Editing New Addington

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| region                   = London
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| population_ref           = (2011 Census. Ward)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13688664&c=New+Addington&d=14&e=62&g=6322561&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1476097980263&enc=1|title=Croydon Ward population 2011|access-date=10 October 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics |work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}</ref>
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| static_image_caption     = Central Parade
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| constituency_westminster = [[Croydon East (UK Parliament constituency)|Croydon East]]
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'''New Addington''' is an area of [[South London]], [[England]], within the [[London Borough of Croydon]]. It is located 5 miles south east of [[Croydon]] and is adjacent to the [[Greater London]] boundary with [[Surrey]].

==History==
Until the 1930s, the area now known as New Addington was farmland and woodland in the southeast of the ancient parish of [[Addington, London|Addington]]. The farms were called Castle Hill, Addington Lodge (later Fisher's Farm).<ref name=adhistory>{{cite web|url=http://www.croydononline.org/history/places/newaddington.asp |title=History Section - New Addington |publisher=Croydononline.org |access-date=7 January 2018}}</ref>
At the time, central Croydon and London more generally had overcrowded slums causing concern to the authorities. In 1935, the First National Housing Trust purchased {{convert|569|acre|km2|lk=in}} of Fisher's Farm with the intention of erecting a '[[Garden city movement|Garden Village]]', with 4,400 houses, shops, two churches, cinema, and village green.<ref name="Willey">{{cite book |last1=Willey |first1=Russ |title=The London Gazzetteer |date=2006 |publisher=Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd |page=335}}</ref> The Chairman of the Trust was [[Charles Boot]], hence the earliest part of New Addington is sometimes called ''The Boot's Estate''.<ref name=adhistory />

By 1939, when the outbreak of [[World War II]] suspended construction, 1,023 houses and 23 shops had been built. The new estate was popular, but the provision of amenities had not kept pace with the house building. Only one of the proposed schools and few of the shops were in operation. For employment, decent shopping and entertainment, the residents had to travel off the estate. This heralded a long history of isolation for the estate, then nicknamed ''Little Siberia'', because it is much colder than the rest of Croydon.<ref>{{cite news |last1=George |first1=Sarah |title=21 things only people who grew up in New Addington will understand |url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/new-addington-grew-up-understand-15465216 |date=24 August 2020 |work=MyLondon News |publisher=Reach |access-date=29 April 2025}}</ref> The isolation was partly remedied 60 years later with the arrival of [[Tramlink]] route 3, mentioned below.<ref name="Willey"/> Tramlink runs alongside Lodge Lane, the main (northern) road access. There is only one other point of access by road, where King Henry's Drive connects with minor roads to the south.

After the war, there were concerns about the amount of [[Green Belt|green space]] being used for building around London and much of the countryside around the developing estate was designated as [[Green Belt]] land.<ref name="Willey"/> The County Borough of Croydon bought the unused First National Housing Trust land and a further {{convert|400|acre|km2}} to add to it, for extensive further development.<ref name="Willey"/> Many dozens of single-storey, detached, prefabricated houses (commonly known as "[[prefabricated building|prefabs]]" of the "Arcon" type using corrugated cement asbestos panels fixed to a bolted steel frame as photographed in "A 1950s metal UK prefab at the Rural Life Centre, Tilford, Surrey.") were built in the Castle Hill area of the estate. These were inhabited until the 1960s when they were demolished and replaced with brick-built two-storey homes.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}} At the same time as the smaller prefabs were built, larger two-storey semi-detached houses were also built. These houses, which had metal upper skins, still survive around the King Henry's Drive area near Wolsey School. This was more development than had originally been envisaged but it brought about the structure of the estate as seen today.

