CR2 6EF Croydon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: South Croydon. 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 (51% of about 790 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
- 116-118 Selsdon Road: up to 8 homes, permissioned (250 m)
- 25, Haling Park Road: up to 8 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- 27, Haling Park Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- 25-39, Drovers Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (390 m)
- Land To The Rear Of 24-42 & 30, Moreton Road: up to 31 homes, permissioned (480 m)
- Normanton Park Hotel, 34-36 Normanton Road: up to 38 homes, not permissioned (540 m)
- 5 Brighton Road: up to 11 homes, permissioned (570 m)
- 33, Normanton Road: up to 6 homes, permissioned (590 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 10 addresses are in areas at high risk, 6 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: of the 19 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 3 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 32 addresses are between 52 m and 75 m above sea level (54 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 | South Croydon 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 640 m |
| Sanderstead 844,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Purley Oaks 481,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Lloyd Park Tram Stop | 1.4 km |
| George Street Tram Stop | 1.8 km | |
| Church Street Tram Stop | 1.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 39 within 800 m; nearest Haling Park Road South Croydon | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Kenley - Kenley Hotel | 3.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | St Mary’s Wandsworth Pier Clapham Junction | 13.5 km |
| Car parks | Q-Park Surrey Street | 1.6 km |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 410 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 19.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 24.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Haling Park Medical Practice | 90 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Swan Pharmacy | 680 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Miss C Mccarthy & Miss M Mccarthy | 490 m |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 2.2 km |
| Police station | Croydon Police Station | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest MFG - Whitgift Cashzone | 160 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.7 ha | 570 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,360 m² | 580 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 39 ha | 770 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest South Croydon Allotments 4.1 ha | 590 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 3.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Augustine, a listed building (Grade II*), 570 m south. 6 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* | 570 m south |
| Croham Hurst round barrow | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-east |
| St John the Baptist's Church gateway, Howley Road | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Haling Grove | Wood | 670 m south-west |
| Park Hill | Hill | 1.3 km north |
| Croham Hurst | Wood | 1.4 km south-east |
| Breakneck Hill | Hill | 1.4 km south-east |
| Duppas Hill | Hill | 1.5 km north-west |
| Waddon Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.6 | 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 and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 5 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 18 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 31 |
31 of the postcode's 32 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 1 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 35% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 49% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 23% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 13% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 29% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 77% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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.