prices & Local Information

CR5 1BW is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Goodenough Way, 0.3km from Lacey Green in Croydon. Administratively it sits within Old Coulsdon ward and the Croydon South constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, CR5 1BW is a striving suburban area — non-UK born households working to get ahead. The daytime character shifts — ethnically mixed workforce primarily in care and education. The 40 average age reflects a mixed, mid-career community — settling down but not yet slowing down. 28% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 41% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Croydon.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 41 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: Average house prices are around £315k. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for CR5 1BW are sourced from Output Area E00005093 (shared with 13 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.