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CR5 2RG

Old Coulsdon · Croydon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Old Coulsdon
Local authority
Croydon
Constituency
Croydon South
Postcode district
CR5
Postcode sector
CR5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CR5 2RF 35 m
CR5 2SE 117 m
CR5 2SA 145 m
CR5 2RE 165 m
CR5 2SF 165 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR5 2RG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR5
Postcode sector
CR5 2
Latitude
51.314163
Longitude
-0.130008
British National Grid easting
530,422
British National Grid northing
158,888

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
E00005066
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 041A · E01001015
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 041 · E02000234

Postcode source versions

Explore CR5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
59
Primary
32
Secondary
11

  1. Oasis Academy Byron

    Academy converter

    175 m

  2. Coulsdon CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    797 m

  3. Smitham Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,258
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 411
  • Anti social behaviour 187
  • Vehicle crime 126
  • Shoplifting 119
  • Other theft 86

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
52

31 female, 21 male

Postcode households
19
Residents per household
2.7
CR5 2 residents
10,146

Age bands in CR5 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.8%

1,854 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.9%

1,079 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.9%

2,553 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.3%

2,598 residents

Age 65 and over
18%

1,776 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CR5 2 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+
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%

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

  • OLD COULSDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A COURT AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 1HF

    ODS code H83013

    1.2 km

  • BRAMLEY AVENUE SURGERY

    1B BRAMLEY AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 2DR

    ODS code H83052

    1.3 km

  • WOODCOTE MEDICAL

    32 FOXLEY LANE, PURLEY, CR8 3EE

    ODS code H83024

    3.1 km

  • KESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83016

    3.1 km

  • LONGCROFT CLINIC

    5 WOODMANSTERNE LANE, BANSTEAD, SM7 3HH

    ODS code H81080

    4.5 km

  • PARKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    27 WYCHE GROVE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6EX

    ODS code H83015

    4.6 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Coulsdon Wood

    BCT · Coulsdon South

    0.0 miles

  • Coulsdon Wood

    BCT · Coulsdon South

    0.1 miles

  • Nineacres Way

    BCT · Coulsdon South

    0.1 miles

  • Nineacres Way

    BCT · Coulsdon South

    0.1 miles

  • Marlpit Lane

    BCT · Coulsdon South

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 041A, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,264 of 33,755

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

Schools

59 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 11 secondary schools. Oasis Academy Byron is the nearest published school at 175 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,258 published events cover 12 months, averaging 104.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 411 events.

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