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CR2 3ED

Purley & Woodcote · Croydon · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Purley & Woodcote
Local authority
Croydon
Constituency
Croydon South
Postcode district
CR2
Postcode sector
CR2 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CR8 3EB 36 m
CR8 3YH 43 m
CR8 3EP 60 m
CR8 3EF 69 m
CR8 3EN 70 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR2 3ED
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR2
Postcode sector
CR2 3
Latitude
51.339279
Longitude
-0.119252
British National Grid easting
531,100
British National Grid northing
161,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Croydon · E09000008
Electoral ward
Purley & Woodcote · E05011476
Parish or community
E43000198
Westminster constituency
Croydon South · E14001187
Output area
E00181026
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 037B · E01001092
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 037 · E02000230

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
106
Primary
57
Secondary
17

  1. St David's School

    Other independent school

    316 m

  2. Purley Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    454 m

  3. Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    536 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,048
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 701
  • Anti social behaviour 285
  • Vehicle crime 221
  • Other theft 157
  • Burglary 133

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

23

within 5 km

  • KESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83016

    373 m

  • WOODCOTE MEDICAL

    32 FOXLEY LANE, PURLEY, CR8 3EE

    ODS code H83024

    590 m

  • PARKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    27 WYCHE GROVE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6EX

    ODS code H83015

    1.9 km

  • BRAMLEY AVENUE SURGERY

    1B BRAMLEY AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 2DR

    ODS code H83052

    2.4 km

  • HALING PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    96 BRIGHTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6AD

    ODS code H83031

    2.5 km

  • VIOLET LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    231 VIOLET LANE, CROYDON, CR0 4HN

    ODS code H83007

    2.5 km

  • SHOTFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JUBILEE HEALTH CENTRE, SHOTFIELD, WALLINGTON, SM6 0HY

    ODS code H85115

    3.0 km

  • WALLINGTON FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85653

    3.0 km

  • MANOR PRACTICE

    57 MANOR ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 0DE

    ODS code H85116

    3.3 km

  • BIRDHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BIRDHURST AVENUE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7DX

    ODS code H83627

    3.4 km

  • PARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1A PARK ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 8AW

    ODS code H85022

    3.5 km

  • MALDON ROAD SURGERY

    35 MALDON ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 8BL

    ODS code H85113

    3.5 km

  • OLD COULSDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A COURT AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 1HF

    ODS code H83013

    3.6 km

  • QUEENHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    31 QUEENHILL ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8DU

    ODS code H83014

    3.7 km

  • FARLEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    53 FARLEY ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7NG

    ODS code H83004

    3.7 km

  • CROYDON SAS

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

    ODS code Y08402

    3.8 km

  • SELSDON PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    97 ADDINGTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8LG

    ODS code H83018

    3.8 km

  • FRIENDS ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    49-51 FRIENDS ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 1ED

    ODS code H83019

    3.9 km

  • BEECHES SURGERY

    9 HILL ROAD, CARSHALTON, SM5 3RB

    ODS code H85662

    4.2 km

  • EAST CROYDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    59 ADDISCOMBE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 6SD

    ODS code H83044

    4.6 km

Showing 20 of 23 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Purley Library

    BCT · Purley

    0.0 miles

  • Purley Library

    BCT · Purley

    0.1 miles

  • Purley Cross

    BCT · Purley

    0.1 miles

  • Purley Knoll

    BCT · Purley

    0.1 miles

  • Purley Knoll

    BCT · Purley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 037B, 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

16,496 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

106 open schools are in scope, including 57 primary and 17 secondary schools. St David's School is the nearest published school at 316 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,048 published events cover 12 months, averaging 170.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 701 events.

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