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Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown

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South west Croydon. About 10,405 people in 2.5 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown, 92.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
9,720
2,582nd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
65.7%
1,844th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown compares

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

Purley Oaks & RiddlesdownMiddle
Population28 wards, Croydon · 2021
Population: every ward in Croydon28 areas from 5,786 to 20,212. The middle area is 15,266. Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown is 9,720.
9,7202nd lowest
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%. Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown is 92.9%.
92.9%10th 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%. Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown is 4.5%.
4.5%joint 7th lowest
Aged 15 to 6428 wards, Croydon · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Croydon28 areas from 59.3% to 78.0%. The middle area is 66.7%. Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown is 65.7%.
65.7%14th lowest

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 Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown 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
Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown in brief

Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown had 9,720 usual residents at the census.

In Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown, 92.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown, 4.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

65.7% of residents in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown were aged 15 to 64 at the census.