# CR5 1NJ: area report for a postcode in Croydon

CR5 1NJ 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 CR5 1NJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon) › [CR5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr5) › [CR5 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr5-1)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 71% on July. Croydon 043A: 34 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1458,51.3043,CR51NJ
- **Coulsdon South, 1.4 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1458,51.3043,CR51NJ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 910 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1458,51.3043,CR51NJ
- **No property in CR5 1NJ 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=-0.1458,51.3043,CR51NJ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Croydon 043A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1458,51.3043,CR51NJ
- **£390,041 average price**: For the whole of Croydon, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1458,51.3043,CR51NJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1458,51.3043,CR51NJ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1458,51.3043,CR51NJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CR5 1NJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1458,51.3043,CR51NJ
- **Low road and rail noise at CR5 1NJ**: Road 48 dB, rail 42 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1458,51.3043,CR51NJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-0.1458,51.3043,CR51NJ
- **9.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1458,51.3043,CR51NJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Serenity School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/serenity-school-e146660) | Special | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Aidan's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-aidans-catholic-primary-school-e142729) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Coulsdon CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/coulsdon-cofe-primary-school-e101792) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), November 2023 | 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Smitham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/smitham-primary-school-e101759) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oasis Academy Byron](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oasis-academy-byron-e138687) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chipstead Valley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chipstead-valley-primary-school-e140704) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Keston Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/keston-primary-school-e146390) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £650,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2024 | £668,700 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| April 2024 | £651,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| December 2025 | £650,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| February 2026 | £830,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| October 2024 | £545,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| August 2025 | £685,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| January 2026 | £1,100,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 270 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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 043A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.7** (2025). Croydon 043A has a deprivation score of 4.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,481st least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £650,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Croydon 043A was £650,000 in 2025. Joint 2,011th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,649** (2021). Croydon 043A had 1,649 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,742nd 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: 92.9%** (January 2026). In Croydon 043A, 92.9% 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.

## CR5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £545,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CR5 was £545,000 in 2025. Joint 208th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 32,044** (2021). CR5 had 32,044 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 808th 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 CR5 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: 87.1%** (January 2026). In CR5, 87.1% 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: 51.3043, -0.1458

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), 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=-0.1458,51.3043,CR51NJ

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