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CR7 8ZZ

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 8PS 44 m
CR7 8HZ 46 m
CR7 8PJ 53 m
CR7 8HY 64 m
CR7 8FR 89 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR7 8ZZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR7
Postcode sector
CR7 8
Latitude
51.408479
Longitude
-0.093666
British National Grid easting
532,682
British National Grid northing
169,441

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
E00005719
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
185
Primary
114
Secondary
26

  1. David Livingstone Academy

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    311 m

  2. St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy

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    434 m

  3. Harris Academy Beulah Hill

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    576 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,786
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,059
  • Anti social behaviour 847
  • Vehicle crime 650
  • Other theft 371
  • Public order 338

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

5 female, 1 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
3.0
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% 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+
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%

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

68

within 5 km

  • MERSHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 NORBURY ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8JN

    ODS code H83609

    492 m

  • UPPER NORWOOD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83005

    818 m

  • AUCKLAND SURGERY

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

    ODS code H83037

    896 m

  • PARCHMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    97 PARCHMORE ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8LY

    ODS code H83053

    913 m

  • SOUTH NORWOOD HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    103A SOUTH NORWOOD HILL, LONDON, SE25 6BY

    ODS code H83010

    1.1 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

    1.4 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

    1.8 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

    2.1 km

  • SELHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H83611

    2.1 km

  • OAKFIELD SURGERY

    17 OAKFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SE20 8QA

    ODS code G84625

    2.1 km

  • THE PARK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84025

    2.1 km

  • FAIRVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    69 FAIRVIEW ROAD, NORBURY, LONDON, SW16 5PX

    ODS code H83624

    2.1 km

  • ANERLEY SURGERY

    224 ANERLEY ROAD, PENGE, LONDON, SE20 8TJ

    ODS code G84624

    2.2 km

  • PAXTON GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85039

    2.5 km

  • ROBIN HOOD SURGERY

    94 CROYDON ROAD, ANERLEY, LONDON, SE20 7AB

    ODS code G84029

    2.5 km

  • COUNTRY PARK PRACTICE

    WOODSIDE HEALTH CENTRE, 3 ENMORE ROAD, SOUTH NORWOOD, LONDON, SE25 5NT

    ODS code Y05317

    2.5 km

  • DENMARK ROAD SURGERY

    WOODSIDE HEALTH CENTRE, 3 ENMORE ROAD, SOUTH NORWOOD, LONDON, SE25 5NT

    ODS code Y05318

    2.5 km

Showing 20 of 68 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

  • Howberry Road

    BCT · Upper Norwood

    0.1 miles

  • Howberry Road

    BCT · Upper Norwood

    0.1 miles

  • Dale Park Road

    BCT · Upper Norwood

    0.1 miles

  • Dale Park Road

    BCT · Upper Norwood

    0.2 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

185 open schools are in scope, including 114 primary and 26 secondary schools. David Livingstone Academy is the nearest published school at 311 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,786 published events cover 12 months, averaging 482.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,059 events.

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