Is Mead Way in London Borough of Croydon a nice place to live?

Mead Way is classified by the ONS as Indian Tech Achievers. Mead Way is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Mead Way is located in the Shirley South ward of the Croydon district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.374981, -0.041316
Grid Ref TQ364658
Suburb Shirley
Constituency Croydon Central

House Prices

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

Crime in Mead Way, Greater London

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Metropolitan Police in Mead Way 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 Mead Way and compared that to the average for the Shirley South ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Mead Way, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Shirley South ward

Social economic statistics for Mead Way

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 Mead Way is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Mead Way 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 Mead Way experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Mead Way are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Mead Way involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Mead Way are in the top 40% 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 Mead Way are in the top 30% 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 Mead Way, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Mead Way are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Mead Way

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

Unemployment in Mead Way

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.
2.05% of Mead Way residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Mead Way

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Mead Way. The proportion of retirees on Mead Way is 13.14% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
31.74% of Mead Way residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Mead Way

The proportion of home owners on Mead Way is 33.42% higher than the national average of 62%. 3.82% of properties in Mead Way are private rented and 0.76% are social rented.
95.42% of residents of Mead Way own their home

Country of Birth of Mead Way residents

The proportion if Mead Way residents born in the UK is 6.36% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 23.71% of Mead Way residents were born outside the UK.
76.29% of Mead Way residents were born in the UK

Mead Way Summary

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

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