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CR2 6YQ

South Croydon · Croydon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
South Croydon
Local authority
Croydon
Constituency
Croydon South
Postcode district
CR2
Postcode sector
CR2 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CR2 6EG 25 m
CR2 6EH 47 m
CR2 6BX 59 m
CR2 6AE 60 m
CR2 6AD 74 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR2 6YQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
1 July 2002
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR2
Postcode sector
CR2 6
Latitude
51.356536
Longitude
-0.097475
British National Grid easting
532,567
British National Grid northing
163,658

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Croydon · E09000008
Electoral ward
South Croydon · E05011484
Parish or community
E43000198
Westminster constituency
Croydon South · E14001187
Output area
E00005162
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 029E · E01001040
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 029 · E02000222

Postcode source versions

Explore CR2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
142
Primary
79
Secondary
21

  1. Harris Primary Academy Haling Park

    Academy sponsor led

    280 m

  2. Purley Oaks Primary School

    Community school

    392 m

  3. Whitgift School

    Other independent school

    460 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,628
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,398
  • Anti social behaviour 617
  • Shoplifting 545
  • Vehicle crime 503
  • Other theft 305

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

42

within 5 km straight-line

  • HALING PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    96 BRIGHTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6AD

    ODS code H83031

    74 m

  • PARKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    27 WYCHE GROVE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6EX

    ODS code H83015

    660 m

  • VIOLET LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    231 VIOLET LANE, CROYDON, CR0 4HN

    ODS code H83007

    845 m

  • BIRDHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BIRDHURST AVENUE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7DX

    ODS code H83627

    1.0 km

  • CROYDON SAS

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

    ODS code Y08402

    1.6 km

  • FRIENDS ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    49-51 FRIENDS ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 1ED

    ODS code H83019

    1.7 km

  • KESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83016

    2.1 km

  • EAST CROYDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    59 ADDISCOMBE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 6SD

    ODS code H83044

    2.2 km

  • FARLEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    53 FARLEY ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7NG

    ODS code H83004

    2.5 km

  • QUEENHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    31 QUEENHILL ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8DU

    ODS code H83014

    2.5 km

  • WOODCOTE MEDICAL

    32 FOXLEY LANE, PURLEY, CR8 3EE

    ODS code H83024

    2.6 km

  • GREENSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    26 LENNARD ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 2UL

    ODS code H83631

    2.7 km

  • SELSDON PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    97 ADDINGTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8LG

    ODS code H83018

    2.8 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H83012

    2.8 km

  • STOVELL HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code H83039

    2.9 km

  • MORLAND ROAD SURGERY

    1 MORLAND ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 6HA

    ODS code H83023

    3.0 km

  • RAINBOW HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y00182

    3.2 km

  • WHITEHORSE PRACTICE

    87 WHITEHORSE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 2JJ

    ODS code H83034

    3.3 km

  • THORNTON ROAD & VALLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code H83051

    3.5 km

  • NORTHWAY ROAD SURGERY

    139 NORTHWAY ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 6JJ

    ODS code H83008

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 42 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Haling Park Road

    BCT · South Croydon

    0.0 miles

  • South Croydon Bus Garage

    BCT · South Croydon

    0.1 miles

  • South Croydon Bus Garage

    BCT · South Croydon

    0.1 miles

  • Haling Park Road

    BCT · South Croydon

    0.1 miles

  • South Croydon Bus Garage

    BCT · South Croydon

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 029E, 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

14,302 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
2 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

142 open schools are in scope, including 79 primary and 21 secondary schools. Harris Primary Academy Haling Park is the nearest published school at 280 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,628 published events cover 12 months, averaging 385.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,398 events.

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