CR3 2JU

Old Coulsdon · Croydon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Croydon
Constituency
Croydon South
Postcode district
CR3
Postcode sector
CR3 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CR5 2SG 69 m
CR5 2HS 80 m
CR5 2UY 86 m
CR5 2SH 109 m
CR5 2HR 119 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR3 2JU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1987
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR3
Postcode sector
CR3 2
Latitude
51.316119
Longitude
-0.133115
British National Grid easting
530,200
British National Grid northing
159,100

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
E00005065
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 041B · E01001016
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 041 · E02000234

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
65
Primary
37
Secondary
11
  1. Oasis Academy Byron

    Academy converter

    479 m
  2. Smitham Primary School

    Community school

    806 m
  3. St Aidan's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    904 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,285
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 406
  • Anti social behaviour 198
  • Vehicle crime 140
  • Shoplifting 119
  • Other theft 83

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • BRAMLEY AVENUE SURGERY

    1B BRAMLEY AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 2DR

    ODS code H83052

    992 m

  • OLD COULSDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A COURT AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 1HF

    ODS code H83013

    1.5 km

  • WOODCOTE MEDICAL

    32 FOXLEY LANE, PURLEY, CR8 3EE

    ODS code H83024

    2.9 km

  • KESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83016

    3.0 km

  • LONGCROFT CLINIC

    5 WOODMANSTERNE LANE, BANSTEAD, SM7 3HH

    ODS code H81080

    4.3 km

  • PARKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    27 WYCHE GROVE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6EX

    ODS code H83015

    4.5 km

  • SHOTFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JUBILEE HEALTH CENTRE, SHOTFIELD, WALLINGTON, SM6 0HY

    ODS code H85115

    4.7 km

  • WALLINGTON FAMILY PRACTICE

    WALLINGTON FAMILY PRACT, JUBILEE HEALTH CTR WEST, SHOTFIELD, WALLINGTON, SM6 0HY

    ODS code H85653

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Nineacres Way

    BCT · Coulsdon South

    0.1 miles
  • Nineacres Way

    BCT · Coulsdon South

    0.1 miles
  • Downs Road

    BCT · Coulsdon South

    0.1 miles
  • Marlpit Lane

    BCT · Coulsdon South

    0.2 miles
  • Marlpit Lane

    BCT · Coulsdon South

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 041B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,745 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
6 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

65 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 11 secondary schools. Oasis Academy Byron is the nearest published school at 479 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,285 published events cover 12 months, averaging 107.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 406 events.

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