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CR2 1EW

Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown · Croydon · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown
Local authority
Croydon
Constituency
Croydon South
Postcode district
CR2
Postcode sector
CR2 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CR8 1EW 78 m
CR8 1EZ 95 m
CR8 1ES 205 m
CR8 1ET 208 m
CR8 1EU 217 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR2 1EW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR2
Postcode sector
CR2 1
Latitude
51.326304
Longitude
-0.095382
British National Grid easting
532,800
British National Grid northing
160,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Croydon · E09000008
Electoral ward
Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown · E05011477
Parish or community
E43000198
Westminster constituency
Croydon South · E14001187
Output area
E00005344
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 042A · E01001068
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 042 · E02000235

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
85
Primary
48
Secondary
13

  1. Riddlesdown Collegiate

    Academy converter

    526 m

  2. Harris Primary Academy Kenley

    Academy sponsor led

    548 m

  3. Abingdon House School Purley

    Other independent special school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
872
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 277
  • Anti social behaviour 124
  • Vehicle crime 117
  • Shoplifting 96
  • Burglary 60

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • KESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PURLEY WAR MEMORIAL HOSP, 856 BRIGHTON ROAD, PURLEY, CR8 2YL

    ODS code H83016

    2.1 km

  • OLD COULSDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A COURT AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 1HF

    ODS code H83013

    2.7 km

  • PARKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    27 WYCHE GROVE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6EX

    ODS code H83015

    2.7 km

  • WOODCOTE MEDICAL

    32 FOXLEY LANE, PURLEY, CR8 3EE

    ODS code H83024

    2.8 km

  • SELSDON PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    97 ADDINGTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8LG

    ODS code H83018

    2.8 km

  • QUEENHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    31 QUEENHILL ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8DU

    ODS code H83014

    2.9 km

  • FARLEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    53 FARLEY ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7NG

    ODS code H83004

    3.0 km

  • WARLINGHAM GREEN MED PRAC

    1 CHURCH ROAD, WARLINGHAM, CR6 9NW

    ODS code H81119

    3.1 km

  • BRAMLEY AVENUE SURGERY

    1B BRAMLEY AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 2DR

    ODS code H83052

    3.2 km

  • HALING PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    96 BRIGHTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6AD

    ODS code H83031

    3.4 km

  • ELIZABETH HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    515 LIMPSFIELD ROAD, WARLINGHAM, CR6 9LF

    ODS code H81116

    3.8 km

  • VIOLET LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    231 VIOLET LANE, CROYDON, CR0 4HN

    ODS code H83007

    3.9 km

  • BIRDHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BIRDHURST AVENUE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7DX

    ODS code H83627

    4.3 km

  • CROYDON SAS

    IMPACT HOUSE, 2 EDRIDGE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 1FE

    ODS code Y08402

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Kenley Treatment Works

    BCT · Kenley

    0.1 miles

  • Kenley Treatment Works

    BCT · Kenley

    0.2 miles

  • The Kenley Hotel / Kenley Station

    BCT · Kenley

    0.2 miles

  • Kenley - Kenley Hotel

    BCQ · Kenley

    0.2 miles

  • The Kenley Hotel / Kenley Station

    BCT · Kenley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 042A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,625 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

85 open schools are in scope, including 48 primary and 13 secondary schools. Riddlesdown Collegiate is the nearest published school at 526 m.

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

Recorded crime

872 published events cover 12 months, averaging 72.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 277 events.

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