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

CR8 5HQ 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 5HQ 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

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, down 50% on July. Croydon 042C: 29 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1054,51.3127,CR85HQ
- **Kenley, 1.4 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1054,51.3127,CR85HQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 510 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1054,51.3127,CR85HQ
- **No property in CR8 5HQ 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=-0.1054,51.3127,CR85HQ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Croydon 042C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1054,51.3127,CR85HQ
- **£390,041 average price**: For the whole of Croydon, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1054,51.3127,CR85HQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1054,51.3127,CR85HQ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1054,51.3127,CR85HQ
- **No gigabit broadband at CR8 5HQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1054,51.3127,CR85HQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at CR8 5HQ**: Road 56 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1054,51.3127,CR85HQ
- **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=-0.1054,51.3127,CR85HQ
- **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=-0.1054,51.3127,CR85HQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Hayes Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-hayes-primary-school-e101760) | Primary | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [New Valley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-valley-primary-school-e141118) | Primary | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Keston Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/keston-primary-school-e146390) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Coulsdon CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/coulsdon-cofe-primary-school-e101792) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), November 2023 | 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kenley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kenley-primary-school-e148682) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2024 | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [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) |
| [Oasis Academy Coulsdon](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oasis-academy-coulsdon-e135654) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | Attainment 8 of 50.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Oasis Academy Byron](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oasis-academy-byron-e138687) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £695,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2026 | £805,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| October 2025 | £715,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| May 2026 | £475,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| August 2023 | £955,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| April 2026 | £760,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| March 2023 | £1,050,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| October 2024 | £870,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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: 51.3127, -0.1054

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=-0.1054,51.3127,CR85HQ

## How to cite

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