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Electoral wardE05011477

Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown ward, London Borough of Croydon

Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown is one of 28 electoral wards of Croydon London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 9,715 residents in 3,792 households — 3,963 people per km², the 27th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Croydon South constituency.

Residents, 20219,715council ward average 13,954
Households3,7922.56 residents per household
Density3,963/ km²about 2.45 km² · London Borough of Croydon 4,518
Aged 65+15.8%London Borough of Croydon: 13.6% · under 16: 19.5%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.3% · 609
5–96.0% · 582
10–157.2% · 704
16–194.1% · 403
20–245.0% · 483
25–3413.5% · 1,316
35–4922.4% · 2,175
50–6419.6% · 1,906
65–748.8% · 858
75–845.3% · 517
85+1.7% · 162

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van19.0% · 722
1 car or van50.4% · 1,910
2 cars or vans22.7% · 860
3 or more7.9% · 300
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; London Borough of Croydon overall: 54.7% owned, 17.9% social rented, 25.8% private rented.

Owned outright31.8% · 1,205
With mortgage39.6% · 1,503
Shared ownership1.6% · 60
Social rented8.0% · 303
Private rented19.0% · 720

Type of home

Detached house25.3% · 959
Semi-detached house30.8% · 1,167
Terraced house15.5% · 588
Purpose-built flat22.7% · 861
Converted house4.9% · 184
Other conversion0.3% · 11
Above shop / office0.5% · 20
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05011477
Constituency
Croydon South
Region
London
Density rank in council
19 of 28

Other wards in the same constituency

CCoulsdon Town15.7% aged 65+ · 77.3% owned15,419KKenley18.5% aged 65+ · 77.0% owned10,985OOld Coulsdon21.9% aged 65+ · 78.1% owned10,109PPark Hill & Whitgift19.3% aged 65+ · 52.6% owned5,787PPurley & Woodcote18.6% aged 65+ · 65.8% owned15,184SSanderstead22.8% aged 65+ · 83.3% owned15,773SSouth Croydon11.0% aged 65+ · 51.1% owned18,064

All 28 wards of London Borough of Croydon

Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.