CR4 6AE

West Thornton · Croydon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Croydon
Constituency
Croydon West
Postcode district
CR4
Postcode sector
CR4 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CR7 6AL 21 m
CR7 6AF 27 m
CR7 6AG 51 m
CR7 6AE 74 m
CR7 6AQ 114 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR4 6AE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR4
Postcode sector
CR4 6
Latitude
51.391380
Longitude
-0.115679
British National Grid easting
531,200
British National Grid northing
167,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Croydon · E09000008
Parish or community
E43000198
Westminster constituency
Croydon West · E14001188
Output area
E00005903
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 011C · E01001176
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 011 · E02000204

Postcode source versions

Explore CR4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
187
Primary
113
Secondary
26
  1. Paxton Academy Sports And Science

    Free schools

    369 m
  2. West Thornton Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    615 m
  3. Gonville Academy

    Academy converter

    623 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9,466
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,327
  • Anti social behaviour 1,154
  • Vehicle crime 937
  • Shoplifting 689
  • Public order 634

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

68

within 5 km

  • EVERSLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6AR

    ODS code H83020

    414 m

  • LONDON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    515 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6AR

    ODS code H83021

    414 m

  • NORTH CROYDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    518 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7HQ

    ODS code H83011

    464 m

  • BRIGSTOCK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    141 BRIGSTOCK ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7JN

    ODS code H83017

    604 m

  • LEANDER FAMILY PRACTICE

    949 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6JE

    ODS code H83042

    869 m

  • RAINBOW HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y00182

    1.0 km

  • YOUR FAMILY PRACTICE

    83 BRIGSTOCK ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7JH

    ODS code H83608

    1.1 km

  • THORNTON ROAD & VALLEY PARK SURGERY

    HEALTHY LIVING CENTRE, FRANKLIN WAY, CROYDON, CR0 4YD

    ODS code H83051

    1.4 km

  • WHITEHORSE PRACTICE

    87 WHITEHORSE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 2JJ

    ODS code H83034

    1.4 km

  • GREENSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    26 LENNARD ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 2UL

    ODS code H83631

    1.5 km

  • THORNTON HEATH MEDICAL CENTRE

    61A GILLETT ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8RL

    ODS code H83022

    1.5 km

  • NORBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2B POLLARDS HILL NORTH, NORBURY, LONDON, SW16 4NL

    ODS code H83009

    1.5 km

  • PARCHMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    97 PARCHMORE ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8LY

    ODS code H83053

    1.5 km

  • WIDE WAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    WIDE WAY, MITCHAM, CR4 1BP

    ODS code H85029

    1.7 km

  • SELHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    27 SELHURST ROAD, SOUTH NORWOOD, LONDON, SE25 5QA

    ODS code H83611

    1.9 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H83012

    1.9 km

  • MERSHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 NORBURY ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8JN

    ODS code H83609

    2.0 km

  • FAIRVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    69 FAIRVIEW ROAD, NORBURY, LONDON, SW16 5PX

    ODS code H83624

    2.2 km

  • TAMWORTH HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    341 TAMWORTH LANE, MITCHAM, CR4 1DL

    ODS code H85033

    2.4 km

  • MORLAND ROAD SURGERY

    1 MORLAND ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 6HA

    ODS code H83023

    2.5 km

Showing 20 of 68 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Thornton Heath Bus Garage

    BCT · Broad Green

    0.1 miles
  • Thornton Heath Pond / Fairlands Avenue

    BCT · Broad Green

    0.1 miles
  • Thornton Heath Pond

    BCT · Broad Green

    0.1 miles
  • Thornton Heath Pond

    BCT · Broad Green

    0.1 miles
  • Thornton Heath Pond

    BCT · Broad Green

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 011C, 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

7,213 of 33,755

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

187 open schools are in scope, including 113 primary and 26 secondary schools. Paxton Academy Sports And Science is the nearest published school at 369 m.

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

Recorded crime

9,466 published events cover 12 months, averaging 788.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,327 events.

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