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CR7 8GA

Thornton Heath · Croydon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Thornton Heath
Local authority
Croydon
Constituency
Streatham and Croydon North
Postcode district
CR7
Postcode sector
CR7 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CR7 8FS 32 m
CR7 8RY 45 m
CR7 8RL 61 m
CR7 8RN 67 m
CR7 8RW 74 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR7 8GA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR7
Postcode sector
CR7 8
Latitude
51.398294
Longitude
-0.096117
British National Grid easting
532,541
British National Grid northing
168,304

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Croydon · E09000008
Electoral ward
Thornton Heath · E05011486
Parish or community
E43000198
Westminster constituency
Streatham and Croydon North · E14001527
Output area
E00005748
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 010E · E01001155
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 010 · E02000203

Postcode source versions

Explore CR7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
185
Primary
106
Secondary
29

  1. Thornton Heath Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    185 m

  2. Whitehorse Manor Infant School

    Academy converter

    375 m

  3. Whitehorse Manor Junior School

    Academy converter

    375 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8,493
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,113
  • Anti social behaviour 1,071
  • Vehicle crime 834
  • Public order 587
  • Other theft 557

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

63

within 5 km

  • THORNTON HEATH MEDICAL CENTRE

    61A GILLETT ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8RL

    ODS code H83022

    61 m

  • PARCHMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    97 PARCHMORE ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8LY

    ODS code H83053

    471 m

  • YOUR FAMILY PRACTICE

    83 BRIGSTOCK ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7JH

    ODS code H83608

    528 m

  • MERSHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 NORBURY ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8JN

    ODS code H83609

    694 m

  • BRIGSTOCK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    141 BRIGSTOCK ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7JN

    ODS code H83017

    988 m

  • SELHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H83611

    1.0 km

  • SOUTH NORWOOD HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    103A SOUTH NORWOOD HILL, LONDON, SE25 6BY

    ODS code H83010

    1.2 km

  • WHITEHORSE PRACTICE

    87 WHITEHORSE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 2JJ

    ODS code H83034

    1.4 km

  • LEANDER FAMILY PRACTICE

    949 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6JE

    ODS code H83042

    1.5 km

  • NORTH CROYDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    518 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7HQ

    ODS code H83011

    1.5 km

  • EVERSLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6AR

    ODS code H83020

    1.5 km

  • LONDON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    515 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6AR

    ODS code H83021

    1.5 km

  • RAINBOW HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y00182

    1.6 km

  • AUCKLAND SURGERY

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

    ODS code H83037

    1.6 km

  • NORTHWAY ROAD SURGERY

    139 NORTHWAY ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 6JJ

    ODS code H83008

    1.8 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H83012

    1.8 km

  • UPPER NORWOOD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83005

    1.8 km

  • NORBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83009

    2.0 km

  • GREENSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    26 LENNARD ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 2UL

    ODS code H83631

    2.0 km

  • MORLAND ROAD SURGERY

    1 MORLAND ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 6HA

    ODS code H83023

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 63 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

  • Thornton Heath Clock Tower

    BCT · Thornton Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Thornton Heath Clock Tower

    BCT · Thornton Heath

    0.1 miles

  • High Street / Whitehorse Lane

    BCT · Thornton Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Nursery Road

    BCT · Thornton Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Thornton Heath Station

    BCT · Thornton Heath

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 010E, 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

2,210 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

185 open schools are in scope, including 106 primary and 29 secondary schools. Thornton Heath Nursery School is the nearest published school at 185 m.

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

Recorded crime

8,493 published events cover 12 months, averaging 707.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,113 events.

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