# CR2 6FA: area report for a postcode in Croydon

CR2 6FA 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 6FA for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon) › [CR2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr2) › [CR2 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr2-6)

## Around this postcode

- **26 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 10% on July. Croydon 031D: 114 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1043,51.3464,CR26FA
- **Purley Oaks, 390 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1043,51.3464,CR26FA
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1043,51.3464,CR26FA
- **No property in CR2 6FA 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=-0.1043,51.3464,CR26FA
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Croydon 031D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1043,51.3464,CR26FA
- **£396,718 average price**: For the whole of Croydon, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1043,51.3464,CR26FA
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 620 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1043,51.3464,CR26FA
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 750 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1043,51.3464,CR26FA
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CR2 6FA**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1043,51.3464,CR26FA
- **Low road and rail noise at CR2 6FA**: Road 51 dB, rail 52 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1043,51.3464,CR26FA
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-0.1043,51.3464,CR26FA
- **10.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1043,51.3464,CR26FA

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cumnor House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cumnor-house-school-e101829) | Independent | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-cofe-primary-school-purley-e101793) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2022 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Harris Academy Purley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harris-academy-purley-e135955) | Secondary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | Attainment 8 of 52.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/regina-coeli-catholic-primary-school-e151348) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, May 2024 | – |
| [Purley Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/purley-nursery-school-e101704) | Nursery | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, November 2023 | – |
| [Purley Oaks Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/purley-oaks-primary-school-e101733) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Giles School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-giles-school-e101852) | Special | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | – |
| [Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/margaret-roper-catholic-primary-school-e101797) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £465,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| June 2024 | £282,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| December 2025 | £195,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| November 2023 | £283,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| November 2025 | £210,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| February 2024 | £135,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| November 2025 | £290,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| September 2023 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Purley Oaks (380 m, 5 minutes on foot); Sanderstead (770 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: PARKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE (620 m); KESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE (950 m)
- Pharmacies: MCCOIG PHARMACY (600 m); MAKEPEACE & JACKSON (720 m); HOBBS PHARMACY (950 m)
- Dental practices: BLUE DENTAL (310 m); BRIGHTON ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (610 m); OAKTREE DENTAL PRACTICE (750 m); MAYFIELD DENTAL (840 m); MISS C MCCARTHY & MISS M MCCARTHY (890 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Sanderstead Express (750 m, Tesco)

## 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 031D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 19.2** (2025). Croydon 031D has a deprivation score of 19.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,310th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £412,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Croydon 031D was £412,500 in 2025. Joint 8,089th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,530** (2021). Croydon 031D had 1,530 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,892nd 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: 90.3%** (January 2026). In Croydon 031D, 90.3% 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.

## 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: 51.3464, -0.1043

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

## Your MP

- [Croydon South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/croydon-south): Chris Philp (Conservative), 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=-0.1043,51.3464,CR26FA

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