CR2 9PR

South Croydon · Croydon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Croydon
Constituency
Croydon South
Postcode district
CR2
Postcode sector
CR2 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CR2 6AH 25 m
CR2 6EN 38 m
CR2 6EL 87 m
CR2 0FG 89 m
CR2 0PE 91 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR2 9PR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR2
Postcode sector
CR2 9
Latitude
51.353502
Longitude
-0.097845
British National Grid easting
532,550
British National Grid northing
163,320

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
E00005169
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 031C · E01001041
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 031 · E02000224

Postcode source versions

Explore CR2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
133
Primary
73
Secondary
20
  1. Purley Oaks Primary School

    Community school

    131 m
  2. Harris Primary Academy Haling Park

    Academy sponsor led

    613 m
  3. St Giles School

    Community special school

    633 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,668
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,036
  • Shoplifting 542
  • Anti social behaviour 468
  • Vehicle crime 437
  • Other theft 235

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CR2 9 residents
7,116

Age bands in CR2 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.2%

1,291 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

758 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.6%

1,530 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.1%

1,991 residents

Age 65 and over
21.4%

1,520 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

40

within 5 km straight-line

  • PARKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    27 WYCHE GROVE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6EX

    ODS code H83015

    321 m

  • HALING PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    96 BRIGHTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6AD

    ODS code H83031

    398 m

  • VIOLET LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    231 VIOLET LANE, CROYDON, CR0 4HN

    ODS code H83007

    1.0 km

  • BIRDHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BIRDHURST AVENUE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7DX

    ODS code H83627

    1.4 km

  • KESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83016

    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

    2.0 km

  • WOODCOTE MEDICAL

    32 FOXLEY LANE, PURLEY, CR8 3EE

    ODS code H83024

    2.3 km

  • FARLEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    53 FARLEY ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7NG

    ODS code H83004

    2.3 km

  • QUEENHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    31 QUEENHILL ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8DU

    ODS code H83014

    2.4 km

  • EAST CROYDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    59 ADDISCOMBE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 6SD

    ODS code H83044

    2.5 km

  • SELSDON PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    97 ADDINGTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8LG

    ODS code H83018

    2.6 km

  • GREENSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    26 LENNARD ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 2UL

    ODS code H83631

    3.1 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H83012

    3.2 km

  • STOVELL HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code H83039

    3.2 km

  • MORLAND ROAD SURGERY

    1 MORLAND ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 6HA

    ODS code H83023

    3.3 km

  • RAINBOW HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y00182

    3.5 km

  • WHITEHORSE PRACTICE

    87 WHITEHORSE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 2JJ

    ODS code H83034

    3.6 km

  • MALDON ROAD SURGERY

    35 MALDON ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 8BL

    ODS code H85113

    3.7 km

  • SHOTFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JUBILEE HEALTH CENTRE, SHOTFIELD, WALLINGTON, SM6 0HY

    ODS code H85115

    3.7 km

Showing 20 of 40 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • South Croydon Bus Garage

    BCT · South Croydon

    0.0 miles
  • Sanderstead Road

    BCT · South Croydon

    0.1 miles
  • South Croydon Bus Garage

    BCT · South Croydon

    0.1 miles
  • Sanderstead Road

    BCT · South Croydon

    0.1 miles
  • South Croydon Bus Garage

    BCT · South Croydon

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 031C, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,863 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
2 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

133 open schools are in scope, including 73 primary and 20 secondary schools. Purley Oaks Primary School is the nearest published school at 131 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,668 published events cover 12 months, averaging 305.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,036 events.

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