CR2 9LF 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 F (27% of about 700 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
- Waitrose: up to 47 homes, not permissioned (150 m)
- Waitrose, Sanderstead: up to 54 homes, not permissioned (150 m)
- Waitrose: up to 47 homes, not permissioned (150 m)
- 48, Mitchley Hill: up to 9 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- 4, Rectory Park: up to 5 homes, permissioned (650 m)
- 1, Addington Road: up to 8 homes, permissioned (660 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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 13 addresses are between 132 m and 163 m above sea level (153 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 83%, ultrafast 83%, gigabit 83% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Riddlesdown 287,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km |
| Kenley 269,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Whyteleafe 228,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 17 within 800 m; nearest Sanderstead Recreation Ground | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Kenley - Kenley Hotel | 1.9 km |
| Car parks | Co-Op Hamsey Green Car Park | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest ESB Energy Charging Station | 1.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 21.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 21.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Selsdon Park Medical Practice | 1.5 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Medipharm | 410 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dr Graham Aird | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 3.0 km |
| Police station | Kenley Police Station | 2.5 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Vrm Newsagents | 340 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 570 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 940 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Sanderstead Recreation Ground 7.7 ha | 130 m |
| Allotments | Sanderstead Allotments 1.3 ha | 1.6 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 1.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade I), 670 m north. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 670 m north |
| Newe (or Wide) Ditch, Riddlesdown | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Barnfield Shaw | Wood | 610 m south |
| Ragged Grove | Wood | 660 m south-west |
| Mitchley Wood | Wood | 780 m west |
| Selsdon Hill | Hill | 1.2 km north |
| Whitgift Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.6 km north |
| Addington Vale | Valley | 4.8 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 13 |
10 of the postcode's 13 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 | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 41% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 53% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 37% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 46% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 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) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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.