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CR7 7GY

West Thornton · Croydon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
West Thornton
Local authority
Croydon
Constituency
Croydon West
Postcode district
CR7
Postcode sector
CR7 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CR0 2SS 41 m
CR7 7HP 64 m
CR0 9BH 69 m
CR0 9BJ 69 m
CR7 7FF 78 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR7 7GY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2009
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR7
Postcode sector
CR7 7
Latitude
51.387641
Longitude
-0.110228
British National Grid easting
531,590
British National Grid northing
167,094

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Croydon · E09000008
Electoral ward
West Thornton · E05011488
Parish or community
E43000198
Westminster constituency
Croydon West · E14001188
Output area
E00180956
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 015E · E01001181
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 015 · E02000208

Postcode source versions

Explore CR7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
189
Primary
113
Secondary
30

  1. Elmwood Infant School

    Community school

    346 m

  2. Elmwood Junior School

    Community school

    346 m

  3. Chestnut Park Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    541 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
12,011
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,979
  • Anti social behaviour 1,362
  • Shoplifting 1,105
  • Vehicle crime 1,025
  • Public order 840

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
74

43 female, 31 male

Postcode households
30
Residents per household
2.5
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 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CR7 7 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+
0%
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
0%
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

66

within 5 km

  • NORTH CROYDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    518 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7HQ

    ODS code H83011

    99 m

  • EVERSLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6AR

    ODS code H83020

    151 m

  • LONDON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    515 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6AR

    ODS code H83021

    151 m

  • RAINBOW HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y00182

    457 m

  • BRIGSTOCK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    141 BRIGSTOCK ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7JN

    ODS code H83017

    832 m

  • GREENSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    26 LENNARD ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 2UL

    ODS code H83631

    912 m

  • WHITEHORSE PRACTICE

    87 WHITEHORSE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 2JJ

    ODS code H83034

    917 m

  • YOUR FAMILY PRACTICE

    83 BRIGSTOCK ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7JH

    ODS code H83608

    1.2 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H83012

    1.4 km

  • LEANDER FAMILY PRACTICE

    949 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6JE

    ODS code H83042

    1.4 km

  • THORNTON ROAD & VALLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code H83051

    1.4 km

  • THORNTON HEATH MEDICAL CENTRE

    61A GILLETT ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8RL

    ODS code H83022

    1.5 km

  • SELHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H83611

    1.5 km

  • PARCHMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    97 PARCHMORE ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8LY

    ODS code H83053

    1.7 km

  • MORLAND ROAD SURGERY

    1 MORLAND ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 6HA

    ODS code H83023

    2.0 km

  • NORBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83009

    2.1 km

  • CROYDON SAS

    IMPACT HOUSE, 2 EDRIDGE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 1FE

    ODS code Y08402

    2.1 km

  • EAST CROYDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    59 ADDISCOMBE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 6SD

    ODS code H83044

    2.1 km

  • MERSHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 NORBURY ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8JN

    ODS code H83609

    2.1 km

  • FRIENDS ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    49-51 FRIENDS ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 1ED

    ODS code H83019

    2.1 km

Showing 20 of 66 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

  • Canterbury Road (CR0)

    BCT · Broad Green

    0.1 miles

  • Croydon University Hospital

    BCT · Broad Green

    0.1 miles

  • Broad Green Avenue

    BCT · Broad Green

    0.2 miles

  • Broad Green Avenue

    BCT · Broad Green

    0.2 miles

  • Croydon University Hospital

    BCT · Broad Green

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 015E, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,690 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
2 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
33
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

189 open schools are in scope, including 113 primary and 30 secondary schools. Elmwood Infant School is the nearest published school at 346 m.

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

Recorded crime

12,011 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,000.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,979 events.

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