Many more houses, blocks of flats, churches, factories and Central Parade with its shops, were built. The London Borough of Croydon obtained permission for a further 1,412 houses, which were completed in 1968.<ref name="Willey"/> This area, at the Croydon end, is known as the Fieldway Estate and has developed its own identity to an extent.<ref name=adhistory />
The total population counted by the 2011 Census was 22,280, of which 10,801 were in New Addington ward, with 11,479 in Fieldway ward.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}

==Reputation==
[[File:New addington Map.png|thumb|300px|Map of New Addington, showing its distance from other Croydon settlements]]
The distance from Croydon and other centres, with patchy bus services being the only main transport links for many years, prevented New Addington residents from being able to access a full range of employment and educational facilities or indeed shops. A significant improvement was the arrival of [[Tramlink]] (route 3) in 2000, providing a connection with [[Croydon]] and [[Wimbledon, London|Wimbledon]] in a little over 30 minutes, and from there connections to [[Central London]]. This provided the opportunity of a greater choice of schools and jobs. Several 'feeder' 'bus routes were also introduced to connect with Tramlink, along with general enhancement to bus services in the area. The area was declared{{when|date=August 2020}} one of the first Education Action Zones by the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] government, with extra investment and opportunities for partnership for schools.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}} The London Borough of Croydon increased its investment in the remaining housing stock and in the leisure and youth facilities.<ref name="Willey"/> It also organised a neighbourhood partnership for the estate which local people lead to hold public institutions to account.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}

New Addington has however continued to suffer from various reports of violence and public upset for several years, reflecting upon [[anti-social behaviour]] and gang violence involving youths on the estate from the 1970s to the present, as well as the perceived poor standard of schools, low educational and health standards, and a reported high number of teenage mothers, particularly in Fieldway.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}} In a ''[[Croydon Advertiser]]'' survey in 2013, New Addington, in comparison with other areas, was said to be the worst in Croydon to live, based on life expectancy, incapacity benefit claimants rates and income support, unemployment, crime, school exam passes, public transport accessibility and access to open space and nature.<ref>{{cite news
 |title        = DATA BLOG: Where is the best place to live in Croydon?
 |date         = 22 November 2013
 |author       = Gareth Davies
 |work         = Croydon Advertiser
 |access-date   = 28 November 2013
 |url          = http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/DATA-BLOG-best-place-live-Croydon/story-20164938-detail/story.html
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20131203060025/http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/DATA-BLOG-best-place-live-Croydon/story-20164938-detail/story.html
 |archive-date = 3 December 2013
 |url-status     = dead
 |df           = dmy-all
}}</ref>

The area was affected during the [[2011 England Riots]]. A supermarket was destroyed by firebombs and stolen property was found in the area.<ref>{{cite news|title=CROYDON RIOTS: Parade burned as families fled for their lives|url=http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/CROYDON-RIOTS-Parade-burned-families-fled-lives/story-13120108-detail/story.html}}{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|work=Croydon Advertiser|title=New Addington gang jailed for 25 years|url=http://www.thisiscroydontoday.co.uk/New-Addington-gang-jailed-25-years/story-16686394-detail/story.html|access-date=10 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812021856/http://www.thisiscroydontoday.co.uk/New-Addington-gang-jailed-25-years/story-16686394-detail/story.html|archive-date=12 August 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> An inquiry supported the provision of a local police station.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120115013803/http://www.thisiscroydontoday.co.uk/CROYDON-RIOTS-New-Addington-community-lost-faith/story-14054925-detail/story.html#axzz2Ve8BUTYs CROYDON RIOTS: New Addington community 'lost faith' in police | Croydon Advertiser]</ref> A councillor praised local recovery from the riots, claiming the area was now a stronger community than before and rates of anti-social behaviour were beginning to decline.<ref>{{cite web|author=Nick Hitchens |url=http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/9860413.CROYDON_RIOTS__New_Addington_response_was_fantastic_says_councillor/ |title=CROYDON RIOTS: New Addington response was fantastic says councillor ( |publisher=Your Local Guardian |date=8 August 2012 |access-date=7 January 2018}}</ref>

