Croydon
London · England 390,724 Population (2021 Census)
37.4% White British (2021)
18.7% White British (2041 projected)
11.0% White British (2051 projected)
Ethnic composition
Census 2021 observed data with Hamilton-Perry projections to 2061.
white british 37.4%
white other 10.9%
asian 17.5%
black 22.6%
mixed 7.6%
other 3.9%
Projected 2051
white british 11.0%
white other 15.4%
asian 14.0%
black 19.6%
mixed 8.4%
other 31.7%
Diversity index
highly diverse Shannon entropy: 0.88 · Dissimilarity: 37.1
Religion
Census 2021 religious composition with projections.
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Muslim population projected: 18.5% by 2051
Country of birth
UK-born (2021) 65.1%
Foreign-born (2021) 34.9%
Foreign-born (2051 projected) 71.2%
English proficiency
mainLanguageEnglishPct 84.0%
notEnglishPct 32.1%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%
Service demand pressure
Ethnic change20/20
Asylum18/20
School15/20
Language0/20
Housing18/20
Economic profile
Avg employment rate40.1%
Avg home ownership32%
Avg social rent10.5%
Degree or above24.5%
No qualifications9.6%
Housing demand projection
Census 2021 tenure patterns by ethnicity, projected to 2041 from demographic composition change.
Ownership (2021)32%
Social rent (2021)10.5%
Private rent (2021)17.3%
Ownership (2041)29%
Social rent (2041)10.2%
Social rent change-0.4pp
High foreign-born population growth will drive additional housing demand, particularly in the private rented sector.
School demographics
DfE School Census 2024/25. 56,112 pupils.
WBI pupils22.8%
Minority pupils77.2%
EAL growth (projected)+14.6pp
WBI gap (school vs population)14.6pp
Schools are 15pp more diverse than the general population — schools show the future.
English proficiency
mainLanguageEnglishPct 84.0%
notEnglishPct 32.1%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%
Projected non-English growth+18.7pp
NHS and council services will need increased interpreter/translation provision.
Asylum and immigration data
Asylum seekers on support, hotel costs, grant rates, and the True Cost of Asylum for this area.
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