Waddon · Croydon · Croydon West constituency · 51.36635, -0.10467

CR0 4HBWaddon, Croydon

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Schools 100%Safety 80/100Transport 43/100Yield 5.86%

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Liveability
58
Safety
80
Schools
90
Transport
43
Environment
70
Investment
68

Location

CR0 4HB

Key facts for CR0 4HB

Full postcodeCR0 4HB
Postcode districtCR0
BoroughLondon Borough of Croydon
WardWaddon
Latitude51.366346
Longitude-0.104665
Parliamentary constituencyCroydon West
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Inner city
HighRenters
ExcellentNeutralRisk: Low

London Benchmarks

vs London avg price-50.8% vs London avg
vs London crime-27.0% vs London avg

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How CR0 4HB has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

90

Education score

Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km

Primary

Krishna Avanti Primary School

Not yet inspected · 2 min walk

KS2: 110.9

★★

Secondary

Harris Academy Purley

Good · 19 min walk

P8: +0.29A8: 47.9

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Tunstall Nursery School

Not inspected · 25 min walk

7 primaries · 0 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km

Safety

5 Jun

Crime rates and local incidents

MEDIUM CRIME

47.4 incidents per 1,000 residents

Better than 65% of London
↑ Rising 104.4%

from a low base — still below London average

+206% vs borough

Crime by type

Violence & sexual offences32%
Other23%
Anti-social behaviour21%
Vehicle crime11%
Burglary5%
Drug offences4%
Theft2%
Robbery2%

Stop & search

3.1

per 1,000 residents

→ Stable

trend

Road safety

100

Road safety score

0

Accidents (5yr)

Crime is 27% below London average

Property

1 May

Prices, sales volume and market trends

⚠️

Low transaction volumeonly 7 sales in 24 months. Price figures may not reflect the wider area. Treat with caution.

£256,000

Median sale price

Bottom 25% — 51% below London median

£256,000 is 51% below the London median (£520,000)

+8.9%

This year

Flat

Dominant type

Price history

5-year change
-12.5%
Sales (24 months)7
New build0.0%
Avg flat£256,000
Price per m²£3,765/m²
Price per ft²£350/ft²
Avg floor area68

EPC breakdown

C
14%
D
55%
E
20%
F
5%
G
1%

Based on 95 properties · Confidence: high

Street mix

Semi 5%Terraced 2%Flat 93%

LHA rates — Outer South London

Shared room£569/mo
1 bedroom£950/mo
2 bedrooms£1200/mo
3 bedrooms£1500/mo
4 bedrooms£1950/mo

Stamp duty

Standard buyer£300
First-time buyerFTB
£0
Additional propertyBTL/2nd
£7,980

England & NI rates 2025/26. Additional property rate adds 3% on each band.

Current mortgage rates

2-year fixed4.58%
5-year fixed4.32%
SVR7.25%

Bank of England (monthly average)

Affordability

£1,281/mo

Est. mortgage

Medium

Market activity

60d

Days to sell

Rising

Market momentum

Energy & construction

Solar yield847 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitableYes
EPC upgrade costMedium
Rebuild cost estimate£170,000
Rebuild cost per m²£2,500/m²

BCIS London average 2024. Excludes land value. Use for building insurance sum insured guidance only.

Construction erabefore 1900
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)
Roof(another dwelling above)
Heating fuelmains gas (not community)
GlazingSingle glazed
Council tax band Band CAnnual charge £1,852
Price growth potentialLow

Transport

1 May

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL 4

Good

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Below London average
🚂
South Croydon

Nearby stations

🚃
Church Street Tram StopTram
10 min walk
🚂
South CroydonNational Rail
11 min walk
🚃
George Street Tram StopTram
12 min walk
🚃
Wandle Park Tram StopTram
12 min walk
🚃
Reeves Corner Tram StopTram
13 min walk
🚌No bus stops within 400m

34

Walkability score

52

Footpaths (500m)

0

Santander docks (800m)

Central London commute times

London Bridge48 min
Victoria62 min
Waterloo57 min
Canary Wharf60 min
City61 min

▎ marker = outer-London average per hub. ↓ green = below average. ↑ orange = above average. ≈ grey = at average. · Source: TfL Journey Planner (sector-level)

