The third CBD in London with rapid regional development.
Croydon is known as the "Little Manhattan" of southern London, with the government investing £ 3.5 billion in infrastructure support. Currently, three government agencies, including the Home Office, Customs, and Transport Authority, have moved to this location, and it is expected to become the "little capital" of the UK within the next 10 years.
The largest shopping center in London, Westfield Shopping Centre, will open around Croydon. Croydon College is located here, and many celebrities like Adele graduated from it. The rich educational resources in the surrounding area have also brought rental and housing purchase demands to Croydon.
As a transportation hub in London, Croydon provides quick access to various parts of London. It's only a 13 - minute drive to places like London Bridge and Victoria Station, offering great convenience for travel.
Croydon is located in the South Four boroughs of Greater London, on the transport corridor between central London and the south coast of England. It borders Lambeth to the north, Sutton to the west, and Bromley to the east.
As a transportation hub, Croydon has Croydon College. Its main residents are young white-collar workers who work in Croydon and students from nearby universities.
There were a total of 36,779 crimes in Croydon in 2019. From January to March 2020, the latest available statistical data recorded 8,702 crimes of various types. Over the three months, there was an average of 95.6 crime records across the entire borough. Violence against people was the most commonly reported crime in Croydon, with 2,468 reports in just the first three months of this year. Next was vehicle violations, with 1,672 reports, and 1,309 theft cases were also reported.
There are 97 outstanding public schools and 206 private schools in the Croydon region, with abundant educational resources.
Saffron Square (formerly Wellesley Square) is an urban square and a high-rise building in Croydon. The purple and red Saffron Tower is the tallest building in Croydon. It was developed by Berkeley Homes. Construction of the tower began in 2011 and was completed in 2016. Saffron Square is part of the Croydon 2020 regeneration plan, helping it to achieve the goal of becoming the third CBD in London.
Zotefoams Plc manufactures a series of closed cell cross-linked polyolefin foam, which are widely used in sports, construction, navigation, automation, medical equipment and aerospace. The company started in the 1940s, producing blocky foam, which was spun off from BP Chemicals in 1992. The majority of the company's sales revenue comes from overseas exports with multiple registered trademarks. The sales revenue in 2015 was 26.63 million pounds.
Living here is convenient, a traditional British residential area with a strong living atmosphere and excellent educational resources.
The houses here have great potential for appreciation and the transportation is also very convenient.
The Croydon Council has approved the town center redevelopment project by the Croydon Partnership. The Croydon Advertiser called the approval of the redevelopment project a 'historic night for Croydon', with great prospects for future development.
Croydon celebrated the millennium by holding a beauty pageant at Lloyd Park and an exhibition at the old Croydon Airport.
Croydon became a county borough with greater autonomy. The implementation of the Croydon Improvement Scheme widened the High Street and cleared most of the slum areas.
The Mahjong Control Bureau built public health infrastructure, including reservoirs, sewerage treatment plants, etc., and became one of the first towns in the UK to obtain approval from the local health committee.
Archbishop Robert Kilwardby obtained a charter, marking Croydon as an urban center, and Croydon developed into the main market town in northeastern Surrey.
The area is mainly dominated by apartments, with a majority of new houses.
