CR2 7AG

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 7BF 38 m
CR2 7AJ 44 m
CR2 0DA 106 m
CR2 7BH 133 m
CR2 0DE 154 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR2 7AG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR2
Postcode sector
CR2 7
Latitude
51.354548
Longitude
-0.086986
British National Grid easting
533,303
British National Grid northing
163,456

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
E00005176
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 029D · E01001039
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 029 · E02000222

Postcode source versions

Explore CR2

15 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
28, Hurst View Road, South Croydon, CR2 7AG 29 February 2016 £615,000
32, Hurst View Road, South Croydon, CR2 7AG 5 August 2013 £405,000
18, Hurst View Road, South Croydon, CR2 7AG 2 October 2009 £462,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
134
Primary
71
Secondary
20
  1. St Peter's Primary School

    Academy converter

    391 m
  2. Purley Oaks Primary School

    Community school

    652 m
  3. Rutherford School

    Other independent special school

    768 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,911
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 767
  • Shoplifting 536
  • Anti social behaviour 350
  • Vehicle crime 343
  • Public order 165

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
57

23 female, 34 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
3.2
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 0.6% 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

42

within 5 km

  • HALING PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    96 BRIGHTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6AD

    ODS code H83031

    823 m

  • PARKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    27 WYCHE GROVE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6EX

    ODS code H83015

    914 m

  • BIRDHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BIRDHURST AVENUE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7DX

    ODS code H83627

    1.2 km

  • VIOLET LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    231 VIOLET LANE, CROYDON, CR0 4HN

    ODS code H83007

    1.6 km

  • FARLEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    53 FARLEY ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7NG

    ODS code H83004

    1.7 km

  • QUEENHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    31 QUEENHILL ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8DU

    ODS code H83014

    1.8 km

  • CROYDON SAS

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

    ODS code Y08402

    1.9 km

  • FRIENDS ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    49-51 FRIENDS ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 1ED

    ODS code H83019

    1.9 km

  • SELSDON PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    97 ADDINGTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8LG

    ODS code H83018

    2.1 km

  • EAST CROYDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    59 ADDISCOMBE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 6SD

    ODS code H83044

    2.3 km

  • KESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83016

    2.5 km

  • STOVELL HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code H83039

    2.8 km

  • MORLAND ROAD SURGERY

    1 MORLAND ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 6HA

    ODS code H83023

    3.1 km

  • WOODCOTE MEDICAL

    32 FOXLEY LANE, PURLEY, CR8 3EE

    ODS code H83024

    3.1 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H83012

    3.1 km

  • GREENSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    26 LENNARD ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 2UL

    ODS code H83631

    3.1 km

  • WHITEHORSE PRACTICE

    87 WHITEHORSE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 2JJ

    ODS code H83034

    3.6 km

  • NORTHWAY ROAD SURGERY

    139 NORTHWAY ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 6JJ

    ODS code H83008

    3.6 km

  • RAINBOW HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y00182

    3.6 km

  • HARTLAND WAY SURGERY

    1 HARTLAND WAY, CROYDON, CR0 8RG

    ODS code H83029

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 42 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

  • Hurst View Road

    BCT · South Croydon

    0.1 miles
  • Hurst View Road

    BCT · South Croydon

    0.1 miles
  • West Hill

    BCT · South Croydon

    0.1 miles
  • West Hill

    BCT · South Croydon

    0.2 miles
  • Carlton Road South Croydon

    BCT · South Croydon

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 029D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

30,044 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
5 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

134 open schools are in scope, including 71 primary and 20 secondary schools. St Peter's Primary School is the nearest published school at 391 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,911 published events cover 12 months, averaging 242.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 767 events.

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