CR7 8FP

Thornton Heath · Croydon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Thornton Heath
Local authority
Croydon
Postcode district
CR7
Postcode sector
CR7 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CR7 8FN 40 m
CR7 8PD 41 m
CR7 8DB 75 m
CR7 8PB 77 m
CR7 8ER 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR7 8FP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2018
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR7
Postcode sector
CR7 8
Latitude
51.406914
Longitude
-0.100863
British National Grid easting
532,186
British National Grid northing
169,254

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Croydon · E09000008
Parish or community
E43000198
Output area
E00005760
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 005A · E01001147
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 005 · E02000198

Postcode source versions

Explore CR7

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Garratt Close, Thornton Heath, CR7 8FP 18 October 2024 £168,000
1, Garratt Close, Thornton Heath, CR7 8FP 15 June 2023 £185,500
10, Garratt Close, Thornton Heath, CR7 8FP 2 June 2023 £166,250

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
190
Primary
112
Secondary
24
  1. St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    298 m
  2. Beulah Junior School

    Community school

    315 m
  3. St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    343 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,990
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,132
  • Anti social behaviour 811
  • Vehicle crime 693
  • Other theft 390
  • Public order 353

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
51

32 female, 19 male

Postcode households
19
Residents per household
2.7
CR7 8 residents
19,009

Age bands in CR7 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19%

3,607 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.3%

2,510 residents

Age 25 to 44
29%

5,499 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

5,148 residents

Age 65 and over
11.5%

2,171 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CR7 8 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+
52.6%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
52.6%
Gigabit-capable
52.6%
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

65

within 5 km

  • MERSHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 NORBURY ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8JN

    ODS code H83609

    387 m

  • PARCHMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    97 PARCHMORE ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8LY

    ODS code H83053

    603 m

  • THORNTON HEATH MEDICAL CENTRE

    61A GILLETT ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8RL

    ODS code H83022

    1.1 km

  • YOUR FAMILY PRACTICE

    83 BRIGSTOCK ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7JH

    ODS code H83608

    1.1 km

  • UPPER NORWOOD GROUP PRACTICE

    130 CHURCH ROAD, UPPER NORWOOD, LONDON, SE19 2NT

    ODS code H83005

    1.3 km

  • AUCKLAND SURGERY

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

    ODS code H83037

    1.4 km

  • LEANDER FAMILY PRACTICE

    949 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6JE

    ODS code H83042

    1.4 km

  • BRIGSTOCK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    141 BRIGSTOCK ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7JN

    ODS code H83017

    1.4 km

  • SOUTH NORWOOD HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    103A SOUTH NORWOOD HILL, LONDON, SE25 6BY

    ODS code H83010

    1.5 km

  • NORBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83009

    1.5 km

  • FAIRVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    69 FAIRVIEW ROAD, NORBURY, LONDON, SW16 5PX

    ODS code H83624

    1.7 km

  • NORTH WOOD GROUP PRACTICE

    CROWN DALE MEDICAL CENTRE, 61 CROWN DALE, UPPER NORWOOD, LONDON, SE19 3NY

    ODS code G85022

    1.8 km

  • SELHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H83611

    2.0 km

  • EVERSLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6AR

    ODS code H83020

    2.2 km

  • LONDON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    515 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6AR

    ODS code H83021

    2.2 km

  • NORTH CROYDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    518 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7HQ

    ODS code H83011

    2.2 km

  • STREATHAM COMMON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85014

    2.2 km

  • WHITEHORSE PRACTICE

    87 WHITEHORSE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 2JJ

    ODS code H83034

    2.4 km

  • WIDE WAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    WIDE WAY, MITCHAM, CR4 1BP

    ODS code H85029

    2.4 km

  • RAINBOW HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y00182

    2.5 km

Showing 20 of 65 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Osborne Road / Northwood Road

    BCT · Upper Norwood

    0.1 miles
  • Osborne Gardens

    BCT · Thornton Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Beulah Family Church

    BCT · Thornton Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Springfield Rd / Northwood Rd

    BCT · Upper Norwood

    0.1 miles
  • Beulah Crescent / Beulah Family Church

    BCT · Thornton Heath

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 005A, 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

6,919 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
2 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
1
Low risk addresses
2
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

Property market

The five-year median is £168,000 from 3 recorded sales in CR7 8FP. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Croydon is £394,736 in June 2026, down 1.9% year on year.

Schools

190 open schools are in scope, including 112 primary and 24 secondary schools. St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 298 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,990 published events cover 12 months, averaging 499.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,132 events.

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