CheckNear.me

CR8 2AL

Purley & Woodcote · Croydon · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Ward
Purley & Woodcote
Local authority
Croydon
Constituency
Croydon South
Postcode district
CR8
Postcode sector
CR8 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CR8 2DA 134 m
CR8 1AN 139 m
CR8 2DB 142 m
CR8 2UD 143 m
CR8 1AT 160 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR8 2AL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR8
Postcode sector
CR8 2
Latitude
51.336843
Longitude
-0.112604
British National Grid easting
531,570
British National Grid northing
161,441

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Croydon · E09000008
Electoral ward
Purley & Woodcote · E05011476
Parish or community
E43000198
Westminster constituency
Croydon South · E14001187
Output area
E00005473
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 037E · E01001097
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 037 · E02000230

Postcode source versions

Explore CR8

Use the wider postcode district to compare the same evidence across more locations.

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
104
Primary
57
Secondary
16

  1. Purley Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    519 m

  2. Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley)

    Voluntary aided school

    660 m

  3. Abingdon House School Purley

    Other independent special school

    687 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
2,120
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 672
  • Anti social behaviour 283
  • Vehicle crime 231
  • Shoplifting 190
  • Other theft 157

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CR8 2 residents
8,548

Age bands in CR8 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.2%

1,643 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

815 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.9%

2,647 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.5%

2,183 residents

Age 65 and over
15%

1,285 residents

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+
50%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
50%
Gigabit-capable
50%
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

22

within 5 km

  • KESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PURLEY WAR MEMORIAL HOSP, 856 BRIGHTON ROAD, PURLEY, CR8 2YL

    ODS code H83016

    452 m

  • WOODCOTE MEDICAL

    32 FOXLEY LANE, PURLEY, CR8 3EE

    ODS code H83024

    1.1 km

  • PARKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    27 WYCHE GROVE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6EX

    ODS code H83015

    1.8 km

  • HALING PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    96 BRIGHTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6AD

    ODS code H83031

    2.5 km

  • BRAMLEY AVENUE SURGERY

    1B BRAMLEY AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 2DR

    ODS code H83052

    2.5 km

  • VIOLET LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    231 VIOLET LANE, CROYDON, CR0 4HN

    ODS code H83007

    2.6 km

  • QUEENHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    31 QUEENHILL ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8DU

    ODS code H83014

    3.3 km

  • FARLEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    53 FARLEY ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7NG

    ODS code H83004

    3.4 km

  • OLD COULSDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A COURT AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 1HF

    ODS code H83013

    3.4 km

  • SELSDON PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    97 ADDINGTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8LG

    ODS code H83018

    3.4 km

  • BIRDHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BIRDHURST AVENUE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7DX

    ODS code H83627

    3.5 km

  • SHOTFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JUBILEE HEALTH CENTRE, SHOTFIELD, WALLINGTON, SM6 0HY

    ODS code H85115

    3.5 km

  • WALLINGTON FAMILY PRACTICE

    WALLINGTON FAMILY PRACT, JUBILEE HEALTH CTR WEST, SHOTFIELD, WALLINGTON, SM6 0HY

    ODS code H85653

    3.5 km

  • MANOR PRACTICE

    57 MANOR ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 0DE

    ODS code H85116

    3.8 km

  • CROYDON SAS

    IMPACT HOUSE, 2 EDRIDGE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 1FE

    ODS code Y08402

    3.9 km

  • MALDON ROAD SURGERY

    35 MALDON ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 8BL

    ODS code H85113

    4.0 km

  • PARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1A PARK ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 8AW

    ODS code H85022

    4.0 km

  • FRIENDS ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    49-51 FRIENDS ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 1ED

    ODS code H83019

    4.0 km

  • EAST CROYDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    59 ADDISCOMBE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 6SD

    ODS code H83044

    4.6 km

  • WARLINGHAM GREEN MED PRAC

    1 CHURCH ROAD, WARLINGHAM, CR6 9NW

    ODS code H81119

    4.7 km

Showing 20 of 22 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

  • Purley Station

    RSE · Purley

    0.1 miles

  • Purley Station

    BCT · Purley

    0.1 miles

  • Purley Rail Station

    RLY · Purley

    0.1 miles

  • Foxley Hill Road

    BCT · Purley

    0.1 miles

  • Foxley Hill Road

    BCT · Purley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 037E, 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

9,319 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
2 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
Possible

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.

Schools

Published establishments

104 open schools are in scope, including 57 primary and 16 secondary schools. Purley Nursery School is the nearest published school at 519 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,120 published events cover 12 months, averaging 176.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 672 events.

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