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CR2 8SR

Selsdon Vale & Forestdale · Croydon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
South Croydon
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 8SS 36 m
CR2 8TA 64 m
CR2 8SQ 105 m
CR2 8TD 111 m
CR2 8TE 115 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR2 8SR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR2
Postcode sector
CR2 8
Latitude
51.342958
Longitude
-0.047279
British National Grid easting
536,102
British National Grid northing
162,240

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
E00005577
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 034G · E01001119
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 034 · E02000227

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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73 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
15, Goldfinch Road, South Croydon, CR2 8SR 2 February 2026 £390,000
37, Goldfinch Road, South Croydon, CR2 8SR 28 March 2025 £475,000
31, Goldfinch Road, South Croydon, CR2 8SR 14 March 2025 £481,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
76
Primary
38
Secondary
12

  1. Greenvale Primary School

    Community school

    519 m

  2. Courtwood Primary School

    Academy converter

    695 m

  3. Selsdon Primary and Nursery School

    Foundation school

    745 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
987
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 353
  • Anti social behaviour 159
  • Vehicle crime 97
  • Public order 64
  • Other theft 56

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
79

41 female, 38 male

Postcode households
37
Residents per household
2.1
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

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CR2 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

24

within 5 km

  • SELSDON PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    97 ADDINGTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8LG

    ODS code H83018

    1.2 km

  • FARLEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    53 FARLEY ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7NG

    ODS code H83004

    1.4 km

  • QUEENHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    31 QUEENHILL ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8DU

    ODS code H83014

    1.4 km

  • ADDINGTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PARKWAY, NEW ADDINGTON, CROYDON, CR0 0JA

    ODS code H83028

    2.0 km

  • NEW ADDINGTON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83006

    2.0 km

  • HEADLEY DRIVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code H83049

    2.5 km

  • BROOM ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    23 BROOM ROAD, SHIRLEY, CROYDON, CR0 8NG

    ODS code H83030

    3.2 km

  • WARLINGHAM GREEN MED PRAC

    1 CHURCH ROAD, WARLINGHAM, CR6 9NW

    ODS code H81119

    3.5 km

  • HARTLAND WAY SURGERY

    1 HARTLAND WAY, CROYDON, CR0 8RG

    ODS code H83029

    3.5 km

  • SHIRLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    370 WICKHAM ROAD, SHIRLEY, CROYDON, CR0 8BH

    ODS code H83043

    3.6 km

  • PARKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    27 WYCHE GROVE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6EX

    ODS code H83015

    3.7 km

  • HALING PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    96 BRIGHTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6AD

    ODS code H83031

    3.9 km

  • ELIZABETH HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    515 LIMPSFIELD ROAD, WARLINGHAM, CR6 9LF

    ODS code H81116

    3.9 km

  • BIRDHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BIRDHURST AVENUE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7DX

    ODS code H83627

    4.0 km

  • WICKHAM PARK SURGERY

    2 MANOR ROAD, WEST WICKHAM, BR4 9PS

    ODS code G84607

    4.1 km

  • ADDINGTON ROAD SURGERY

    77 ADDINGTON ROAD, WEST WICKHAM, BR4 9BG

    ODS code G84017

    4.2 km

  • STATION ROAD SURGERY

    74 STATION ROAD, WEST WICKHAM, BR4 0PU

    ODS code G84015

    4.4 km

  • STOVELL HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code H83039

    4.5 km

  • EAST CROYDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    59 ADDISCOMBE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 6SD

    ODS code H83044

    4.6 km

  • FRIENDS ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    49-51 FRIENDS ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 1ED

    ODS code H83019

    4.6 km

Showing 20 of 24 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Goldfinch Road

    BCT · Selsdon/South Croydon

    0.0 miles

  • Goldfinch Road

    BCT · Selsdon/South Croydon

    0.1 miles

  • Peacock Gardens

    BCT · Selsdon/South Croydon

    0.1 miles

  • Peacock Gardens

    BCT · Selsdon/South Croydon

    0.1 miles

  • Kingfisher Gardens

    BCT · Selsdon/South Croydon

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 034G, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,022 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
9 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
14
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £435,000 from 8 recorded sales in CR2 8SR. 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

Published establishments

76 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 12 secondary schools. Greenvale Primary School is the nearest published school at 519 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

987 published events cover 12 months, averaging 82.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 353 events.

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