The brother of former Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha has been evicted from his flat after a string of accusations about anti-social behaviour, including threatening a housing warden with a hammer.

Serge Zaha, 31, of Castle Hill Avenue, New Addington, has been served with an application for closure order which means he is not allowed back into the property for three months.

Rory Clarke, for the London Borough of Croydon, said the order was necessary to provide respite for residents and prevent any more anti-social behaviour in the flats.

Chief magistrate Howard Cohen said the matters were very serious indeed. Croydon Magistrates' Court heard Mr Zaha apparently had one resident pinned against the wall by her throat and said he would ‘f*****g pop’ her in the head.

Mr Cohen said it was necessary to make the order against Mr Zaha, who did not attend court on Tuesday June 18.

Mr Clarke told the court that officers raided the flat on Monday but only found a mattress on the floor with a few clothes strewn on the floor.

He said there was not much in the living room and it looked as though Mr Zaha was not living at the address. He had been there since January.

Mr Clarke read evidence from Allan O’Brian and Christopher Rowney, anti-social behaviour officers, who said they started receiving complaints from May 7.

They were told that drugs were being sold to children in the block, which comprises of 12 flats on two floors.

Complaints were also made about dogs wandering around and their mess not being cleaned up in the block.

There also complaints of fights between Mr Zaha and his girlfriend, the smoking of cannabis in the block, the smell of cannabis coming from his ground floor flat, the banging of doors and buzzing other people’s flats.

On May 31, two wardens were allegedly threatened by Mr Zaha who came out with a hammer and told them they better watch their backs, Mr Clarke told the court.

Seven people living in the flats were willing to write statements about Mr Zaha but they would only do so anonymously as they all felt intimidated, the court was told.

In a separate matter, Mr Zaha is also being sentenced on June 26 for theft and criminal damage.

Earlier this year he pleaded guilty to stealing a mobile phone on December 7, 2012.

He also pleaded guilty to destroying a copy of the police Code of Practice, valued at £10 on March 22 when he was in custody.

In January, his brother, Wilfried Zaha, secured a move to Premier League champions Manchester United.

He was loaned back to Crystal Palace and played a pivotal role in their promotion to the top tier of English football.