Croydon vs Sutton

A side-by-side comparison of the Croydon and Suttonlocal authority areas — population, density, deprivation and age profile, from ONS Census 2021 and each nation’s Indices of Deprivation.

In short: Croydon is the more populous; council tax is lower in Sutton; Sutton has the higher share of Good/Outstanding schools.

	Croydon	Sutton
Population	390,719	209,636
Density	4,516/km²	4,781/km²
Deprivation	2% in most-deprived 10%	1% in most-deprived 10%
Council tax (Band D)	£2,600	£2,379
Schools Good/Outstanding	84%	97%
Aged under 16	21%	21%
Aged 16–64	66%	64%
Aged 65+	14%	15%

Croydon council area →Sutton council area →