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CR7 7DS

Bensham Manor · Croydon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Thornton Heath
Ward
Bensham Manor
Local authority
Croydon
Constituency
Croydon West
Postcode district
CR7
Postcode sector
CR7 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CR7 7DN 58 m
CR7 7DX 74 m
CR7 7DF 75 m
CR7 7DU 78 m
CR7 7DQ 86 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR7 7DS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR7
Postcode sector
CR7 7
Latitude
51.398323
Longitude
-0.108465
British National Grid easting
531,682
British National Grid northing
168,285

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Croydon · E09000008
Electoral ward
Bensham Manor · E05011464
Parish or community
E43000198
Westminster constituency
Croydon West · E14001188
Output area
E00004989
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 009D · E01000997
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 009 · E02000202

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
18, Foxley Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 7DS 16 April 2021 £415,000
10, Foxley Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 7DS 11 December 2015 £410,000
18, Foxley Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 7DS 14 December 2012 £212,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
188
Primary
109
Secondary
24

  1. Winterbourne Boys' Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    447 m

  2. Winterbourne Junior Girls' School

    Community school

    447 m

  3. Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School

    Community school

    447 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8,576
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,174
  • Anti social behaviour 1,089
  • Vehicle crime 889
  • Public order 616
  • Criminal damage and arson 552

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
35

19 female, 16 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
2.9
CR7 7 residents
18,341

Age bands in CR7 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.4%

3,527 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.8%

2,314 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.6%

5,361 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.6%

4,828 residents

Age 65 and over
11.6%

2,107 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CR7 7 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

68

within 5 km

  • YOUR FAMILY PRACTICE

    83 BRIGSTOCK ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7JH

    ODS code H83608

    362 m

  • BRIGSTOCK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    141 BRIGSTOCK ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7JN

    ODS code H83017

    364 m

  • LEANDER FAMILY PRACTICE

    949 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6JE

    ODS code H83042

    620 m

  • PARCHMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    97 PARCHMORE ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8LY

    ODS code H83053

    654 m

  • THORNTON HEATH MEDICAL CENTRE

    61A GILLETT ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8RL

    ODS code H83022

    865 m

  • MERSHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 NORBURY ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8JN

    ODS code H83609

    1.1 km

  • EVERSLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6AR

    ODS code H83020

    1.1 km

  • LONDON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    515 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6AR

    ODS code H83021

    1.1 km

  • NORTH CROYDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    518 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7HQ

    ODS code H83011

    1.1 km

  • NORBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83009

    1.2 km

  • RAINBOW HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y00182

    1.5 km

  • WHITEHORSE PRACTICE

    87 WHITEHORSE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 2JJ

    ODS code H83034

    1.6 km

  • SELHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H83611

    1.6 km

  • FAIRVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    69 FAIRVIEW ROAD, NORBURY, LONDON, SW16 5PX

    ODS code H83624

    1.8 km

  • WIDE WAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    WIDE WAY, MITCHAM, CR4 1BP

    ODS code H85029

    1.8 km

  • GREENSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    26 LENNARD ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 2UL

    ODS code H83631

    2.0 km

  • SOUTH NORWOOD HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    103A SOUTH NORWOOD HILL, LONDON, SE25 6BY

    ODS code H83010

    2.0 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H83012

    2.1 km

  • THORNTON ROAD & VALLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code H83051

    2.3 km

  • AUCKLAND SURGERY

    84A AUCKLAND ROAD, UPPER NORWOOD, LONDON, SE19 2DF

    ODS code H83037

    2.3 km

Showing 20 of 68 matching practices.

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

  • Nutfield Road

    BCT · Thornton Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Bensham Lane

    BCT · Thornton Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Thornton Heath Library

    BCT · Thornton Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Whitehorse Manor Brigstock Site

    BCT · Thornton Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Brook Road Thornton Heath

    BCT · Thornton Heath

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 009D, 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

12,153 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

188 open schools are in scope, including 109 primary and 24 secondary schools. Winterbourne Boys' Academy is the nearest published school at 447 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

8,576 published events cover 12 months, averaging 714.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,174 events.

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