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CR2 8AW

Selsdon Vale & Forestdale · Croydon · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Selsdon Vale & Forestdale
Local authority
Croydon
Constituency
Croydon East
Postcode district
CR2
Postcode sector
CR2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CR2 8NW 50 m
CR2 8NZ 58 m
CR2 8RX 73 m
CR2 8RZ 74 m
CR2 8NG 129 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR2 8AW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR2
Postcode sector
CR2 8
Latitude
51.344300
Longitude
-0.056053
British National Grid easting
535,487
British National Grid northing
162,373

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Croydon · E09000008
Electoral ward
Selsdon Vale & Forestdale · E05011481
Parish or community
E43000198
Westminster constituency
Croydon East · E14001186
Output area
E00005586
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 034H · E01001126
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 034 · E02000227

Postcode source versions

Explore CR2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
90
Primary
47
Secondary
14

  1. Selsdon Primary and Nursery School

    Foundation school

    295 m

  2. Croydon High School

    Other independent school

    519 m

  3. Greenvale Primary School

    Community school

    631 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,027
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 374
  • Anti social behaviour 163
  • Vehicle crime 115
  • Burglary 65
  • Public order 63

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CR2 8 residents
11,463

Age bands in CR2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17%

1,971 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

1,247 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.2%

2,689 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.9%

3,123 residents

Age 65 and over
22.2%

2,572 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

28

within 5 km straight-line

  • SELSDON PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    97 ADDINGTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8LG

    ODS code H83018

    628 m

  • FARLEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    53 FARLEY ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7NG

    ODS code H83004

    745 m

  • QUEENHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    31 QUEENHILL ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8DU

    ODS code H83014

    750 m

  • ADDINGTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PARKWAY, NEW ADDINGTON, CROYDON, CR0 0JA

    ODS code H83028

    2.6 km

  • NEW ADDINGTON GROUP PRACTICE

    PARKWAY HEALTH CENTRE, PARKWAY, NEW ADDINGTON, CROYDON, CR0 0JA

    ODS code H83006

    2.6 km

  • HEADLEY DRIVE SURGERY

    117A HEADLEY DRIVE, NEW ADDINGTON, CROYDON, CR0 0QL

    ODS code H83049

    3.0 km

  • PARKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    27 WYCHE GROVE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6EX

    ODS code H83015

    3.0 km

  • HALING PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    96 BRIGHTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6AD

    ODS code H83031

    3.3 km

  • BROOM ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    23 BROOM ROAD, SHIRLEY, CROYDON, CR0 8NG

    ODS code H83030

    3.4 km

  • HARTLAND WAY SURGERY

    1 HARTLAND WAY, CROYDON, CR0 8RG

    ODS code H83029

    3.4 km

  • BIRDHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BIRDHURST AVENUE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7DX

    ODS code H83627

    3.4 km

  • SHIRLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    370 WICKHAM ROAD, SHIRLEY, CROYDON, CR0 8BH

    ODS code H83043

    3.5 km

  • WARLINGHAM GREEN MED PRAC

    1 CHURCH ROAD, WARLINGHAM, CR6 9NW

    ODS code H81119

    3.6 km

  • VIOLET LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    231 VIOLET LANE, CROYDON, CR0 4HN

    ODS code H83007

    4.0 km

  • FRIENDS ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    49-51 FRIENDS ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 1ED

    ODS code H83019

    4.0 km

  • ELIZABETH HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    515 LIMPSFIELD ROAD, WARLINGHAM, CR6 9LF

    ODS code H81116

    4.0 km

  • STOVELL HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code H83039

    4.1 km

  • EAST CROYDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    59 ADDISCOMBE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 6SD

    ODS code H83044

    4.1 km

  • KESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83016

    4.1 km

  • CROYDON SAS

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

    ODS code Y08402

    4.1 km

Showing 20 of 28 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Selsdon Primary School

    BCT · Selsdon/South Croydon

    0.1 miles

  • Selsdon Primary School

    BCT · Selsdon/South Croydon

    0.2 miles

  • Selsdon Crescent

    BCT · Selsdon/South Croydon

    0.2 miles

  • Selsdon Crescent

    BCT · Selsdon/South Croydon

    0.2 miles

  • Old Farleigh Road

    BCT · Selsdon/South Croydon

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 034H, 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

30,132 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
7 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

90 open schools are in scope, including 47 primary and 14 secondary schools. Selsdon Primary and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 295 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,027 published events cover 12 months, averaging 85.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 374 events.

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