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Norbury & Pollards Hill
vs Thornton Heath

Thornton Heath 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 Thornton Heath. Norbury & Pollards Hill has more green space nearby (13% within 500 m, against 11%).

Map of Croydon with Norbury & Pollards Hill highlighted
Norbury & Pollards Hill
199 postcodes
Map of Croydon with Thornton Heath highlighted
Thornton Heath
251 postcodes
Map of Croydon
Croydon
city average

People

Norbury & Pollards Hill has 12,605 residents in 4,634 households; Thornton Heath has 17,995 in 7,070. Norbury & Pollards Hill has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 14%, 3.3 percentage points more than Thornton Heath (Croydon: 14%). Thornton Heath has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 4.3 percentage points more than Norbury & Pollards Hill (Croydon: 28%).

12,605Residents (2021)
17,995Residents (2021)
390,719Residents (2021)
4,634Households
7,070Households
152,945Households
19.1%Aged 15–29
19.9%Aged 15–29
18.3%Aged 15–29
13.8%Aged 65 and over
10.5%Aged 65 and over
13.6%Aged 65 and over
25.8%Living alone
30.1%Living alone
28.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 36% of homes in Norbury & Pollards Hill and 34% in Thornton Heath. Norbury & Pollards Hill has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 53%, 2.2 percentage points more than Thornton Heath (Croydon: 55%). Norbury & Pollards Hill has the higher share of private renting: 30%, 1.2 percentage points more than Thornton Heath (Croydon: 26%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £500,000 in Norbury & Pollards Hill and £400,000 in Thornton Heath, against £425,000 across Croydon.

£500,000Median sale price
£400,000Median sale price
£425,000Median sale price
52.9%Owner-occupied
50.7%Owner-occupied
54.7%Owner-occupied
30.3%Private renting
29.1%Private renting
25.8%Private renting
15.5%Social renting
18.6%Social renting
17.9%Social renting
5.9%Detached houses
4.4%Detached houses
12.2%Detached houses
25.0%Semi-detached houses
18.7%Semi-detached houses
24.7%Semi-detached houses
36.4%Terraced houses
33.8%Terraced houses
23.3%Terraced houses
19.8%Flats
24.9%Flats
29.0%Flats

Surroundings

Norbury & Pollards Hill has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 13%, 1.8 percentage points more than Thornton Heath (Croydon: 14%). A typical postcode has 111 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Norbury & Pollards Hill, and 118 in Thornton Heath. The typical postcode is 442 m from the nearest school in Norbury & Pollards Hill and 301 m in Thornton Heath. The typical postcode is 692 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Norbury & Pollards Hill and 708 m in Thornton Heath. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Norbury & Pollards Hill and 88% in Thornton Heath.

12.6%Green space within 500 m
10.8%Green space within 500 m
14.2%Green space within 500 m
111Services within 15 min (median)
118Services within 15 min (median)
105Services within 15 min (median)
442 mNearest school (median)
301 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
692 mNearest tram or rail (median)
708 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
16Postcodes in flood risk areas
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
335Postcodes in flood risk areas
97.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
88.5%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 109 in Thornton Heath, 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
109Recorded 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.

Thornton Heath

Thornton Heath is one of 28 wards in Croydon, home to 17,995 people in 7,070 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £400,000 over the past two years, 6% below the Croydon median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 24% below the Croydon average.

More comparisons.

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

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