# CR0 7SZ: area report for a postcode in Croydon

CR0 7SZ 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 7SZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon) › [CR0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr0) › [CR0 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr0-7)

## Around this postcode

- **14 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 12% on July. Croydon 018B: 55 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0483,51.3872,CR07SZ
- **Arena, 850 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0483,51.3872,CR07SZ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0483,51.3872,CR07SZ
- **No property in CR0 7SZ 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=-0.0483,51.3872,CR07SZ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Croydon 018B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0483,51.3872,CR07SZ
- **£390,041 average price**: For the whole of Croydon, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0483,51.3872,CR07SZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0483,51.3872,CR07SZ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0483,51.3872,CR07SZ
- **21.1% can get gigabit broadband at CR0 7SZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0483,51.3872,CR07SZ
- **Low road and rail noise at CR0 7SZ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0483,51.3872,CR07SZ
- **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=-0.0483,51.3872,CR07SZ
- **11.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0483,51.3872,CR07SZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Monks Orchard Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/monks-orchard-primary-school-e146225) | Primary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Orchard Way Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/orchard-way-primary-school-e148971) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Orchard Park High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/orchard-park-high-school-e142040) | Secondary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, January 2024 | Attainment 8 of 50.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Marian Vian Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marian-vian-primary-school-e142299) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oasis Academy Shirley Park Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oasis-academy-shirley-park-primary-e152156) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Orion Eden Park](https://openindex.co.uk/school/orion-eden-park-e144465) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 48.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Oasis Academy Shirley Park](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oasis-academy-shirley-park-e135968) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oasis Academy Arena](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oasis-academy-arena-e140209) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 39.0 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £575,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| July 2025 | £575,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| January 2026 | £410,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2026 | £485,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| May 2025 | £540,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| November 2023 | £700,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2025 | £425,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| February 2025 | £455,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Arena (850 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: GREENCHEM PHARMACY (380 m); ELMERS PHARMACY (810 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (380 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Shirley Express (320 m, Tesco); Co-op Shirley Orchard Way (580 m, The Southern Co-operative); Co-op Eden Park (910 m, The Co-operative Group); Budgens Elmers End (910 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 018B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.3** (2025). Croydon 018B has a deprivation score of 7.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,409th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £537,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Croydon 018B was £537,500 in 2025. Joint 3,833rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,737** (2021). Croydon 018B had 1,737 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,038th 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: 90.6%** (January 2026). In Croydon 018B, 90.6% 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: 51.3872, -0.0483

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

## Your MP

- [Croydon East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/croydon-east): Natasha Irons (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=-0.0483,51.3872,CR07SZ

## How to cite

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