CR2 9NA Croydon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Sanderstead. Region: London.
Streets
- Court Hill, London: 45 addresses
- Court Hill, London: 1 address
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 (48% of about 520 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
- 108, Purley Downs Road: up to 7 homes, permissioned (250 m)
- 43 Downsway: up to 7 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- 98 Hyde Road: up to 8 homes, permissioned (500 m)
- 98, Hyde Road: up to 6 homes, permissioned (500 m)
- 4, Rectory Park: up to 5 homes, permissioned (500 m)
- 141, Brancaster Lane: up to 6 homes, permissioned (810 m)
- 141, Brancaster Lane: up to 6 homes, permissioned (810 m)
- 2 Red Gables, Beech Avenue: up to 47 homes, not permissioned (810 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 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 46 addresses are between 135 m and 147 m above sea level (143 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 | Riddlesdown 287,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 740 m |
| Kenley 269,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Purley Oaks 481,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 20 within 800 m; nearest Downsway Sanderstead | 290 m |
| Bus or coach station | Kenley - Kenley Hotel | 1.3 km |
| Car parks | Parking space on Sunnydene Road, CR8 | 1.5 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 21.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 21.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Parkside Group Practice | 1.8 km |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Riddlesdown Pharmacy | 680 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dr Graham Aird | 570 m |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 1.8 km |
| Police station | Kenley Police Station | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | Vrm Newsagents | 940 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9.7 ha | 540 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 940 m² | 930 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Sanderstead Recreation Ground 7.7 ha | 530 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Sanderstead Allotments 1.3 ha | 660 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 17 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade I), 1.0 km east. 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 | 1.0 km east |
| Newe (or Wide) Ditch, Riddlesdown | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Purley Beeches | Wood | 740 m north |
| Mitchley Wood | Wood | 770 m south-east |
| Coombes Wood | Wood | 1.0 km south-west |
| Sanderstead Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km north-east |
| Selsdon Hill | Hill | 1.6 km north-east |
| Whitgift Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 44 | 46 |
2 of the postcode's 46 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 | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 96% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 51% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Court Hill.