Location Analysis of Croydon
Location Analysis of Croydon Overview of the demographics, local economy, housing market and the retail sector Overview Location Analysis of Croydon Central London Croydon Current and Projected Population Croydon ▪ Croydon is a major hub for services and retail sector (8th biggest retail area in London), with North End being its main shopping street, having presence of retail stores such as Whitgift and Allders − The region has an estimated presence of c.13,000 businesses(2) ▪ Croydon Vision 2020 is a major regeneration programme by the London Borough of Croydon for Central Croydon, with an investment of over £3.5bn already ▪ committed in redeveloping the area(3)(4) Croydon has a total population of 342,800, the largest population of all the London boroughs ▪ Croydon has c.8.5m sq. ft. of commercial floor space , and a development pipeline of 8.2m sq ft, a number of which have detailed planning consent(2) − 227,300 (66.3%) of its total population is aged between 16-64 years − 189,400 (79.1%) of the total population is economically active(1), compared to 74.9% in London Type Avg. Journey Time Remarks − Services sector accounts for 91.7% of the jobs in Croydon, with Public admin, education & health being the major employers (29.9%)(1) From London Victoria. Operator is Southern Rail 16 minutes Service Railway ▪ Croydon is well connected, as evident from the table on the left, contributing largely to its economic development Bus c.50 minutes From Westminster ▪ As part of Transport for London's (TfL) £10bn Investment Programme, the East Tram
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