CR2 9BX Croydon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Sanderstead. 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 E (61% of about 610 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
- The Good Companions Public House site, 251 Tithe Pit Shaw Lane: up to 24 homes, not permissioned (90 m)
- The Good Companions Public House site, 251 Tithe Pit Shaw Lane: up to 24 homes, not permissioned (90 m)
- Land to the Rear of 2-8 Meadway, Warlingham CR6 9RW: up to 8 homes, permissioned (390 m)
- 43, Kingswood Lane: up to 9 homes, permissioned (410 m)
- Priory Lodge, 301 Limpsfield Road, Warlingham CR6 9RL: up to 17 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
- Hillbury Farm, Tithepit Shaw Lane, Warlingham, CR6 9AN: up to 4 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
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.
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 162 m and 170 m above sea level (168 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Upper Warlingham 851,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km |
| Whyteleafe 228,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Whyteleafe South 115,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 12 within 800 m; nearest Harewood Gardens Sanderstead | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Whyteleafe South - Main Road | 2.0 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Co-Op Hamsey Green Car Park | 60 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest 16 Kingswood Lane | 190 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 20.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Warlingham Green Med Prac | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Kamsons Pharmacy | 1.3 km |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hamsey Green Dental Surgery | 300 m |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 4.1 km |
| Police station | Kenley Police Station | 3.5 km |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Green 2,130 m² | 1.3 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 350 m² | 620 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Hamsey Green Playing Field 3.4 ha | 570 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1.3 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade II*), 940 m south-east. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 940 m south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dipsley's Shaw | Wood | 710 m west |
| Kings Wood | Wood | 760 m north |
| Tithepit Shaw | Wood | 820 m south |
| Ansley Berry Shaw | Wood | 900 m north-west |
| Joysons Hill | Hill | 2.1 km south-west |
| Addington Vale | Valley | 4.9 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 16 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 28 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 51 |
46 of the postcode's 51 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 | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 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) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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.