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CR2 2BB

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CR8 2BJ 49 m
CR8 2BE 55 m
CR8 2BL 80 m
CR8 2BB 90 m
CR8 2BW 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR2 2BB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR2
Postcode sector
CR2 2
Latitude
51.343588
Longitude
-0.107589
British National Grid easting
531,900
British National Grid northing
162,200

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
E00005461
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 031D · E01001095
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 031 · E02000224

Postcode source versions

Explore CR2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
117
Primary
64
Secondary
20

  1. Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley)

    Voluntary aided school

    250 m

  2. Purley Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    490 m

  3. Cumnor House School

    Other independent school

    538 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,295
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 761
  • Anti social behaviour 299
  • Vehicle crime 278
  • Other theft 178
  • Public order 146

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

29

within 5 km

  • KESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83016

    573 m

  • PARKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    27 WYCHE GROVE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6EX

    ODS code H83015

    1.0 km

  • WOODCOTE MEDICAL

    32 FOXLEY LANE, PURLEY, CR8 3EE

    ODS code H83024

    1.3 km

  • HALING PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    96 BRIGHTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6AD

    ODS code H83031

    1.6 km

  • VIOLET LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    231 VIOLET LANE, CROYDON, CR0 4HN

    ODS code H83007

    1.9 km

  • BIRDHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BIRDHURST AVENUE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7DX

    ODS code H83627

    2.6 km

  • QUEENHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    31 QUEENHILL ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8DU

    ODS code H83014

    2.8 km

  • FARLEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    53 FARLEY ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7NG

    ODS code H83004

    2.9 km

  • SELSDON PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    97 ADDINGTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8LG

    ODS code H83018

    3.0 km

  • CROYDON SAS

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

    ODS code Y08402

    3.1 km

  • FRIENDS ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    49-51 FRIENDS ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 1ED

    ODS code H83019

    3.2 km

  • BRAMLEY AVENUE SURGERY

    1B BRAMLEY AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 2DR

    ODS code H83052

    3.3 km

  • SHOTFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JUBILEE HEALTH CENTRE, SHOTFIELD, WALLINGTON, SM6 0HY

    ODS code H85115

    3.4 km

  • WALLINGTON FAMILY PRACTICE

    WALLINGTON FAMILY PRACT, JUBILEE HEALTH CTR WEST, SHOTFIELD, WALLINGTON, SM6 0HY

    ODS code H85653

    3.4 km

  • MANOR PRACTICE

    57 MANOR ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 0DE

    ODS code H85116

    3.6 km

  • MALDON ROAD SURGERY

    35 MALDON ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 8BL

    ODS code H85113

    3.7 km

  • PARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1A PARK ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 8AW

    ODS code H85022

    3.7 km

  • EAST CROYDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    59 ADDISCOMBE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 6SD

    ODS code H83044

    3.8 km

  • GREENSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    26 LENNARD ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 2UL

    ODS code H83631

    4.1 km

  • OLD COULSDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A COURT AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 1HF

    ODS code H83013

    4.2 km

Showing 20 of 29 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

  • Brighton Road / Purley Downs Road

    BCT · Purley

    0.0 miles

  • Montpelier Road

    BCT · Purley

    0.1 miles

  • Brighton Road / Purley Downs Road

    BCT · Purley

    0.1 miles

  • Wyvern Road

    BCT · Purley

    0.2 miles

  • Montpelier Road

    BCT · Purley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 031D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,346 of 33,755

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

117 open schools are in scope, including 64 primary and 20 secondary schools. Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) is the nearest published school at 250 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,295 published events cover 12 months, averaging 191.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 761 events.

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