The Fieldway estate came under criticism in 2011, following local resident Emma West being arrested and charged with a racially aggravated public order offence, weeks after a video was uploaded to [[YouTube]] of her racially abusing passengers on the Croydon Tramlink, attracting 11 million viewers by 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-16051120 |title=Racist tram rant accused Emma West remanded after court hearing |work=BBC News |date=6 December 2011 |access-date=7 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Felicity Morse |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2011/11/29/woman-tram-racial-harrassment-charged-rant-toddler-ethnic-minorities_n_1118200.html |title=Emma West, 34, Charged With Racial Harassment After Abusive Tram Rant |work=Huffington Post |date=29 November 2011 |access-date=7 January 2018}}</ref> Her detainment on remand at [[HM Prison Bronzefield|HMP Bronzefield]] attracted a protest from the [[Britain First]] movement.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.demotix.com/news/951463/prison-protest-calls-release-tram-rant-woman-emma-west |title=Prison protest calls for release of 'tram rant woman' Emma West |publisher= [[Demotix]] |access-date=10 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228021755/http://www.demotix.com/news/951463/prison-protest-calls-release-tram-rant-woman-emma-west#media-951427 |archive-date=28 December 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> On 1 July 2013 she was sentenced to 24 months' community service and ordered to be put under a supervision order, as well as receive mental health treatment.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131227001015/http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/Judge-orders-Emma-West-peace-public-transport/story-19444786-detail/story.html Judge orders Croydon tram race rant mum Emma West to 'keep the peace' on public transport | Croydon Advertiser]</ref>
   
The estate was also the scene of the [[Death of Tia Sharp|disappearance and death of 12 year-old Tia Sharp]] in 2012.<ref>{{cite news|work=Daily Mirror|date=10 August 2012|title=Tears for Tia|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/tia-sharp-shock-and-sadness-in-new-1247738}}</ref> Residents of New Addington rejected comments from journalists who they felt inaccurately cited her death as an example in reflecting the area's issues.<ref>{{cite web|work=The Week|date=14 August 2012|title=New Addington: the benighted estate Tia Sharp called home|url=http://www.theweek.co.uk/uk-news/tia-sharp-murder/48465/new-addington-benighted-estate-tia-sharp-called-home}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|work=Croydon Advertiser|date=14 August 2012|title=New Addington residents furious over article branding estate 'impoverished ghetto|url=http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/New-Addington-residents-furious-article-branding/story-16759773-detail/story.html#ixzz47nx2NvaW}}{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="eastlondonlines1">{{cite web|url=http://www.eastlondonlines.co.uk/2012/09/new-addington-croydons-most-notorious-area-fights-back/ |title=Is New Addington really a "benighted ghetto"? |publisher=Eastlondonlines |date=9 December 2013 |access-date=7 January 2018}}</ref>

In 2013, the area was featured three times in the same episode of ''[[Crimewatch UK]]'', predominantly focusing on the area's gang culture.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130706063928/http://www.thisiscroydontoday.co.uk/Councillor-hopes-BBC-Crimewatch-appeal-help-catch/story-18745578-detail/story.html%23axzz2Ve8BUTYs#axzz2Ve8BUTYs Councillor Kian Hollis hopes BBC Crimewatch appeal will help catch Gary Hayward's attackers | Croydon Advertiser]</ref>

==Demography==
In the [[United Kingdom census, 2011|2011 census]], New Addington ward was [[White people|White]] or [[White British]] (76%), [[Black people|Black]] or [[Black British]] (14.2%), [[Mixed (United Kingdom ethnicity category)|Mixed/multiple ethnic groups]] (3.8%), [[Asian people|Asian]] or [[British Asian|Asian British]] (3.4%) and Other ethnic group (1%). The largest single ethnicity is White British (72.7%).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/new-addington-e05000157#sthash.neYrDjH3.dpbs|title=New Addington - UK Census Data 2011|first=Good Stuff IT|last=Services|website=UK Census Data|access-date=31 January 2021}}</ref>

