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CR2 8TQ

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 8QL 36 m
CR2 8SX 67 m
CR2 8SZ 112 m
CR2 8QP 116 m
CR2 8QH 208 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR2 8TQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR2
Postcode sector
CR2 8
Latitude
51.334630
Longitude
-0.054840
British National Grid easting
535,600
British National Grid northing
161,300

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
E00005580
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 039D · E01001121
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 039 · E02000232

Postcode source versions

Explore CR2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
70
Primary
39
Secondary
10

  1. Greenvale Primary School

    Community school

    557 m

  2. Croydon High School

    Other independent school

    877 m

  3. Olympus

    Other independent special school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
652
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 233
  • Anti social behaviour 96
  • Vehicle crime 73
  • Other theft 54
  • Burglary 43

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

17

within 5 km straight-line

  • SELSDON PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    97 ADDINGTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8LG

    ODS code H83018

    1.1 km

  • QUEENHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    31 QUEENHILL ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8DU

    ODS code H83014

    1.4 km

  • FARLEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    53 FARLEY ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7NG

    ODS code H83004

    1.5 km

  • WARLINGHAM GREEN MED PRAC

    1 CHURCH ROAD, WARLINGHAM, CR6 9NW

    ODS code H81119

    2.5 km

  • ADDINGTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PARKWAY, NEW ADDINGTON, CROYDON, CR0 0JA

    ODS code H83028

    2.8 km

  • NEW ADDINGTON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83006

    2.8 km

  • ELIZABETH HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    515 LIMPSFIELD ROAD, WARLINGHAM, CR6 9LF

    ODS code H81116

    3.0 km

  • HEADLEY DRIVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code H83049

    3.4 km

  • PARKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    27 WYCHE GROVE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6EX

    ODS code H83015

    3.5 km

  • HALING PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    96 BRIGHTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6AD

    ODS code H83031

    3.9 km

  • KESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83016

    4.2 km

  • BROOM ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    23 BROOM ROAD, SHIRLEY, CROYDON, CR0 8NG

    ODS code H83030

    4.3 km

  • BIRDHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BIRDHURST AVENUE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7DX

    ODS code H83627

    4.3 km

  • HARTLAND WAY SURGERY

    1 HARTLAND WAY, CROYDON, CR0 8RG

    ODS code H83029

    4.5 km

  • SHIRLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    370 WICKHAM ROAD, SHIRLEY, CROYDON, CR0 8BH

    ODS code H83043

    4.6 km

  • VIOLET LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    231 VIOLET LANE, CROYDON, CR0 4HN

    ODS code H83007

    4.7 km

  • FRIENDS ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    49-51 FRIENDS ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 1ED

    ODS code H83019

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Selsdon Nature Reserve

    BCT · Selsdon/South Croydon

    0.1 miles

  • Beech Way

    BCT · Selsdon/South Croydon

    0.2 miles

  • Selsdon Nature Reserve

    BCT · Selsdon/South Croydon

    0.2 miles

  • Ravenshead Close

    BCT · Selsdon/South Croydon

    0.2 miles

  • Dove Close

    BCT · Selsdon/South Croydon

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 039D, 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

30,529 of 33,755

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

70 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 10 secondary schools. Greenvale Primary School is the nearest published school at 557 m.

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

Recorded crime

652 published events cover 12 months, averaging 54.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 233 events.

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