Is Linden Avenue in London Borough of Croydon a nice place to live?

Linden Avenue is classified by the ONS as Multicultural New Arrivals. Linden Avenue has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road has an average level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Linden Avenue is located in the Bensham Manor ward of the Croydon district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.399353, -0.108189
Grid Ref TQ316684
Suburb Thornton Heath
Constituency Croydon North

House Prices

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

Crime in Linden Avenue, Greater London

There were 1 street crime incidents in Linden Avenue in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Metropolitan Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Linden Avenue
# Category Outcome
1 Violent Crime Unable to prosecute suspect

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 Linden Avenue and compared that to the average for the Bensham Manor ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Linden Avenue, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Bensham Manor ward

Social economic statistics for Linden Avenue

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 Linden Avenue is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Linden Avenue 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 Linden Avenue experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Linden Avenue are in the top 40% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Linden Avenue involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Linden Avenue are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

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 Linden Avenue are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

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 Linden Avenue, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Linden Avenue are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Linden Avenue

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

Unemployment in Linden Avenue

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.
5.17% of Linden Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Linden Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Linden Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Linden Avenue is 8.64% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
9.96% of Linden Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Linden Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Linden Avenue is 7.23% higher than the national average of 62%. 25.96% of properties in Linden Avenue are private rented and 4.81% are social rented.
69.23% of residents of Linden Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Linden Avenue residents

The proportion if Linden Avenue residents born in the UK is 29.28% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 46.63% of Linden Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
53.37% of Linden Avenue residents were born in the UK

Linden Avenue Summary

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

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