Purley Way and Its Stores
The A23 Purley Way runs through Waddon from Purley to the edge of Thornton Heath, lined with superstores and retail parks since it opened in 1925. That makes Waddon a common pickup point for furniture bought in store, and our furniture collections bring it home and into the right room.
It is also the way to Factory Lane, the only council tip in Croydon that lets vans in, and only on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 11am to 1pm. For a household clear-out, our rubbish removal avoids that two-hour window.
Semis, Blocks and Council Homes
The Waddon ward had 7,356 households in the 2021 Census. 42% live in purpose-built flats and 24% in semis, and a quarter of households rent from the council or a housing association. Recent sales cluster on Warham Road, Whitestone Way and Connersville Way, where blocks such as Sovereign Court, Peebles Court and Royal Court make up most of the turnover.
In October 2025 Croydon's planning committee approved the second phase of Hyde Housing's scheme near Waddon station: 211 affordable homes, after a first phase of 126. Moves into new blocks like these need the site manager's access hours, so send them with your enquiry.
Getting Around Waddon
Waddon station on Epsom Road has no car park, and the trams stop at Waddon Marsh and Wandle Park. The north of the ward is in the West permit zone, and roads by Harris Primary Academy Purley Way, Howard Primary and the Minster schools are school streets closed at drop-off and pick-up times. Waddon Ponds, a source of the River Wandle, and the site of the old Croydon Airport are both in the south-west of the ward.