The most common household tenure were those rented from council (31% of households), followed by 29% of homes owned by a mortgage or loan. 7% of the economically active population were unemployed. The median age of the population is 34.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/new-addington-e05000157 |title=New Addington - UK Census Data 2011 |publisher=Ukcensusdata.com |access-date=7 January 2018}}</ref>

0.3% of the population (as well as Fieldway ward) commuted to work by bicycle, the second lowest in Greater London and only higher than [[Kenton, London|Kenton East]] in Harrow.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/ward-profiles-and-atlas|title=Ward Profiles and Atlas – London Datastore}}</ref>

The [[Office for National Statistics]] identifies a New Addington Built-up area<ref name="ons">{{cite web |title=2011 Built-up Areas - Methodology and Guidance |url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/articles/ref/builtupareas_userguidance.pdf |publisher=Office for National Statistics |access-date=25 August 2021 |date=2013}}</ref> with a 2011 population of 22,280,<ref>{{NOMIS2011|title=New Addington Built-up area|id=E34000214|accessdate=26 August 2021}}</ref> made up of New Addington ward (10,801)<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E05000157|title=New Addington Ward (as of 2011)|accessdate=26 August 2021}}</ref> and also [[Fieldway (ward)|Fieldway]] ward (11,479).<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E05000154|title=Fieldway Ward (as of 2011)|accessdate=26 August 2021}}</ref>

==Politics==
Politically, New Addington has traditionally been a Labour stronghold, providing the only five Labour councillors out of 70 in the London Borough of Croydon between 1982 and 1986.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}} Four of the last six leaders of the Labour Party on Croydon Council have been councillors representing the estate, including [[Geraint Davies (Labour politician)|Geraint Davies]], the area's former [[Member of Parliament]], and [[Val Shawcross]], now a [[London Assembly]] member.

From 1965 to 1978 the area was covered by one ward, [[New Addington (ward)|New Addington]]. The population of New Addington increased following the construction of the Fieldway estate and it was split into two wards ahead of the [[1978 Croydon London Borough Council election|1978 Croydon Council election]], [[New Addington (ward)|New Addington]], which now covered the southern end of the New Addington area and [[Fieldway (ward)|Fieldway]] which covered the northern end of New Addington area and the Fieldway estate itself. The boundaries were modified slightly ahead of the [[2002 Croydon London Borough Council election|2002 Croydon Council election]].

In 2006 the two ward had two Labour councillors each, both wards seeing strong challenges from the [[British National Party|BNP]].{{citation needed|date=August 2020}} In the 2010 [[2010 Croydon Council election|local elections]], New Addington ward elected Tony Pearson, its first [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] Councillor since 1968.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}

Labour won all seats on the estate at the [[2014 Croydon London Borough Council election|2014 elections]] and voted for Sadiq Khan in the [[2016 London mayoral election|2016 Mayoral Election]] and heavily for Leave in the [[2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum|2016 EU Referendum]].{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}

In the snap [[2017 United Kingdom general election|2017 General Election]], [[Gavin Barwell]] was unseated as the Conservative MP and replaced with Labour's [[Sarah Jones (politician)|Sarah Jones]].

In [[2018 Croydon London Borough Council election|2018]], following a boundary review, New Addington ward was renamed [[New Addington South (ward)|New Addington South]] and Fieldway ward was renamed [[New Addington North (ward)|New Addington North]] with minor adjustments to their boundaries.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/lgbce/__data/assets/pdf_file/0013/34123/Croydon_FinalRecommendations_20170705.pdf|title=Final recommendations on the new electoral arrangements for Croydon Borough Council|publisher=Local Government Boundary Commission for England|year=2017|pages=22–23}}</ref> The Conservatives missed out on winning a seat in New Addington South by 180 votes, with Labour once again holding all four seats.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}

In [[2022 Croydon London Borough Council election|2022]], however, the Conservatives won both council seats in New Addington South and one of the seats in New Addington North, with Labour winning the other.

