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CR4 7XA

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 7FF 29 m
CR7 7HP 77 m
CR7 7HL 81 m
CR7 7HQ 84 m
CR7 7GY 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR4 7XA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR4
Postcode sector
CR4 7
Latitude
51.388592
Longitude
-0.110045
British National Grid easting
531,600
British National Grid northing
167,200

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
E00174941
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 015E · E01001181
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
189
Primary
113
Secondary
29

  1. Elmwood Infant School

    Community school

    398 m

  2. Elmwood Junior School

    Community school

    398 m

  3. Chestnut Park Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    618 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
11,570
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,913
  • Anti social behaviour 1,352
  • Vehicle crime 1,003
  • Shoplifting 884
  • Public order 828

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

67

within 5 km straight-line

  • NORTH CROYDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    518 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7HQ

    ODS code H83011

    84 m

  • EVERSLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6AR

    ODS code H83020

    129 m

  • LONDON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    515 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6AR

    ODS code H83021

    129 m

  • RAINBOW HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y00182

    527 m

  • BRIGSTOCK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    141 BRIGSTOCK ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7JN

    ODS code H83017

    726 m

  • WHITEHORSE PRACTICE

    87 WHITEHORSE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 2JJ

    ODS code H83034

    933 m

  • GREENSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    26 LENNARD ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 2UL

    ODS code H83631

    996 m

  • YOUR FAMILY PRACTICE

    83 BRIGSTOCK ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7JH

    ODS code H83608

    1.1 km

  • LEANDER FAMILY PRACTICE

    949 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6JE

    ODS code H83042

    1.3 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H83012

    1.4 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

    1.5 km

  • SELHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H83611

    1.5 km

  • PARCHMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    97 PARCHMORE ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8LY

    ODS code H83053

    1.6 km

  • NORBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83009

    2.0 km

  • MERSHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 NORBURY ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8JN

    ODS code H83609

    2.0 km

  • MORLAND ROAD SURGERY

    1 MORLAND ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 6HA

    ODS code H83023

    2.0 km

  • NORTHWAY ROAD SURGERY

    139 NORTHWAY ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 6JJ

    ODS code H83008

    2.2 km

  • EAST CROYDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    59 ADDISCOMBE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 6SD

    ODS code H83044

    2.2 km

  • CROYDON SAS

    IMPACT HOUSE, 2 EDRIDGE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 1FE

    ODS code Y08402

    2.2 km

Showing 20 of 67 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Croydon University Hospital

    BCT · Broad Green

    0.1 miles

  • Canterbury Road (CR0)

    BCT · Broad Green

    0.1 miles

  • Croydon University Hospital

    BCT · Broad Green

    0.2 miles

  • Kimberley Road (CR0)

    BCT · Broad Green

    0.2 miles

  • Fairgreen Road

    BCT · Thornton Heath

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 015E, 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

2,690 of 33,755

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

189 open schools are in scope, including 113 primary and 29 secondary schools. Elmwood Infant School is the nearest published school at 398 m.

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

Recorded crime

11,570 published events cover 12 months, averaging 964.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,913 events.

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