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Norbury & Pollards Hill
vs Norbury Park

Norbury & Pollards Hill has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Norbury Park. Homes in Norbury Park sold for a median of £586,000, 17% above Norbury & Pollards Hill. Norbury Park has more green space nearby (22% within 500 m, against 13%).

Map of Croydon with Norbury & Pollards Hill highlighted
Norbury & Pollards Hill
199 postcodes
Map of Croydon with Norbury Park highlighted
Norbury Park
182 postcodes
Map of Croydon
Croydon
city average

People

Norbury & Pollards Hill has 12,605 residents in 4,634 households; Norbury Park has 10,364 in 3,534. Norbury Park has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 17%, 3.3 percentage points more than Norbury & Pollards Hill (Croydon: 14%). Norbury & Pollards Hill has the higher share of people living alone: 26%, 3.7 percentage points more than Norbury Park (Croydon: 28%).

12,605Residents (2021)
10,364Residents (2021)
390,719Residents (2021)
4,634Households
3,534Households
152,945Households
19.1%Aged 15–29
18.5%Aged 15–29
18.3%Aged 15–29
13.8%Aged 65 and over
17.1%Aged 65 and over
13.6%Aged 65 and over
25.8%Living alone
22.1%Living alone
28.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Norbury & Pollards Hill (36%) and semi-detached houses in Norbury Park (50%). Norbury Park has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 66%, 12.9 percentage points more than Norbury & Pollards Hill (Croydon: 55%). Norbury & Pollards Hill has the higher share of private renting: 30%, 10.9 percentage points more than Norbury Park (Croydon: 26%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £500,000 in Norbury & Pollards Hill and £586,000 in Norbury Park, against £425,000 across Croydon.

£500,000Median sale price
£586,000Median sale price
£425,000Median sale price
52.9%Owner-occupied
65.8%Owner-occupied
54.7%Owner-occupied
30.3%Private renting
19.4%Private renting
25.8%Private renting
15.5%Social renting
14.0%Social renting
17.9%Social renting
5.9%Detached houses
11.2%Detached houses
12.2%Detached houses
25.0%Semi-detached houses
49.9%Semi-detached houses
24.7%Semi-detached houses
36.4%Terraced houses
20.2%Terraced houses
23.3%Terraced houses
19.8%Flats
12.4%Flats
29.0%Flats

Surroundings

Norbury Park has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 22%, 9 percentage points more than Norbury & Pollards Hill (Croydon: 14%). A typical postcode has 111 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Norbury & Pollards Hill, and 101 in Norbury Park. The typical postcode is 442 m from the nearest school in Norbury & Pollards Hill and 312 m in Norbury Park. The typical postcode is 692 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Norbury & Pollards Hill and 995 m in Norbury Park. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Norbury & Pollards Hill and 91% in Norbury Park.

12.6%Green space within 500 m
21.6%Green space within 500 m
14.2%Green space within 500 m
111Services within 15 min (median)
101Services within 15 min (median)
105Services within 15 min (median)
442 mNearest school (median)
312 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
692 mNearest tram or rail (median)
995 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
16Postcodes in flood risk areas
13Postcodes in flood risk areas
335Postcodes in flood risk areas
97.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
90.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
88.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 114 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Norbury & Pollards Hill 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.

114Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
59Recorded 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.

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.

Norbury Park

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.

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

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