CR3 2LQ

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 1ED 77 m
CR5 2LQ 95 m
CR5 2LR 183 m
CR5 1AY 202 m
CR5 2LP 205 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR3 2LQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR3
Postcode sector
CR3 2
Latitude
51.308769
Longitude
-0.123369
British National Grid easting
530,900
British National Grid northing
158,300

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
E00005056
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 044B · E01001019
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 044 · E02000237

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
50
Primary
26
Secondary
8
  1. Coulsdon CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    68 m
  2. Oasis Academy Byron

    Academy converter

    599 m
  3. Keston Primary School

    Academy converter

    620 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
786
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 264
  • Anti social behaviour 161
  • Vehicle crime 77
  • Criminal damage and arson 69
  • Other theft 63

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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • OLD COULSDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A COURT AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 1HF

    ODS code H83013

    456 m

  • BRAMLEY AVENUE SURGERY

    1B BRAMLEY AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 2DR

    ODS code H83052

    2.1 km

  • KESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83016

    3.6 km

  • WOODCOTE MEDICAL

    32 FOXLEY LANE, PURLEY, CR8 3EE

    ODS code H83024

    3.7 km

  • WARLINGHAM GREEN MED PRAC

    1 CHURCH ROAD, WARLINGHAM, CR6 9NW

    ODS code H81119

    4.6 km

  • PARKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    27 WYCHE GROVE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6EX

    ODS code H83015

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Army Reserve Centre

    BCT · Old Coulsdon

    0.1 miles
  • Territorial Army Centre

    BCT · Old Coulsdon

    0.1 miles
  • Old Coulsdon / Tudor Rose

    BCT · Old Coulsdon

    0.1 miles
  • Old Coulsdon / Tudor Rose

    BCT · Old Coulsdon

    0.2 miles
  • Mead Way / Tollers Lane

    BCT · Old Coulsdon

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 044B, 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

31,614 of 33,755

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

50 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 8 secondary schools. Coulsdon CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 68 m.

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

Recorded crime

786 published events cover 12 months, averaging 65.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 264 events.

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