Is Hazel Close in London Borough of Croydon a nice place to live?

Hazel Close is classified by the ONS as Achieving Minorities. Hazel Close is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

Hazel Close is located in the Shirley North ward of the Croydon district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.380914, -0.051424
Grid Ref TQ357664
Suburb Shirley
Constituency Croydon Central
Postcodes CR0 8YS, CR0 8YU

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Hazel Close in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Hazel Close, Greater London

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Metropolitan Police in Hazel Close during September 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Hazel Close and compared that to the average for the Shirley North ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Hazel Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Shirley North ward

Social economic statistics for Hazel Close

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Hazel Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Hazel Close is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Hazel Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Hazel Close are in the top 40% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Hazel Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Hazel Close are in the top 30% least employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Hazel Close are in the top 20% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Hazel Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Hazel Close are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Hazel Close

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Hazel Close.

Unemployment in Hazel Close

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
3.06% of Hazel Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Hazel Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Hazel Close. The proportion of retirees on Hazel Close is 9.35% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
27.95% of Hazel Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Hazel Close

The proportion of home owners on Hazel Close is 28.98% higher than the national average of 62%. 8.2% of properties in Hazel Close are private rented and 0.82% are social rented.
90.98% of residents of Hazel Close own their home

Country of Birth of Hazel Close residents

The proportion if Hazel Close residents born in the UK is 9.46% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 26.81% of Hazel Close residents were born outside the UK.
73.19% of Hazel Close residents were born in the UK

Hazel Close Summary

Hazel Close has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Hazel Close maybe difficult.

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