PORTLAND ROAD, SE25 4UN House Prices & Local Information

SE25 4UN is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Portland Road, 0.5km from South Norwood in Croydon. Administratively it sits within South Norwood ward and the Croydon North constituency.

This is a well-established rental postcode — a working-class neighbourhood with strong employment ties. Work and footfall patterns mark this as a teachers and carers in metro suburbs zone — ethnically mixed workforce primarily in care and education. This is a stable, socially diverse area (average age 36) — accessible for a wide range of households, from young families to empty nesters. 50% of homes are privately rented — a strong rental market with good supply for incoming tenants. The area has a notably diverse population — 58% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Croydon.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 80 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: Average house prices are around £392k, up 8.7% year-on-year. 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 SE25 4UN are sourced from Output Area E00005679 (shared with 10 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.