CR8 2FA

Purley & Woodcote · Croydon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Purley
Local authority
Croydon
Constituency
Croydon South
Postcode district
CR8
Postcode sector
CR8 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CR8 2JZ 68 m
CR8 3QB 118 m
CR8 2EW 124 m
CR8 3QE 139 m
CR8 2JU 161 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR8 2FA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR8
Postcode sector
CR8 2
Latitude
51.343792
Longitude
-0.124754
British National Grid easting
530,704
British National Grid northing
162,192

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Croydon · E09000008
Parish or community
E43000198
Westminster constituency
Croydon South · E14001187
Output area
E00181010
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 037B · E01001092
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 037 · E02000230

Postcode source versions

Explore CR8

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Pringle Gardens, Purley, CR8 2FA 26 September 2007 £610,000
4, Pringle Gardens, Purley, CR8 2FA 8 June 2005 £490,000
1, Pringle Gardens, Purley, CR8 2FA 28 August 2003 £487,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
116
Primary
65
Secondary
18
  1. Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    322 m
  2. Thomas More Catholic School

    Voluntary aided school

    322 m
  3. Laleham Lea School

    Other independent school

    542 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,578
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 853
  • Anti social behaviour 348
  • Vehicle crime 250
  • Shoplifting 222
  • Other theft 191

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

7 female, 5 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
3.0
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CR8 2 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

27

within 5 km

  • WOODCOTE MEDICAL

    32 FOXLEY LANE, PURLEY, CR8 3EE

    ODS code H83024

    203 m

  • KESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83016

    795 m

  • PARKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    27 WYCHE GROVE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6EX

    ODS code H83015

    2.0 km

  • VIOLET LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    231 VIOLET LANE, CROYDON, CR0 4HN

    ODS code H83007

    2.2 km

  • SHOTFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JUBILEE HEALTH CENTRE, SHOTFIELD, WALLINGTON, SM6 0HY

    ODS code H85115

    2.4 km

  • WALLINGTON FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85653

    2.4 km

  • HALING PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    96 BRIGHTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6AD

    ODS code H83031

    2.4 km

  • BRAMLEY AVENUE SURGERY

    1B BRAMLEY AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 2DR

    ODS code H83052

    2.6 km

  • MANOR PRACTICE

    57 MANOR ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 0DE

    ODS code H85116

    2.7 km

  • PARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1A PARK ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 8AW

    ODS code H85022

    2.9 km

  • MALDON ROAD SURGERY

    35 MALDON ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 8BL

    ODS code H85113

    2.9 km

  • BIRDHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BIRDHURST AVENUE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7DX

    ODS code H83627

    3.3 km

  • CROYDON SAS

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

    ODS code Y08402

    3.5 km

  • BEECHES SURGERY

    9 HILL ROAD, CARSHALTON, SM5 3RB

    ODS code H85662

    3.6 km

  • FRIENDS ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    49-51 FRIENDS ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 1ED

    ODS code H83019

    3.7 km

  • QUEENHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    31 QUEENHILL ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8DU

    ODS code H83014

    4.0 km

  • FARLEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    53 FARLEY ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7NG

    ODS code H83004

    4.1 km

  • OLD COULSDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A COURT AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 1HF

    ODS code H83013

    4.2 km

  • SELSDON PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    97 ADDINGTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8LG

    ODS code H83018

    4.2 km

  • SUTTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    181 CARSHALTON ROAD, SUTTON, SM1 4NG

    ODS code H85053

    4.2 km

Showing 20 of 27 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

  • Plough Lane Purley

    BCT · Purley

    0.2 miles
  • Plough Lane Purley

    BCT · Purley

    0.2 miles
  • The Bridle Road

    BCT · Purley

    0.3 miles
  • The Bridle Road

    BCT · Purley

    0.3 miles
  • Purley Library

    BCT · Purley

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 037B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,496 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
6 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

116 open schools are in scope, including 65 primary and 18 secondary schools. Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 322 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,578 published events cover 12 months, averaging 214.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 853 events.

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