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CR8 5HW

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 5HT 54 m
CR8 5HQ 86 m
CR8 5HF 90 m
CR8 5JW 175 m
CR8 5HN 176 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR8 5HW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR8
Postcode sector
CR8 5
Latitude
51.312036
Longitude
-0.106189
British National Grid easting
532,088
British National Grid northing
158,694

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
E00005332
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 042C · E01001072
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 042 · E02000235

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Highwood Close, Kenley, CR8 5HW 14 April 2022 £999,995
7c, Highwood Close, Kenley, CR8 5HW 24 November 2021 £1,100,000
7a, Highwood Close, Kenley, CR8 5HW 29 October 2021 £1,295,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
58
Primary
31
Secondary
9

  1. The Hayes Primary School

    Community school

    555 m

  2. New Valley Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    669 m

  3. Keston Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
798
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 254
  • Anti social behaviour 135
  • Shoplifting 92
  • Vehicle crime 68
  • Criminal damage and arson 52

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
15

8 female, 7 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
1.7
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 0.2% 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+
30.8%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
30.8%
Gigabit-capable
30.8%
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

10

within 5 km

  • OLD COULSDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A COURT AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 1HF

    ODS code H83013

    1.0 km

  • BRAMLEY AVENUE SURGERY

    1B BRAMLEY AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 2DR

    ODS code H83052

    2.8 km

  • KESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83016

    3.2 km

  • WARLINGHAM GREEN MED PRAC

    1 CHURCH ROAD, WARLINGHAM, CR6 9NW

    ODS code H81119

    3.4 km

  • WOODCOTE MEDICAL

    32 FOXLEY LANE, PURLEY, CR8 3EE

    ODS code H83024

    3.6 km

  • ELIZABETH HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    515 LIMPSFIELD ROAD, WARLINGHAM, CR6 9LF

    ODS code H81116

    3.9 km

  • PARKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    27 WYCHE GROVE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6EX

    ODS code H83015

    4.3 km

  • SELSDON PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    97 ADDINGTON ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8LG

    ODS code H83018

    4.5 km

  • QUEENHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    31 QUEENHILL ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 8DU

    ODS code H83014

    4.6 km

  • FARLEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    53 FARLEY ROAD, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7NG

    ODS code H83004

    4.7 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

  • Caterham Drive / Keston Avenue

    BCT · Old Coulsdon

    0.4 miles

  • The Glade

    BCT · Old Coulsdon

    0.4 miles

  • Old Lodge Lane Bus Terminus

    BCT · Kenley

    0.5 miles

  • Caterham Drive / Keston Avenue

    BCT · Old Coulsdon

    0.5 miles

  • The Glade

    BCT · Old Coulsdon

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 042C, 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

31,034 of 33,755

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

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £1,182,500 from 4 recorded sales in CR8 5HW. 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

58 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 9 secondary schools. The Hayes Primary School is the nearest published school at 555 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

798 published events cover 12 months, averaging 66.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 254 events.

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