Area Information for Foxley Lane, Purley, CR8 3EE

Summary Back to Top

Foxley Lane in Purley is in the London region of England. The postcode is within the Purley & Woodcote ward/electoral division, which is in the constituency of Croydon South. This page combines information for the address Foxley Lane, Purley, CR8 3EE, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. If you wish, you can also view information for the whole of CR8 here. For more details on the exact area these statistics cover, please see the map below and click "Show Census Area Covered" immediately below the map.

For information about recent house sales in this postcode, please view our property sales page for CR8 3EE.

Basic Information

Area Type Urban
Local Authority Croydon
Ward Purley & Woodcote
Constituency Croydon South * Note that some postcodes straddle constituency boundaries. To check your exact constituency by house number or name, use the TheyWorkForYou website at this link.
Region London
Country England

Nearby Locations

Our information is available for almost all UK postcodes. Why not take a look at some of these other postcodes in the immediate vicinity of Foxley Lane, Purley, CR8 3EE:

Foxley Lane, Purley, CR8 3EH
Plough Lane, Purley, CR8 3QB
Furze Lane, Purley, CR8 3EG
Plough Lane, Purley, CR8 3QA
The Bridle Road, Purley, CR8 3JA
Furze Lane, Purley, CR8 3EJ

Alternatively, click here to view demographic information about CR8 as a whole.

About the Demographic Information

The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Foxley Lane, Purley, CR8 3EE is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. They are performed once every 10 years. Our website shows 2021 data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For Scotland, 2022 data is shown (the Scottish census was performed a year later than the rest of the UK). Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses. The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.

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Housing (67 Sales) Back to Top

House Prices

We have found 67 property sales in Foxley Lane since the beginning of 1995.

Our data comes directly from the Land Registry, and is updated monthly. It does not include commercial sales, or sales of land without property.


Housing Types Embed This Back to Top

This area contains a mixture of housing types, as detailed below. No single type of dwelling accounts for more than 50% of the dwellings. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.

Housing Types
Detached 28
Semi-Detached 70
Terraced 1
Flat (Purpose-Built) 28
Flat (Converted) 21
Residence in Commercial Building 2
Total 150
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Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top

This area contains a mixture of housing tenures, as detailed below. Across the UK, an average of 33% of households were owned outright, 29.7% were mortgaged/shared ownership, 17.5% were social housing, and 19.5% were privately rented at the last census.

Housing Tenure
Owned Outright 44
Owned with Mortgage 64
Shared Ownership 1
Rented: From Council 3
Rented: Other Social 0
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents 35
Rented: Other 3
Rent Free 0
Total 150

Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top

This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.

Housing Occupancy
One Person 28
Two People 56
Three People 25
Four People 29
Five People 9
Six People 2
Seven People 1
8+ People 0
Total 150

Household Composition Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Foxley Lane, Purley consists predominantly of single-family households, which is more common in suburban areas.

Household Composition
1 Person Household 28
Family Household 106
Other Household 16
Total 150

Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top

Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.

Household Deprivation
Not Deprived 95
Deprived In One Dimension 35
Deprived In Two Dimensions 20
Deprived In Three Dimensions 2
Deprived In Four Dimensions 0
Total 152

People Back to Top

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Croydon South constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 51% male.

Gender
Male 214
Female 205
Total 419

Age Groups Embed This Back to Top

Across the UK as a whole, the median age is 40.7 years. In general, inner-city areas show high concentrations of people aged 18-30, suburbs show larger numbers of small children and adults aged 30-50, and rural and small towns are more popular with older workers and retirees. Many poorer areas lack a majority age group, which is due in part to the people in that area being constrained by circumstance rather than being able to choose where to retire, raise a family or grow up.

Age Groups
0-4 26
5-9 10
10-14 15
15-19 22
20-24 22
25-29 52
30-34 35
35-39 32
40-44 26
45-49 16
50-54 36
55-59 35
60-64 20
65-69 22
70-74 16
75-79 14
80-84 12
85+ 6
Total 417

Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top

The postcode CR8 3EE does not show a significant deviation from the average figures for the UK. In the UK as a whole, the average figures are approximately as follows for relationship statuses: 44.6% married, 37.9% single, 9% divorced, 6.2% widowed, and 2.3% separated.

Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).

