CR8 4FR Croydon
Live postcode, introduced May 2026. Ward: Kenley. Region: London.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
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 (35% of about 680 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Kempsfield House, 1 Reedham Park Avenue: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (220 m)
- Kempsfield House, 1 Reedham Park Avenue: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (220 m)
- 1, The Grange: up to 9 homes, permissioned (800 m (0.5 miles))
- 8, Abbots Lane: up to 9 homes, permissioned (900 m (0.6 miles))
- 23 Park Road: up to 7 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
- 91, Marlpit Lane: up to 9 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
- 57, Welcomes Road: up to 6 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
- 170 Hayes Lane: up to 7 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Kenley 269,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Coulsdon Town 98,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Coulsdon South 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Old Lodge Lane Bus Terminus Kenley | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Kenley - Kenley Hotel | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Roam Charging Station | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 19.2 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Old Coulsdon Medical Practice | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Holmes Pharmacy | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| Police station | Kenley Police Station | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Coulsdon The Parade, Coulsdon Road Cashzone | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Bradmore Green 5,130 m² | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 800 m² | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Grange Park Recreation Ground 4.2 ha | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Hartley Down Allotments 2.9 ha | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St John the Evangelist, a listed building (Grade I), 860 m (0.5 miles) south. 7 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St John the Evangelist | Listed building, Grade I | 860 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Group of four World War II fighter pens at the former airfield of RAF Kenley | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Newe (or Wide) Ditch, Riddlesdown | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Group of seven World War II fighter pens at the former airfield of RAF Kenley | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| In Wood | Wood | 310 m south |
| Dollyper's Hill | Hill | 490 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Bleakfield Shaw | Wood | 740 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Stonyfield Shaw | Wood | 870 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Happy Valley | Valley | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Elmore Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 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
No addresses here are in the mapped area.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Croydon: see them on the Croydon page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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.