CR2 7AF

South Croydon · Croydon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
South Croydon
Local authority
Croydon
Constituency
Croydon South
Postcode district
CR2
Postcode sector
CR2 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CR2 7AL 83 m
CR2 7AY 88 m
CR2 7AQ 118 m
CR2 7AT 127 m
CR2 7FR 150 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR2 7AF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR2
Postcode sector
CR2 7
Latitude
51.357499
Longitude
-0.088716
British National Grid easting
533,174
British National Grid northing
163,781

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Croydon · E09000008
Parish or community
E43000198
Westminster constituency
Croydon South · E14001187
Output area
E00005158
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 029C · E01001038
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 029 · E02000222

Postcode source versions

Explore CR2

61 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Harestone Court, 45, Flat 4, Normanton Road, South Croydon, CR2 7AF 28 January 2025 £318,500
43, Normanton Road, South Croydon, CR2 7AF 5 June 2024 £830,000
39, Flat 4, Normanton Road, South Croydon, CR2 7AF 21 December 2023 £295,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
141
Primary
76
Secondary
22
  1. St Peter's Primary School

    Academy converter

    77 m
  2. Harris Primary Academy Haling Park

    Academy sponsor led

    538 m
  3. Elmhurst School Ltd

    Other independent school

    641 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,782
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,068
  • Shoplifting 537
  • Anti social behaviour 512
  • Vehicle crime 411
  • Other theft 233

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
90

57 female, 33 male

Postcode households
42
Residents per household
2.1
CR2 7 residents
8,928

Age bands in CR2 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.5%

1,413 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

728 residents

Age 25 to 44
33.3%

2,860 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.9%

2,227 residents

Age 65 and over
15.8%

1,358 residents

This postcode contained 1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CR2 7 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

40

within 5 km

  • HALING PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    96 BRIGHTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6AD

    ODS code H83031

    654 m

  • BIRDHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BIRDHURST AVENUE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7DX

    ODS code H83627

    899 m

  • PARKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    27 WYCHE GROVE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6EX

    ODS code H83015

    1.0 km

  • VIOLET LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    231 VIOLET LANE, CROYDON, CR0 4HN

    ODS code H83007

    1.4 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

    1.6 km

  • EAST CROYDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    59 ADDISCOMBE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 6SD

    ODS code H83044

    2.0 km

  • FARLEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    53 FARLEY ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7NG

    ODS code H83004

    2.0 km

  • QUEENHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    31 QUEENHILL ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8DU

    ODS code H83014

    2.1 km

  • SELSDON PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    97 ADDINGTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8LG

    ODS code H83018

    2.4 km

  • STOVELL HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code H83039

    2.6 km

  • KESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83016

    2.6 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H83012

    2.7 km

  • MORLAND ROAD SURGERY

    1 MORLAND ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 6HA

    ODS code H83023

    2.7 km

  • GREENSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    26 LENNARD ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 2UL

    ODS code H83631

    2.8 km

  • WOODCOTE MEDICAL

    32 FOXLEY LANE, PURLEY, CR8 3EE

    ODS code H83024

    3.1 km

  • WHITEHORSE PRACTICE

    87 WHITEHORSE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 2JJ

    ODS code H83034

    3.2 km

  • RAINBOW HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y00182

    3.3 km

  • NORTHWAY ROAD SURGERY

    139 NORTHWAY ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 6JJ

    ODS code H83008

    3.3 km

  • ASHBURTON PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    ASHBURTON PARK M.PRACTICE, 416 LOWER ADDISCOMBE ROAD, ADDISCOMBE, CROYDON, CR0 7AG

    ODS code H83033

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 40 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Carlton Road South Croydon

    BCT · South Croydon

    0.2 miles
  • Twin Bridges Business Park

    BCT · South Croydon

    0.2 miles
  • Carlton Road South Croydon

    BCT · South Croydon

    0.2 miles
  • Hurst View Road

    BCT · South Croydon

    0.2 miles
  • Hurst View Road

    BCT · South Croydon

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 029C, 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

16,819 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £306,750 from 4 recorded sales in CR2 7AF. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Croydon is £394,736 in June 2026, down 1.9% year on year.

Schools

141 open schools are in scope, including 76 primary and 22 secondary schools. St Peter's Primary School is the nearest published school at 77 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,782 published events cover 12 months, averaging 315.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,068 events.

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