# CR8 3YH: area report for a postcode in Croydon

CR8 3YH 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 3YH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon) › [CR8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr8) › [CR8 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr8-3)

## Around this postcode

- **59 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 40% on July. Croydon 037B: 41 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1187,51.3391,CR83YH
- **Purley, 370 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1187,51.3391,CR83YH
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1187,51.3391,CR83YH
- **No property in CR8 3YH 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=-0.1187,51.3391,CR83YH
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Croydon 037B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1187,51.3391,CR83YH
- **£390,041 average price**: For the whole of Croydon, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1187,51.3391,CR83YH
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1187,51.3391,CR83YH
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1187,51.3391,CR83YH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CR8 3YH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1187,51.3391,CR83YH
- **Loud road and rail noise at CR8 3YH**: Road 70 dB, rail 42 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1187,51.3391,CR83YH
- **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=-0.1187,51.3391,CR83YH
- **11.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1187,51.3391,CR83YH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St David's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-davids-school-e101839) | Independent | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Purley Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/purley-nursery-school-e101704) | Nursery | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, November 2023 | – |
| [Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/margaret-roper-catholic-primary-school-e101797) | Primary | 560 m (7 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 | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | Attainment 8 of 46.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-cofe-primary-school-purley-e101793) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2022 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Laleham Lea School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/laleham-lea-school-e101834) | Independent | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Abingdon House School Purley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abingdon-house-school-purley-e149578) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Nicholas School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-nicholas-school-e101854) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), May 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £318,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| December 2025 | £350,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| June 2026 | £107,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| October 2024 | £190,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| July 2024 | £970,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| January 2023 | £450,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| May 2023 | £295,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| May 2025 | £260,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Purley (360 m, 5 minutes on foot); Reedham (London) (950 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: KESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE (350 m); WOODCOTE MEDICAL (630 m)
- Pharmacies: ORION PHARMACY (200 m); BOOTS (220 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (220 m); HOBBS PHARMACY (350 m); FOXLEY LANE PHARMACY (630 m)
- Dental practices: THE FAMILY DENTAL PRACTICE MANAGEMENT LTD (220 m); PURLEY DENTAL CARE (350 m); PURLEY COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC (480 m); PURLEY DENTAL PRACTICE (560 m); FOXLEY LANE DENTAL PRACTICE (560 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Purley Extra (270 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Purley High Street Local (290 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 037B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.8** (2025). Croydon 037B has a deprivation score of 17.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,496th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £425,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Croydon 037B was £425,000 in 2025. Joint 7,405th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,933** (2021). Croydon 037B had 1,933 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,515th 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: 82.3%** (January 2026). In Croydon 037B, 82.3% 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: 51.3391, -0.1187

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=-0.1187,51.3391,CR83YH

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