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Selsdon Vale & Forestdale

Ward

South east Croydon. About 10,181 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.9 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Selsdon Vale & Forestdale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
10,014
2,455th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
80.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Selsdon Vale & Forestdale compares

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

Selsdon Vale & ForestdaleMiddle
Population28 wards, Croydon · 2021
Population: every ward in Croydon28 areas from 5,786 to 20,212. The middle area is 15,266. Selsdon Vale & Forestdale is 10,014.
10,0144th 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%. Selsdon Vale & Forestdale is 100.0%.
100%joint most 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%. Selsdon Vale & Forestdale is 80.1%.
80.1%4th lowest
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%. Selsdon Vale & Forestdale is 3.9%.
3.9%joint 5th lowest

Is Selsdon Vale & Forestdale safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Selsdon Vale & Forestdale at a rate of 52.2 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, 47 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Selsdon Vale & Forestdale.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (180), anti-social behaviour (96) and other crime (68).

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 Selsdon Vale & Forestdale 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
Selsdon Vale & Forestdale in brief

Selsdon Vale & Forestdale had 10,014 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Selsdon Vale & Forestdale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Selsdon Vale & Forestdale, 80.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Selsdon Vale & Forestdale, 3.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.