CR8 5AE

Kenley · Croydon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Kenley
Local authority
Croydon
Constituency
Croydon South
Postcode district
CR8
Postcode sector
CR8 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CR8 5BT 99 m
CR8 5GE 132 m
CR8 5GR 143 m
CR8 5GB 156 m
CR8 5GD 156 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR8 5AE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR8
Postcode sector
CR8 5
Latitude
51.323976
Longitude
-0.096598
British National Grid easting
532,722
British National Grid northing
160,039

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
E00005353
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 042A · E01001068
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 042 · E02000235

Postcode source versions

Explore CR8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
81
Primary
44
Secondary
12
  1. Harris Primary Academy Kenley

    Academy sponsor led

    521 m
  2. Riddlesdown Collegiate

    Academy converter

    638 m
  3. Abingdon House School Purley

    Other independent special school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
841
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 267
  • Anti social behaviour 116
  • Vehicle crime 104
  • Shoplifting 98
  • Burglary 62

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CR8 5 residents
8,144

Age bands in CR8 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.1%

1,543 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

809 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.8%

2,289 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.7%

2,283 residents

Age 65 and over
18.9%

1,611 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.

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

13

within 5 km

  • KESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83016

    2.2 km

  • OLD COULSDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A COURT AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 1HF

    ODS code H83013

    2.4 km

  • WOODCOTE MEDICAL

    32 FOXLEY LANE, PURLEY, CR8 3EE

    ODS code H83024

    2.9 km

  • PARKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    27 WYCHE GROVE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6EX

    ODS code H83015

    3.0 km

  • SELSDON PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    97 ADDINGTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8LG

    ODS code H83018

    3.0 km

  • WARLINGHAM GREEN MED PRAC

    1 CHURCH ROAD, WARLINGHAM, CR6 9NW

    ODS code H81119

    3.0 km

  • QUEENHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    31 QUEENHILL ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8DU

    ODS code H83014

    3.1 km

  • BRAMLEY AVENUE SURGERY

    1B BRAMLEY AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 2DR

    ODS code H83052

    3.1 km

  • FARLEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    53 FARLEY ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7NG

    ODS code H83004

    3.2 km

  • HALING PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    96 BRIGHTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6AD

    ODS code H83031

    3.7 km

  • ELIZABETH HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    515 LIMPSFIELD ROAD, WARLINGHAM, CR6 9LF

    ODS code H81116

    3.7 km

  • VIOLET LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    231 VIOLET LANE, CROYDON, CR0 4HN

    ODS code H83007

    4.1 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Kenley Treatment Works

    BCT · Kenley

    0.0 miles
  • Kenley Treatment Works

    BCT · Kenley

    0.0 miles
  • Kenley Station

    BCT · Kenley

    0.2 miles
  • Hazeldene Court

    BCT · Kenley

    0.2 miles
  • Bader Close

    BCT · Kenley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 042A, 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

18,625 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

81 open schools are in scope, including 44 primary and 12 secondary schools. Harris Primary Academy Kenley is the nearest published school at 521 m.

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

Recorded crime

841 published events cover 12 months, averaging 70.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 267 events.

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