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CR2 2LJ

South Croydon · Croydon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
South Croydon
Local authority
Croydon
Constituency
Croydon South
Postcode district
CR2
Postcode sector
CR2 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CR2 6EX 11 m
CR2 6ES 42 m
CR2 6ER 66 m
CR2 6EY 81 m
CR2 6AL 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR2 2LJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR2
Postcode sector
CR2 2
Latitude
51.350638
Longitude
-0.098681
British National Grid easting
532,500
British National Grid northing
163,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Croydon · E09000008
Electoral ward
South Croydon · E05011484
Parish or community
E43000198
Westminster constituency
Croydon South · E14001187
Output area
E00005178
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 031A · E01001033
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
123
Primary
67
Secondary
19

  1. Purley Oaks Primary School

    Community school

    331 m

  2. Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    679 m

  3. Cumnor House School

    Other independent school

    706 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,694
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 873
  • Anti social behaviour 377
  • Vehicle crime 344
  • Other theft 200
  • Criminal damage and arson 164

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

33

within 5 km straight-line

  • PARKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    27 WYCHE GROVE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6EX

    ODS code H83015

    11 m

  • HALING PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    96 BRIGHTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6AD

    ODS code H83031

    717 m

  • VIOLET LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    231 VIOLET LANE, CROYDON, CR0 4HN

    ODS code H83007

    1.3 km

  • KESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83016

    1.6 km

  • BIRDHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BIRDHURST AVENUE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7DX

    ODS code H83627

    1.7 km

  • WOODCOTE MEDICAL

    32 FOXLEY LANE, PURLEY, CR8 3EE

    ODS code H83024

    2.1 km

  • CROYDON SAS

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

    ODS code Y08402

    2.2 km

  • FARLEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    53 FARLEY ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7NG

    ODS code H83004

    2.3 km

  • QUEENHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    31 QUEENHILL ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8DU

    ODS code H83014

    2.3 km

  • FRIENDS ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    49-51 FRIENDS ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 1ED

    ODS code H83019

    2.3 km

  • SELSDON PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    97 ADDINGTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8LG

    ODS code H83018

    2.5 km

  • EAST CROYDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    59 ADDISCOMBE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 6SD

    ODS code H83044

    2.9 km

  • GREENSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    26 LENNARD ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 2UL

    ODS code H83631

    3.4 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H83012

    3.5 km

  • STOVELL HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code H83039

    3.5 km

  • MORLAND ROAD SURGERY

    1 MORLAND ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 6HA

    ODS code H83023

    3.6 km

  • SHOTFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JUBILEE HEALTH CENTRE, SHOTFIELD, WALLINGTON, SM6 0HY

    ODS code H85115

    3.7 km

  • WALLINGTON FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85653

    3.7 km

  • MALDON ROAD SURGERY

    35 MALDON ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 8BL

    ODS code H85113

    3.8 km

  • MANOR PRACTICE

    57 MANOR ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 0DE

    ODS code H85116

    3.8 km

Showing 20 of 33 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Purley Oaks Station

    BCT · South Croydon

    0.1 miles

  • Sanderstead Road

    BCT · South Croydon

    0.1 miles

  • Sanderstead Road

    BCT · South Croydon

    0.1 miles

  • Purley Oaks Station

    BCT · South Croydon

    0.2 miles

  • Purley Oaks

    RSE · Purley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 031A, 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

16,149 of 33,755

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

123 open schools are in scope, including 67 primary and 19 secondary schools. Purley Oaks Primary School is the nearest published school at 331 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,694 published events cover 12 months, averaging 224.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 873 events.

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