Is Croydon, London a nice place to live?

Is Croydon a nice place to live or is Croydon a bit rough? For us there are a number of factors that make any town a nice place to live, like a low crime rate, low levels of deprivation, the good health of the residents, rent affordability and excellent wages. In this article we will see if Croydon meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Croydon?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Croydon. They are a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal or material crime in an area, such as muggings or burglary. Naturally rural areas have less crime than urban areas, but for this part of our town assessment we've looked at the 10 wards nearest to the centre of Croydon. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#WardCrime Rank
1Addiscombe West15446
2South Croydon15186
3Addiscombe East14879
4Beddington South14715
5Park Hill & Whitgift12003
6Waddon10187
7West Thornton6597
8Broad Green5990
9Selhurst4767
10Fairfield3605
Crime
FAILED

Reader Opinion:

Tooting... yikes!

Is Croydon a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Croydon, you want to know if the place is likely to put you on a downward spiral of ill health. For this section of the town assessment, we've examined government health statistics from the 2021 Census General Health question and the Indices of Multiple Deprivation's health element.The table below shows what percentage of Croydon residents answered saying their health was either bad or very bad. To pass this section, the local authority has to have a percentage score less than or equal to 7%.

Local Authority%
Merton3.39
Sutton3.92
Lambeth3.99
Croydon (Croydon)4.26

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Croydon. They measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health, lovely! We've collated an average LSOA rank for 10 wards nearest to the centre of Croydon. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#WardHealth Rank
1Park Hill & Whitgift (Best)22265
2South Croydon19950
3Beddington South18770
4Addiscombe East18619
5West Thornton16852
6Addiscombe West16604
7Broad Green14621
8Fairfield13215
9Waddon12773
10Selhurst (Worst)11384
Health
FAILED
Reader Opinion:

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Is Croydon rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Croydon. In layman's terms, this is how rough the ward is based on mutiple measures of deprivation including; employment, income, health, crime, housing and outside space. To pass this section as the town assessment, 8 out of 10 wards must have a ranking higher than the English average of 16422.5

#WardDeprivation Rank
1Park Hill & Whitgift17842
2South Croydon17262
3Addiscombe East17164
4Beddington South16701
5Addiscombe West13932
6West Thornton9876
7Waddon9246
8Broad Green7837
9Fairfield7182
10Selhurst6050
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in Croydon?

Every six months the Office for National statitics publishes a snapshot of rental costs. These market rental statistics are dated September 2023. We have used the median rental figure for this assessment as we believe this is a more realistic figure than the average (mean) that can be skewed by artificially low and high rents. To pass this section, Croydon rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Outer London.

BedsCroydonOuter London
1£975£1075
2£1250£1300
3£1500£1600
4£1900£2100
Affordable Rents
FAILED



How much can I earn in Croydon per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Croydon, you'll want to know how much you can earn in a job in the town. Every year the government publishes statistics on gross weekly pay, these figures are for September 2023. To pass this section Croydon's local authority needs to be in first or second place compared to the three nearest local authorities.

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1Lambeth£853.80
2Merton£786.50
3Croydon (Croydon)£774.40
4Sutton£765.90
Wages
FAILED



So, is Croydon a nice place to live?

Is Croydon a nice place to live?
NO*
* Probably.