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Bensham Manor
vs Norbury & Pollards Hill

Bensham Manor has the younger population: 20% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Norbury & Pollards Hill. Homes in Norbury & Pollards Hill sold for a median of £500,000, 25% above Bensham Manor. Norbury & Pollards Hill has more green space nearby (13% within 500 m, against 6%).

Map of Croydon with Bensham Manor highlighted
Bensham Manor
196 postcodes
Map of Croydon with Norbury & Pollards Hill highlighted
Norbury & Pollards Hill
199 postcodes
Map of Croydon
Croydon
city average

People

Bensham Manor has 16,933 residents in 6,098 households; Norbury & Pollards Hill has 12,605 in 4,634. Norbury & Pollards Hill has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 14%, 2.2 percentage points more than Bensham Manor (Croydon: 14%). Bensham Manor has the higher share of people living alone: 27%, 1.2 percentage points more than Norbury & Pollards Hill (Croydon: 28%).

16,933Residents (2021)
12,605Residents (2021)
390,719Residents (2021)
6,098Households
4,634Households
152,945Households
19.5%Aged 15–29
19.1%Aged 15–29
18.3%Aged 15–29
11.6%Aged 65 and over
13.8%Aged 65 and over
13.6%Aged 65 and over
27.0%Living alone
25.8%Living alone
28.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 45% of homes in Bensham Manor and 36% in Norbury & Pollards Hill. Norbury & Pollards Hill has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 53%, 1.7 percentage points more than Bensham Manor (Croydon: 55%). Bensham Manor has the higher share of private renting: 34%, 3.7 percentage points more than Norbury & Pollards Hill (Croydon: 26%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £400,000 in Bensham Manor and £500,000 in Norbury & Pollards Hill, against £425,000 across Croydon.

£400,000Median sale price
£500,000Median sale price
£425,000Median sale price
51.2%Owner-occupied
52.9%Owner-occupied
54.7%Owner-occupied
34.0%Private renting
30.3%Private renting
25.8%Private renting
13.0%Social renting
15.5%Social renting
17.9%Social renting
5.3%Detached houses
5.9%Detached houses
12.2%Detached houses
14.8%Semi-detached houses
25.0%Semi-detached houses
24.7%Semi-detached houses
45.4%Terraced houses
36.4%Terraced houses
23.3%Terraced houses
20.7%Flats
19.8%Flats
29.0%Flats

Surroundings

Norbury & Pollards Hill has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 13%, 6.6 percentage points more than Bensham Manor (Croydon: 14%). A typical postcode has 134 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bensham Manor, and 111 in Norbury & Pollards Hill. The typical postcode is 343 m from the nearest school in Bensham Manor and 442 m in Norbury & Pollards Hill. The typical postcode is 678 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bensham Manor and 692 m in Norbury & Pollards Hill. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Bensham Manor and 97% in Norbury & Pollards Hill.

6.0%Green space within 500 m
12.6%Green space within 500 m
14.2%Green space within 500 m
134Services within 15 min (median)
111Services within 15 min (median)
105Services within 15 min (median)
343 mNearest school (median)
442 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
678 mNearest tram or rail (median)
692 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
27Postcodes in flood risk areas
16Postcodes in flood risk areas
335Postcodes in flood risk areas
97.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
97.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
88.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 88 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Bensham Manor and 114 in Norbury & Pollards Hill, against 108 across Croydon. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.

88Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
114Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
108Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations

In brief.

Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.

Bensham Manor

Bensham Manor is one of 28 wards in Croydon, home to 16,933 people in 6,098 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £400,000 over the past two years, 6% below the Croydon median. On average 6% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 58% below the Croydon average.

Norbury & Pollards Hill

Norbury & Pollards Hill is one of 28 wards in Croydon, home to 12,605 people in 4,634 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £500,000 over the past two years, 18% above the Croydon median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 11% below the Croydon average.

More comparisons.

Bensham Manor and Norbury & Pollards Hill next to other wards of Croydon.

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