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Croydon London Borough Council

Local authority area: London Borough of Croydon

London Borough of Croydon is a london borough, in the Greater London region of England. It covers 86.5 km² and had 392,224 residents in 2022 — about 4,535 people per km². The authority dates from 1965. The council is based in Croydon.

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Council headquartersCroydon Town Hall
Croydon Town Hall
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People

Population

Estimates recorded for London Borough of Croydon, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022392,224+6.3% since 2012
Land area86.5km²33.4 sq mi
Density4,535/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#41of 382 UK councils · #39 in England
Population estimates4 data points
368.9K379K385.3K392.2K
2012201520182022
History

How the council came to be

  1. 1965
    Created

    Formed from County Borough of Croydon.

Same region, same type

Other london boroughs in London

All councils in London
London Borough of Barnet389,101London Borough of Ealing369,937London Borough of Newham358,645London Borough of Brent341,221London Borough of Bromley329,578London Borough of Wandsworth329,035London Borough of Enfield327,224London Borough of Tower Hamlets325,789London Borough of Lambeth316,812London Borough of Southwark311,913London Borough of Redbridge310,911London Borough of Hillingdon310,681
Elections

28 electoral wards

Census 2021: 390,717 residents in 152,949 households across the wards; 13.6% aged 65+, 54.7% of homes owned, 33.6% of households without a car.

1Broad Green7,342 households · 7.9% aged 65+20,2222West Thornton6,493 households · 10.3% aged 65+18,7643Waddon7,356 households · 10.2% aged 65+18,6844South Croydon7,755 households · 11.0% aged 65+18,0645Thornton Heath7,042 households · 10.5% aged 65+18,0026Bensham Manor6,091 households · 11.5% aged 65+16,938

All wards of London Borough of Croydon

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Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

CCentre for Health and Disability AssessmentsCouncil office · Croydon CR0 6BACCommunity Equipment ServiceCouncil office · Croydon CR0 4RR · hours listedCCroydon Council HQCouncil office · Croydon CR0 1EA · hours listedCLondon Borough of CroydonCouncil office · Croydon CR0 1EA · hours listedTBraithwaite HallsTown hall · Croydon CR0 1NX · hours listedTCroydon Town HallTown hall · Croydon CR0 1NX · hours listed
Westminster

Constituencies

Croydon East · 9 wardsCroydon West · 8 wardsCroydon South · 8 wardsStreatham and Croydon North · 4 wards
Source: Wikidata Q26888 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.