CR8 4FP

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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CR8 4HG 43 m
CR8 4EF 66 m
CR8 4HH 99 m
CR8 4EZ 141 m
CR8 4FJ 167 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR8 4FP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR8
Postcode sector
CR8 4
Latitude
51.325115
Longitude
-0.124884
British National Grid easting
530,748
British National Grid northing
160,115

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
E00005352
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 041D · E01001067
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 041 · E02000234

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Property

At this postcode

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6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Mollrose Drive, Purley, CR8 4FP 6 March 2024 £760,000
4, Mollrose Drive, Purley, CR8 4FP 14 February 2024 £760,000
1, Mollrose Drive, Purley, CR8 4FP 1 December 2023 £760,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
79
Primary
43
Secondary
11
  1. Beaumont Primary School

    Community school

    429 m
  2. St Nicholas School

    Community special school

    507 m
  3. Woodcote Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,851
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 594
  • Anti social behaviour 266
  • Vehicle crime 190
  • Shoplifting 178
  • Other theft 133

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

19

within 5 km

  • BRAMLEY AVENUE SURGERY

    1B BRAMLEY AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 2DR

    ODS code H83052

    1.2 km

  • KESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83016

    1.9 km

  • WOODCOTE MEDICAL

    32 FOXLEY LANE, PURLEY, CR8 3EE

    ODS code H83024

    1.9 km

  • OLD COULSDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A COURT AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 1HF

    ODS code H83013

    2.1 km

  • PARKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    27 WYCHE GROVE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6EX

    ODS code H83015

    3.4 km

  • SHOTFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JUBILEE HEALTH CENTRE, SHOTFIELD, WALLINGTON, SM6 0HY

    ODS code H85115

    4.0 km

  • WALLINGTON FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85653

    4.0 km

  • HALING PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    96 BRIGHTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6AD

    ODS code H83031

    4.0 km

  • VIOLET LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    231 VIOLET LANE, CROYDON, CR0 4HN

    ODS code H83007

    4.1 km

  • MANOR PRACTICE

    57 MANOR ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 0DE

    ODS code H85116

    4.5 km

  • QUEENHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    31 QUEENHILL ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8DU

    ODS code H83014

    4.6 km

  • SELSDON PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    97 ADDINGTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8LG

    ODS code H83018

    4.6 km

  • PARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1A PARK ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 8AW

    ODS code H85022

    4.6 km

  • FARLEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    53 FARLEY ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7NG

    ODS code H83004

    4.7 km

  • LONGCROFT CLINIC

    5 WOODMANSTERNE LANE, BANSTEAD, SM7 3HH

    ODS code H81080

    4.7 km

  • MALDON ROAD SURGERY

    35 MALDON ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 8BL

    ODS code H85113

    4.7 km

  • BEECHES SURGERY

    9 HILL ROAD, CARSHALTON, SM5 3RB

    ODS code H85662

    4.9 km

  • WARLINGHAM GREEN MED PRAC

    1 CHURCH ROAD, WARLINGHAM, CR6 9NW

    ODS code H81119

    4.9 km

  • BIRDHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BIRDHURST AVENUE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7DX

    ODS code H83627

    5.0 km

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

  • Burcott Road

    BCT · Kenley

    0.2 miles
  • Burcott Road

    BCT · Kenley

    0.2 miles
  • Stoats Nest Village

    BCT · Coulsdon

    0.2 miles
  • Stoats Nest Village

    BCT · Coulsdon

    0.2 miles
  • Beaumont Primary School

    BCT · Purley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 041D, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,361 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £760,000 from 6 recorded sales in CR8 4FP. 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

Published establishments

79 open schools are in scope, including 43 primary and 11 secondary schools. Beaumont Primary School is the nearest published school at 429 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,851 published events cover 12 months, averaging 154.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 594 events.

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