CR2 0PU Croydon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown. Region: London.
Streets
- Glossop Road, London: 58 addresses
- Station Approach, London: 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 (47% 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: 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
- 60, Mayfield Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- Oak Lodge, Sanderstead Road: up to 6 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- 7B, Beechwood Road South: up to 5 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- Toby Carvery, Brantwood Road: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (430 m)
- Toby Carvery, Brantwood Road: up to 35 homes, not permissioned (430 m)
- Toby Carvery, Brantwood Road: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (430 m)
- 1a West Hill: up to 9 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- Car Showrooms Brighton Road: up to 96 homes, not permissioned (500 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 6 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 60 addresses are between 72 m and 77 m above sea level (74 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 | Sanderstead 844,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 100 m |
| Purley Oaks 481,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 430 m | |
| South Croydon 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Lloyd Park Tram Stop | 1.9 km |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 24 within 800 m; nearest Sanderstead | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Kenley - Kenley Hotel | 2.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | St Mary’s Wandsworth Pier Clapham Junction | 14.5 km |
| Car parks | Parking space on Silvermere Court, 10, CR8 | 2.1 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 460 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 20.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 23.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Parkside Group Practice | 370 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Makepeace & Jackson | 100 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Mayfield Dental | 100 m |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 1.7 km |
| Police station | Kenley Police Station | 2.2 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest *deposit & Withdrawal* Sgn Ltd - Brighton Road | 480 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Wettern Tree Garden 1.2 ha | 580 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Purley Beeches 7.2 ha | 670 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,460 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest South Croydon Recreation Ground 3.5 ha | 200 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest South Croydon Allotments 4.1 ha | 170 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Augustine, a listed building (Grade II*), 580 m north-west. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Augustine | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m north-west |
| Croham Hurst round barrow | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Purley Beeches | Wood | 860 m south |
| Haling Grove | Wood | 860 m north-west |
| Breakneck Hill | Hill | 1.0 km east |
| Croham Hurst | Wood | 1.0 km east |
| Sanderstead Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km south-east |
| Waddon Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 3.0 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 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 | 6 |
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 12 |
| Under 55 | 60 | 42 |
18 of the postcode's 60 addresses at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 61% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 33% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 25% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 15% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 21% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 54% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Glossop Road.