CR3 9RL

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 9BN 45 m
CR2 9BL 49 m
CR2 9BH 68 m
CR2 9DA 94 m
CR2 9EL 96 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR3 9RL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR3
Postcode sector
CR3 9
Latitude
51.324048
Longitude
-0.067487
British National Grid easting
534,750
British National Grid northing
160,100

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
E00005492
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 039B · E01001105
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
63
Primary
36
Secondary
9
  1. Olympus

    Other independent special school

    337 m
  2. Atwood Primary School

    Academy converter

    696 m
  3. Hamsey Green Primary

    Academy converter

    701 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
466
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 192
  • Anti social behaviour 52
  • Other theft 49
  • Vehicle crime 48
  • Burglary 25

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

15

within 5 km straight-line

  • WARLINGHAM GREEN MED PRAC

    1 CHURCH ROAD, WARLINGHAM, CR6 9NW

    ODS code H81119

    1.5 km

  • SELSDON PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    97 ADDINGTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8LG

    ODS code H83018

    2.1 km

  • ELIZABETH HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    515 LIMPSFIELD ROAD, WARLINGHAM, CR6 9LF

    ODS code H81116

    2.2 km

  • QUEENHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    31 QUEENHILL ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8DU

    ODS code H83014

    2.3 km

  • FARLEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    53 FARLEY ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7NG

    ODS code H83004

    2.4 km

  • PARKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    27 WYCHE GROVE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6EX

    ODS code H83015

    3.7 km

  • KESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83016

    3.8 km

  • OLD COULSDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A COURT AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 1HF

    ODS code H83013

    4.0 km

  • ADDINGTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PARKWAY, NEW ADDINGTON, CROYDON, CR0 0JA

    ODS code H83028

    4.1 km

  • NEW ADDINGTON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83006

    4.1 km

  • HALING PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    96 BRIGHTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6AD

    ODS code H83031

    4.2 km

  • WOODCOTE MEDICAL

    32 FOXLEY LANE, PURLEY, CR8 3EE

    ODS code H83024

    4.6 km

  • HEADLEY DRIVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code H83049

    4.8 km

  • BIRDHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BIRDHURST AVENUE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7DX

    ODS code H83627

    4.9 km

  • VIOLET LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    231 VIOLET LANE, CROYDON, CR0 4HN

    ODS code H83007

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Hilton Way

    BCT · Sanderstead

    0.0 miles
  • Hilton Way

    BCT · Sanderstead

    0.1 miles
  • Wentworth Way

    BCT · Sanderstead

    0.1 miles
  • Wentworth Way

    BCT · Sanderstead

    0.2 miles
  • Harewood Gardens

    BCT · Sanderstead

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 039B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,046 of 33,755

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

63 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 9 secondary schools. Olympus is the nearest published school at 337 m.

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

Recorded crime

466 published events cover 12 months, averaging 38.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 192 events.

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