Neighbourhood · Croydon · London
Broad Green & Waddon Marsh
Croydon 019 · 5 sub-areas · 10,176 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Young professionals (76/100)Watch-out: Couples (50/100)Liveability 49/100 · Below medianCommuter neighbourhood
Broad Green & Waddon Marsh is a commuter neighbourhood within Croydon — train into London runs in around 14 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. The demographic profile leans family-aged, with a clear share of households with school-age children.
Liveability
49/100
Below median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Broad Green & Waddon Marsh?
A snapshot of Broad Green & Waddon Marsh
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 20 restaurants and 2 pubs in five minutes; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; 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 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Broad Green & Waddon Marsh in Croydon
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Broad Green & Waddon Marsh?
- The median monthly rent across Broad Green & Waddon Marsh is £1,560.
- How safe is Broad Green & Waddon Marsh?
- Broad Green & Waddon Marsh 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 Broad Green & Waddon Marsh?
- 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 14 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Broad Green & Waddon Marsh?
- There are 26 schools within 2 km of Broad Green & Waddon Marsh, of which 44% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 522 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Broad Green & Waddon Marsh?
- The most common council tax band in Broad Green & Waddon Marsh is C, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,331. Council tax is set by Croydon council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Broad Green & Waddon Marsh to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Broad Green & Waddon Marsh to central London is approximately 14 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 Broad Green & Waddon Marsh?
- 100% of premises in Broad Green & Waddon Marsh are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Broad Green & Waddon Marsh?
- Broad Green & Waddon Marsh sits in IMD decile 3 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 Broad Green & Waddon Marsh?
- 47% of households in Broad Green & Waddon Marsh 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 Broad Green & Waddon Marsh?
- The average property price across Croydon (the local authority covering Broad Green & Waddon Marsh) 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 Broad Green & Waddon Marsh 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 Broad Green & Waddon Marsh?
- Broad Green & Waddon Marsh contains 5 local areas: Croydon 019C, Croydon 019E, Croydon 019B, Croydon 019A, Croydon 019D.
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Frequently asked about Broad Green & Waddon Marsh
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Broad Green & Waddon Marsh?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Broad Green & Waddon Marsh 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 Broad Green & Waddon Marsh a safe place to live?
- Broad Green & Waddon Marsh has a safety score of 29/100. 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 Broad Green & Waddon Marsh?
- 44% of schools within 2 km of Broad Green & Waddon Marsh are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Broad Green & Waddon Marsh?
- Public-transport commute time from Broad Green & Waddon Marsh to central London is approximately 14 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Broad Green & Waddon Marsh different from the rest of Croydon?
- Broad Green & Waddon Marsh contains 5 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 Broad Green & Waddon Marsh rank in Croydon?
- Broad Green & Waddon Marsh scores 49/100 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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