==Facilities==
[[File:Church of St. Edward King and Confessor, New Addington, CR0 - geograph.org.uk - 41210.jpg|thumb|St Edward the Confessor's Church, New Addington]]
[[File:The Good Shepherd RC church, New Addington CR0 - geograph.org.uk - 56235.jpg|thumb|Church of the Good Shepherd, New Addington]]
The [[Anglican]] parish church of New Addington is St Edward's Church<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stedwardnewaddington.org.uk/ |title=Welcome to St Edward's |publisher=St Edward New Addington |access-date=7 January 2018}}</ref> at the end of Central Parade, built in 1957. Fieldway, however, is part of Addington parish, under the 11th century [[St Mary's Church, Addington|St Mary the Blessed Virgin Church]] in Addington village. There are also a [[Baptist]] church, the Good Shepherd [[Roman Catholic]] Church, the [[Salvation Army]] and several other smaller places of worship.

Although most of the rest of Croydon has the London telephone dialling code '020', New Addington has the [[Orpington]] code for [[British Telecom|BT]] customers of '01689'. In recent years, cable telephone providers have entered the estate, using 020 for completely new customers, but existing BT customers transferring over to cable can retain the 01689 number if they so wish.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}} New Addington is in the [[CR postcode area|CR0]] postal district, the largest (by population) in the country.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/about-ons/business-transparency/freedom-of-information/previous-foi-requests/people--population-and-community/population-for-every-postcode-district-in-england-and-wales/index.html |title=FOI request: Population for every postcode district in England and Wales |website=The National Archives |access-date=12 October 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20160105160709/http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/about-ons/business-transparency/freedom-of-information/previous-foi-requests/people--population-and-community/population-for-every-postcode-district-in-england-and-wales/index.html |archive-date=5 January 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

Since the beginning of 2006, Croydon Council have started a consultation with the local community with a view to regenerating the Central Parade shopping district and bringing in a partner to develop new housing and a supermarket retail outlet.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}}

==Transport==
===Rail===
The nearest [[National Rail]] stations to New Addington are [[Hayes station|Hayes]], located 3.6 miles away, and [[East Croydon station|East Croydon]], located 5 miles away.

===Trams===
The area is served by three Tramlink stops ([[Fieldway tram stop|Fieldway]], [[King Henry's Drive tram stop|King Henry's Drive]] and [[New Addington tram stop|New Addington]]), linking the area with [[West Croydon station|West Croydon]] and [[Wimbledon tram stop|Wimbledon]].

===Buses===
New Addington is served by [[London Buses]] routes 64 (24 hours), 130, 314, 464, and 664 (school route). These connect it with areas including [[Biggin Hill]], [[Bromley]], [[Croydon]], [[Eltham, London|Eltham]], [[Hayes, Bromley|Hayes]], [[South Norwood]], and [[Thornton Heath]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
New in service at New Addington - geograph.org.uk - 1607118.jpg|Bus no. M1167 on its first day serving route 130B in 1985
New Addington tram terminus - geograph.org.uk - 823538.jpg|The tram terminus on the first day of service, 2000
Bus stop 'D', New Addington - geograph.org.uk - 1611920.jpg|A bus stop scene in 2009
Jewels Wood, between New Addington and Biggin Hill - geograph.org.uk - 42378.jpg|Jewels Wood, between New Addington and Biggin Hill
The Man on the Moon pub and Headley Drive shops - geograph.org.uk - 748209.jpg|The Man on the Moon pub
Hutchinson's Bank 4.JPG|[[Hutchinson's Bank]]
New Addington tramstop look north.JPG|New Addington tram stop
Parkway, New Addington - geograph.org.uk - 1321600.jpg|Parkway
Central Parade, New Addington - geograph.org.uk - 1320701.jpg|Central Parade
</gallery>

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