Selhurst North
Croydon 013 · 6 sub-areas · 11,433 residents
Croydon 013 sits within the London borough of Croydon, home to around 11,400 people and remarkably well-connected to central London — just under six minutes by public transport to the nearest major job hub. A typical two-bedroom flat runs about £1,550 a month, broadly in line with much of outer south London, and notably cheaper than inner-city equivalents.
Selhurst North is a commuter neighbourhood within Croydon — train into London runs in around 7 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. The demographic profile leans family-aged, with a clear share of households with school-age children.
Overview
What's it like to live in Selhurst North?
3 parks and 1 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,560 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 6 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Selhurst North in Croydon
Living in Selhurst North
This part of Croydon punches well above its weight on connectivity. The nearest mainline rail station is roughly 450 metres away — about a six-minute walk — and the public-transport link into central London takes under ten minutes. For anyone commuting into the city, that's a genuinely strong card to hold.
On cost, the neighbourhood sits in a middle band for south London. A two-bedroom runs about £1,550 a month — meaningfully above the UK national median for a two-bed but well below what you'd expect for comparable journey times from zones one or two. The median house price is around £339,000, and a typical first-time buyer would need roughly four and a half years to save a deposit at current prices. Council tax (Band D) comes to around £2,600 a year, which is broadly typical for a London borough.
The people living here are a broad mix. Around a quarter of residents are under 18, pointing to a solid family presence, and the area's ethnic diversity index of 70 reflects a genuinely varied community — only about 58% of residents were born in the UK. Roughly a quarter of homes are social housing, sitting alongside a similar share in private rental and a relatively lower owner-occupation rate compared to many outer-London neighbourhoods.
Deprivation is real here: the IMD score of 32.8 puts this area in the second lowest decile nationally — meaning it's among the more deprived neighbourhoods in England. That shapes the feel and the trade-offs. Unemployment claimants run at around 6%, and the resident median salary is about £38,000 a year — decent, but reflecting a community where affordability pressure is genuine. See the streets and sub-areas below for more.
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Frequently asked
- Is Croydon 013 a nice place to live?
- It depends on your priorities. The transport links are exceptional — under six minutes to a major employment hub — and rents are competitive by south London standards. The trade-off is that the area sits in the second-lowest deprivation decile nationally, meaning real economic pressure, a higher-than-average crime rate, and a school quality picture that's below the national norm.
- What is the rent in Croydon 013?
- A one-bedroom typically costs around £1,250 a month, a two-bedroom around £1,550, and a three-bedroom around £1,830. These are estimates scaled from borough-level data using local sale prices. Rents rose roughly 3.9% over the past year, keeping pace with wider south London trends.
- Is Croydon 013 safe?
- Crime runs at around 117 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, which is noticeably above the UK average of roughly 80 per 1,000. It's not an outlier for deprived parts of outer London, but it's a real factor to weigh. As with most areas, crime isn't evenly spread across streets and sub-areas.
- What's the commute from Croydon 013 to central London?
- The public-transport journey to the nearest major employment hub takes under six minutes — one of the strongest connectivity scores in outer south London. The nearest mainline rail station is about 450 metres away, roughly a six-minute walk from a typical front door.
- Who lives in Croydon 013?
- A genuinely mixed community — around 11,400 residents with a broad age spread, significant family presence (nearly 25% under 18), and an ethnic diversity index of 70. About 42% of residents were born outside the UK. Tenure is split between owners, private renters, and social housing tenants in roughly equal thirds.
- What schools are near Croydon 013?
- There are 241 schools within two kilometres of a typical resident, so choice isn't lacking. However, only around 48% are rated Good or Outstanding — well below the national average of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding school is about 775 metres away. It's worth researching individual schools rather than relying on the area average.
- How affordable is buying a home in Croydon 013?
- The median sale price is around £339,000. At current prices, a typical first-time buyer would need roughly four and a half years to save a deposit — demanding, but less extreme than many inner-London areas. The rent-to-take-home ratio of nearly 70% means renting here is genuinely stretching on an average local salary.