[3] The County Borough of Croydon bought the unused First National Housing Trust land and a further 400 acres (1.6 km2) to add to it, for extensive further development.

[3] Many dozens of single-storey, detached, prefabricated houses (commonly known as "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.")

These houses, which had metal upper skins, still survive around the King Henry's Drive area near Wolsey School.

[citation needed] 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.

[citation needed] The London Borough of Croydon increased its investment in the remaining housing stock and in the leisure and youth facilities.

[3] It also organised a neighbourhood partnership for the estate which local people lead to hold public institutions to account.

[citation needed] 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] 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.

[7] 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.

[8] 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.

[13] Residents of New Addington rejected comments from journalists who they felt inaccurately cited her death as an example in reflecting the area's issues.

[19] 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 East in Harrow.

[citation needed] In the snap 2017 General Election, Gavin Barwell was unseated as the Conservative MP and replaced with Labour's Sarah Jones.

[27] 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.

These connect it with areas including Biggin Hill, Bromley, Croydon, Eltham, Hayes, South Norwood, and Thornton Heath.