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CR5 1FF

Coulsdon Town · Croydon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Coulsdon Town
Local authority
Croydon
Constituency
Croydon South
Postcode district
CR5
Postcode sector
CR5 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CR5 1RA 34 m
CR5 1AN 76 m
CR5 1AA 109 m
CR5 1RD 117 m
CR5 1AX 129 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR5 1FF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2022
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR5
Postcode sector
CR5 1
Latitude
51.313286
Longitude
-0.137663
British National Grid easting
529,891
British National Grid northing
158,777

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Croydon · E09000008
Electoral ward
Coulsdon Town · E05011466
Parish or community
E43000198
Westminster constituency
Croydon South · E14001187
Output area
E00005070
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 043A · E01001017
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 043 · E02000236

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
59
Primary
34
Secondary
10

  1. Oasis Academy Byron

    Academy converter

    686 m

  2. St Aidan's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    732 m

  3. Smitham Primary School

    Community school

    741 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,203
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 376
  • Anti social behaviour 194
  • Shoplifting 119
  • Vehicle crime 119
  • Other theft 83

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CR5 1 residents
10,441

Age bands in CR5 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.4%

2,130 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

1,053 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.5%

2,684 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.7%

2,927 residents

Age 65 and over
19.7%

2,160 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

8

within 5 km

  • BRAMLEY AVENUE SURGERY

    1B BRAMLEY AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 2DR

    ODS code H83052

    1.1 km

  • OLD COULSDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A COURT AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 1HF

    ODS code H83013

    1.6 km

  • WOODCOTE MEDICAL

    32 FOXLEY LANE, PURLEY, CR8 3EE

    ODS code H83024

    3.3 km

  • KESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83016

    3.5 km

  • LONGCROFT CLINIC

    5 WOODMANSTERNE LANE, BANSTEAD, SM7 3HH

    ODS code H81080

    4.0 km

  • PARKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    27 WYCHE GROVE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6EX

    ODS code H83015

    5.0 km

  • SHOTFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JUBILEE HEALTH CENTRE, SHOTFIELD, WALLINGTON, SM6 0HY

    ODS code H85115

    5.0 km

  • WALLINGTON FAMILY PRACTICE

    WALLINGTON FAMILY PRACT, JUBILEE HEALTH CTR WEST, SHOTFIELD, WALLINGTON, SM6 0HY

    ODS code H85653

    5.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Chaldon Way Gardens

    BCT · Coulsdon South

    0.1 miles

  • Coulsdon South

    BCT · Coulsdon South

    0.1 miles

  • Chaldon Way Gardens

    BCT · Coulsdon South

    0.1 miles

  • Coulsdon South

    RSE · Coulsdon South

    0.1 miles

  • Downs Road

    BCT · Coulsdon South

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 043A, 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

31,273 of 33,755

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

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

59 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 10 secondary schools. Oasis Academy Byron is the nearest published school at 686 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,203 published events cover 12 months, averaging 100.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 376 events.

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