CR9 2RU

Selhurst · Croydon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Croydon
Constituency
Croydon West
Postcode district
CR9
Postcode sector
CR9 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CR0 2XJ 37 m
CR0 2XG 55 m
CR0 2YA 65 m
CR0 2QW 97 m
CR0 2LG 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR9 2RU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2010
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR9
Postcode sector
CR9 2
Latitude
51.388520
Longitude
-0.097860
British National Grid easting
532,448
British National Grid northing
167,214

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Croydon · E09000008
Electoral ward
Selhurst · E05011479
Parish or community
E43000198
Westminster constituency
Croydon West · E14001188
Output area
E00005561
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 013F · E01001116
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 013 · E02000206

Postcode source versions

Explore CR9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
169
Primary
101
Secondary
25
  1. The Crescent Primary School

    Academy converter

    439 m
  2. BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology

    City technology college

    459 m
  3. Broadmead Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    472 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
12,633
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,220
  • Anti social behaviour 1,472
  • Shoplifting 1,208
  • Vehicle crime 977
  • Drugs 902

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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 not available.

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

56

within 5 km straight-line

  • WHITEHORSE PRACTICE

    87 WHITEHORSE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 2JJ

    ODS code H83034

    297 m

  • SELHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    27 SELHURST ROAD, SOUTH NORWOOD, LONDON, SE25 5QA

    ODS code H83611

    645 m

  • RAINBOW HEALTH CENTRE

    BROAD GREEN HEALTH CENTRE - ANNEX, 1-13 LODGE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 2PD

    ODS code Y00182

    666 m

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    189A ST. JAMES'S ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 2BZ

    ODS code H83012

    818 m

  • NORTH CROYDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    518 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7HQ

    ODS code H83011

    926 m

  • GREENSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    26 LENNARD ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 2UL

    ODS code H83631

    940 m

  • EVERSLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    501 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6AR

    ODS code H83020

    976 m

  • LONDON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    515 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6AR

    ODS code H83021

    976 m

  • THORNTON HEATH MEDICAL CENTRE

    61A GILLETT ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8RL

    ODS code H83022

    1.0 km

  • YOUR FAMILY PRACTICE

    83 BRIGSTOCK ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7JH

    ODS code H83608

    1.1 km

  • BRIGSTOCK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    141 BRIGSTOCK ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7JN

    ODS code H83017

    1.1 km

  • MORLAND ROAD SURGERY

    1 MORLAND ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 6HA

    ODS code H83023

    1.2 km

  • NORTHWAY ROAD SURGERY

    139 NORTHWAY ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 6JJ

    ODS code H83008

    1.3 km

  • PARCHMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    97 PARCHMORE ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8LY

    ODS code H83053

    1.5 km

  • EAST CROYDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    59 ADDISCOMBE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 6SD

    ODS code H83044

    1.6 km

  • MERSHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 NORBURY ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8JN

    ODS code H83609

    1.8 km

  • LEANDER FAMILY PRACTICE

    949 LONDON ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 6JE

    ODS code H83042

    1.8 km

  • STOVELL HOUSE SURGERY

    188 LOWER ADDISCOMBE ROAD, ADDISCOMBE, CROYDON, CR0 6AH

    ODS code H83039

    1.9 km

  • FRIENDS ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    49-51 FRIENDS ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 1ED

    ODS code H83019

    1.9 km

  • CROYDON SAS

    IMPACT HOUSE, 2 EDRIDGE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 1FE

    ODS code Y08402

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 56 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Northcote Road / Legacy Youth Zone

    BCT · Selhurst

    0.1 miles
  • Windmill Road Selhurst

    BCT · Selhurst

    0.1 miles
  • Windmill Road

    BCT · Broad Green

    0.1 miles
  • Devonshire Road (CR0)

    BCT · Selhurst

    0.2 miles
  • Beaconsfield Road / Legacy Youth Zone

    BCT · Selhurst

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 013F, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,212 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
1 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

169 open schools are in scope, including 101 primary and 25 secondary schools. The Crescent Primary School is the nearest published school at 439 m.

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

Recorded crime

12,633 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,052.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,220 events.

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