Croydon East covers a broad part of eastern Croydon and is made up of suburban neighbourhoods extending from the edge of central Croydon toward the borough’s eastern and south-eastern boundary. It includes communities around Addiscombe, Shirley, New Addington and neighbouring residential districts. The constituency is almost entirely built up, but its character varies from denser areas closer to central Croydon to lower-density suburbs and larger green spaces farther out. Tram and road routes provide important links across the seat and toward central Croydon. The outer edge approaches the open land and wooded landscapes that separate south London from neighbouring parts of Surrey and Kent.
Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.
People and place
A population and household snapshot for Croydon East, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population111,995
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationLondon
Age profile
0 to 1722.8% · 25,514 people
18 to 247.9% · 8,808 people
25 to 3413.7% · 15,369 people
35 to 4920.6% · 23,021 people
50 to 6419.5% · 21,851 people
65 and over15.6% · 17,432 people
Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗
Home ownership and renting
Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.
42,666 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners58.0% · 24,738 households
Private renters19.5% · 8,320 households
Social renters21.4% · 9,111 households
Other tenure1.2% · 497 households
“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.
Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗
Household composition
A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.
42,667 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households26.8% · 11,451 households
Families with dependent children33.7% · 14,389 households
Other single-family households33.9% · 14,454 households
Other household types5.6% · 2,373 households
Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗
Disability and day-to-day activities
The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
109,851 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot6.6% · 7,229 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little8.7% · 9,607 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act84.7% · 93,015 people
Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.
Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗
Petitions
Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.
Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.
Open petitionCloses 12 September 2026
Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership
Signatures in this constituency326
Signatures nationally244,752
Government response published · Debate scheduled for 29 June 2026
Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗
Funding and local projects
National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.
The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.
Grants recorded56
Total awarded£1,267,974
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 25 June 2026
ANCA Core Services Sustainability
Addiscombe Neighbourhood Care Association
£20,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Addiscombe Neighbourhood Care Association - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 28 May 2026
Our Roots Our Rhythm
Cultural Arts CIC
£20,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Cultural Arts CIC - Children & Young People - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 26 May 2026
PathFinder 50+
Status Employment Limited
£20,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Status Employment Limited - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 21 May 2026
Urban Fairways
GOLD BOOTS CIC
£6,610
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
GOLD BOOTS CIC - Children & Young People - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 14 April 2026
Addiscombe Young Ballers ( AYB)
Olive Door Community CIC
£8,710
Sport England · Sport
About this award
This project will provide a new weekly football session for children in years 1-4 in Croydon's Addiscombe and Woodside areas as current provision is oversubscribed. Funding is required for staff costs, equipment, coaches fees and facility hire. Funding is also required for a parent coaching pathway to strengthen plans for sustainability.
51 more awards are available.
Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗
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