FIVEACRE CLOSE, CR7 6AS House Prices & Local Information

CR7 6AS is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Fiveacre Close, 0.5km from Broad Green in Croydon. Administratively it sits within West Thornton ward and the Croydon North constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, CR7 6AS is a busy family neighbourhood — lots of children, diverse backgrounds. By day, the area transitions to a teachers and carers in metro suburbs character: ethnically mixed workforce primarily in care and education. With residents averaging 31 years old, this is a classic professional renter's neighbourhood — energetic, sociable, and career-focused. 30% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 100% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Croydon. Full-time employment stands at 23% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 79 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: Average house prices are around £241k. 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 CR7 6AS are sourced from Output Area E00174931 (shared with 7 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.