# CR2 1LQ: area report for a postcode in Croydon

CR2 1LQ 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 CR2 1LQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon) › [CR2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr2) › [CR2 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr2-1)

## Around this postcode

- **120 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 5% on July. Croydon 019D: 222 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1133,51.3781,CR21LQ
- **Waddon Marsh, 350 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1133,51.3781,CR21LQ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1133,51.3781,CR21LQ
- **No property in CR2 1LQ 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=-0.1133,51.3781,CR21LQ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Croydon 019D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1133,51.3781,CR21LQ
- **£390,041 average price**: For the whole of Croydon, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1133,51.3781,CR21LQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 760 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1133,51.3781,CR21LQ
- **13 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1133,51.3781,CR21LQ
- **95% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-0.1133,51.3781,CR21LQ
- **Low road and rail noise at CR2 1LQ**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1133,51.3781,CR21LQ
- **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=-0.1133,51.3781,CR21LQ
- **12.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1133,51.3781,CR21LQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Harris Primary Academy Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harris-primary-academy-croydon-e148352) | Primary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), September 2023 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Al-Khair School Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/al-khair-school-preparatory-school-e147184) | Independent | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Harris Invictus Academy Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harris-invictus-academy-croydon-e140952) | Secondary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, January 2023 | Attainment 8 of 46.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Write Time](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-write-time-e142621) | Special | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Serenity School, Old Palace Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/school/serenity-school-old-palace-croydon-e151898) | Special | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Chestnut Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chestnut-park-primary-school-e140434) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Minster Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-minster-junior-school-e149113) | Primary | 990 m (12 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 | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £425,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| October 2024 | £375,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2025 | £372,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| September 2025 | £435,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| November 2024 | £360,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| May 2025 | £430,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 260 m |
| June 2025 | £547,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 300 m |
| December 2023 | £535,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 310 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Waddon Marsh (350 m, 4 minutes on foot); Wandle Park (520 m, 7 minutes on foot); Reeves Corner (570 m, 7 minutes on foot); Centrale (700 m, 9 minutes on foot); West Croydon (750 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: GREENSIDE GROUP PRACTICE (760 m); RAINBOW HEALTH CENTRE (930 m)
- Pharmacies: SHIVAS PHARMACY (710 m); A-Z PHARMACY (720 m); BARKERS CHEMIST (770 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (780 m); BOOTS (890 m)
- Dental practices: WEST CROYDON DENTAL PRACTICE (680 m); LONDON ROAD DENTAL CENTRE (690 m); CROYDON DENTAL CARE (860 m); TOP MEDICAL CLINIC (990 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Mitcham Rd BP (180 m, Marks and Spencer); Sainsburys Purley Way (400 m, Sainsburys); Lidl Broad Green London (600 m, Lidl); Lidl Purley Way North (650 m, Lidl); Sainsburys Croydon West Croydon Station Local (680 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 019D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 33.9** (2025). Croydon 019D has a deprivation score of 33.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,563rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,700** (2021). Croydon 019D had 1,700 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,529th 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: 95.2%** (January 2026). In Croydon 019D, 95.2% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 7.4%** (August 2026). In Croydon 019D, 7.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## CR2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £465,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CR2 was £465,000 in 2025. Joint 373rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 50,723** (2021). CR2 had 50,723 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 197th 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: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in CR2 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: 90.8%** (January 2026). In CR2, 90.8% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon)
- Centre: 51.3781, -0.1133

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-0.1133,51.3781,CR21LQ

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