Neighbourhood · Croydon · London
Selhurst North
Croydon 013 · 6 sub-areas · 11,433 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Young professionals (82/100)Watch-out: Couples (53/100)Liveability 59/100 · Above medianCommuter neighbourhood
Selhurst North is a commuter neighbourhood within Croydon — train into London runs in around 7 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
59/100
Above median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Selhurst North?
A snapshot of Selhurst North
3 parks and 1 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; 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 6 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Selhurst North in Croydon
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Selhurst North?
- The median monthly rent across Selhurst North is £1,560.
- How safe is Selhurst North?
- Selhurst North 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 Selhurst North?
- 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 6 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Selhurst North?
- There are 41 schools within 2 km of Selhurst North, of which 49% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 752 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Selhurst North?
- The most common council tax band in Selhurst North is C, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,311. Council tax is set by Croydon council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Selhurst North to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Selhurst North to central London is approximately 7 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 Selhurst North?
- 100% of premises in Selhurst North are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Selhurst North?
- Selhurst North 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 Selhurst North?
- 37% of households in Selhurst North 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 Selhurst North?
- The average property price across Croydon (the local authority covering Selhurst North) 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 Selhurst North 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 Selhurst North?
- Selhurst North contains 6 local areas: Croydon 013D, Croydon 013B, Croydon 013C, Croydon 013A, Croydon 013E…
FAQ
Frequently asked about Selhurst North
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Selhurst North?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Selhurst North 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 Selhurst North a safe place to live?
- Selhurst North has a safety score of 30/100. 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 Selhurst North?
- 49% of schools within 2 km of Selhurst North are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Selhurst North?
- Public-transport commute time from Selhurst North to central London is approximately 7 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Selhurst North different from the rest of Croydon?
- Selhurst North contains 6 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 Selhurst North rank in Croydon?
- Selhurst North scores 59/100 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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