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

CR8 1JN 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 1JN 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

- **16 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 33% on July. Croydon 042D: 28 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1001,51.3320,CR81JN
- **Riddlesdown, 70 m**: About 1 minute on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1001,51.3320,CR81JN
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 620 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1001,51.3320,CR81JN
- **No property in CR8 1JN 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=-0.1001,51.3320,CR81JN
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Croydon 042D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1001,51.3320,CR81JN
- **£390,041 average price**: For the whole of Croydon, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1001,51.3320,CR81JN
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1001,51.3320,CR81JN
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 700 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1001,51.3320,CR81JN
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CR8 1JN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1001,51.3320,CR81JN
- **Moderate road and rail noise at CR8 1JN**: Road 56 dB, rail 48 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1001,51.3320,CR81JN
- **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=-0.1001,51.3320,CR81JN
- **10.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1001,51.3320,CR81JN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Abingdon House School Purley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abingdon-house-school-purley-e149578) | Special | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Harris Primary Academy Kenley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harris-primary-academy-kenley-e139640) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Riddlesdown Collegiate](https://openindex.co.uk/school/riddlesdown-collegiate-e138178) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 55.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-cofe-primary-school-purley-e101793) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 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 | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, November 2023 | – |
| [St Nicholas School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-nicholas-school-e101854) | Special | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), May 2024 | – |
| [Beaumont Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beaumont-primary-school-e101756) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Gresham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gresham-primary-school-e101758) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £860,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £515,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2025 | £840,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| April 2026 | £268,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| September 2025 | £340,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| August 2024 | £850,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| August 2026 | £295,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| November 2023 | £525,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Riddlesdown (70 m, 1 minute on foot); Kenley (810 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: RIDDLESDOWN PHARMACY (160 m); ZINA PHARMACY (710 m)
- Dental practices: KENLEY DENTAL PRACTICE (710 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Kenley (700 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 042D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.9** (2025). Croydon 042D has a deprivation score of 4.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,699th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £571,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Croydon 042D was £571,250 in 2025. Joint 3,145th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,674** (2021). Croydon 042D had 1,674 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,643rd 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: 95.9%** (January 2026). In Croydon 042D, 95.9% 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.

## 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: 51.3320, -0.1001

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=-0.1001,51.3320,CR81JN

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