Often asked: What To Do In East Croydon?

Is East Croydon dangerous?

Croydon is not unsafe. It’s a rather bland suburb, but okay. If you’re booked at the Holiday Inn Express Centrale you should be fine walking from East Croydon station in about 6-7 minutes. Safe enough, but deeply uninspiring.

Is Croydon really that bad?

One of the largest commercial areas outside of Central London, Croydon boasts a lively shopping district and a bustling night-time economy. However, the area also has a problem with crime – in particular, violent crime. In fact, in 2018 Croydon was ranked one of the worst parts of London in terms of knife crime.

What is Croydon famous for?

Croydon has the 13th largest shopping population in the UK. The Whitgift Centre is the third largest shopping mall in London behind the two Westfields. The Whitgift and Centrale are soon to be combined and turned into a Westfields themselves, which would make them the second biggest shopping centre in the UK.

Is Croydon a rich area?

The London Borough of Croydon has been labelled London’s wealthiest borough for property by a new survey. While substantially higher than the average of around £28.3bn, the famously expensive borough only comes out sixth in the list of wealthiest London neighbourhoods for property.

Is East Croydon a nice place to live?

Ignore the bad press, East Croydon is a fun place to live. Yes, there are issues with homelessness, drug addiction and other ills that the council seem ill-equipped to deal with, but no more than any other London borough.

Is East Croydon a good place to live?

Living in Croydon is the absolute best. It’s close to Central London as well as being in touching distance of the seaside and countryside. We’ve got beautiful street art, amazing green parks and train connections to absolutely everywhere.

Is Croydon a good place to buy?

House prices in Croydon start at just over £100,000 which is less than a quarter of the average London property price. This report from Homes and Property claims that Croydon (as well as Haringey) are among the best London areas to buy in for future growth.

Which parts of Croydon are nice?

Here’s the full list of the top 30 places to live in Croydon with their scores (some have Croydon postcodes but technically are not in Croydon ).

• Crystal Palace 7.88.
• West Croydon 7.81.
• Norbury 7.79.
• South Croydon 7.72.
• Croydon town centre 7.50.
• Upper Norwood (Beulah Hill) 7.43.
• Sanderstead 7.42.
• Shirley 7.30.

Is Croydon a good place to buy property?

There’s no escaping the higher rental and purchase prices in the city, but the London borough of Croydon is one of the three most affordable places to buy a property in London, offering real opportunity for those wanting to get on the housing ladder or who have perhaps found themselves priced out of one of the more

What is the roughest part of London?

The two London Boroughs with the highest rate of gun and knife crime are Southwark and Lambeth. Other London Boroughs with high gun and knife crime rates include Brent, Haringey and Hackney.

Who is famous from Croydon?

10 Famous Musicians Who Hail From Croydon

• Stormzy. The grime star who cracked the Top 10 last year with ‘Shut Up’ grew up in the Thornton Heath area of Croydon and attended Harris Academy in nearby South Norwood.
• The Kooks.
• Kirsty MacColl.
• David McAlmont.
• Katie Melua.
• Dane Bowers.
• Krept and Konan.
• Kate Moss.

Why is Croydon not a city?

In 1965 (under the terms of the London Government Act 1963) the County Borough of Croydon was abolished and the area was transferred to Greater London and combined with the Coulsdon and Purley Urban District to form the London Borough of Croydon.

Is South Croydon in Surrey or London?

Croydon, outer borough of London, England, on the southern edge of the metropolis. It is in the historic county of Surrey. The present borough was established in 1965 by the amalgamation of the former county borough of Croydon and the adjacent district of Coulsdon and Purley.

Is Croydon nice to live?

Ignore your friends and colleagues, Croydon is great. Nice parks, good connections to London and all you could want from a town centre. I live in old street and its just too busy, Croydon has a great balance between convenience and tranquillity.

Is waddon safe?

Waddon had the equal third highest level of crime in the borough for April. As with most areas, anti-social behaviour (42) and violence and sexual offences (51) were the highest. ‘Other theft’ (20) and vehicle crime (18) were notably high.