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

Norbury Avenue is classified by the ONS as Commuters with Young Families. Norbury Avenue is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Norbury Avenue is located in the Thornton Heath ward of the Croydon district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.401979, -0.103767
Grid Ref TQ320686
Suburb Thornton Heath
Constituency Croydon North

House Prices

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

Crime in Norbury Avenue, Greater London

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Metropolitan Police in Norbury Avenue 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 Norbury Avenue and compared that to the average for the Thornton Heath ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Norbury Avenue, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Thornton Heath ward

Social economic statistics for Norbury 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 Norbury Avenue is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Norbury 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 Norbury Avenue experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Norbury Avenue are in the top 20% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Norbury Avenue involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Norbury Avenue are in the top 20% of the most 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 Norbury Avenue are in the top 30% of the most 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 Norbury Avenue, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Norbury Avenue are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Norbury Avenue

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

Unemployment in Norbury 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.
6.11% of Norbury Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Norbury Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Norbury Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Norbury Avenue is 10.97% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
7.63% of Norbury Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Norbury Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Norbury Avenue is 23.36% lower than the national average of 62%. 33.33% of properties in Norbury Avenue are private rented and 26.52% are social rented.
38.64% of residents of Norbury Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Norbury Avenue residents

The proportion if Norbury Avenue residents born in the UK is 28.32% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 45.67% of Norbury Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
54.33% of Norbury Avenue residents were born in the UK

Norbury Avenue Summary

With house prices in Norbury Avenue less than the average for Greater London and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Norbury Avenue has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Norbury Avenue maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Norbury Avenue has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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