# CR0 3BQ: area report for a postcode in Croydon

CR0 3BQ is a postcode in Croydon.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Croydon. Open the map at CR0 3BQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon) › [CR0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr0) › [CR0 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr0-3)

## Around this postcode

- **35 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 41% on July. Croydon 016C: 160 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1257,51.3879,CR03BQ
- **Therapia Lane, 340 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1257,51.3879,CR03BQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1257,51.3879,CR03BQ
- **No property in CR0 3BQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.1257,51.3879,CR03BQ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Croydon 016C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1257,51.3879,CR03BQ
- **£396,718 average price**: For the whole of Croydon, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1257,51.3879,CR03BQ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 680 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1257,51.3879,CR03BQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 630 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1257,51.3879,CR03BQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CR0 3BQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1257,51.3879,CR03BQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at CR0 3BQ**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1257,51.3879,CR03BQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.1257,51.3879,CR03BQ
- **13.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1257,51.3879,CR03BQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [West Thornton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-thornton-primary-school-e147971) | Primary | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-archbishop-lanfranc-academy-e141210) | Secondary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 47.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Gonville Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gonville-academy-e136714) | Primary | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Harris Primary Academy Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harris-primary-academy-croydon-e148352) | Primary | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), September 2023 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Paxton Academy Sports And Science](https://openindex.co.uk/school/paxton-academy-sports-and-science-e140967) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Elmwood Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elmwood-junior-school-e101720) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Elmwood Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elmwood-infant-school-e101721) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | – |
| [Winterbourne Junior Girls' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/winterbourne-junior-girls-school-e101745) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £340,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| July 2025 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| June 2025 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2024 | £270,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| February 2024 | £420,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| June 2023 | £310,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| January 2025 | £350,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2026 | £390,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Therapia Lane (330 m, 4 minutes on foot); Ampere Way (640 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THORNTON ROAD & VALLEY PARK SURGERY (680 m); EVERSLEY MEDICAL CENTRE (960 m); LONDON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE (960 m)
- Pharmacies: PARADE PHARMACY (360 m); BOOTS (980 m)
- Dental practices: LINDEN LODGE MEDICAL AND DENTAL (960 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Croydon Thorton Road Local (630 m, Sainsburys); Morrisons Daily Fernside (660 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £396,718** (August 2026). Croydon’s average house price was £396,718 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £44,326** (2025). Full-time workers living in Croydon earned a median of £44,326 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 60th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.0×** (2025). A home in Croydon costs 9.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 90th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 22.6** (2025). Croydon has a deprivation score of 22.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 106th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Croydon 016C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 30.5** (2025). Croydon 016C has a deprivation score of 30.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,021st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £395,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Croydon 016C was £395,000 in 2025. Joint 8,928th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,649** (2021). Croydon 016C had 1,649 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,742nd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.9%** (January 2026). In Croydon 016C, 95.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## CR0 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £382,700** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CR0 was £382,700 in 2025. 652nd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 169,713** (2021). CR0 had 169,713 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 46%** (2022). About 46% of people in CR0 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 88.7%** (January 2026). In CR0, 88.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon)
- Centre: 51.3879, -0.1257

Council: [Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon) (London borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Croydon West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/croydon-west): Sarah Jones (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.1257,51.3879,CR03BQ

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr0-3bq