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CR2 6FH

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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CR2 6BY 17 m
CR2 6FN 17 m
CR2 6DB 37 m
CR2 6DE 59 m
CR2 6LS 71 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR2 6FH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2012
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR2
Postcode sector
CR2 6
Latitude
51.352455
Longitude
-0.105916
British National Grid easting
531,991
British National Grid northing
163,189

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
E00174947
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 028E · E01001173
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 028 · E02000221

Postcode source versions

Explore CR2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
137
Primary
77
Secondary
22

  1. Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    149 m

  2. Harris Academy Purley

    Academy sponsor led

    179 m

  3. St Giles School

    Community special school

    383 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,830
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,119
  • Shoplifting 569
  • Anti social behaviour 510
  • Vehicle crime 406
  • Other theft 248

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
24

18 female, 6 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
2.0
CR2 6 residents
11,798

Age bands in CR2 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.3%

2,323 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

1,184 residents

Age 25 to 44
35.1%

4,230 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.5%

2,831 residents

Age 65 and over
12.2%

1,472 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CR2 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

37

within 5 km

  • PARKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    27 WYCHE GROVE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6EX

    ODS code H83015

    553 m

  • HALING PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    96 BRIGHTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6AD

    ODS code H83031

    750 m

  • VIOLET LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    231 VIOLET LANE, CROYDON, CR0 4HN

    ODS code H83007

    891 m

  • KESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83016

    1.4 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

    1.8 km

  • CROYDON SAS

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

    ODS code Y08402

    2.1 km

  • FRIENDS ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    49-51 FRIENDS ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 1ED

    ODS code H83019

    2.2 km

  • FARLEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    53 FARLEY ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7NG

    ODS code H83004

    2.8 km

  • EAST CROYDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    59 ADDISCOMBE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 6SD

    ODS code H83044

    2.9 km

  • QUEENHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    31 QUEENHILL ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8DU

    ODS code H83014

    2.9 km

  • SELSDON PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    97 ADDINGTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8LG

    ODS code H83018

    3.1 km

  • GREENSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    26 LENNARD ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 2UL

    ODS code H83631

    3.2 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

  • MALDON ROAD SURGERY

    35 MALDON ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 8BL

    ODS code H85113

    3.2 km

  • MANOR PRACTICE

    57 MANOR ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 0DE

    ODS code H85116

    3.3 km

  • PARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1A PARK ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 8AW

    ODS code H85022

    3.4 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H83012

    3.4 km

  • RAINBOW HEALTH CENTRE

    BROAD GREEN HEALTH CENTRE - ANNEX, 1-13 LODGE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 2PD

    ODS code Y00182

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 37 matching practices.

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

  • Netherheys Drive

    BCT · South Croydon

    0.0 miles

  • Regina Coeli School

    BCT · South Croydon

    0.1 miles

  • Regina Coeli School

    BCT · South Croydon

    0.1 miles

  • Blackford Close

    BCT · Purley

    0.2 miles

  • Blackford Close

    BCT · Purley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 028E, 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

13,598 of 33,755

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

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

137 open schools are in scope, including 77 primary and 22 secondary schools. Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 149 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,830 published events cover 12 months, averaging 319.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,119 events.

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