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Thornton Heath

Ward

North Croydon. About 18,603 people in 1.7 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Thornton Heath, 96.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
17,995
316th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
8.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
70.2%
684th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Thornton Heath compares

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

Thornton HeathMiddle
Population28 wards, Croydon · 2021
Population: every ward in Croydon28 areas from 5,786 to 20,212. The middle area is 15,266. Thornton Heath is 17,995.
17,9955th highest
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%. Thornton Heath is 96.1%.
96.1%5th 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%. Thornton Heath is 8.7%.
8.7%highest
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%. Thornton Heath is 70.2%.
70.2%4th highest

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 Thornton Heath 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
Thornton Heath in brief

Thornton Heath had 17,995 usual residents at the census.

In Thornton Heath, 96.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Thornton Heath, 8.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

70.2% of residents in Thornton Heath were aged 15 to 64 at the census.