# CR8 1JG: area report for a postcode in Croydon

CR8 1JG 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 CR8 1JG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon) › [CR8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr8) › [CR8 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr8-1)

## Around this postcode

- **9 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 200% on July. Croydon 037F: 41 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1042,51.3363,CR81JG
- **Riddlesdown, 540 m**: About 7 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1042,51.3363,CR81JG
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 660 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1042,51.3363,CR81JG
- **No property in CR8 1JG 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=-0.1042,51.3363,CR81JG
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Croydon 037F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1042,51.3363,CR81JG
- **£390,041 average price**: For the whole of Croydon, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1042,51.3363,CR81JG
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 870 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1042,51.3363,CR81JG
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 800 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1042,51.3363,CR81JG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CR8 1JG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1042,51.3363,CR81JG
- **Low road and rail noise at CR8 1JG**: Road 52 dB, rail 45 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1042,51.3363,CR81JG
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-0.1042,51.3363,CR81JG
- **9.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1042,51.3363,CR81JG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Abingdon House School Purley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abingdon-house-school-purley-e149578) | Special | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-cofe-primary-school-purley-e101793) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2022 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Purley Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/purley-nursery-school-e101704) | Nursery | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, November 2023 | – |
| [Harris Primary Academy Kenley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harris-primary-academy-kenley-e139640) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St David's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-davids-school-e101839) | Independent | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Cumnor House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cumnor-house-school-e101829) | Independent | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/margaret-roper-catholic-primary-school-e101797) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Thomas More Catholic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thomas-more-catholic-school-e101821) | Secondary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | Attainment 8 of 46.0 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £750,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2025 | £868,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| March 2025 | £425,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| February 2026 | £630,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| September 2025 | £995,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| June 2026 | £753,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| October 2024 | £640,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| January 2026 | £980,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 260 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Riddlesdown (540 m, 7 minutes on foot); Purley (700 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: KESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE (870 m)
- Pharmacies: RIDDLESDOWN PHARMACY (500 m); BOOTS (830 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (850 m); ORION PHARMACY (860 m); HOBBS PHARMACY (870 m)
- Dental practices: PURLEY COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC (660 m); THE FAMILY DENTAL PRACTICE MANAGEMENT LTD (880 m); PURLEY DENTAL CARE (910 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Purley High Street Local (800 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Purley Extra (890 m, Tesco)

## 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 037F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 3.6** (2025). Croydon 037F has a deprivation score of 3.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,504th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £715,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Croydon 037F was £715,000 in 2025. Joint 1,418th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,470** (2021). Croydon 037F had 1,470 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,580th 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: 96.3%** (January 2026). In Croydon 037F, 96.3% 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.

## CR8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £504,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CR8 was £504,000 in 2025. 272nd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 33,606** (2021). CR8 had 33,606 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 723rd 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 CR8 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: 83.1%** (January 2026). In CR8, 83.1% 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: 51.3363, -0.1042

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=-0.1042,51.3363,CR81JG

## How to cite

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