# CR8 5GQ: area report for a postcode in Croydon

CR8 5GQ 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 5GQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon) › [CR8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr8) › [CR8 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr8-5)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July. Croydon 042C: 29 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0950,51.3133,CR85GQ
- **Whyteleafe, 1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0950,51.3133,CR85GQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 670 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0950,51.3133,CR85GQ
- **No property in CR8 5GQ 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=-0.0950,51.3133,CR85GQ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Croydon 042C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0950,51.3133,CR85GQ
- **£390,041 average price**: For the whole of Croydon, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0950,51.3133,CR85GQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0950,51.3133,CR85GQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 930 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0950,51.3133,CR85GQ
- **No gigabit broadband at CR8 5GQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0950,51.3133,CR85GQ
- **Low road and rail noise at CR8 5GQ**: Road 44 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0950,51.3133,CR85GQ
- **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=-0.0950,51.3133,CR85GQ
- **8.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0950,51.3133,CR85GQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kenley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kenley-primary-school-e148682) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2024 | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Hayes Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-hayes-primary-school-e101760) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Whyteleafe Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whyteleafe-primary-school-e141593) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [New Valley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-valley-primary-school-e141118) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Riddlesdown Collegiate](https://openindex.co.uk/school/riddlesdown-collegiate-e138178) | Secondary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 55.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Harris Primary Academy Kenley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harris-primary-academy-kenley-e139640) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [OneSchool Global Kenley Campus](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oneschool-global-kenley-campus-e134887) | Independent | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Keston Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/keston-primary-school-e146390) | Primary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £825,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 360 m |
| February 2024 | £505,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 400 m |
| November 2024 | £700,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 420 m |
| September 2024 | £805,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 440 m |
| March 2024 | £885,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 490 m |
| January 2024 | £900,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 500 m |
| October 2025 | £925,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 520 m |
| August 2025 | £295,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 530 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: M&S Godstone Rd Whyteleafe BP (930 m, Marks and Spencer); Tesco Whyteleafe Express (980 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 042C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.9** (2025). Croydon 042C 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: £765,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Croydon 042C was £765,000 in 2025. Joint 1,128th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,482** (2021). Croydon 042C had 1,482 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,249th 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: 33.9%** (January 2026). In Croydon 042C, 33.9% 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: 51.3133, -0.0950

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=-0.0950,51.3133,CR85GQ

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