CR0 3AB

West Thornton · Croydon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Croydon
Local authority
Croydon
Constituency
Croydon West
Postcode district
CR0
Postcode sector
CR0 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CR0 3AX 70 m
CR0 3AF 74 m
CR0 3FP 110 m
CR0 3AG 117 m
CR0 3AD 126 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR0 3AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR0
Postcode sector
CR0 3
Latitude
51.390193
Longitude
-0.131999
British National Grid easting
530,068
British National Grid northing
167,339

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Croydon · E09000008
Parish or community
E43000198
Westminster constituency
Croydon West · E14001188
Output area
E00005897
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 016C · E01001177
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 016 · E02000209

Postcode source versions

Explore CR0

16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
688, Mitcham Road, Croydon, CR0 3AB 4 July 2025 £510,000
670, Mitcham Road, Croydon, CR0 3AB 27 August 2024 £405,000
660, Mitcham Road, Croydon, CR0 3AB 28 June 2024 £425,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
202
Primary
120
Secondary
31
  1. The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    153 m
  2. West Thornton Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    766 m
  3. Gonville Academy

    Academy converter

    871 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,376
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,439
  • Anti social behaviour 598
  • Vehicle crime 466
  • Other theft 322
  • Public order 290

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
50

24 female, 26 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
2.9
CR0 3 residents
20,009

Age bands in CR0 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.9%

4,409 residents

Age 15 to 24
14.2%

2,848 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.4%

5,922 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.6%

5,144 residents

Age 65 and over
8.9%

1,795 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CR0 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
89.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
89.5%
Gigabit-capable
89.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

73

within 5 km

  • THORNTON ROAD & VALLEY PARK SURGERY

    HEALTHY LIVING CENTRE, FRANKLIN WAY, CROYDON, CR0 4YD

    ODS code H83051

    957 m

  • WIDE WAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    WIDE WAY, MITCHAM, CR4 1BP

    ODS code H85029

    1.3 km

  • EVERSLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6AR

    ODS code H83020

    1.4 km

  • LONDON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    515 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6AR

    ODS code H83021

    1.4 km

  • LEANDER FAMILY PRACTICE

    949 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6JE

    ODS code H83042

    1.4 km

  • NORTH CROYDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    518 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7HQ

    ODS code H83011

    1.5 km

  • TAMWORTH HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    341 TAMWORTH LANE, MITCHAM, CR4 1DL

    ODS code H85033

    1.6 km

  • BRIGSTOCK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    141 BRIGSTOCK ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7JN

    ODS code H83017

    1.7 km

  • NORBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2B POLLARDS HILL NORTH, NORBURY, LONDON, SW16 4NL

    ODS code H83009

    1.7 km

  • RAINBOW HEALTH CENTRE

    BROAD GREEN HEALTH CENTRE - ANNEX, 1-13 LODGE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 2PD

    ODS code Y00182

    1.9 km

  • YOUR FAMILY PRACTICE

    83 BRIGSTOCK ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7JH

    ODS code H83608

    2.1 km

  • HACKBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    8 SPINNING WHEEL WAY, HACKBRIDGE, WALLINGTON, SM6 7DS

    ODS code H85103

    2.2 km

  • GREENSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    26 LENNARD ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 2UL

    ODS code H83631

    2.3 km

  • FAIRVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    69 FAIRVIEW ROAD, NORBURY, LONDON, SW16 5PX

    ODS code H83624

    2.3 km

  • WHITEHORSE PRACTICE

    87 WHITEHORSE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 2JJ

    ODS code H83034

    2.5 km

  • PARCHMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    97 PARCHMORE ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8LY

    ODS code H83053

    2.5 km

  • THORNTON HEATH MEDICAL CENTRE

    61A GILLETT ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8RL

    ODS code H83022

    2.6 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    189A ST. JAMES'S ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 2BZ

    ODS code H83012

    2.9 km

  • MERSHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 NORBURY ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8JN

    ODS code H83609

    2.9 km

  • SELHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    27 SELHURST ROAD, SOUTH NORWOOD, LONDON, SE25 5QA

    ODS code H83611

    3.0 km

Showing 20 of 73 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Rochford Way

    BCT · Broad Green

    0.0 miles
  • Rochford Way

    BCT · Broad Green

    0.0 miles
  • Therapia Lane/Croydon Cemetery

    BCT · Broad Green

    0.2 miles
  • Therapia Lane/Croydon Cemetery

    BCT · Broad Green

    0.2 miles
  • Therapia Lane Tram Depot

    BCT · Beddington Corner

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 016C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,046 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £415,000 from 4 recorded sales in CR0 3AB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Croydon is £394,736 in June 2026, down 1.9% year on year.

Schools

202 open schools are in scope, including 120 primary and 31 secondary schools. The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy is the nearest published school at 153 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

4,376 published events cover 12 months, averaging 364.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,439 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.