CR0 1TS Croydon
Live postcode, introduced April 2004. Ward: Fairfield. Region: London.
Streets
- Priddy's Yard, Croydon: 2 addresses
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 (44% of about 720 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 11, CROWN HILL, grade II
- 13 AND 13A, CROWN HILL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 72-78, Frith Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (80 m)
- 7-11, High Street: up to 9 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- Land North Of The Junction Of, Church Street & Drummond Road & Land South East Of The Junction Of Tamworth Place & Drummond Road: up to 28 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- Car parks, Drummond Road: up to 32 homes, not permissioned (180 m)
- Car parks, Drummond Road: up to 32 homes, not permissioned (180 m)
- 3 - 7 Park Street: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (190 m)
- 20-28, George Street: up to 8 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- The Tamworth Arms, 62, Tamworth Road: up to 6 homes, permissioned (210 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 50 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | West Croydon 4.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 470 m |
| East Croydon 21 million journeys in 2024–25 | 650 m | |
| Waddon 605,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Church Street Tram Stop | 180 m |
| George Street Tram Stop | 220 m | |
| Centrale Tram Stop | 220 m | |
| Bus stops | 24 stops within 400 m, 66 within 800 m; nearest Church Street Tram Stop Croydon | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Kenley - Kenley Hotel | 5.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | St Mary’s Wandsworth Pier Clapham Junction | 11.7 km |
| Car parks | 8 within 800 m; nearest Centrale Car Park | 190 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 440 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 18.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 25.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Croydon Sas | 490 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Barkers Chemist | 210 m |
| NHS dentists | 19 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Croydon Dental Care | 110 m |
| Hospital | Gstt @ West Valley Hospital | 590 m |
| Police station | Croydon Police Station | 600 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 230 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest The Queen's Gardens 6,530 m² | 340 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Wandle Park 8.5 ha | 530 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 170 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Park Hill 6.2 ha | 730 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 1.7 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 9.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hospital of the Holy Trinity (Whitgift Hospital), a listed building (Grade I), 120 m east. 46 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 11 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital of the Holy Trinity (Whitgift Hospital) | Listed building, Grade I | 120 m east |
| Croydon War Memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m south-east |
| Old Palace Croydon: Great Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 320 m south-west |
| Old Palace Croydon: Chapel | Listed building, Grade I | 330 m south-west |
| St John the Baptist's Church gateway, Howley Road | Scheduled monument | 430 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Duppas Hill | Hill | 1.0 km south-west |
| Park Hill | Hill | 1.1 km south-east |
| Waddon Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km west |
| Whitgift Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km east |
| Haling Grove | Wood | 2.3 km south |
| Ballards Plantation | Wood | 2.6 km south-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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 2 |
2 of the postcode's 2 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 | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 18% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 32% | 17% |
| Private rented | 49% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 10% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 29% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 46% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 75% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Priddy's Yard.