Relationship Status
Single 149
Married 172
Separated 6
Divorced 19
Widowed 14
Total 360

Health Embed This Back to Top

Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.

Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 81.7% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.3% Good, 12.9% Fair, 4.2% Bad and 1.3% Very Bad.

It is notable that the number of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021/22 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health against the backdrop of the pandemic.

Health
Very Good 221
Good 149
Fair 36
Bad 8
Very Bad 3
Total 417

Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top

Foxley Lane and surrounding area has a larger than average concentration of residents that are degree educated or similar - 53% of the resident population. On average, around 33.6% of census respondents fall in to this category.

The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A-Levels.

Highest Qualification Level Achieved
Degree or above, or Similar e.g. professional qualification (accountancy etc) 191
Apprenticeship 15
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 48
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 38
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 21
No GCSEs or Equivalent 41
Other 8
Total 362

Culture Back to Top

Ethnic Group Embed This

Foxley Lane, Purley can be considered more ethnically diverse than the UK average. As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 83% white, with residents of this area being 64% so.

As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.7%), Indian (2.9%) and Pakistani (2.6%) being the largest groups reported.

There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.

Ethnic Group
White 270
Mixed Ethnicity 26
Indian 44
Pakistani 14
Bangladeshi 1
Chinese 5
Other Asian 11
Black African 10
Black Caribbean 22
Other Black/African/Caribbean 5
Other 11
Total 419

Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 84% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.7% from European countries, 5.2% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.5% from African countries, and 1.6% from the rest of the world.

Country of Birth
United Kingdom 331
European Union 24
Rest of Europe 6
Africa 16
Middle East and Asia 24
The Americas (North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean) 13
Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and nearby islands) 4
British Overseas Territories 1
Total 419

Length of Residence Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 83.8% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.4% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.8% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.8% for less than two years.

The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".

Length of Residence
Born in The United Kingdom 331
10+ Years 62
5-10 Years 11
2-5 Years 11
Less Than 2 Years 4
Total 419

Passport(s) Held Embed This Back to Top

Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to CR8 3EE.

Passport(s) Held
None 31
United Kingdom 358
Republic of Ireland 4
European Union 16
Rest of Europe 2
Middle East or Asia 3
North America or Caribbean 1
Central and South America 1
Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and nearby islands) 3
British Overseas Territories 0

Religion Embed This Back to Top

The largest religious group in England and Wales are Christians - 46.2% of residents. However, a sizeable portion of the population (37.2%) claim to have no religion, which has increased substantially from the 25.1% reported in the 2011 census. Some 6.5% identify themselves as Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 0.6% as other religions, while the remaining 6% did not state their religious views.

Religion
No Religion 134
Christian 163
Buddhist 4
Hindu 29
Jewish 0
Muslim 30
Sikh 10
Other Religion 0
Not Stated 49
Total 419

Employment Back to Top

Economic Activity Embed This

Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021/22 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.

The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.

Economic Activity
Full-Time Employee 138
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) 28
Self Employed (No Subordinates) 34
Self Employed (With Subordinates) 5
Unemployed 5
Full-Time Student (with or without job) 25
Retired 59
Looking After Home or Family 23
Long-Term Sick or Disabled 25
Other 22
Total 364

Occupation Group Embed This Back to Top

This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021/22, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.

Occupation Group
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials 41
Professional Occupations 79
Associate Professional Occupations 31
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations 17
Skilled Trades Occupations 12
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations 16
Sales and Customer Service Occupations 4
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives 8
Elementary Occupations 1
Total 209

Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top

Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

Socio-Economic Classification
Large Employer or Higher Managerial/Professional 96
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional 77
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations 42
Own Account Worker/Small Employer 46
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation 10
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations 30
Semi-Routine Occupation 12
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed 31
Full-time Student 20
Total 364

Policing and Crime (21) Back to Top

Foxley Lane, Purley, CR8 3EE is within the Purley and Woodcote policing neighbourhood, under the Metropolitan Police Service force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999. In January 2025, 21 crimes were reported within half a mile of CR8 3EE.


Neighbourhood Team

Crime: Click here to view 21 crimes committed near Foxley Lane
Neighbourhood Team Address Purley and Woodcote
Force Website: https://www.met.police.uk/

Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.

Nearby Services Back to Top

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Below are the details of the closest services to CR8 3EE. All distances are straight-line distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for CR8 3EE.

