Neighbourhood · Croydon · London
Selsdon
Croydon 033 · 5 sub-areas · 7,703 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Young professionals (76/100)Watch-out: Investors / BTL (49/100)Liveability 38/100 · Below medianCommuter neighbourhood
Selsdon is a commuter neighbourhood within Croydon — train into London runs in around 26 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
38/100
Below median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Selsdon?
A snapshot of Selsdon
2 parks 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; 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.
Selsdon in Croydon
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Selsdon?
- The median monthly rent across Selsdon is £1,560.
- How safe is Selsdon?
- Selsdon 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 Selsdon?
- 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 26 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Selsdon?
- There are 10 schools within 2 km of Selsdon, of which 30% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 2539 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Selsdon?
- The most common council tax band in Selsdon is E, with the typical Band D annual charge around £3,435. Council tax is set by Croydon council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Selsdon to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Selsdon to central London is approximately 26 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 Selsdon?
- 100% of premises in Selsdon are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Selsdon?
- Selsdon sits in IMD decile 10 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 Selsdon?
- 90% of households in Selsdon 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 Selsdon?
- The average property price across Croydon (the local authority covering Selsdon) 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 Selsdon 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 Selsdon?
- Selsdon contains 5 local areas: Croydon 033E, Croydon 033A, Croydon 033D, Croydon 033C, Croydon 033B.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Selsdon
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Selsdon?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Selsdon 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 Selsdon a safe place to live?
- Selsdon has a safety score of 85/100. 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 Selsdon?
- 30% of schools within 2 km of Selsdon are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Selsdon?
- Public-transport commute time from Selsdon to central London is approximately 26 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Selsdon different from the rest of Croydon?
- Selsdon 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 Selsdon rank in Croydon?
- Selsdon 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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