Parking & EV

Car parks, spaces and charging points

21

Car parks (800m)

1

EV chargers (800m)

Nearest car park75m
Santander docks (800m)0
Nearest cycle dock6.6 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Wandle Road
421m
🅿️
Spice's Yard
448m
🅿️
Wandle Road· yes
505m
🅿️
Surrey Street
701m

Connectivity

Broadband and mobile coverage

100%

Full fibre

90%

Gigabit

100%

5G outdoor

100%

4G outdoor

Mobile operators

EEO2VodafoneThree
Avg download speed460 Mbps
Median download434 Mbps
Superfast coverage100%
All operators 5G75%

Broadband providers

BTSkyTalkTalkVodafoneVirgin Media

Environment

22 Apr

Flood risk, air quality and noise

Flood riskLOW
Low
Minimal flood risk
Surface waterNONE
No assessed surface water flood risk
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 18.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³
Better than 92% of London
NoiseLOW
none
Quieter than 70% of London
Radon riskMEDIUM
4% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCCZ: 13.4 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB22% green spaceTree canopy: 10%
More green space than 77% of London

Nearest SSSI: Croham Hurst SSSI — 2.3 km

Energy

Solar: 847 kWh/kWp/yrHeat pump: SuitableEPC upgrade: Medium

Ground stability

Geology: SAND AND GRAVEL

Subsidence risk: Low

Shrink-swell: Low

Running sand risk: Medium

Landslide records (2km): None recorded

Insurance risk

Standard

Cost band

Low

Flood risk

Low

Subsidence risk

0.5%

Flood claim prob.

Climate

Local weather conditions and energy potential

1,530 hrs/yr

Sunshine

595 mm/yr

Rainfall

22.9°C

Summer avg

3.0°C

Winter avg

Solar yield847.4 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitableYes
EPC upgrade costMedium

Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020

Health

GP, dental and hospital access

CGL CROYDON SMS

LANTERN HALL, 190 CHURCH RD, CR0 1SE

5 min walk

5

GPs within 1km

6

Dentists within 1km

8

Care homes (1km)

Nearest A&ECROYDON HEALTH SERVICES NHS TRUST · 2.6 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%65.3%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

51

Parks (1km)

51

Restaurants (800m)

10

Cafes (800m)

1

Pubs (400m)

0

Pharmacies (800m)

4

Gyms (1km)

6

Sports (1km)

1

Convenience

Nearest supermarketAbad Halal Supermarket · 833 m
2 tennis courts1 swimming pools

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

1

Late-night venues

E

0

Libraries (1km)

1

Cinemas (2km)

1.3km

Post office

Nearby shops

Bridge General Stores203 m
Mleczko Delikatsey628 m
Surrey News636 m
Dobrogea647 m

Nearby cafes

Cafe Havana382 m
Crystal Rocks Cafe407 m
Le Bon Cafe418 m
Cafe Apollonia474 m

Nearby restaurants

Morley's204 m
Wok Experience331 m
Southbridge Charcoal Grill358 m
Havana Gourmet Burger Grill371 m

Nearby pubs

The Surrey Cricketers280 m
Scream Lounge367 m
Sahara378 m
The Tree House392 m

Nearby gyms

F45 Training617 m
Virgin Active775 m
PureGym845 m
Reformer Club by MyPT875 m

Nearby pharmacies

Superdrug962 m
Boots1.1 km

Nearby health

Edridge Road Community Health Centre627 m
Croydon Orthodontic Practice791 m
Friends' Road Medical864 m
Food hygiene (5-star)55% of 144

Business

Local businesses registered here

Active businesses
6
New (last 12 months)
1
Dissolved (last 12 months)
0
Industry diversity
4
3yr survival rate
100.0%
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)
328

High street

A

High street health

Registered businesses

10 THE WALDRONS LIMITED
9 THE WALDRONS RESIDENTS LIMITED
EJ HOUSE SERVICES LIMITED
JUPITER ASSOCIATES LIMITED
POWERED UP GAMES LIMITED

+1 more

Investment

Investment grade, yield and market outlook

68

Investment score

Good

Score reflects rental yield, demand & liquidity — not capital appreciation. See Price growth potential below.

