CR8 4BA

Kenley · Croydon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Purley
Ward
Kenley
Local authority
Croydon
Constituency
Croydon South
Postcode district
CR8
Postcode sector
CR8 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CR8 4BL 59 m
CR8 4AW 100 m
CR8 4BN 112 m
CR8 4BB 118 m
CR8 4BF 129 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR8 4BA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR8
Postcode sector
CR8 4
Latitude
51.319265
Longitude
-0.114474
British National Grid easting
531,490
British National Grid northing
159,483

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Croydon · E09000008
Electoral ward
Kenley · E05011469
Parish or community
E43000198
Westminster constituency
Croydon South · E14001187
Output area
E00005357
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 040B · E01001070
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 040 · E02000233

Postcode source versions

Explore CR8

19 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
12, Somerton Close, Purley, CR8 4BA 2 August 2024 £555,000
6, Somerton Close, Purley, CR8 4BA 3 May 2023 £510,000
14, Somerton Close, Purley, CR8 4BA 11 April 2023 £490,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
67
Primary
39
Secondary
11
  1. New Valley Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    436 m
  2. The Hayes Primary School

    Community school

    479 m
  3. Beaumont Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,296
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 441
  • Anti social behaviour 213
  • Vehicle crime 134
  • Shoplifting 95
  • Burglary 82

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
44

22 female, 22 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
2.9
CR8 4 residents
6,333

Age bands in CR8 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.4%

1,215 residents

Age 15 to 24
11%

692 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.7%

1,675 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.3%

1,648 residents

Age 65 and over
16.7%

1,048 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CR8 4 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

14

within 5 km

  • OLD COULSDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A COURT AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 1HF

    ODS code H83013

    1.4 km

  • BRAMLEY AVENUE SURGERY

    1B BRAMLEY AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 2DR

    ODS code H83052

    1.9 km

  • KESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83016

    2.4 km

  • WOODCOTE MEDICAL

    32 FOXLEY LANE, PURLEY, CR8 3EE

    ODS code H83024

    2.7 km

  • PARKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    27 WYCHE GROVE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6EX

    ODS code H83015

    3.7 km

  • WARLINGHAM GREEN MED PRAC

    1 CHURCH ROAD, WARLINGHAM, CR6 9NW

    ODS code H81119

    4.1 km

  • SELSDON PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    97 ADDINGTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8LG

    ODS code H83018

    4.3 km

  • HALING PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    96 BRIGHTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6AD

    ODS code H83031

    4.4 km

  • QUEENHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    31 QUEENHILL ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8DU

    ODS code H83014

    4.4 km

  • FARLEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    53 FARLEY ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7NG

    ODS code H83004

    4.5 km

  • VIOLET LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    231 VIOLET LANE, CROYDON, CR0 4HN

    ODS code H83007

    4.6 km

  • ELIZABETH HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    515 LIMPSFIELD ROAD, WARLINGHAM, CR6 9LF

    ODS code H81116

    4.7 km

  • SHOTFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JUBILEE HEALTH CENTRE, SHOTFIELD, WALLINGTON, SM6 0HY

    ODS code H85115

    4.9 km

  • WALLINGTON FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85653

    4.9 km

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

  • Whitefield Avenue

    BCT · Kenley

    0.1 miles
  • Whitefield Avenue

    BCT · Kenley

    0.1 miles
  • Old Lodge Lane Bus Terminus

    BCT · Kenley

    0.2 miles
  • Old Lodge Lane Bus Terminus

    BCT · Kenley

    0.3 miles
  • Lodge Hill (CR8)

    BCT · Kenley

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 040B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,792 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
8 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

Property market

The five-year median is £510,000 from 3 recorded sales in CR8 4BA. 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

67 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 11 secondary schools. New Valley Primary School is the nearest published school at 436 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,296 published events cover 12 months, averaging 108 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 441 events.

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