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CR0 3RQ

West Thornton · Croydon · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
West Thornton
Local authority
Croydon
Constituency
Croydon West
Postcode district
CR0
Postcode sector
CR0 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CR0 3BA 63 m
CR0 3BR 63 m
CR0 3BH 66 m
CR0 3BL 69 m
CR0 3BE 96 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR0 3RQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2004
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR0
Postcode sector
CR0 3
Latitude
51.388633
Longitude
-0.124948
British National Grid easting
530,563
British National Grid northing
167,178

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Croydon · E09000008
Electoral ward
West Thornton · E05011488
Parish or community
E43000198
Westminster constituency
Croydon West · E14001188
Output area
E00005873
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 016C · E01001177
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 016 · E02000209

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
194
Primary
115
Secondary
29

  1. West Thornton Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    249 m

  2. The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    483 m

  3. Gonville Academy

    Academy converter

    748 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,879
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,317
  • Anti social behaviour 828
  • Vehicle crime 699
  • Shoplifting 657
  • Public order 454

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
83

41 female, 42 male

Postcode households
21
Residents per household
4.0
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 0.4% 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

67

within 5 km straight-line

  • THORNTON ROAD & VALLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code H83051

    773 m

  • EVERSLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6AR

    ODS code H83020

    909 m

  • LONDON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    515 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6AR

    ODS code H83021

    909 m

  • NORTH CROYDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    518 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7HQ

    ODS code H83011

    960 m

  • LEANDER FAMILY PRACTICE

    949 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6JE

    ODS code H83042

    1.3 km

  • BRIGSTOCK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    141 BRIGSTOCK ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7JN

    ODS code H83017

    1.3 km

  • RAINBOW HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y00182

    1.4 km

  • WIDE WAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    WIDE WAY, MITCHAM, CR4 1BP

    ODS code H85029

    1.6 km

  • GREENSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    26 LENNARD ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 2UL

    ODS code H83631

    1.8 km

  • NORBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83009

    1.8 km

  • YOUR FAMILY PRACTICE

    83 BRIGSTOCK ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7JH

    ODS code H83608

    1.8 km

  • WHITEHORSE PRACTICE

    87 WHITEHORSE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 2JJ

    ODS code H83034

    1.9 km

  • TAMWORTH HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    341 TAMWORTH LANE, MITCHAM, CR4 1DL

    ODS code H85033

    2.0 km

  • PARCHMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    97 PARCHMORE ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8LY

    ODS code H83053

    2.2 km

  • THORNTON HEATH MEDICAL CENTRE

    61A GILLETT ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8RL

    ODS code H83022

    2.3 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H83012

    2.3 km

  • FAIRVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    69 FAIRVIEW ROAD, NORBURY, LONDON, SW16 5PX

    ODS code H83624

    2.5 km

  • HACKBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H85103

    2.5 km

  • SELHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H83611

    2.5 km

  • MERSHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 NORBURY ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8JN

    ODS code H83609

    2.6 km

Showing 20 of 67 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Brading Road

    BCT · Broad Green

    0.1 miles

  • Brading Road

    BCT · Broad Green

    0.1 miles

  • Therapia Lane/Croydon Cemetery

    BCT · Broad Green

    0.1 miles

  • Peall Road

    BCT · Broad Green

    0.2 miles

  • Therapia Lane/Croydon Cemetery

    BCT · Broad Green

    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
0
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

Schools

194 open schools are in scope, including 115 primary and 29 secondary schools. West Thornton Primary School is the nearest published school at 249 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,879 published events cover 12 months, averaging 573.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,317 events.

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