CR0 8AA

Shirley South · Croydon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Croydon
Local authority
Croydon
Constituency
Croydon East
Postcode district
CR0
Postcode sector
CR0 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CR0 8AE 39 m
CR0 8AH 106 m
CR0 8BR 116 m
CR0 8AN 122 m
CR0 8RQ 145 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR0 8AA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR0
Postcode sector
CR0 8
Latitude
51.373033
Longitude
-0.042666
British National Grid easting
536,334
British National Grid northing
165,593

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Croydon · E09000008
Parish or community
E43000198
Westminster constituency
Croydon East · E14001186
Output area
E00005627
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 026E · E01001133
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 026 · E02000219

Postcode source versions

Explore CR0

24 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Bennetts Way, Croydon, CR0 8AA 28 January 2026 £565,000
6, Bennetts Way, Croydon, CR0 8AA 10 October 2025 £506,000
26, Bennetts Way, Croydon, CR0 8AA 15 October 2024 £535,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
132
Primary
76
Secondary
20
  1. Harris Primary Academy Benson

    Academy sponsor led

    315 m
  2. St John's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    488 m
  3. Shirley High School Performing Arts College

    Academy converter

    605 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,903
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 727
  • Shoplifting 290
  • Anti social behaviour 205
  • Vehicle crime 188
  • Other theft 127

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
64

32 female, 32 male

Postcode households
26
Residents per household
2.5
CR0 8 residents
12,871

Age bands in CR0 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.8%

2,294 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.4%

1,602 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.4%

2,890 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.7%

3,575 residents

Age 65 and over
19.8%

2,554 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CR0 8 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

46

within 5 km

  • HARTLAND WAY SURGERY

    1 HARTLAND WAY, CROYDON, CR0 8RG

    ODS code H83029

    262 m

  • SHIRLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    370 WICKHAM ROAD, SHIRLEY, CROYDON, CR0 8BH

    ODS code H83043

    279 m

  • BROOM ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    23 BROOM ROAD, SHIRLEY, CROYDON, CR0 8NG

    ODS code H83030

    938 m

  • WICKHAM PARK SURGERY

    2 MANOR ROAD, WEST WICKHAM, BR4 9PS

    ODS code G84607

    1.4 km

  • ASHBURTON PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    ASHBURTON PARK M.PRACTICE, 416 LOWER ADDISCOMBE ROAD, ADDISCOMBE, CROYDON, CR0 7AG

    ODS code H83033

    1.9 km

  • STATION ROAD SURGERY

    74 STATION ROAD, WEST WICKHAM, BR4 0PU

    ODS code G84015

    2.0 km

  • STOVELL HOUSE SURGERY

    188 LOWER ADDISCOMBE ROAD, ADDISCOMBE, CROYDON, CR0 6AH

    ODS code H83039

    2.4 km

  • PORTLAND MEDICAL CENTRE

    184 PORTLAND ROAD, SOUTH NORWOOD, LONDON, SE25 4QB

    ODS code H83001

    2.7 km

  • ADDINGTON ROAD SURGERY

    77 ADDINGTON ROAD, WEST WICKHAM, BR4 9BG

    ODS code G84017

    2.7 km

  • COUNTRY PARK PRACTICE

    WOODSIDE HEALTH CENTRE, 3 ENMORE ROAD, SOUTH NORWOOD, LONDON, SE25 5NT

    ODS code Y05317

    2.8 km

  • DENMARK ROAD SURGERY

    WOODSIDE HEALTH CENTRE, 3 ENMORE ROAD, SOUTH NORWOOD, LONDON, SE25 5NT

    ODS code Y05318

    2.8 km

  • HEADLEY DRIVE SURGERY

    117A HEADLEY DRIVE, NEW ADDINGTON, CROYDON, CR0 0QL

    ODS code H83049

    2.9 km

  • ST JAMES' PRACTICE

    138 CROYDON ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 4DG

    ODS code G84028

    2.9 km

  • EDEN PARK SURGERY

    194 CROYDON ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 4DQ

    ODS code G84011

    2.9 km

  • NORTHWAY ROAD SURGERY

    139 NORTHWAY ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 6JJ

    ODS code H83008

    3.0 km

  • MORLAND ROAD SURGERY

    1 MORLAND ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 6HA

    ODS code H83023

    3.0 km

  • EAST CROYDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    59 ADDISCOMBE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 6SD

    ODS code H83044

    3.1 km

  • FARLEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    53 FARLEY ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7NG

    ODS code H83004

    3.5 km

  • QUEENHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    31 QUEENHILL ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8DU

    ODS code H83014

    3.5 km

  • BIRDHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BIRDHURST AVENUE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7DX

    ODS code H83627

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 46 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Bennetts Way

    BCT · Shirley

    0.1 miles
  • Bennetts Way

    BCT · Shirley

    0.1 miles
  • Bennetts Avenue

    BCT · Spring Park

    0.1 miles
  • Bennetts Avenue

    BCT · Spring Park

    0.1 miles
  • Benson School

    BCT · Shirley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 026E, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,166 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
4 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
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £550,000 from 4 recorded sales in CR0 8AA. 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

132 open schools are in scope, including 76 primary and 20 secondary schools. Harris Primary Academy Benson is the nearest published school at 315 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,903 published events cover 12 months, averaging 158.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 727 events.

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