CR5 1SH

Old Coulsdon · Croydon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CR5 1HN 62 m
CR5 1SF 76 m
CR5 1HP 113 m
CR5 1QJ 133 m
CR5 1FD 166 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR5 1SH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR5
Postcode sector
CR5 1
Latitude
51.303589
Longitude
-0.112719
British National Grid easting
531,657
British National Grid northing
157,743

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Croydon · E09000008
Parish or community
E43000198
Westminster constituency
Croydon South · E14001187
Output area
E00005089
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 044E · E01001022
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 044 · E02000237

Postcode source versions

Explore CR5

33 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
101, Taunton Lane, Coulsdon, CR5 1SH 23 June 2021 £400,000
57, Taunton Lane, Coulsdon, CR5 1SH 8 April 2019 £640,000
75, Taunton Lane, Coulsdon, CR5 1SH 8 April 2019 £480,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
51
Primary
27
Secondary
7
  1. Keston Primary School

    Academy converter

    364 m
  2. Oasis Academy Coulsdon

    Academy sponsor led

    396 m
  3. Coulsdon CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    921 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
732
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 274
  • Anti social behaviour 142
  • Criminal damage and arson 64
  • Other theft 53
  • Vehicle crime 53

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
65

34 female, 31 male

Postcode households
26
Residents per household
2.5
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 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CR5 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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 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+
96.2%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • OLD COULSDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A COURT AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 1HF

    ODS code H83013

    489 m

  • BRAMLEY AVENUE SURGERY

    1B BRAMLEY AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 2DR

    ODS code H83052

    3.0 km

  • WARLINGHAM GREEN MED PRAC

    1 CHURCH ROAD, WARLINGHAM, CR6 9NW

    ODS code H81119

    4.0 km

  • KESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83016

    4.1 km

  • WOODCOTE MEDICAL

    32 FOXLEY LANE, PURLEY, CR8 3EE

    ODS code H83024

    4.4 km

  • ELIZABETH HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    515 LIMPSFIELD ROAD, WARLINGHAM, CR6 9LF

    ODS code H81116

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Shirley Avenue

    BCT · Old Coulsdon

    0.1 miles
  • Waddington Avenue/Homefield Rd

    BCT · Old Coulsdon

    0.1 miles
  • Waddington Avenue/Homefield Rd

    BCT · Old Coulsdon

    0.1 miles
  • Keston Avenue

    BCT · Old Coulsdon

    0.1 miles
  • Keston Avenue

    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
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
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

Schools

51 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 7 secondary schools. Keston Primary School is the nearest published school at 364 m.

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

Recorded crime

732 published events cover 12 months, averaging 61 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 274 events.

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