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CR4 7HQ

West Thornton · Croydon · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
West Thornton
Local authority
Croydon
Constituency
Croydon West
Postcode district
CR4
Postcode sector
CR4 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CR7 6AN 86 m
CR7 6AR 115 m
CR7 6AY 124 m
CR7 7HQ 135 m
CR7 6AD 160 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR4 7HQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR4
Postcode sector
CR4 7
Latitude
51.389513
Longitude
-0.111444
British National Grid easting
531,500
British National Grid northing
167,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Croydon · E09000008
Electoral ward
West Thornton · E05011488
Parish or community
E43000198
Westminster constituency
Croydon West · E14001188
Output area
E00005902
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 015D · E01001178
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 015 · E02000208

Postcode source versions

Explore CR4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
188
Primary
113
Secondary
27

  1. Elmwood Infant School

    Community school

    539 m

  2. Elmwood Junior School

    Community school

    539 m

  3. Paxton Academy Sports And Science

    Free schools

    620 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
11,205
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,855
  • Anti social behaviour 1,305
  • Vehicle crime 1,013
  • Shoplifting 791
  • Public order 790

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

70

within 5 km straight-line

  • EVERSLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6AR

    ODS code H83020

    115 m

  • LONDON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    515 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6AR

    ODS code H83021

    115 m

  • NORTH CROYDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    518 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7HQ

    ODS code H83011

    135 m

  • BRIGSTOCK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    141 BRIGSTOCK ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7JN

    ODS code H83017

    638 m

  • RAINBOW HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y00182

    668 m

  • YOUR FAMILY PRACTICE

    83 BRIGSTOCK ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7JH

    ODS code H83608

    1.0 km

  • WHITEHORSE PRACTICE

    87 WHITEHORSE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 2JJ

    ODS code H83034

    1.1 km

  • GREENSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    26 LENNARD ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 2UL

    ODS code H83631

    1.1 km

  • LEANDER FAMILY PRACTICE

    949 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6JE

    ODS code H83042

    1.1 km

  • THORNTON HEATH MEDICAL CENTRE

    61A GILLETT ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8RL

    ODS code H83022

    1.4 km

  • THORNTON ROAD & VALLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code H83051

    1.4 km

  • PARCHMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    97 PARCHMORE ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8LY

    ODS code H83053

    1.5 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H83012

    1.5 km

  • SELHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H83611

    1.6 km

  • NORBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83009

    1.8 km

  • MERSHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 NORBURY ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8JN

    ODS code H83609

    2.0 km

  • WIDE WAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    WIDE WAY, MITCHAM, CR4 1BP

    ODS code H85029

    2.1 km

  • MORLAND ROAD SURGERY

    1 MORLAND ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 6HA

    ODS code H83023

    2.1 km

  • NORTHWAY ROAD SURGERY

    139 NORTHWAY ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 6JJ

    ODS code H83008

    2.3 km

  • EAST CROYDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    59 ADDISCOMBE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 6SD

    ODS code H83044

    2.3 km

Showing 20 of 70 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Croydon University Hospital

    BCT · Broad Green

    0.1 miles

  • Croydon University Hospital

    BCT · Broad Green

    0.1 miles

  • Dunheved Road North

    BCT · Broad Green

    0.1 miles

  • Canterbury Road (CR0)

    BCT · Broad Green

    0.2 miles

  • Thornton Heath Pond

    BCT · Broad Green

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 015D, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

284 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
1 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

188 open schools are in scope, including 113 primary and 27 secondary schools. Elmwood Infant School is the nearest published school at 539 m.

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

Recorded crime

11,205 published events cover 12 months, averaging 933.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,855 events.

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