# CR0 8QR: area report for a postcode in Croydon

CR0 8QR 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 8QR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon) › [CR0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr0) › [CR0 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr0-8)

## Around this postcode

- **23 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 21% on July. Croydon 025A: 28 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0327,51.3683,CR08QR
- **Addington Village, 1.3 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0327,51.3683,CR08QR
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0327,51.3683,CR08QR
- **No property in CR0 8QR 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=-0.0327,51.3683,CR08QR
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Croydon 025A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0327,51.3683,CR08QR
- **£390,041 average price**: For the whole of Croydon, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0327,51.3683,CR08QR
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0327,51.3683,CR08QR
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0327,51.3683,CR08QR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CR0 8QR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0327,51.3683,CR08QR
- **Low road and rail noise at CR0 8QR**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0327,51.3683,CR08QR
- **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=-0.0327,51.3683,CR08QR
- **9.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0327,51.3683,CR08QR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Forest Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/forest-academy-e140113) | Primary | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Harris Primary Academy Benson](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harris-primary-academy-benson-e139905) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2023 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Shirley High School Performing Arts College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shirley-high-school-performing-arts-college-e137772) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 38.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Beckmead Park Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beckmead-park-academy-e145591) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [St John's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-cofe-primary-school-e101788) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Addington Valley Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/addington-valley-academy-e147874) | Special | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | – |
| [Coloma Convent Girls' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/coloma-convent-girls-school-e149347) | Secondary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 56.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Oak Lodge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oak-lodge-primary-school-e142298) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2024 | £595,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2026 | £550,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| June 2025 | £490,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| August 2023 | £570,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| May 2025 | £595,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| September 2025 | £225,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| January 2025 | £530,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| October 2023 | £645,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BROOM ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE (230 m)
- Pharmacies: GREENCHEM (PHARMACY) (230 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Croydon Shirley (230 m, Morrisons); Tesco Shirley W Wickham Esso Express (940 m, Tesco)

## 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 025A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.0** (2025). Croydon 025A has a deprivation score of 6.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,946th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £589,275** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Croydon 025A was £589,275 in 2025. 2,864th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,627** (2021). Croydon 025A had 1,627 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,806th 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: 98.8%** (January 2026). In Croydon 025A, 98.8% 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: 51.3683, -0.0327

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=-0.0327,51.3683,CR08QR

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