SE25 4XT Croydon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Woodside. Region: London.
Streets
- Apsley Road, London: 59 addresses
- Napier Road, London: 1 address
- Seymour Place, 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 C (45% of about 750 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
- 113-121, Portland Road: up to 14 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- Eldon Court, Eldon Park: up to 15 homes, permissioned (260 m)
- 239 Portland Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- 12 Sunny Bank: up to 9 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- Enmore Lodge, 34-36 Enmore Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (450 m)
- Land R/O 1-9, Birchanger Road: up to 6 homes, permissioned (520 m)
- 45, Enmore Road: up to 7 homes, permissioned (560 m)
- 230-234 ,Portland Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (570 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 4 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 61 addresses are between 40 m and 42 m above sea level (41 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 | Norwood Junction 4.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 620 m |
| Birkbeck 105,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Elmers End 802,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Harrington Road Tram Stop | 530 m |
| Arena Tram Stop | 790 m | |
| Woodside Tram Stop | 1.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 21 within 800 m; nearest Harrington Road South Norwood | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 5.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Greenwich Pier | 10.5 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Clifford Road Car Park | 530 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 730 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 14.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 28.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Country Park Practice | 410 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Fishers Enmore Pharmacy | 410 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Natureza Dental Practice | 470 m |
| Hospital | Shirley Oaks Hospital | 1.7 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 2.9 km |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 150 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest South Norwood Country Park 52 ha | 160 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,070 m² | 100 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,770 m² | 480 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,540 m² | 510 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 57 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Elmers End moated site, South Norwood, a scheduled monument, 860 m east. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Elmers End moated site, South Norwood | Scheduled monument | 860 m east |
| Church of the Holy Innocents, and Boundary Wall | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m west |
| Crystal Palace Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.8 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chaffinch Brook (West Branch) | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km north-east |
| Long Lane Wood | Wood | 1.2 km south-east |
| South Norwood Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km north-west |
| Croydon Canal | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km north |
| Pool River (West Branch) | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km north-east |
| Westow Hill | Hill | 2.8 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.7 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 55 | 61 | 61 |
6 of the postcode's 61 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 | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 63% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 73% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 20% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 21% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 39% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Apsley Road.