# CR7 7LQ: area report for a postcode in Croydon

CR7 7LQ 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 CR7 7LQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon) › [CR7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr7) › [CR7 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr7-7)

## Around this postcode

- **97 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 17% on July. Croydon 009E: 58 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1120,51.3974,CR77LQ
- **Thornton Heath, 830 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1120,51.3974,CR77LQ
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1120,51.3974,CR77LQ
- **No property in CR7 7LQ 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=-0.1120,51.3974,CR77LQ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Croydon 009E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1120,51.3974,CR77LQ
- **£396,718 average price**: For the whole of Croydon, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1120,51.3974,CR77LQ
- **6 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1120,51.3974,CR77LQ
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1120,51.3974,CR77LQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CR7 7LQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1120,51.3974,CR77LQ
- **Low road and rail noise at CR7 7LQ**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1120,51.3974,CR77LQ
- **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=-0.1120,51.3974,CR77LQ
- **12.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1120,51.3974,CR77LQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Winterbourne Junior Girls' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/winterbourne-junior-girls-school-e101745) | Primary | 280 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/winterbourne-nursery-and-infants-school-e101746) | Primary | 280 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | – |
| [Winterbourne Boys' Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/winterbourne-boys-academy-e140683) | Primary | 280 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2022 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Paxton Academy Sports And Science](https://openindex.co.uk/school/paxton-academy-sports-and-science-e140967) | Primary | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bensham Manor School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bensham-manor-school-e101851) | Special | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | – |
| [Gonville Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gonville-academy-e136714) | Primary | 760 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ecclesbourne Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ecclesbourne-primary-school-e136566) | Primary | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-the-great-rc-primary-and-nursery-school-e137959) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £525,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2024 | £515,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| August 2025 | £388,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| October 2024 | £405,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| February 2024 | £470,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| August 2026 | £336,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| December 2025 | £370,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| January 2025 | £485,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Thornton Heath (820 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BRIGSTOCK MEDICAL PRACTICE (310 m); LEANDER FAMILY PRACTICE (410 m); YOUR FAMILY PRACTICE (590 m); PARCHMORE MEDICAL CENTRE (910 m); EVERSLEY MEDICAL CENTRE (990 m)
- Pharmacies: BRIGSTOCK PHARMACY (310 m); CRANSTON PHARMACY (410 m); NORBURY PHARMACY (710 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (810 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (880 m)
- Dental practices: THORNTON DENTAL & IMPLANT CENTRE (340 m); BRIGSTOCK ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE (410 m); WARWICK GARDENS DENTAL PRACTICE (480 m); JAZZ DENTAL PRACTICE (850 m); ARCADES DENTAL SURGERY (910 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco New Park Esso Express (290 m, Tesco); Lidl Thornton Heath London (310 m, Lidl); Tesco Thornton Heath Rd Express (640 m, Tesco); Iceland Thornton Heath (780 m, Iceland); Sainsburys Croydon Thorton Road Local (800 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 009E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.5** (2025). Croydon 009E has a deprivation score of 20.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,300th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,324** (2021). Croydon 009E had 1,324 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,323rd 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: 99.8%** (January 2026). In Croydon 009E, 99.8% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 6.1%** (August 2026). In Croydon 009E, 6.1% 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.

## CR7 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £411,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CR7 was £411,000 in 2025. 555th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 46,307** (2021). CR7 had 46,307 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 280th 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: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in CR7 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: 97.3%** (January 2026). In CR7, 97.3% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon)
- Centre: 51.3974, -0.1120

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), 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=-0.1120,51.3974,CR77LQ

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