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Shirley West

Middle area

North east Croydon. 7,846 people in 5.7 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Shirley West’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£560,000
659th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,631
4,185th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
86.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Shirley West compares

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Shirley WestMiddle
Median sale price45 middle areas, Croydon · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Croydon45 areas from £230,000 to £745,000. The middle area is £424,486. Shirley West is £560,000.
£560,000joint 6th highest
Population45 middle areas, Croydon · 2021
Population: every middle area in Croydon45 areas from 6,198 to 12,798. The middle area is 8,530. Shirley West is 7,631.
7,63114th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage45 middle areas, Croydon · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Croydon45 areas from 57.1% to 99.4%. The middle area is 91.8%. Shirley West is 86.1%.
86.1%8th lowest
Claimant rate45 middle areas, Croydon · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Croydon45 areas from 2.0% to 9.7%. The middle area is 6.3%. Shirley West is 2.9%.
2.9%joint 3rd lowest

Figures for the whole of Croydon

These figures are published for the whole of Croydon, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Croydon and not Shirley West alone. See Croydon

Average house price
£390,041
Down 3.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£44,326
60th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.8×
96th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
22.6
106th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Shirley West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Shirley West was £560,000 in 2025.

Shirley West had 7,631 usual residents at the census.

In Shirley West, 86.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Shirley West, 2.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.