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CR5 2UD

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CR5 2BS 83 m
CR5 2NR 89 m
CR5 2NL 106 m
CR5 2NT 108 m
CR5 2NF 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR5 2UD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
1 April 2006
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR5
Postcode sector
CR5 2
Latitude
51.318799
Longitude
-0.138215
British National Grid easting
529,837
British National Grid northing
159,389

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
E00181039
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 041C · E01001023
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
68
Primary
39
Secondary
12

  1. Smitham Primary School

    Community school

    400 m

  2. St Aidan's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    563 m

  3. Oasis Academy Byron

    Academy converter

    943 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,395
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 447
  • Anti social behaviour 209
  • Vehicle crime 169
  • Shoplifting 118
  • Burglary 94

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • BRAMLEY AVENUE SURGERY

    1B BRAMLEY AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 2DR

    ODS code H83052

    549 m

  • OLD COULSDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A COURT AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 1HF

    ODS code H83013

    2.0 km

  • WOODCOTE MEDICAL

    32 FOXLEY LANE, PURLEY, CR8 3EE

    ODS code H83024

    2.7 km

  • KESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83016

    3.0 km

  • LONGCROFT CLINIC

    5 WOODMANSTERNE LANE, BANSTEAD, SM7 3HH

    ODS code H81080

    3.8 km

  • SHOTFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JUBILEE HEALTH CENTRE, SHOTFIELD, WALLINGTON, SM6 0HY

    ODS code H85115

    4.4 km

  • WALLINGTON FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85653

    4.4 km

  • PARKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    27 WYCHE GROVE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6EX

    ODS code H83015

    4.5 km

  • MANOR PRACTICE

    57 MANOR ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 0DE

    ODS code H85116

    4.9 km

  • BEECHES SURGERY

    9 HILL ROAD, CARSHALTON, SM5 3RB

    ODS code H85662

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Coulsdon Library

    BCT · Coulsdon

    0.0 miles

  • Lion Green Road

    BCT · Coulsdon

    0.0 miles

  • Coulsdon Library

    BCT · Coulsdon

    0.1 miles

  • Coulsdon Library

    BCT · Coulsdon

    0.1 miles

  • Chipstead Valley Rd / Brighton Rd

    BCT · Coulsdon

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 041C, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,199 of 33,755

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

68 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 12 secondary schools. Smitham Primary School is the nearest published school at 400 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,395 published events cover 12 months, averaging 116.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 447 events.

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