Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood
vs Norbury Park
Norbury Park has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood. Homes in Norbury Park sold for a median of £586,000, 33% above Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood. Norbury Park has more green space nearby (22% within 500 m, against 22%).
People
Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood has 16,351 residents in 7,218 households; Norbury Park has 10,364 in 3,534. Norbury Park has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 17%, 4.8 percentage points more than Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood (Croydon: 14%). Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 12.1 percentage points more than Norbury Park (Croydon: 28%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is flats in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood (43%) and semi-detached houses in Norbury Park (50%). Norbury Park has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 66%, 11 percentage points more than Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood (Croydon: 55%). Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood has the higher share of private renting: 26%, 6.3 percentage points more than Norbury Park (Croydon: 26%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £440,000 in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood and £586,000 in Norbury Park, against £425,000 across Croydon.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (22% and 22%). A typical postcode has 179 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood, and 101 in Norbury Park. The typical postcode is 264 m from the nearest school in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood and 312 m in Norbury Park. The typical postcode is 1,113 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood and 995 m in Norbury Park. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 77% of premises in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood and 91% in Norbury Park.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 83 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood and 59 in Norbury Park, 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.
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.
Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood is one of 28 wards in Croydon, home to 16,351 people in 7,218 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £440,000 over the past two years, 4% above the Croydon median. On average 22% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 52% above the Croydon average.
Norbury Park is one of 28 wards in Croydon, home to 10,364 people in 3,534 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £586,000 over the past two years, 38% above the Croydon median. On average 22% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 52% above the Croydon average.
More comparisons.
Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood and Norbury Park next to other wards of Croydon.