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New Addington South

Ward

East Croydon. About 11,684 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.5 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in New Addington South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
11,327
1,853rd most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How New Addington South compares

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

New Addington SouthMiddle
Population28 wards, Croydon · 2021
Population: every ward in Croydon28 areas from 5,786 to 20,212. The middle area is 15,266. New Addington South is 11,327.
11,32710th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares28 wards, Croydon · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Croydon28 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 45.0%. New Addington South is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
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%. New Addington South is 93.7%.
93.7%8th 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%. New Addington South is 6.6%.
6.6%11th highest

Is New Addington South safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in New Addington South at a rate of 99.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 103.0 per 1,000 people across Croydon.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 91 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in New Addington South.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (384), anti-social behaviour (247) and other crime (166).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

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 New Addington South alone. See Croydon

Average house price
£396,718
Down 1.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£44,326
60th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.0×
Joint 90th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
22.6
Joint 106th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
New Addington South in brief

New Addington South had 11,327 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in New Addington South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In New Addington South, 93.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In New Addington South, 6.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.