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Sydenham vs Crystal Palace

Sydenham edges Crystal Palace overall on the Balanced preset — 44 to 43 out of 100 — taking 3 of the 9 layers scored here by a clear margin (5+ points) to Crystal Palace's 3.

Crystal Palace here means Croydon's Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood ward; Bromley scores a Crystal Palace & Anerley ward on the park side.

Score by score

The nine layers, side by side

Scores as of 5 Jul 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Apr 2026 · air 2022 · sources

Sydenham

Lewisham

44
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Sydenham leads by 1 on overall score

Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood

Croydon

43
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  • Heritage
    63/ 100
    Sydenham leads by 25 on heritage
    38/ 100
  • Connectivity
    47/ 100
    Sydenham leads by 6 on connectivity
    41/ 100
  • Area development
    0/ 100
    Level on area development
    0/ 100
  • Property prices & growth
    53/ 100
    Sydenham leads by 1 on property prices & growth
    52/ 100
  • Cultural Signal
    25/ 100
    Sydenham leads by 4 on cultural signal
    21/ 100
  • Nature Access
    59/ 100
    Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood leads by 12 on nature access
    71/ 100
  • Safety
    48/ 100
    Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood leads by 10 on safety
    58/ 100
  • Air & Quiet
    51/ 100
    Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood leads by 5 on air & quiet
    56/ 100
  • Education
    53/ 100
    Sydenham leads by 7 on education
    46/ 100
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Sydenham or Crystal Palace?

Sydenham

Sydenham ward · Lewisham

Choose Sydenham if heritage, education and connectivity outrank the rest of your list — it leads on heritage (+25), education (+7) and connectivity (+6). The trade: Crystal Palace stays ahead on nature access (+12).

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Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood ward · Croydon

Choose Crystal Palace if nature access, safety and air & quiet outrank the rest of your list — it leads on nature access (+12), safety (+10) and air & quiet (+5). The trade: Sydenham stays ahead on heritage (+25).

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