CR0 3AF Croydon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Broad Green. Region: London.
Streets
- Mitcham Road, London: 49 addresses
- Redhouse Road, London: 1 address
- Coomber Way, London: 1 address
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 D (73% of about 600 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Challenge House, 618 Mitcham Road: up to 136 homes, not permissioned (150 m)
- Challenge House, 618 Mitcham Road: up to 136 homes, not permissioned (150 m)
- 702 Mitcham Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- 280-288, Thornton Road: up to 24 homes, permissioned (790 m (0.5 miles))
- Homebase & Matalan stores, 60-66 Purley Way: up to 482 homes, not permissioned (910 m (0.6 miles))
- Homebase & Matalan stores, 60-66 Purley Way: up to 482 homes, not permissioned (910 m (0.6 miles))
- Motor Village Croydon, 121 Canterbury Road: up to 28 homes, not permissioned (940 m (0.6 miles))
- Motor Village Croydon, 121 Canterbury Road: up to 33 homes, not permissioned (940 m (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 4 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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 51 addresses are between 33 m and 34 m above sea level (34 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 97%, gigabit 97% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Mitcham Junction 408,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Hackbridge 911,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.3 miles) | |
| West Croydon 4.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Therapia Lane Tram Stop | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Beddington Lane Tram Stop | 730 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Ampere Way Tram Stop | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 26 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Rochford Way Broad Green | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | St Mary’s Wandsworth Pier Clapham Junction | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
| Car parks | Croydon Hospital Patient & Visitor Car Park | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Prologis - Prologis Park Croydon - DC6 | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 18.3 km (11 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 24.5 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Thornton Road & Valley Park Surgery | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Parade Pharmacy | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bip Dental LTD | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Croydon University Hospital | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | Mitcham Police Station | 1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mitcham Common 187 ha | 240 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 130 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 7,440 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Thornton Heath and Norbury Horticultural Society 4.1 ha | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 187 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Roman villa E of Beddington Park, a scheduled monument, 1.6 km (1 mile) south.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Roman villa E of Beddington Park | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Dovecote, Beddington Park | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pollards Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Waddon Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Wilderness Island | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-west |
| Paper Mill Cut | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) west |
| St Alban's Grove | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Selby Green | Wood | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.6 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 51 | 51 |
44 of the postcode's 51 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Croydon: see them on the Croydon page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 29% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 59% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Mitcham Road.