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CR7 8YG

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 8HX 31 m
CR7 8HS 56 m
CR7 8PN 102 m
CR7 8PL 110 m
CR7 8PQ 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR7 8YG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 June 2008
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR7
Postcode sector
CR7 8
Latitude
51.408479
Longitude
-0.098095
British National Grid easting
532,374
British National Grid northing
169,433

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
E00005721
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 005B · E01001148
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 005 · E02000198

Postcode source versions

Explore CR7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
193
Primary
117
Secondary
25

  1. David Livingstone Academy

    Academy converter

    107 m

  2. St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    158 m

  3. Beulah Junior School

    Community school

    468 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,670
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,003
  • Anti social behaviour 816
  • Vehicle crime 646
  • Other theft 357
  • Public order 331

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.

GP practices

68

within 5 km straight-line

  • MERSHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 NORBURY ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8JN

    ODS code H83609

    449 m

  • PARCHMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    97 PARCHMORE ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8LY

    ODS code H83053

    796 m

  • UPPER NORWOOD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83005

    1.1 km

  • AUCKLAND SURGERY

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

    ODS code H83037

    1.2 km

  • THORNTON HEATH MEDICAL CENTRE

    61A GILLETT ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8RL

    ODS code H83022

    1.2 km

  • YOUR FAMILY PRACTICE

    83 BRIGSTOCK ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7JH

    ODS code H83608

    1.3 km

  • SOUTH NORWOOD HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    103A SOUTH NORWOOD HILL, LONDON, SE25 6BY

    ODS code H83010

    1.3 km

  • NORTH WOOD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85022

    1.6 km

  • BRIGSTOCK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    141 BRIGSTOCK ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7JN

    ODS code H83017

    1.7 km

  • LEANDER FAMILY PRACTICE

    949 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6JE

    ODS code H83042

    1.7 km

  • NORBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83009

    1.8 km

  • FAIRVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    69 FAIRVIEW ROAD, NORBURY, LONDON, SW16 5PX

    ODS code H83624

    1.8 km

  • SELHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H83611

    2.1 km

  • STREATHAM COMMON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85014

    2.3 km

  • OAKFIELD SURGERY

    17 OAKFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SE20 8QA

    ODS code G84625

    2.4 km

  • THE PARK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84025

    2.4 km

  • EVERSLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6AR

    ODS code H83020

    2.4 km

  • LONDON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    515 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6AR

    ODS code H83021

    2.4 km

  • NORTH CROYDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    518 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7HQ

    ODS code H83011

    2.4 km

  • ANERLEY SURGERY

    224 ANERLEY ROAD, PENGE, LONDON, SE20 8TJ

    ODS code G84624

    2.5 km

Showing 20 of 68 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Springfield Rd / Northwood Rd

    BCT · Upper Norwood

    0.0 miles

  • Springfield Rd / Northwood Rd

    BCT · Upper Norwood

    0.1 miles

  • Howberry Road

    BCT · Upper Norwood

    0.1 miles

  • Howberry Road

    BCT · Upper Norwood

    0.1 miles

  • Osborne Road / Northwood Road

    BCT · Upper Norwood

    0.1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

193 open schools are in scope, including 117 primary and 25 secondary schools. David Livingstone Academy is the nearest published school at 107 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,670 published events cover 12 months, averaging 472.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,003 events.

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