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CR7 8HT

Thornton Heath · Croydon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Thornton Heath
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 8PQ 87 m
SE19 3BJ 105 m
CR7 8PP 110 m
CR7 8HS 121 m
SE19 3TT 132 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR7 8HT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR7
Postcode sector
CR7 8
Latitude
51.409380
Longitude
-0.096001
British National Grid easting
532,517
British National Grid northing
169,537

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
E00005718
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 005B · E01001148
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 005 · E02000198

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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56 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
246, Northwood Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 8HT 26 November 2025 £215,000
190, Northwood Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 8HT 27 June 2025 £375,000
238, Northwood Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 8HT 4 June 2025 £180,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
192
Primary
119
Secondary
25

  1. David Livingstone Academy

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    130 m

  2. St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy

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    257 m

  3. Harris Academy Beulah Hill

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    484 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,510
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,971
  • Anti social behaviour 802
  • Vehicle crime 616
  • Other theft 345
  • Public order 320

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
66

36 female, 30 male

Postcode households
29
Residents per household
2.3
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.

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

  • MERSHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 NORBURY ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8JN

    ODS code H83609

    544 m

  • UPPER NORWOOD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83005

    894 m

  • PARCHMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    97 PARCHMORE ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8LY

    ODS code H83053

    933 m

  • AUCKLAND SURGERY

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

    ODS code H83037

    1.1 km

  • SOUTH NORWOOD HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    103A SOUTH NORWOOD HILL, LONDON, SE25 6BY

    ODS code H83010

    1.3 km

  • THORNTON HEATH MEDICAL CENTRE

    61A GILLETT ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8RL

    ODS code H83022

    1.3 km

  • YOUR FAMILY PRACTICE

    83 BRIGSTOCK ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7JH

    ODS code H83608

    1.4 km

  • NORTH WOOD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85022

    1.5 km

  • BRIGSTOCK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    141 BRIGSTOCK ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7JN

    ODS code H83017

    1.8 km

  • LEANDER FAMILY PRACTICE

    949 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6JE

    ODS code H83042

    1.9 km

  • NORBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83009

    1.9 km

  • FAIRVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    69 FAIRVIEW ROAD, NORBURY, LONDON, SW16 5PX

    ODS code H83624

    2.0 km

  • SELHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H83611

    2.2 km

  • OAKFIELD SURGERY

    17 OAKFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SE20 8QA

    ODS code G84625

    2.2 km

  • THE PARK PRACTICE

    OAKS PARK MEDICAL CENTRE, 17 OAKFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SE20 8QA

    ODS code G84025

    2.2 km

  • ANERLEY SURGERY

    224 ANERLEY ROAD, PENGE, LONDON, SE20 8TJ

    ODS code G84624

    2.4 km

  • STREATHAM COMMON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85014

    2.4 km

  • PAXTON GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

    PAXTON GREEN HEALTH CENTRE, 1 ALLEYN PARK, LONDON, SE21 8AU

    ODS code G85039

    2.4 km

  • KNIGHTS HILL SURGERY SUITE 1

    SUITE 1, WEST NORWOOD HEALTH & LC, WEST NORWOOD, LONDON, SE27 0DF

    ODS code G85047

    2.6 km

  • NORTH CROYDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    518 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7HQ

    ODS code H83011

    2.6 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

  • Howberry Road

    BCT · Upper Norwood

    0.0 miles

  • Howberry Road

    BCT · Upper Norwood

    0.0 miles

  • Dale Park Road

    BCT · Upper Norwood

    0.1 miles

  • Dale Park Road

    BCT · Upper Norwood

    0.1 miles

  • Springfield Rd / Northwood Rd

    BCT · Upper Norwood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 005B, 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

12,685 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 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
6
Medium risk addresses
8
Low risk addresses
5
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £248,250 from 10 recorded sales in CR7 8HT. 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

Published establishments

192 open schools are in scope, including 119 primary and 25 secondary schools. David Livingstone Academy is the nearest published school at 130 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

5,510 published events cover 12 months, averaging 459.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,971 events.

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