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

CR7 8RR 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 8RR 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

- **97 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 8% on July. Croydon 010E: 352 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0933,51.3958,CR78RR
- **Selhurst, 550 m**: About 7 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0933,51.3958,CR78RR
- **10 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0933,51.3958,CR78RR
- **No property in CR7 8RR 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=-0.0933,51.3958,CR78RR
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Croydon 010E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0933,51.3958,CR78RR
- **£396,718 average price**: For the whole of Croydon, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0933,51.3958,CR78RR
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0933,51.3958,CR78RR
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 570 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0933,51.3958,CR78RR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CR7 8RR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0933,51.3958,CR78RR
- **Moderate road and rail noise at CR7 8RR**: Road 62 dB, rail 52 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0933,51.3958,CR78RR
- **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=-0.0933,51.3958,CR78RR
- **12.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0933,51.3958,CR78RR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Whitehorse Manor Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitehorse-manor-infant-school-e136564) | Primary | 110 m (1 minute on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | – |
| [Whitehorse Manor Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitehorse-manor-junior-school-e136565) | Primary | 110 m (1 minute on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Thornton Heath Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thornton-heath-nursery-school-e131723) | Nursery | 160 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | – |
| [Aya College (Educational Provision)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aya-college-educational-provision-e148043) | Independent | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brit-school-for-performing-arts-and-technology-e101849) | Secondary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 48.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Bensham Manor School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bensham-manor-school-e101851) | Special | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | – |
| [St Chad's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-chads-catholic-primary-school-e142731) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2024 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Selhurst Nursery School and Children's Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/selhurst-nursery-school-and-childrens-centre-e131724) | Nursery | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2023 | £141,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| April 2026 | £560,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| March 2026 | £355,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| March 2026 | £345,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2025 | £395,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| February 2023 | £235,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| March 2025 | £430,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| March 2026 | £300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Selhurst (550 m, 7 minutes on foot); Thornton Heath (590 m, 7 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THORNTON HEATH MEDICAL CENTRE (290 m); SELHURST MEDICAL CENTRE (700 m); YOUR FAMILY PRACTICE (730 m); PARCHMORE MEDICAL CENTRE (810 m)
- Pharmacies: THORNTON HEATH PHARMACY (250 m); PRESCRIPTION COUNTER (320 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (510 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (580 m); SELHURST PHARMACY (800 m)
- Dental practices: THORNTON HEATH HEALTH CENTRE (290 m); ARCADES DENTAL SURGERY (810 m); BRIGSTOCK ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE (910 m); THORNTON DENTAL & IMPLANT CENTRE (980 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Thornton Heath Superstore (570 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Crystal Palace (600 m, Sainsburys); Iceland Thornton Heath (610 m, Iceland); Co-op Selhurst Road (790 m, The Southern Co-operative); Lidl Selhurst (920 m, Lidl)

## 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 010E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 50.9** (2025). Croydon 010E has a deprivation score of 50.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,198th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,794** (2021). Croydon 010E had 1,794 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,045th 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: 88.9%** (January 2026). In Croydon 010E, 88.9% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 12.6%** (August 2026). In Croydon 010E, 12.6% 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: 51.3958, -0.0933

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), 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=-0.0933,51.3958,CR78RR

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr7-8rr