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CR2 3PJ

Purley & Woodcote · Croydon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 3PG 59 m
CR8 3PE 73 m
CR8 3PF 89 m
CR8 3PP 111 m
CR8 3NE 174 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR2 3PJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR2
Postcode sector
CR2 3
Latitude
51.344093
Longitude
-0.139158
British National Grid easting
529,700
British National Grid northing
162,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Croydon · E09000008
Electoral ward
Purley & Woodcote · E05011476
Parish or community
E43000198
Westminster constituency
Croydon South · E14001187
Output area
E00020593
Lower layer super output area
Sutton 024A · E01004084
Middle layer super output area
Sutton 024 · E02000863

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
118
Primary
62
Secondary
20

  1. The John Fisher School

    Voluntary aided school

    402 m

  2. Laleham Lea School

    Other independent school

    462 m

  3. Cumnor House School

    Other independent school

    600 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,484
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 517
  • Anti social behaviour 208
  • Vehicle crime 150
  • Shoplifting 133
  • Burglary 98

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

28

within 5 km straight-line

  • WOODCOTE MEDICAL

    32 FOXLEY LANE, PURLEY, CR8 3EE

    ODS code H83024

    921 m

  • SHOTFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JUBILEE HEALTH CENTRE, SHOTFIELD, WALLINGTON, SM6 0HY

    ODS code H85115

    1.7 km

  • WALLINGTON FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85653

    1.7 km

  • KESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83016

    1.8 km

  • MANOR PRACTICE

    57 MANOR ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 0DE

    ODS code H85116

    2.1 km

  • PARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1A PARK ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 8AW

    ODS code H85022

    2.3 km

  • BRAMLEY AVENUE SURGERY

    1B BRAMLEY AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 2DR

    ODS code H83052

    2.3 km

  • MALDON ROAD SURGERY

    35 MALDON ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 8BL

    ODS code H85113

    2.4 km

  • BEECHES SURGERY

    9 HILL ROAD, CARSHALTON, SM5 3RB

    ODS code H85662

    2.7 km

  • VIOLET LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    231 VIOLET LANE, CROYDON, CR0 4HN

    ODS code H83007

    2.8 km

  • PARKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    27 WYCHE GROVE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6EX

    ODS code H83015

    2.9 km

  • HALING PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    96 BRIGHTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6AD

    ODS code H83031

    3.2 km

  • SUTTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    181 CARSHALTON ROAD, SUTTON, SM1 4NG

    ODS code H85053

    3.4 km

  • WRYTHE GREEN SURGERY

    WRYTHE LANE, CARSHALTON, SM5 2RE

    ODS code H85025

    3.8 km

  • HACKBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    8 SPINNING WHEEL WAY, HACKBRIDGE, WALLINGTON, SM6 7DS

    ODS code H85103

    3.9 km

  • BIRDHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BIRDHURST AVENUE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7DX

    ODS code H83627

    4.0 km

  • CROYDON SAS

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

    ODS code Y08402

    4.1 km

  • LONGCROFT CLINIC

    5 WOODMANSTERNE LANE, BANSTEAD, SM7 3HH

    ODS code H81080

    4.3 km

  • THORNTON ROAD & VALLEY PARK SURGERY

    HEALTHY LIVING CENTRE, FRANKLIN WAY, CROYDON, CR0 4YD

    ODS code H83051

    4.3 km

  • MULGRAVE ROAD SURGERY

    48 MULGRAVE ROAD, BELMONT, SUTTON, SM2 6LX

    ODS code H85018

    4.3 km

Showing 20 of 28 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Woodcote Drive

    BCT · Woodcote

    0.1 miles

  • Woodcote Lane

    BCT · Woodcote

    0.2 miles

  • Woodcote Lane

    BCT · Woodcote

    0.2 miles

  • Woodcote Drive

    BCT · Woodcote

    0.2 miles

  • Smithambottom Lane

    BCT · Woodcote

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sutton 024A, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,441 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
10 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

Schools

118 open schools are in scope, including 62 primary and 20 secondary schools. The John Fisher School is the nearest published school at 402 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,484 published events cover 12 months, averaging 123.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 517 events.

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