# CR7 8DY: area report for a postcode in Croydon

CR7 8DY 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 8DY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon) › [CR7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr7) › [CR7 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr7-8)

## Around this postcode

- **28 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 28% on July. Croydon 002D: 70 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1012,51.4104,CR78DY
- **Thornton Heath, 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1012,51.4104,CR78DY
- **8 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1012,51.4104,CR78DY
- **No property in CR7 8DY 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=-0.1012,51.4104,CR78DY
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Croydon 002D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1012,51.4104,CR78DY
- **£390,041 average price**: For the whole of Croydon, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1012,51.4104,CR78DY
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 720 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1012,51.4104,CR78DY
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1012,51.4104,CR78DY
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CR7 8DY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1012,51.4104,CR78DY
- **Low road and rail noise at CR7 8DY**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1012,51.4104,CR78DY
- **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=-0.1012,51.4104,CR78DY
- **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=-0.1012,51.4104,CR78DY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-cyprians-greek-orthodox-primary-academy-e138335) | Primary | 140 m (2 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2024 | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [David Livingstone Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/david-livingstone-academy-e137195) | Primary | 250 m (3 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, July 2025 | 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Downsview Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/downsview-primary-and-nursery-school-e101778) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 81% 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 | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Harris Academy Beulah Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harris-academy-beulah-hill-e150055) | Secondary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | Attainment 8 of 49.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Beulah Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beulah-junior-school-e101712) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2024 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Beulah Infants' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beulah-infants-school-e141120) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | – |
| [Kensington Avenue Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kensington-avenue-primary-school-e146724) | Primary | 760 m (9 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), July 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £565,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2025 | £650,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| February 2026 | £565,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| May 2023 | £500,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| September 2025 | £630,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2023 | £410,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| October 2023 | £600,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| February 2026 | £480,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: MERSHAM MEDICAL CENTRE (720 m); PARCHMORE MEDICAL CENTRE (990 m)
- Pharmacies: THOMPSONS CHEMIST (720 m); WILKES CHEMIST (760 m); ZEEFAH PHARMACY (980 m)
- Dental practices: BEULAH HILL DENTAL CENTRE (970 m); ARCADES DENTAL SURGERY (990 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Thornton Heath (360 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 002D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.9** (2025). Croydon 002D has a deprivation score of 16.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,339th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £655,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Croydon 002D was £655,000 in 2025. Joint 1,979th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,947** (2021). Croydon 002D had 1,947 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,229th 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: 99.9%** (January 2026). In Croydon 002D, 99.9% 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.

## 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: 51.4104, -0.1012

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

## Your MP

- [Streatham and Croydon North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/streatham-and-croydon-north): Steve Reed (Labour (Co-op)), 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=-0.1012,51.4104,CR78DY

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