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CR2 6FQ

Waddon · Croydon · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Waddon
Local authority
Croydon
Constituency
Croydon West
Postcode district
CR2
Postcode sector
CR2 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CR2 6LH 53 m
CR2 6LB 56 m
CR2 6FJ 62 m
CR2 6NW 115 m
CR2 6NS 117 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR2 6FQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2013
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR2
Postcode sector
CR2 6
Latitude
51.362117
Longitude
-0.105604
British National Grid easting
531,985
British National Grid northing
164,264

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Croydon · E09000008
Electoral ward
Waddon · E05011487
Parish or community
E43000198
Westminster constituency
Croydon West · E14001188
Output area
E00005816
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 028C · E01001171
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
150
Primary
83
Secondary
24

  1. Aerodrome Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    336 m

  2. Whitgift School

    Other independent school

    385 m

  3. Howard Primary School

    Community school

    391 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,823
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,281
  • Anti social behaviour 941
  • Shoplifting 877
  • Vehicle crime 637
  • Other theft 609

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

8 female, 5 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
1.2
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 0.1% 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

48

within 5 km

  • VIOLET LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    231 VIOLET LANE, CROYDON, CR0 4HN

    ODS code H83007

    254 m

  • HALING PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    96 BRIGHTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6AD

    ODS code H83031

    767 m

  • BIRDHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BIRDHURST AVENUE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7DX

    ODS code H83627

    969 m

  • CROYDON SAS

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

    ODS code Y08402

    1.1 km

  • FRIENDS ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    49-51 FRIENDS ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 1ED

    ODS code H83019

    1.3 km

  • PARKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    27 WYCHE GROVE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6EX

    ODS code H83015

    1.4 km

  • EAST CROYDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    59 ADDISCOMBE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 6SD

    ODS code H83044

    1.9 km

  • GREENSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    26 LENNARD ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 2UL

    ODS code H83631

    2.1 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H83012

    2.4 km

  • KESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83016

    2.5 km

  • RAINBOW HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y00182

    2.5 km

  • WOODCOTE MEDICAL

    32 FOXLEY LANE, PURLEY, CR8 3EE

    ODS code H83024

    2.6 km

  • MORLAND ROAD SURGERY

    1 MORLAND ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 6HA

    ODS code H83023

    2.7 km

  • THORNTON ROAD & VALLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code H83051

    2.7 km

  • WHITEHORSE PRACTICE

    87 WHITEHORSE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 2JJ

    ODS code H83034

    2.7 km

  • STOVELL HOUSE SURGERY

    188 LOWER ADDISCOMBE ROAD, ADDISCOMBE, CROYDON, CR0 6AH

    ODS code H83039

    2.8 km

  • NORTH CROYDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    518 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7HQ

    ODS code H83011

    2.9 km

  • MALDON ROAD SURGERY

    35 MALDON ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 8BL

    ODS code H85113

    3.0 km

  • EVERSLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6AR

    ODS code H83020

    3.0 km

  • LONDON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    515 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6AR

    ODS code H83021

    3.0 km

Showing 20 of 48 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

  • Bramley Hill

    BCT · South Croydon

    0.0 miles

  • Whitgift Avenue

    BCT · South Croydon

    0.0 miles

  • Bramley Hill

    BCT · South Croydon

    0.1 miles

  • Croydon Bowling Club

    BCT · South Croydon

    0.1 miles

  • Croydon Bowling Club

    BCT · South Croydon

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 028C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,554 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

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

150 open schools are in scope, including 83 primary and 24 secondary schools. Aerodrome Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 336 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,823 published events cover 12 months, averaging 651.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,281 events.

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