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Kenley South
Croydon 042 · 4 sub-areas · 7,133 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Families (75/100)Watch-out: Investors / BTL (49/100)Liveability 38/100 · Below medianCommuter neighbourhood
Kenley South is a commuter neighbourhood within Croydon — train into London runs in around 10 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; a high share of adults are degree-educated, which often shows up in the kind of jobs people commute to.
Liveability
38/100
Below median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Kenley South?
A snapshot of Kenley South
2 parks and 1 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; 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.
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.
Kenley South in Croydon
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Kenley South?
- The median monthly rent across Kenley South is £1,560.
- How safe is Kenley South?
- Kenley South 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 Kenley South?
- 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 10 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Kenley South?
- There are 10 schools within 2 km of Kenley South, of which 37% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 990 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Kenley South?
- The most common council tax band in Kenley South is E, with the typical Band D annual charge around £3,220. Council tax is set by Croydon council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Kenley South to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Kenley South to central London is approximately 10 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 Kenley South?
- 81% of premises in Kenley South are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Coverage is good but not yet universal.
- What is the deprivation rank of Kenley South?
- Kenley South sits in IMD decile 9 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 Kenley South?
- 81% of households in Kenley South 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 Kenley South?
- The average property price across Croydon (the local authority covering Kenley South) 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 Kenley South 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 Kenley South?
- Kenley South contains 4 local areas: Croydon 042A, Croydon 042B, Croydon 042D, Croydon 042C.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Kenley South
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Kenley South?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Kenley South 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 Kenley South a safe place to live?
- Kenley South has a safety score of 92/100. 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 Kenley South?
- 37% of schools within 2 km of Kenley South are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Kenley South?
- Public-transport commute time from Kenley South to central London is approximately 10 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Kenley South different from the rest of Croydon?
- Kenley South 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 Kenley South rank in Croydon?
- Kenley South scores 38/100 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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