# CR8

Postcode district covering Purley, Kenley and Woodcote, in Croydon.

CR8 is a postcode district covering Purley, Kenley and Woodcote, in Croydon. Median sale price £504,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 69.5 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code CR8. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [CR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an CR8 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr8#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr8#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr8#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr8#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=CR8) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in CR8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=CR8) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 465 homes were sold in CR8 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=CR8) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for CR8.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=CR8) (Census 2021, England and Wales): CR8 had 33,606 usual residents at the census.

## How CR8 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | CR8 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £504,000 | 3rd most expensive | 8 postcode districts, CR · 2025 |
| Population | 33,606 | 5th most populated | 10 postcode districts, CR · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 10 postcode districts, CR · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 83.1% | 4th lowest | 10 postcode districts, CR · Jan 2026 |

## Is CR8 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CR8 at a rate of 69.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 98.1 per 1,000 people across the CR postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 202 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CR8.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (757), anti-social behaviour (499) and other crime (340).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CR8 was 73.0 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in CR8, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CR8 has no single figure. Of its 21 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 9 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in CR8

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Croydon 031D](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon/neighbourhood/e01001095) | 1,530 | 114.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 90.3% |
| [Croydon 037A](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon/neighbourhood/e01001073) | 1,439 | 46.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 94.6% |
| [Croydon 037B](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon/neighbourhood/e01001092) | 1,933 | 40.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 82.3% |
| [Croydon 037C](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon/neighbourhood/e01001093) | 1,793 | 54.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 91.6% |
| [Croydon 037D](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon/neighbourhood/e01001096) | 1,478 | 39.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.5% |
| [Croydon 037E](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon/neighbourhood/e01001097) | 2,389 | 262.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 72.0% |
| [Croydon 037F](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon/neighbourhood/e01001098) | 1,470 | 40.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.3% |
| [Croydon 038A](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon/neighbourhood/e01001028) | 1,656 | 41.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.1% |
| [Croydon 038B](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon/neighbourhood/e01001029) | 1,719 | 71.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 86.3% |
| [Croydon 038C](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon/neighbourhood/e01001030) | 1,454 | 47.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 91.7% |
| [Croydon 038E](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon/neighbourhood/e01001094) | 1,644 | 66.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 91.3% |
| [Croydon 040A](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon/neighbourhood/e01001069) | 1,369 | 35.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 92.0% |
| [Croydon 040B](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon/neighbourhood/e01001070) | 1,785 | 40.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.6% |
| [Croydon 040C](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon/neighbourhood/e01001075) | 1,629 | 72.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 72.2% |
| [Croydon 040D](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon/neighbourhood/e01001099) | 1,581 | 85.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 89.4% |
| [Croydon 041D](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon/neighbourhood/e01001067) | 1,654 | 28.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 93.2% |
| [Croydon 041E](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon/neighbourhood/e01001074) | 1,948 | 95.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 83.2% |
| [Croydon 042A](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon/neighbourhood/e01001068) | 1,836 | 41.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 54.0% |
| [Croydon 042B](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon/neighbourhood/e01001071) | 1,897 | 68.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 86.4% |
| [Croydon 042C](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon/neighbourhood/e01001072) | 1,482 | 28.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 33.9% |
| [Croydon 042D](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon/neighbourhood/e01001104) | 1,674 | 27.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.9% |

## Your MP

- [Croydon South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/croydon-south): Chris Philp (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 95% of the people here.
- [Carshalton and Wallington](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/carshalton-and-wallington): Bobby Dean (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 3.5% of the people here.
- [East Surrey](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/east-surrey): Claire Coutinho (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 1.5% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in CR8

[Kenley North](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon/kenley-north), [Kenley South](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon/kenley-south), [Purley Central](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon/purley-central), [Woodcote](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon/woodcote)

## Postcode sectors in CR8

[CR8 1 (113 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr8-1), [CR8 2 (199 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr8-2), [CR8 3 (153 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr8-3), [CR8 4 (132 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr8-4), [CR8 5 (189 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr8-5), [CR8 9 (17 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr8-9)

## Council

[Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon)

## Towns in CR8

[Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon)

## Postcode districts next to CR8

[CR2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr2), [CR3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr3), [CR5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr5), [SM5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sm5), [SM6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sm6)

## Nearest rail stations

[Purley (400 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.1140,51.3376), [Reedham (London) (700 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.1234,51.3311), [Riddlesdown (1.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.0994,51.3325), [Kenley (1.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.1009,51.3248)

## More in the CR postcode area

[All CR postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## CR8 in brief

CR8 is a postcode district covering Purley, Kenley and Woodcote, in Croydon.
About 35,829 people lived in CR8 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £504,000 in 2025 across 465 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 69.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in CR8 was £504,000 in 2025.
CR8 had 33,606 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in CR8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In CR8, 83.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: CR8
- Postcode area: [CR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr)
- Constituency: [Croydon South †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/croydon-south)
- Council: [Croydon †](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon)
- Area: 12.44 km²
- People, mid-2024: 35,829*
- Neighbourhoods: 21
- Output areas: 98

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[CR2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr2), [CR5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr5), [CR3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr3), [SM6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sm6), [SM5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sm5)

## Latest updates for CR8

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/CR8

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr8, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr8#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr8