CR7 6HY

West Thornton · Croydon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Thornton Heath
Local authority
Croydon
Constituency
Croydon West
Postcode district
CR7
Postcode sector
CR7 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CR7 6JL 42 m
CR7 6JH 59 m
CR7 6HN 71 m
CR7 6HZ 77 m
CR7 7PE 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR7 6HY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR7
Postcode sector
CR7 6
Latitude
51.397287
Longitude
-0.116701
British National Grid easting
531,112
British National Grid northing
168,155

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Croydon · E09000008
Parish or community
E43000198
Westminster constituency
Croydon West · E14001188
Output area
E00005867
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 011E · E01001183
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 011 · E02000204

Postcode source versions

Explore CR7

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Goldwell Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 6HY 19 February 2016 £465,000
5, Goldwell Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 6HY 15 December 2008 £230,000
3, Goldwell Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 6HY 16 May 2008 £275,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
199
Primary
118
Secondary
26
  1. Winterbourne Boys' Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    265 m
  2. Winterbourne Junior Girls' School

    Community school

    265 m
  3. Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School

    Community school

    265 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8,209
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,953
  • Anti social behaviour 1,048
  • Vehicle crime 849
  • Public order 504
  • Other theft 503

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
23

11 female, 12 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
3.8
CR7 6 residents
9,601

Age bands in CR7 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.5%

1,963 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.6%

1,201 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.6%

2,738 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.8%

2,470 residents

Age 65 and over
12.4%

1,186 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CR7 6 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

71

within 5 km

  • LEANDER FAMILY PRACTICE

    949 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6JE

    ODS code H83042

    209 m

  • BRIGSTOCK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    141 BRIGSTOCK ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7JN

    ODS code H83017

    566 m

  • NORBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2B POLLARDS HILL NORTH, NORBURY, LONDON, SW16 4NL

    ODS code H83009

    905 m

  • YOUR FAMILY PRACTICE

    83 BRIGSTOCK ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7JH

    ODS code H83608

    916 m

  • EVERSLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6AR

    ODS code H83020

    1.0 km

  • LONDON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    515 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6AR

    ODS code H83021

    1.0 km

  • NORTH CROYDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    518 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7HQ

    ODS code H83011

    1.1 km

  • PARCHMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    97 PARCHMORE ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8LY

    ODS code H83053

    1.2 km

  • WIDE WAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    WIDE WAY, MITCHAM, CR4 1BP

    ODS code H85029

    1.3 km

  • THORNTON HEATH MEDICAL CENTRE

    61A GILLETT ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8RL

    ODS code H83022

    1.4 km

  • FAIRVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    69 FAIRVIEW ROAD, NORBURY, LONDON, SW16 5PX

    ODS code H83624

    1.6 km

  • RAINBOW HEALTH CENTRE

    BROAD GREEN HEALTH CENTRE - ANNEX, 1-13 LODGE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 2PD

    ODS code Y00182

    1.6 km

  • MERSHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 NORBURY ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8JN

    ODS code H83609

    1.6 km

  • WHITEHORSE PRACTICE

    87 WHITEHORSE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 2JJ

    ODS code H83034

    1.9 km

  • THORNTON ROAD & VALLEY PARK SURGERY

    HEALTHY LIVING CENTRE, FRANKLIN WAY, CROYDON, CR0 4YD

    ODS code H83051

    1.9 km

  • GREENSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    26 LENNARD ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 2UL

    ODS code H83631

    2.1 km

  • SELHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    27 SELHURST ROAD, SOUTH NORWOOD, LONDON, SE25 5QA

    ODS code H83611

    2.1 km

  • TAMWORTH HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    341 TAMWORTH LANE, MITCHAM, CR4 1DL

    ODS code H85033

    2.1 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    189A ST. JAMES'S ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 2BZ

    ODS code H83012

    2.4 km

  • STREATHAM COMMON PRACTICE

    293 STREATHAM HIGH ROAD, STREATHAM, LONDON, SW16 3NP

    ODS code G85014

    2.5 km

Showing 20 of 71 matching practices.

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

  • Langdale Road

    BCT · Thornton Heath

    0.0 miles
  • Langdale Road

    BCT · Thornton Heath

    0.0 miles
  • Heathview Road

    BCT · Norbury

    0.1 miles
  • Colliers Water Lane

    BCT · Thornton Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Colliers Water Lane

    BCT · Thornton Heath

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 011E, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,027 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
2 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

199 open schools are in scope, including 118 primary and 26 secondary schools. Winterbourne Boys' Academy is the nearest published school at 265 m.

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

Recorded crime

8,209 published events cover 12 months, averaging 684.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,953 events.

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