Magdala Road Croydon
5 addresses across 2 postcodes (CR2), about 60 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 20502204.
- Energy: 1 homes have an energy certificate (D: 1).
- Flood: 12 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Croydon costs £2,600 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Sanderstead, about 680 m (0.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 480 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 13.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 57 to 59 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 7 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Haling Park Medical Practice, about 360 m away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 230 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 54% of households owned their home and 49% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 97 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
1 home with a current certificate; median floor area 78 m². Most common: House, detached (1). Built: 1900-1929 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (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 street: most are in band C (51% of about 790 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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)
- 25, Haling Park Road: up to 8 homes, permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- 27, Haling Park Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (510 m (0.3 miles))
- Oak Lodge, Sanderstead Road: up to 6 homes, permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
- 116-118 Selsdon Road: up to 8 homes, permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- 60, Mayfield Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- Toby Carvery, Brantwood Road: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
- Toby Carvery, Brantwood Road: up to 35 homes, not permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
- Toby Carvery, Brantwood Road: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 7 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 19 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 46 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 4 low and 0 very low.
Groundwater flooding is possible in 2 of these postcodes: an address there is in a groundwater flood alert area.
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| CR2 6UR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | possible |
| CR2 6HG | not in 2 or 3 | 7 / 5 / 19 | possible |
Height above sea level
The street's 7 addresses are between 57 m and 59 m above sea level (58 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CR2 6HG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CR2 6UR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sanderstead 844,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Purley Oaks 481,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 840 m (0.5 miles) | |
| South Croydon 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Lloyd Park Tram Stop | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 29 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest South Croydon Bus Garage | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Kenley - Kenley Hotel | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | St Mary’s Wandsworth Pier Clapham Junction | 13.9 km (8.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Q-Park Surrey Street | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 210 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 19.8 km (12 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 23.7 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Haling Park Medical Practice | 360 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mccoig Pharmacy | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Miss C Mccarthy & Miss M Mccarthy | 220 m |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Police station | Croydon Police Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest *deposit & Withdrawal* Sgn Ltd - Brighton Road | 330 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.7 ha | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,460 m² | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest South Croydon Recreation Ground 3.5 ha | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest South Croydon Allotments 4.1 ha | 210 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 3.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Augustine, a listed building (Grade II*), 340 m south-west. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Augustine | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m south-west |
| Croham Hurst round barrow | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Haling Grove | Wood | 610 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Croham Hurst | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Breakneck Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Purley Beeches | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Park Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Waddon Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 5 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 2 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 0 |
1 of the street's 7 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 7 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purley Oaks Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 140 m | Good (Sep 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Harris Primary Academy Haling Park | Primary | 3–11 | 520 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Peter's Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 530 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 840 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Harris Academy Purley | Secondary | 11–19 | 910 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Aerodrome Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Nov 2025): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Ridgeway Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Howard Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Heathfield Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Krishna Avanti Primary School Hindu | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Coombe Wood School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cantinho Do Nando CR2 6EL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 150 m | 4 Good | 25 Apr 2025 |
| Chicken Kadai CR2 6EL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 150 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 6 Jun 2026 |
| Today's Cafe CR2 6EN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 160 m | 5 Very good | 11 Jul 2025 |
| Holts CR2 6EN | Retailers - other | 160 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 10 Mar 2026 |
| SP Charcoal Grill CR2 6EN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 160 m | 4 Good | 12 Jul 2025 |
| Brockley Food & Wine CR2 6EN | Retailers - other | 160 m | 4 Good | 15 Oct 2021 |
| Bociea's Vending CR2 6PL | Retailers - other | 170 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| VitaBright CR2 0BS | Distributors/Transporters | 180 m | 5 Very good | 21 Feb 2024 |
| The Swallow Co CR2 0BS | Distributors/Transporters | 180 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Pius Vita Superfoods CR2 0BS | Retailers - other | 180 m | 5 Very good | 11 Mar 2025 |
| Nourish Kefir CR2 0BS | Manufacturers/packers | 180 m | 5 Very good | 26 Mar 2025 |
| Love Hemp CR2 0BS | Retailers - other | 180 m | 5 Very good | 7 Sep 2018 |
| Beas Cafe CR2 0BS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 180 m | 5 Very good | 14 Sep 2024 |
| Cake To Differ CR2 0BS | Manufacturers/packers | 180 m | 4 Good | 21 Feb 2024 |
| O Imperio Brazilian Market CR2 6AF | Retailers - other | 190 m | 4 Good | 4 Aug 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 41 |
| Vehicle crime | 12 |
| Public order | 11 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 9 |
| Other theft | 7 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Bus/Coach Station (21); On or near Brighton Road (20); On or near Bynes Road (12); On or near Rolleston Road (8); On or near Crunden Road (8).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 54% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 35% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 78% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 25% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 24% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 83% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 5 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Napier Road · Crunden Road · Chelsham Road · Mansfield Road · Mansfield Place · Avon Path · Rolleston Road · Carlton Road · Chambers Place · Rocklands Drive · Bynes Road · Newark Road
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.