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CR8 4LL

Purley & Woodcote · Croydon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CR8 4LH 72 m
CR8 4LN 90 m
CR8 4NE 145 m
CR8 4LG 156 m
CR8 4LQ 174 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR8 4LL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR8
Postcode sector
CR8 4
Latitude
51.331086
Longitude
-0.134416
British National Grid easting
530,067
British National Grid northing
160,762

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
E00005119
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 038A · E01001028
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 038 · E02000231

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
13, Copse Hill, Purley, CR8 4LL 14 February 2020 £1,000,000
9, Copse Hill, Purley, CR8 4LL 2 February 2017 £965,000
15, Copse Hill, Purley, CR8 4LL 13 January 2012 £570,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
91
Primary
51
Secondary
15

  1. Woodcote Primary School

    Academy converter

    389 m

  2. Woodcote High School

    Academy converter

    449 m

  3. Cumnor House School

    Other independent school

    915 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,796
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 579
  • Anti social behaviour 218
  • Shoplifting 200
  • Vehicle crime 186
  • Other theft 139

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
32

14 female, 18 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
2.7
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.

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+
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%
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

17

within 5 km

  • BRAMLEY AVENUE SURGERY

    1B BRAMLEY AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 2DR

    ODS code H83052

    1.0 km

  • WOODCOTE MEDICAL

    32 FOXLEY LANE, PURLEY, CR8 3EE

    ODS code H83024

    1.4 km

  • KESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83016

    1.8 km

  • OLD COULSDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A COURT AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 1HF

    ODS code H83013

    3.0 km

  • SHOTFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JUBILEE HEALTH CENTRE, SHOTFIELD, WALLINGTON, SM6 0HY

    ODS code H85115

    3.1 km

  • WALLINGTON FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H85653

    3.1 km

  • PARKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    27 WYCHE GROVE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6EX

    ODS code H83015

    3.3 km

  • MANOR PRACTICE

    57 MANOR ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 0DE

    ODS code H85116

    3.6 km

  • VIOLET LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    231 VIOLET LANE, CROYDON, CR0 4HN

    ODS code H83007

    3.7 km

  • PARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1A PARK ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 8AW

    ODS code H85022

    3.8 km

  • HALING PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    96 BRIGHTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6AD

    ODS code H83031

    3.8 km

  • MALDON ROAD SURGERY

    35 MALDON ROAD, WALLINGTON, SM6 8BL

    ODS code H85113

    3.9 km

  • BEECHES SURGERY

    9 HILL ROAD, CARSHALTON, SM5 3RB

    ODS code H85662

    4.0 km

  • LONGCROFT CLINIC

    5 WOODMANSTERNE LANE, BANSTEAD, SM7 3HH

    ODS code H81080

    4.1 km

  • SUTTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    181 CARSHALTON ROAD, SUTTON, SM1 4NG

    ODS code H85053

    4.6 km

  • BIRDHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BIRDHURST AVENUE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7DX

    ODS code H83627

    4.8 km

  • QUEENHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    31 QUEENHILL ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8DU

    ODS code H83014

    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

  • Copse Hill

    BCT · Woodcote

    0.1 miles

  • Copse Hill

    BCT · Woodcote

    0.1 miles

  • Smitham Downs Road / Woodcote

    BCT · Woodcote

    0.2 miles

  • Smitham Bottom Lane

    BCT · Woodcote

    0.2 miles

  • Smitham Bottom Lane

    BCT · Woodcote

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 038A, 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

31,514 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
8 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.

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

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

Schools

Published establishments

91 open schools are in scope, including 51 primary and 15 secondary schools. Woodcote Primary School is the nearest published school at 389 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,796 published events cover 12 months, averaging 149.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 579 events.

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