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CR5 1LS

Old Coulsdon · Croydon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Coulsdon
Ward
Old Coulsdon
Local authority
Croydon
Constituency
Croydon South
Postcode district
CR5
Postcode sector
CR5 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CR5 1LN 33 m
CR5 1LR 44 m
CR5 1LP 68 m
CR5 1ES 94 m
CR5 1EN 103 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR5 1LS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR5
Postcode sector
CR5 1
Latitude
51.300383
Longitude
-0.115218
British National Grid easting
531,492
British National Grid northing
157,382

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Croydon · E09000008
Electoral ward
Old Coulsdon · E05011474
Parish or community
E43000198
Westminster constituency
Croydon South · E14001187
Output area
E00005092
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 044E · E01001022
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 044 · E02000237

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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35 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
35, Forge Avenue, Old Coulsdon, Coulsdon, CR5 1LS 30 May 2025 £540,000
5, Forge Avenue, Old Coulsdon, Coulsdon, CR5 1LS 22 November 2024 £475,000
15, Forge Avenue, Old Coulsdon, Coulsdon, CR5 1LS 9 May 2022 £478,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
50
Primary
27
Secondary
6

  1. Oasis Academy Coulsdon

    Academy sponsor led

    101 m

  2. Keston Primary School

    Academy converter

    485 m

  3. Coulsdon CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
719
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 258
  • Anti social behaviour 134
  • Criminal damage and arson 68
  • Public order 60
  • Other theft 54

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
48

27 female, 21 male

Postcode households
24
Residents per household
2.0
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

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CR5 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

6

within 5 km

  • OLD COULSDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A COURT AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 1HF

    ODS code H83013

    717 m

  • BRAMLEY AVENUE SURGERY

    1B BRAMLEY AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 2DR

    ODS code H83052

    3.1 km

  • WARLINGHAM GREEN MED PRAC

    1 CHURCH ROAD, WARLINGHAM, CR6 9NW

    ODS code H81119

    4.3 km

  • KESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83016

    4.5 km

  • ELIZABETH HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    515 LIMPSFIELD ROAD, WARLINGHAM, CR6 9LF

    ODS code H81116

    4.6 km

  • WOODCOTE MEDICAL

    32 FOXLEY LANE, PURLEY, CR8 3EE

    ODS code H83024

    4.7 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

  • Homefield Road

    BCT · Old Coulsdon

    0.0 miles

  • Homefield Road

    BCT · Old Coulsdon

    0.1 miles

  • Lacey Drive

    BCT · Old Coulsdon

    0.1 miles

  • Lacey Drive

    BCT · Old Coulsdon

    0.1 miles

  • Coulsdon Road / Lacey Drive

    BCT · Old Coulsdon

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 044E, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

30,014 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
7 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
2
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £478,000 from 3 recorded sales in CR5 1LS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Croydon is £394,736 in June 2026, down 1.9% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

50 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 6 secondary schools. Oasis Academy Coulsdon is the nearest published school at 101 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

719 published events cover 12 months, averaging 59.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 258 events.

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