Avg monthly rent
£1,250London avg: £1,950/mo
Gross yield
5.86% (good)London avg: 3.8%Strong yield — top 11% of London
Gentrification score18/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Above average for outer London — neighbourhood in transition328
Sales last 12 months0

Rental market

High

Demand

Low

Void risk

Mixed / transient

Tenant profile

+4.2%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Medium

Market activity

60d

Est. days to sell

29/100

Velocity score

Future outlook

40.2

Price growth score

D
Low

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

High investment quality

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score0/100
Bakerloo Extension route7,393m
Crossrail 2 route9,348m

Demographics

22 Apr

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 3/10

More deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

More deprived than average

Rank: 8,198 nationally

1,940

Est. population

10,112/km²

60%

Employed

45%

Degree educated

7.1%

Claimant rate

Inner cityHigh densityRenters

35

Community stability

Age profile

24%
20%
26%
15%
15%
Under 1824%
18–3420%
35–4926%
50–6415%
65+15%

Tenure

18%
20%
42%
20%
Own outright18%
Own (mortgage)20%
Private rent42%
Social rent20%
Shared ownership0%
Rent free0%

Ethnicity

36%
13%
15%
23%
White British36%
White Other13%
Asian15%
Black23%
Mixed9%
Other4%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional37%
Routine / semi-routine20%
No car household46%
Unemployed4%
No qualifications18%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent42%
Social rent20%

vs. London

Price vs London-50.8%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
Yes
Article 4 area
No
Listed buildings (800m)
23
Live planning apps (800m)
1
Development activity
low
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
0
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (3 years)
2
Borough approval rate
69%
Opportunity area
No
CIL rate (residential)
£110/m²
Coal mining risk area
No
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)
0

Housing pipeline (800m)

Homes approved
0
Under construction
0
Completed (3yr)
102
Largest scheme
197 homes · Impact House, 2, Impact House, 2, Edridge Road, Croydon, CR9 1PJ
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

FORMER PUBLIC C/PARK & THAMES WATER SITE, FORMER PUBLIC C/PARK & THAMES WATER SITE, OFF CHURCH ROAD, SCARBROOK ROAD, CR087 homes
completed
34, 34, The Waldrons, CR0 4HB65 homes
completed
23-31, 23-31, Lower Coombe Sreet, St. Andrews Road, Croydon, CR0 1AA52 homes
completed
32-34, 32-34, WARHAM ROAD, CR2 6LA34 homes
completed
21-27, 21-27, Sheldon Street, CR0 1SS23 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Labour
Ward majority vote
14.6%
Ward turnout
32%
Election year
2022
MP
Sarah Jones (Labour)
MP majority
14,226
Constituency
Croydon West

Councillors

Rowenna Frances DavisLabour
Simon FoxConservative
Ellily PonnuthuraiLabour

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Stamp duty on median price (£256,000)

£300

Standard buyer

£0

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The bottom line

CR0 4HB offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding), low crime and fast broadband at £256,000 median — strong value for Families and Investors who can accept its trade-offs.

The catch: 48 min to london bridge — above average for this zone.

Less suited to Car-free commuters.

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Data freshness

When each data source was last updated

83%

Confidence score

10/12

Pillars populated

High reliability
gp1 May
cqc8 May
epc18 Apr
imd24 Apr
lha18 Apr
tfl1 May
prow21 Apr
ptal17 Apr
seed17 Apr
crime5 Jun
flood22 Apr
radon18 Apr
census25 Apr
mobile18 Apr
nhs ae5 Jun
sports18 Apr
parking4 May
schools1 May
streets18 Apr
planning1 Jun
property1 May
amenities4 May
broadband18 Apr
buildings18 Apr
bus stops4 May
elections18 Apr
ethnicity7 Jun
green belt18 Apr
parliament19 Apr
tfl cycles2 May
air quality19 May
bgs geology18 Apr
councillors18 Apr
dfe schools18 Apr
fsa hygiene1 May
green space22 Apr
demographics22 Apr
voa property24 Apr
bgs landslide18 Apr
national rail1 May
rental market2 Jun
claimant count18 Apr
street profile8 Jun
water provider9 Jun
companies house18 Apr
housing pipeline18 Apr
population density18 Apr

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