Neighbourhood · Croydon · London
Addiscombe East
Croydon 021 · 4 sub-areas · 6,297 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Young professionals (78/100)Watch-out: Investors / BTL (52/100)Liveability 45/100 · Below medianCommuter neighbourhood
Addiscombe East is a commuter neighbourhood within Croydon — train into London runs in around 22 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. Most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Liveability
45/100
Below median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Addiscombe East?
A snapshot of Addiscombe East
2 parks and 2 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; 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.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Addiscombe East in Croydon
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Addiscombe East?
- The median monthly rent across Addiscombe East is £1,560.
- How safe is Addiscombe East?
- Addiscombe East has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Addiscombe East?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 22 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Addiscombe East?
- There are 27 schools within 2 km of Addiscombe East, of which 40% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1709 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Addiscombe East?
- The most common council tax band in Addiscombe East is E, with the typical Band D annual charge around £3,090. Council tax is set by Croydon council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Addiscombe East to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Addiscombe East to central London is approximately 22 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Addiscombe East?
- 100% of premises in Addiscombe East are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Addiscombe East?
- Addiscombe East sits in IMD decile 8 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Addiscombe East?
- 78% of households in Addiscombe East are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Addiscombe East?
- The average property price across Croydon (the local authority covering Addiscombe East) is approximately £389,585, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Addiscombe East a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.31 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £38,080.)
- Which local areas are part of Addiscombe East?
- Addiscombe East contains 4 local areas: Croydon 021D, Croydon 021B, Croydon 021C, Croydon 021A.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Addiscombe East
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Addiscombe East?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Addiscombe East is £1,560. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Addiscombe East a safe place to live?
- Addiscombe East has a safety score of 58/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Addiscombe East?
- 40% of schools within 2 km of Addiscombe East are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Addiscombe East?
- Public-transport commute time from Addiscombe East to central London is approximately 22 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Addiscombe East different from the rest of Croydon?
- Addiscombe East contains 4 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Addiscombe East rank in Croydon?
- Addiscombe East scores 45/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Croydon, see the Cities table on the Croydon page.
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