# CR0 4LW: area report for a postcode in Croydon

CR0 4LW 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 4LW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon) › [CR0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr0) › [CR0 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr0-4)

## Around this postcode

- **42 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 19% on July. Croydon 024E: 97 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1148,51.3694,CR04LW
- **Waddon, 280 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1148,51.3694,CR04LW
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1148,51.3694,CR04LW
- **No property in CR0 4LW 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=-0.1148,51.3694,CR04LW
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Croydon 024E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1148,51.3694,CR04LW
- **£390,041 average price**: For the whole of Croydon, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1148,51.3694,CR04LW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1148,51.3694,CR04LW
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1148,51.3694,CR04LW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CR0 4LW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1148,51.3694,CR04LW
- **Moderate road and rail noise at CR0 4LW**: Road 54 dB, rail 57 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1148,51.3694,CR04LW
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-0.1148,51.3694,CR04LW
- **12.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1148,51.3694,CR04LW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Write Time](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-write-time-e142621) | Special | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [The Minster Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-minster-junior-school-e149113) | Primary | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Minster Nursery and Infants Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-minster-nursery-and-infants-church-of-england-academy-e149114) | Primary | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | – |
| [Krishna Avanti Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/krishna-avanti-primary-school-e142861) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Harris Primary Academy Purley Way](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harris-primary-academy-purley-way-e140395) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Carew Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/carew-academy-e143672) | Special | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), January 2020, before the school changed | – |
| [Serenity School, Old Palace Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/school/serenity-school-old-palace-croydon-e151898) | Special | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [The Link School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-link-school-e144851) | Special | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £311,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| December 2025 | £138,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| November 2025 | £235,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| May 2026 | £160,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| December 2024 | £460,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| November 2025 | £550,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| January 2026 | £385,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| October 2025 | £250,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Waddon (280 m, 4 minutes on foot); Wandle Park (460 m, 6 minutes on foot); Church Street (870 m, 11 minutes on foot); Reeves Corner (870 m, 11 minutes on foot); Waddon Marsh (880 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: BARKERS CHEMIST (850 m); GLORY CHEMIST (920 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (960 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (560 m); WADDON CLINIC (690 m); TOP MEDICAL CLINIC (830 m); CROYDON DENTAL CARE (940 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Purley Way (420 m, Marks and Spencer); Aldi Purley Way (430 m, Aldi); Lidl Purley Way North (620 m, Lidl); Morrisons Waddon London (640 m, Morrisons); Budgens Waddon London (640 m, Budgens)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £390,041** (July 2026). Croydon’s average house price was £390,041 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 3.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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: 8.8×** (2025). A home in Croydon costs 8.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 96th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 024E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 22.7** (2025). Croydon 024E has a deprivation score of 22.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,625th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £332,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Croydon 024E was £332,000 in 2025. Joint 12,946th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,817** (2021). Croydon 024E had 1,817 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 9,365th 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: 87.5%** (January 2026). In Croydon 024E, 87.5% 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: 51.3694, -0.1148

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), July 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=-0.1148,51.3694,CR04LW

## How to cite

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