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CR2 2QA

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 2QE 23 m
CR8 2NF 74 m
CR8 2BD 88 m
CR8 2QA 88 m
CR8 2NU 99 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR2 2QA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR2
Postcode sector
CR2 2
Latitude
51.343634
Longitude
-0.110458
British National Grid easting
531,700
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
E00005451
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 037C · E01001093
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 037 · E02000230

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
117
Primary
64
Secondary
19

  1. Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley)

    Voluntary aided school

    111 m

  2. Purley Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    333 m

  3. Cumnor House School

    Other independent school

    555 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,479
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 837
  • Anti social behaviour 318
  • Vehicle crime 293
  • Other theft 204
  • Criminal damage and arson 152

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

31

within 5 km straight-line

  • KESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83016

    425 m

  • WOODCOTE MEDICAL

    32 FOXLEY LANE, PURLEY, CR8 3EE

    ODS code H83024

    1.1 km

  • PARKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    27 WYCHE GROVE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6EX

    ODS code H83015

    1.1 km

  • HALING PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    96 BRIGHTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6AD

    ODS code H83031

    1.7 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

    2.7 km

  • QUEENHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    31 QUEENHILL ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8DU

    ODS code H83014

    3.0 km

  • FARLEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    53 FARLEY ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7NG

    ODS code H83004

    3.1 km

  • CROYDON SAS

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

    ODS code Y08402

    3.1 km

  • BRAMLEY AVENUE SURGERY

    1B BRAMLEY AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 2DR

    ODS code H83052

    3.1 km

  • SHOTFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JUBILEE HEALTH CENTRE, SHOTFIELD, WALLINGTON, SM6 0HY

    ODS code H85115

    3.2 km

  • WALLINGTON FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85653

    3.2 km

  • SELSDON PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    97 ADDINGTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8LG

    ODS code H83018

    3.2 km

  • FRIENDS ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    49-51 FRIENDS ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 1ED

    ODS code H83019

    3.3 km

  • MANOR PRACTICE

    57 MANOR ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 0DE

    ODS code H85116

    3.4 km

  • MALDON ROAD SURGERY

    35 MALDON ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 8BL

    ODS code H85113

    3.5 km

  • PARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1A PARK ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 8AW

    ODS code H85022

    3.6 km

  • EAST CROYDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    59 ADDISCOMBE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 6SD

    ODS code H83044

    3.9 km

  • OLD COULSDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A COURT AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 1HF

    ODS code H83013

    4.2 km

  • GREENSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    26 LENNARD ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 2UL

    ODS code H83631

    4.2 km

Showing 20 of 31 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Wyvern Road

    BCT · Purley

    0.0 miles

  • Wyvern Road

    BCT · Purley

    0.1 miles

  • Montpelier Road

    BCT · Purley

    0.1 miles

  • Montpelier Road

    BCT · Purley

    0.1 miles

  • Brighton Road / Purley Downs Road

    BCT · Purley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 037C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,627 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

117 open schools are in scope, including 64 primary and 19 secondary schools. Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) is the nearest published school at 111 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,479 published events cover 12 months, averaging 206.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 837 events.

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