CR2 5AU

Kenley · Croydon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Kenley
Local authority
Croydon
Constituency
Croydon South
Postcode district
CR2
Postcode sector
CR2 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CR8 5AU 79 m
CR8 5AT 97 m
CR8 5GX 124 m
CR8 5FJ 130 m
CR8 5FH 135 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR2 5AU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR2
Postcode sector
CR2 5
Latitude
51.316254
Longitude
-0.085752
British National Grid easting
533,500
British National Grid northing
159,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Croydon · E09000008
Electoral ward
Kenley · E05011469
Parish or community
E43000198
Westminster constituency
Croydon South · E14001187
Output area
E00005337
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 042B · E01001071
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 042 · E02000235

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
65
Primary
35
Secondary
9
  1. Kenley Primary School

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    60 m
  2. Whyteleafe Primary School

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    993 m
  3. Riddlesdown Collegiate

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
848
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 267
  • Anti social behaviour 107
  • Shoplifting 106
  • Vehicle crime 75
  • Other theft 65

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

11

within 5 km

  • WARLINGHAM GREEN MED PRAC

    1 CHURCH ROAD, WARLINGHAM, CR6 9NW

    ODS code H81119

    2.0 km

  • OLD COULSDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A COURT AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 1HF

    ODS code H83013

    2.5 km

  • ELIZABETH HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    515 LIMPSFIELD ROAD, WARLINGHAM, CR6 9LF

    ODS code H81116

    2.7 km

  • SELSDON PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    97 ADDINGTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8LG

    ODS code H83018

    3.3 km

  • KESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83016

    3.4 km

  • QUEENHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    31 QUEENHILL ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8DU

    ODS code H83014

    3.5 km

  • FARLEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    53 FARLEY ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7NG

    ODS code H83004

    3.6 km

  • PARKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    27 WYCHE GROVE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6EX

    ODS code H83015

    3.9 km

  • BRAMLEY AVENUE SURGERY

    1B BRAMLEY AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 2DR

    ODS code H83052

    4.0 km

  • WOODCOTE MEDICAL

    32 FOXLEY LANE, PURLEY, CR8 3EE

    ODS code H83024

    4.0 km

  • HALING PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    96 BRIGHTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6AD

    ODS code H83031

    4.6 km

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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • New Barn Lane

    BCT · Kenley

    0.1 miles
  • New Barn Lane

    BCT · Kenley

    0.1 miles
  • Old Barn Lane

    BCT · Whyteleafe

    0.1 miles
  • Old Barn Lane

    BCT · Whyteleafe

    0.1 miles
  • Devon Close

    BCT · Kenley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 042B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,098 of 33,755

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

65 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 9 secondary schools. Kenley Primary School is the nearest published school at 60 m.

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

Recorded crime

848 published events cover 12 months, averaging 70.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 267 events.

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