CR0 3RD Croydon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Waddon. 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 (74% of about 580 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
- 35, Cornwall Road: up to 32 homes, permissioned (80 m)
- 7 Cairo New Road: up to 368 homes, not permissioned (200 m)
- 7 Cairo New Road: up to 368 homes, not permissioned (200 m)
- 5, Cairo New Road: up to 113 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- Stubbs Mead Depot, Factory Lane: up to 440 homes, not permissioned (230 m)
- Stubbs Mead Depot, Factory Lane: up to 440 homes, not permissioned (230 m)
- Reeves Corner former buildings, 104-112 Church Street: up to 64 homes, not permissioned (280 m)
- Reeves Corner former buildings, 104-112 Church Street: up to 64 homes, not permissioned (280 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 25 at medium risk and 2 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.
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 68 addresses are between 42 m and 44 m above sea level (43 m on average).
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 | 560 m |
| Waddon 605,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| East Croydon 21 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Reeves Corner Tram Stop | 170 m |
| Centrale Tram Stop | 350 m | |
| Church Street Tram Stop | 350 m | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 59 within 800 m; nearest Rectory Grove Croydon | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Kenley - Kenley Hotel | 5.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | St Mary’s Wandsworth Pier Clapham Junction | 11.4 km |
| Car parks | 6 within 800 m; nearest Jubilee Bridge Car Park | 150 m |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 550 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 18.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 25.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Greenside Group Practice | 730 m |
| Pharmacies | 17 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Barkers Chemist | 330 m |
| NHS dentists | 19 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Croydon Dental Care | 430 m |
| Hospital | Gstt @ West Valley Hospital | 710 m |
| Police station | Croydon Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest M&S ATM | 550 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Wandle Park 8.5 ha | 60 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,860 m² | 80 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 13 ha | 850 m |
| Allotments | Goose Green Allotments 1.1 ha | 1.6 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 8.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St John the Baptist, a listed building (Grade I), 350 m south-east. 39 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 11 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade I | 350 m south-east |
| Old Palace Croydon: Chapel | Listed building, Grade I | 380 m south-east |
| Old Palace Croydon: western range | Listed building, Grade I | 390 m south-east |
| Old Palace Croydon: east range of the north court | Listed building, Grade I | 390 m south-east |
| St John the Baptist's Church gateway, Howley Road | Scheduled monument | 430 m south-east |
| Roman villa E of Beddington Park | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Duppas Hill | Hill | 840 m south |
| Waddon Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km south-west |
| Park Hill | Hill | 1.5 km south-east |
| Haling Grove | Wood | 2.4 km south |
| Whitgift Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km east |
| Ballards Plantation | Wood | 3.1 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 2 |
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 5 |
| Under 55 | 58 | 61 |
10 of the postcode's 68 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 7 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 2% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 31% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 16% | 1% |
| Social rented | 31% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 78% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 13% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 24% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 33% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 53% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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.