Bordering West Wickham and Beckenham Shirley is on the edge of the London Borough of Croydon.
With shops and restaurants on the main parade mainly all owned and run by local people the area has a village feel.
There are numerous bus services that go in to East Croydon from the Shirley Library one way and the other way in to West Wickham High Street, Beckenham and Bromley Town Centre.