# CR2 8QY: area report for a postcode in Croydon

CR2 8QY 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 8QY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon) › [CR2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr2) › [CR2 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr2-8)

## Around this postcode

- **7 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 40% on July. Croydon 034G: 20 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0495,51.3416,CR28QY
- **Gravel Hill, 1.5 km**: About 19 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0495,51.3416,CR28QY
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0495,51.3416,CR28QY
- **No property in CR2 8QY 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=-0.0495,51.3416,CR28QY
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Croydon 034G. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0495,51.3416,CR28QY
- **£390,041 average price**: For the whole of Croydon, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0495,51.3416,CR28QY
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0495,51.3416,CR28QY
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 770 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0495,51.3416,CR28QY
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CR2 8QY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0495,51.3416,CR28QY
- **Low road and rail noise at CR2 8QY**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0495,51.3416,CR28QY
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% 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=-0.0495,51.3416,CR28QY
- **9.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0495,51.3416,CR28QY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Greenvale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenvale-primary-school-e101781) | Primary | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Selsdon Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/selsdon-primary-and-nursery-school-e101815) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Croydon High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/croydon-high-school-e101845) | Independent | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Courtwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/courtwood-primary-school-e146134) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Quest Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-quest-academy-e136203) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), March 2024 | Attainment 8 of 40.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Forestdale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/forestdale-primary-school-e101773) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2022 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Quest Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/quest-primary-school-e146137) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Red Gates School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/red-gates-school-e101855) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £450,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2026 | £485,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| September 2025 | £480,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| November 2025 | £555,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| January 2025 | £453,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| May 2026 | £490,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| February 2025 | £360,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2025 | £460,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (890 m)
- Dental practices: FARLEIGH DENTAL (840 m); SELSDON DENTAL SURGERY (990 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Selsdon/South Croydon London (770 m, Aldi); Iceland Selsdon (890 m, Iceland); Sainsburys Selsdon (930 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 034G (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 3.8** (2025). Croydon 034G has a deprivation score of 3.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,664th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £470,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Croydon 034G was £470,000 in 2025. Joint 5,634th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,439** (2021). Croydon 034G had 1,439 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,013th least 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: 99.7%** (January 2026). In Croydon 034G, 99.7% 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.

## 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: 51.3416, -0.0495

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=-0.0495,51.3416,CR28QY

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