CR3 9RA

Sanderstead · 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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CR2 9EU 93 m
CR2 9DE 128 m
CR2 9EG 138 m
CR2 9EN 149 m
CR2 9EH 161 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR3 9RA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR3
Postcode sector
CR3 9
Latitude
51.325904
Longitude
-0.070997
British National Grid easting
534,500
British National Grid northing
160,300

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
E00005491
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 039A · E01001103
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 039 · E02000232

Postcode source versions

Explore CR3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
74
Primary
40
Secondary
12
  1. Atwood Primary School

    Academy converter

    377 m
  2. Olympus

    Other independent special school

    424 m
  3. Warlingham School

    Academy converter

    956 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
532
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 210
  • Vehicle crime 68
  • Anti social behaviour 58
  • Other theft 52
  • Burglary 34

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

16

within 5 km straight-line

  • WARLINGHAM GREEN MED PRAC

    1 CHURCH ROAD, WARLINGHAM, CR6 9NW

    ODS code H81119

    1.8 km

  • SELSDON PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    97 ADDINGTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8LG

    ODS code H83018

    1.9 km

  • QUEENHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    31 QUEENHILL ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8DU

    ODS code H83014

    2.1 km

  • FARLEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    53 FARLEY ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7NG

    ODS code H83004

    2.2 km

  • ELIZABETH HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    515 LIMPSFIELD ROAD, WARLINGHAM, CR6 9LF

    ODS code H81116

    2.5 km

  • PARKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    27 WYCHE GROVE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6EX

    ODS code H83015

    3.4 km

  • KESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83016

    3.4 km

  • OLD COULSDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A COURT AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 1HF

    ODS code H83013

    3.9 km

  • HALING PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    96 BRIGHTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6AD

    ODS code H83031

    3.9 km

  • ADDINGTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PARKWAY, NEW ADDINGTON, CROYDON, CR0 0JA

    ODS code H83028

    4.2 km

  • NEW ADDINGTON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83006

    4.2 km

  • WOODCOTE MEDICAL

    32 FOXLEY LANE, PURLEY, CR8 3EE

    ODS code H83024

    4.3 km

  • VIOLET LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    231 VIOLET LANE, CROYDON, CR0 4HN

    ODS code H83007

    4.6 km

  • BIRDHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BIRDHURST AVENUE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7DX

    ODS code H83627

    4.6 km

  • HEADLEY DRIVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code H83049

    4.9 km

  • BRAMLEY AVENUE SURGERY

    1B BRAMLEY AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 2DR

    ODS code H83052

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Wentworth Way

    BCT · Sanderstead

    0.1 miles
  • Hillsmead Way

    BCT · Sanderstead

    0.1 miles
  • Wentworth Way

    BCT · Sanderstead

    0.1 miles
  • Hilton Way

    BCT · Sanderstead

    0.2 miles
  • Sanderstead Methodist Church

    BCT · Sanderstead

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 039A, 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

31,841 of 33,755

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

74 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 12 secondary schools. Atwood Primary School is the nearest published school at 377 m.

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

Recorded crime

532 published events cover 12 months, averaging 44.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 210 events.

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