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CR8 4FA

Purley & Woodcote · Croydon · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Purley & Woodcote
Local authority
Croydon
Constituency
Croydon South
Postcode district
CR8
Postcode sector
CR8 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CR8 4HE 14 m
CR8 4HS 80 m
CR8 4ES 120 m
CR8 4HB 144 m
CR8 4JE 146 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR8 4FA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2017
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR8
Postcode sector
CR8 4
Latitude
51.329185
Longitude
-0.126326
British National Grid easting
530,636
British National Grid northing
160,565

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
E00005345
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 041E · E01001074
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 041 · E02000234

Postcode source versions

Explore CR8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
88
Primary
48
Secondary
13

  1. Beaumont Primary School

    Community school

    383 m

  2. St Nicholas School

    Community special school

    392 m

  3. Woodcote Primary School

    Academy converter

    906 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,168
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 705
  • Anti social behaviour 282
  • Shoplifting 215
  • Vehicle crime 215
  • Other theft 163

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
29

16 female, 13 male

Postcode households
10
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 0.5% 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

18

within 5 km

  • BRAMLEY AVENUE SURGERY

    1B BRAMLEY AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 2DR

    ODS code H83052

    1.3 km

  • WOODCOTE MEDICAL

    32 FOXLEY LANE, PURLEY, CR8 3EE

    ODS code H83024

    1.5 km

  • KESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83016

    1.5 km

  • OLD COULSDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A COURT AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 1HF

    ODS code H83013

    2.6 km

  • PARKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    27 WYCHE GROVE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6EX

    ODS code H83015

    3.1 km

  • SHOTFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JUBILEE HEALTH CENTRE, SHOTFIELD, WALLINGTON, SM6 0HY

    ODS code H85115

    3.6 km

  • WALLINGTON FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85653

    3.6 km

  • HALING PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    96 BRIGHTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6AD

    ODS code H83031

    3.7 km

  • VIOLET LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    231 VIOLET LANE, CROYDON, CR0 4HN

    ODS code H83007

    3.7 km

  • MANOR PRACTICE

    57 MANOR ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 0DE

    ODS code H85116

    4.0 km

  • PARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1A PARK ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 8AW

    ODS code H85022

    4.2 km

  • MALDON ROAD SURGERY

    35 MALDON ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 8BL

    ODS code H85113

    4.3 km

  • BEECHES SURGERY

    9 HILL ROAD, CARSHALTON, SM5 3RB

    ODS code H85662

    4.5 km

  • QUEENHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    31 QUEENHILL ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8DU

    ODS code H83014

    4.5 km

  • SELSDON PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    97 ADDINGTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8LG

    ODS code H83018

    4.5 km

  • FARLEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    53 FARLEY ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7NG

    ODS code H83004

    4.6 km

  • LONGCROFT CLINIC

    5 WOODMANSTERNE LANE, BANSTEAD, SM7 3HH

    ODS code H81080

    4.6 km

  • BIRDHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BIRDHURST AVENUE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7DX

    ODS code H83627

    4.6 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

  • Musgrove Close

    BCT · Woodcote

    0.0 miles

  • Brighton Road / Old Lodge Lane

    BCT · Purley

    0.1 miles

  • Smitham Downs Road

    BCT · Woodcote

    0.1 miles

  • Reedham Station

    BCT · Purley

    0.1 miles

  • Reedham Station

    BCT · Purley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 041E, 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

16,053 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
5 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
13
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

Schools

88 open schools are in scope, including 48 primary and 13 secondary schools. Beaumont Primary School is the nearest published school at 383 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,168 published events cover 12 months, averaging 180.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 705 events.

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