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Norbury & Pollards Hill

Ward

North west Croydon. About 12,577 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.3 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Norbury & Pollards Hill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
12,145
1,543rd most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
7.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Norbury & Pollards Hill compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Norbury & Pollards HillMiddle
Population28 wards, Croydon · 2021
Population: every ward in Croydon28 areas from 5,786 to 20,212. The middle area is 15,266. Norbury & Pollards Hill is 12,145.
12,14512th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares28 wards, Croydon · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Croydon28 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 45.0%. Norbury & Pollards Hill is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage28 wards, Croydon · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Croydon28 areas from 61.2% to 98.3%. The middle area is 92.3%. Norbury & Pollards Hill is 97.1%.
97.1%3rd highest
Claimant rate28 wards, Croydon · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Croydon28 areas from 2.5% to 8.7%. The middle area is 6.0%. Norbury & Pollards Hill is 7.4%.
7.4%8th highest

Is Norbury & Pollards Hill safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Norbury & Pollards Hill at a rate of 102.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 103.0 per 1,000 people across Croydon.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 117 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Norbury & Pollards Hill.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (419), anti-social behaviour (240) and shoplifting (200).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Croydon

These figures are published for the whole of Croydon, not for each ward, so they describe all of Croydon and not Norbury & Pollards Hill alone. See Croydon

Average house price
£396,718
Down 1.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£44,326
60th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.0×
Joint 90th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
22.6
Joint 106th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Norbury & Pollards Hill in brief

Norbury & Pollards Hill had 12,145 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Norbury & Pollards Hill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Norbury & Pollards Hill, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Norbury & Pollards Hill, 7.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.