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CR8 5BY

Kenley · Croydon · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CR8 5BU 71 m
CR8 5DN 154 m
CR8 5BQ 210 m
CR8 5BG 218 m
CR8 5BR 258 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR8 5BY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR8
Postcode sector
CR8 5
Latitude
51.318791
Longitude
-0.091344
British National Grid easting
533,103
British National Grid northing
159,472

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
E00005358
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 042B · E01001071
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 042 · E02000235

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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71 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
99, Valley Road, Kenley, CR8 5BY 22 May 2026 £575,000
133, Valley Road, Kenley, CR8 5BY 14 November 2025 £499,000
103, Valley Road, Kenley, CR8 5BY 28 October 2025 £475,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
68
Primary
38
Secondary
9

  1. Kenley Primary School

    Academy converter

    497 m

  2. Riddlesdown Collegiate

    Academy converter

    810 m

  3. Harris Primary Academy Kenley

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
797
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 238
  • Anti social behaviour 110
  • Shoplifting 101
  • Vehicle crime 82
  • Criminal damage and arson 58

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
113

51 female, 62 male

Postcode households
43
Residents per household
2.6
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

This postcode contained 1.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CR8 5 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

12

within 5 km

  • OLD COULSDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A COURT AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 1HF

    ODS code H83013

    2.3 km

  • WARLINGHAM GREEN MED PRAC

    1 CHURCH ROAD, WARLINGHAM, CR6 9NW

    ODS code H81119

    2.5 km

  • KESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83016

    2.9 km

  • ELIZABETH HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    515 LIMPSFIELD ROAD, WARLINGHAM, CR6 9LF

    ODS code H81116

    3.1 km

  • SELSDON PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    97 ADDINGTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8LG

    ODS code H83018

    3.2 km

  • QUEENHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    31 QUEENHILL ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8DU

    ODS code H83014

    3.4 km

  • FARLEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    53 FARLEY ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7NG

    ODS code H83004

    3.5 km

  • BRAMLEY AVENUE SURGERY

    1B BRAMLEY AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 2DR

    ODS code H83052

    3.5 km

  • WOODCOTE MEDICAL

    32 FOXLEY LANE, PURLEY, CR8 3EE

    ODS code H83024

    3.6 km

  • PARKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    27 WYCHE GROVE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6EX

    ODS code H83015

    3.6 km

  • HALING PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    96 BRIGHTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6AD

    ODS code H83031

    4.3 km

  • VIOLET LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    231 VIOLET LANE, CROYDON, CR0 4HN

    ODS code H83007

    4.8 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

  • Hawkhirst Road

    BCT · Kenley

    0.1 miles

  • Garston Lane

    BCT · Kenley

    0.2 miles

  • Hawkhirst Road

    BCT · Kenley

    0.2 miles

  • Garston Lane

    BCT · Kenley

    0.2 miles

  • Devon Close

    BCT · Kenley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 042B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,098 of 33,755

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

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 £510,000 from 10 recorded sales in CR8 5BY. 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

68 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 9 secondary schools. Kenley Primary School is the nearest published school at 497 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

797 published events cover 12 months, averaging 66.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 238 events.

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