Nearest Railway Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 20 closest railway stations to Foxley Lane, Purley, CR8 3EE. The nearest railway station is Purley, approximately 0.6 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Purley 0.6 miles
Reedham (London) 0.7 miles
Purley Oaks 1.2 miles
Riddlesdown 1.3 miles
Coulsdon Town 1.4 miles
Sanderstead 1.5 miles
Kenley 1.6 miles
Wallington 1.6 miles
Waddon 1.8 miles
Coulsdon South 1.9 miles
Woodmansterne 2 miles
South Croydon 2 miles
Carshalton Beeches 2.2 miles
Carshalton 2.5 miles
East Croydon 2.7 miles
West Croydon 2.7 miles
Hackbridge 2.7 miles
Chipstead 2.9 miles
Whyteleafe 3 miles
Sutton (London) 3 miles

Nearest Tube/DLR Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 20 closest Tube and Docklands Light Railway stations to Foxley Lane, Purley, CR8 3EE. The nearest Overground station is West Croydon, approximately 2.7 miles away.

Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to Foxley Lane, Purley, CR8 3EE. The nearest is Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School, approximately 520 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance* Ofsted Rating
Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School 520 yards
    
Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) 0.7 miles
    
Wallington Primary Academy 0.7 miles
    
St Elphege's RC Infants' School 1 mile
    
St Elphege's RC Junior School 1 mile
    
Beaumont Primary School 1 mile
    
Foresters Primary School 1 mile
    
Woodcote Primary School 1 mile
    
Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School 1.1 miles
    
Bandon Hill Primary School 1.2 miles
    

Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest secondary schools to Foxley Lane, Purley, CR8 3EE. The nearest is Thomas More Catholic School, approximately 520 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance* Ofsted Rating
Thomas More Catholic School 520 yards
    
The John Fisher School 700 yards
    
Woodcote High School 1 mile
    
Wallington High School for Girls 1.1 miles
    
Harris Academy Purley 1.1 miles
    
Wilson's School 1.2 miles
    
Oaks Park High School 1.8 miles
    
Riddlesdown Collegiate 2 miles
    
Croydon Metropolitan College 2 miles  
Wallington County Grammar School 2.1 miles
    

Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to Foxley Lane, Purley, CR8 3EE. The nearest is Woodcote Medical, approximately 190 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Dentists Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest dentists to Foxley Lane, Purley, CR8 3EE. The nearest is Kerschbaumer, Andreas, approximately 110 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Hospitals Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest hospitals to Foxley Lane, Purley, CR8 3EE. The nearest is Purley War Memorial Hospital, approximately 0.5 miles away.

Nearest Opticians Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest opticians to Foxley Lane, Purley, CR8 3EE. The nearest is Pursers Optometrists, approximately 840 yards away.

* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.


 

Broadband Connectivity Back to Top

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Broadband in CR8 3EE

This postcode has support for gigabit broadband at one or more premises. Gigabit broadband is the latest high-speed standard, meaning fixed line broadband at a potential speed of 1,000Mbps or more - more than enough for even the most demanding household gaming, video calling, video and internet browsing needs. Note that occasionally some properties in a postcode may still not be eligible due to conditions on the ground, or the building structure. If you wish to enquire about a specific property in this postcode, contact the major suppliers, for instance Virgin Media, BT Broadband and Plusnet. For more information on Superfast Broadband, see the OpenReach website.

Broadband data is based on information provided by the major fixed internet service providers in the UK, including Virgin Media and BT. It does not include providers of satellite internet.

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Gigabit (1,000Mbps+) Internet Available? Yes
Ultrafast (300Mbps+) Broadband Available? Yes
Superfast (30Mbps+) Broadband Available? Yes
Maximum Download Speed Available 1000Mbps+

Top Broadband Suppliers Back to Top

Thanks to a survey[link] performed for Broadband Genie, we can show you the best broadband suppliers in the United Kingdom as of 2019. The most popular supplier was Plusnet, based on average scores for value, support, speed, reliability, customer service, security and whether the customer would recommend the supplier.

Supplier Customer Rating
Plusnet 76.2%
Zen Internet 75.8%
Post Office 74%
EE Broadband 73.4%
NOW TV 70.8%
Vodafone 70%
Sky Digital 69.2%
BT Broadband 67.4%
Virgin Media 67.4%
TalkTalk 65.2%
 

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