Overton's Yard Croydon
19 addresses across 4 postcodes (CR0,CR2), about 90 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 20501271.
- Energy: 7 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 6).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 29% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is West Croydon, about 640 m (0.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, The Queen's Gardens, is about 270 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 17.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 46 to 113 m above sea level.
- Noise: 18 of its 19 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Croydon Sas, about 370 m away, with 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 630 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 45% of households owned their home and 49% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 1,152 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
7 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 46 m². Most common: Flat (6); Maisonette, semi-detached (1). Built: 2003-2006 (5); 1950-1966 (1); 2007-2011 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4); rented (private) (2); rented (social) (1).
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (47% of about 1,890 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Church Street, Central Croydon. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- THE DOG AND BULL PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Surrey House, 2, Scarbrook Road: up to 6 homes, permissioned (130 m)
- Surrey House, 2, Scarbrook Road: up to 6 homes, permissioned (130 m)
- Surrey House 2, Scarbrook Road: up to 7 homes, permissioned (130 m)
- 72-78, Frith Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (130 m)
- Canius House, 1 Scarbrook Road: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (160 m)
- 7-11, High Street: up to 9 homes, permissioned (160 m)
- 49 - 53, High Street: up to 6 homes, permissioned (160 m)
- Land Between 1 & 17, Scarbrook Road: up to 42 homes, permissioned (180 m)
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 3 August 2026 to 21 August 2026: UK POWER NETWORKS SOUTH EASTERN, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
Groundwater flooding is possible in 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CR0 1SL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | possible |
| CR0 1FG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | possible |
| CR0 1RG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | possible |
| CR2 7BL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 19 addresses are between 46 m and 113 m above sea level (51 m on average); the ground rises about 66 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CR0 1FG | 29% | 29% | 29% | 0% |
| CR0 1RG | 50% | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| CR0 1SL | 33% | 33% | 33% | 0% |
| CR2 7BL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | West Croydon 4.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| East Croydon 21 million journeys in 2024–25 | 720 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Waddon 605,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Church Street Tram Stop | 190 m |
| George Street Tram Stop | 270 m | |
| Centrale Tram Stop | 360 m | |
| Bus stops | 21 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 63 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Croydon Flyover | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Kenley - Kenley Hotel | 5.2 km (3.3 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | St Mary’s Wandsworth Pier Clapham Junction | 11.9 km (7.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Q-Park Surrey Street | 120 m |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 280 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 18.4 km (11 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 25.6 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Croydon Sas | 370 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Barkers Chemist | 220 m |
| NHS dentists | 20 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Croydon Dental Care | 130 m |
| Hospital | Gstt @ West Valley Hospital | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Croydon Police Station | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 270 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Queen's Gardens 6,530 m² | 270 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Wandle Park 8.5 ha | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 360 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Park Hill 6.2 ha | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 9.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hospital of the Holy Trinity (Whitgift Hospital), a listed building (Grade I), 190 m north-east. 45 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 11 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital of the Holy Trinity (Whitgift Hospital) | Listed building, Grade I | 190 m north-east |
| Croydon War Memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m east |
| Old Palace Croydon: Great Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 220 m west |
| Old Palace Croydon: east range of the north court | Listed building, Grade I | 240 m west |
| St John the Baptist's Church gateway, Howley Road | Scheduled monument | 320 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Duppas Hill | Hill | 840 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Park Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Waddon Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Haling Grove | Wood | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Whitgift Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Ballards Plantation | Wood | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 19 | 18 |
18 of the street's 19 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croydon College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 430 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Krishna Avanti Primary School Hindu | Primary | 4–11 | 590 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Minster Junior School Church of England | Primary | 7–11 | 650 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| The Minster Nursery and Infants Church of England Academy | Primary | 2–7 | 650 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Mary's Catholic Infant School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–7 | 860 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Harris Invictus Academy Croydon | Secondary | 11–18 | 860 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Heathfield Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Howard Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 900 m (0.6 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 |
| Park Hill Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 920 m (0.6 miles) | Outstanding (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Mary's Catholic High School Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–19 | 920 m (0.6 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Park Hill Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 920 m (0.6 miles) | Outstanding (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St. Mary's Catholic Junior School Roman Catholic | Primary | 7–11 | 930 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tullets CR0 1RG | Retailers - other | 40 m | 5 Very good | 29 Mar 2022 |
| Croydon Market Fishmonger CR0 1RG | Retailers - other | 40 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 2 Jun 2025 |
| Banh Mi Vietnam CR0 1RG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 40 m | 4 Good | 30 Mar 2026 |
| Dog & Wilderness CR0 1RG | Pub/bar/nightclub | 50 m | 5 Very good | 20 Aug 2025 |
| Bang Bang Burger At The Dog CR0 1RG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 50 m | 4 Good | 26 May 2026 |
| Eat More Peri Peri CR0 1RG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 50 m | 5 Very good | 20 Aug 2025 |
| SI5 Spy Missions CR0 1UL | Other catering premises | 50 m | 5 Very good | 22 Nov 2025 |
| Oree Mart CR0 1RG | Retailers - other | 60 m | 5 Very good | 20 Jun 2022 |
| Iceland CR0 1RG | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 60 m | 5 Very good | 20 Jul 2019 |
| Farman Fruit And Veg | Mobile caterer | 60 m | 5 Very good | 20 Dec 2025 |
| Food Wise CR0 1RH | Retailers - other | 60 m | 4 Good | 6 Jun 2025 |
| Waffle & Joe | Mobile caterer | 60 m | 5 Very good | 7 Apr 2024 |
| Samosas Hut | Mobile caterer | 60 m | 4 Good | 20 Jul 2024 |
| Welch Fruiters | Mobile caterer | 60 m | 5 Very good | 22 Aug 2025 |
| Joseph's Juice | Mobile caterer | 60 m | 5 Very good | 7 Sep 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 301 |
| Shoplifting | 148 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 126 |
| Other theft | 110 |
| Public order | 87 |
| Drugs | 85 |
| Theft from the person | 73 |
| Robbery | 56 |
| Burglary | 51 |
| Vehicle crime | 33 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 32 |
| Possession of weapons | 18 |
| Bicycle theft | 18 |
| Other crime | 14 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Nightclub (255); On or near Robert Street (141); On or near Priddy'S Yard (96); On or near Supermarket (91); On or near Surrey Street (86).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 45% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 39% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 20% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 13% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 25% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 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 | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 2 to 9 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
Postcodes on this street
- CR0 1SL: 16 addresses of 17 in the postcode
- CR0 1FG: 1 address of 15 in the postcode
- CR0 1RG: 1 address of 117 in the postcode
- CR2 7BL: 1 address of 231 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Fellmongers Yard · Overton's Yard · Waterworks Yard · Matthews Yard · Middle Street · Surrey Street · Church Street · Scarbrook Road · Priddy's Yard · Old Palace Road · Halstead Close · Rozel Terrace
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.