CR0 1SU Croydon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Fairfield. Region: London.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Croydon in 2026-27: Band D £2,600 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,733 | £2,022 | £2,311 | £2,600 | £3,178 | £3,755 | £4,333 | £5,200 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (57% of about 1,170 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 51 Wandle Road: up to 7 homes, permissioned (50 m)
- 51 Wandle Road: up to 7 homes, permissioned (50 m)
- Multi-storey car park, 1 Whitgift Street: up to 193 homes, not permissioned (140 m)
- Multi-storey car park, 1 Whitgift Street: up to 193 homes, not permissioned (140 m)
- Surface car park, Wandle Road: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (140 m)
- Surface car park, Wandle Road: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (140 m)
- Crown And Pepper, 242, High Street: up to 9 homes, permissioned (140 m)
- 106-108, High Street: up to 6 homes, permissioned (170 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 7 addresses are in areas at high risk, 7 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 13 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 3 medium, 7 low and 0 very low.
Groundwater flooding is possible in this postcode: an address there is in a groundwater flood alert area.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 20 addresses are between 46 m and 54 m above sea level (47 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 88%, gigabit 88% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | South Croydon 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 900 m |
| East Croydon 21 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| West Croydon 4.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Church Street Tram Stop | 540 m |
| George Street Tram Stop | 590 m | |
| Reeves Corner Tram Stop | 750 m | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 46 within 800 m; nearest Croydon Flyover | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Kenley - Kenley Hotel | 4.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | St Mary’s Wandsworth Pier Clapham Junction | 12.3 km |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Q-Park Surrey Street | 290 m |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 170 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 18.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 25.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Croydon Sas | 310 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Croydon Pharmacy | 420 m |
| NHS dentists | 17 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Top Medical Clinic | 300 m |
| Hospital | Gstt @ West Valley Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Croydon Police Station | 460 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 200 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest The Queen's Gardens 6,530 m² | 400 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Wandle Park 8.5 ha | 740 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 240 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 13 ha | 450 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 1.6 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 9.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wrencote, a listed building (Grade II*), 190 m north-east. 46 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 10 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wrencote | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m north-east |
| Croydon War Memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m north-east |
| Old Palace Croydon: Great Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 420 m north-west |
| St John the Baptist's Church gateway, Howley Road | Scheduled monument | 420 m north-west |
| Old Palace Croydon: east range of the south court | Listed building, Grade I | 420 m north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Duppas Hill | Hill | 650 m west |
| Park Hill | Hill | 820 m east |
| Waddon Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km west |
| Haling Grove | Wood | 1.8 km south |
| Ballards Plantation | Wood | 2.3 km south-east |
| Whitgift Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 15 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 20 |
15 of the postcode's 20 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 38% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 25% | 17% |
| Private rented | 36% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 20% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 18% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 27% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.