CR8 2PP

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 2FR 17 m
CR8 2AA 31 m
CR8 2AF 31 m
CR8 2FQ 51 m
CR8 2EZ 55 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR8 2PP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1991
Terminated
1 March 2018
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR8
Postcode sector
CR8 2
Latitude
51.338459
Longitude
-0.115208
British National Grid easting
531,384
British National Grid northing
161,616

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
E00181031
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 037E · E01001097
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 037 · E02000230

Postcode source versions

Explore CR8

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Ground Floor Premises, 32 - 42, High Street, Purley, CR8 2PP 20 August 2021 £1,300,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
107
Primary
57
Secondary
17
  1. Purley Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    349 m
  2. St David's School

    Other independent school

    553 m
  3. Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley)

    Voluntary aided school

    558 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,033
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 669
  • Anti social behaviour 281
  • Vehicle crime 222
  • Other theft 166
  • Burglary 140

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

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

23

within 5 km straight-line

  • KESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83016

    259 m

  • WOODCOTE MEDICAL

    32 FOXLEY LANE, PURLEY, CR8 3EE

    ODS code H83024

    879 m

  • 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

    2.4 km

  • VIOLET LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    231 VIOLET LANE, CROYDON, CR0 4HN

    ODS code H83007

    2.5 km

  • BRAMLEY AVENUE SURGERY

    1B BRAMLEY AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 2DR

    ODS code H83052

    2.5 km

  • SHOTFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JUBILEE HEALTH CENTRE, SHOTFIELD, WALLINGTON, SM6 0HY

    ODS code H85115

    3.2 km

  • WALLINGTON FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85653

    3.2 km

  • BIRDHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BIRDHURST AVENUE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7DX

    ODS code H83627

    3.4 km

  • QUEENHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    31 QUEENHILL ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8DU

    ODS code H83014

    3.5 km

  • FARLEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    53 FARLEY ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7NG

    ODS code H83004

    3.5 km

  • OLD COULSDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A COURT AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 1HF

    ODS code H83013

    3.5 km

  • SELSDON PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    97 ADDINGTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8LG

    ODS code H83018

    3.6 km

  • MANOR PRACTICE

    57 MANOR ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 0DE

    ODS code H85116

    3.6 km

  • MALDON ROAD SURGERY

    35 MALDON ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 8BL

    ODS code H85113

    3.7 km

  • PARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1A PARK ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 8AW

    ODS code H85022

    3.7 km

  • CROYDON SAS

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

    ODS code Y08402

    3.8 km

  • FRIENDS ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    49-51 FRIENDS ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 1ED

    ODS code H83019

    3.9 km

  • BEECHES SURGERY

    9 HILL ROAD, CARSHALTON, SM5 3RB

    ODS code H85662

    4.5 km

  • EAST CROYDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    59 ADDISCOMBE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 6SD

    ODS code H83044

    4.5 km

Showing 20 of 23 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Purley Station

    BCT · Purley

    0.0 miles
  • Purley Station

    RSE · Purley

    0.1 miles
  • Purley / Downlands Precinct

    BCT · Purley

    0.1 miles
  • Purley Station / Purley High Street

    BCT · Purley

    0.1 miles
  • Purley / Downlands Precinct

    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.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £1,300,000 from 1 recorded sale in CR8 2PP. 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

107 open schools are in scope, including 57 primary and 17 secondary schools. Purley Nursery School is the nearest published school at 349 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,033 published events cover 12 months, averaging 169.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 669 events.

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