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CR9 8AB

Shirley North · Croydon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Shirley North
Local authority
Croydon
Constituency
Croydon East
Postcode district
CR9
Postcode sector
CR9 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CR0 7PH 160 m
CR0 7EZ 164 m
CR0 8YT 181 m
CR0 8YG 278 m
CR0 7PL 279 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR9 8AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 1987
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR9
Postcode sector
CR9 8
Latitude
51.382299
Longitude
-0.056326
British National Grid easting
535,356
British National Grid northing
166,598

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Croydon · E09000008
Electoral ward
Shirley North · E05011482
Parish or community
E43000198
Westminster constituency
Croydon East · E14001186
Output area
E00005652
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 018E · E01001134
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 018 · E02000211

Postcode source versions

Explore CR9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
149
Primary
91
Secondary
20

  1. Oasis Academy Shirley Park

    Academy sponsor led

    485 m

  2. Oasis Academy Shirley Park Primary

    Academy sponsor led

    699 m

  3. Trinity School

    Other independent school

    846 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,153
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,057
  • Anti social behaviour 441
  • Vehicle crime 334
  • Shoplifting 330
  • Other theft 226

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

55

within 5 km

  • ASHBURTON PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    ASHBURTON PARK M.PRACTICE, 416 LOWER ADDISCOMBE ROAD, ADDISCOMBE, CROYDON, CR0 7AG

    ODS code H83033

    584 m

  • SHIRLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    370 WICKHAM ROAD, SHIRLEY, CROYDON, CR0 8BH

    ODS code H83043

    1.1 km

  • HARTLAND WAY SURGERY

    1 HARTLAND WAY, CROYDON, CR0 8RG

    ODS code H83029

    1.1 km

  • PORTLAND MEDICAL CENTRE

    184 PORTLAND ROAD, SOUTH NORWOOD, LONDON, SE25 4QB

    ODS code H83001

    1.3 km

  • STOVELL HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code H83039

    1.4 km

  • COUNTRY PARK PRACTICE

    WOODSIDE HEALTH CENTRE, 3 ENMORE ROAD, SOUTH NORWOOD, LONDON, SE25 5NT

    ODS code Y05317

    1.4 km

  • DENMARK ROAD SURGERY

    WOODSIDE HEALTH CENTRE, 3 ENMORE ROAD, SOUTH NORWOOD, LONDON, SE25 5NT

    ODS code Y05318

    1.4 km

  • NORTHWAY ROAD SURGERY

    139 NORTHWAY ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 6JJ

    ODS code H83008

    1.7 km

  • MORLAND ROAD SURGERY

    1 MORLAND ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 6HA

    ODS code H83023

    1.9 km

  • ST JAMES' PRACTICE

    138 CROYDON ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 4DG

    ODS code G84028

    2.1 km

  • EDEN PARK SURGERY

    194 CROYDON ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 4DQ

    ODS code G84011

    2.2 km

  • BROOM ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    23 BROOM ROAD, SHIRLEY, CROYDON, CR0 8NG

    ODS code H83030

    2.3 km

  • EAST CROYDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    59 ADDISCOMBE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 6SD

    ODS code H83044

    2.3 km

  • WICKHAM PARK SURGERY

    2 MANOR ROAD, WEST WICKHAM, BR4 9PS

    ODS code G84607

    2.4 km

  • SELHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H83611

    2.4 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H83012

    2.6 km

  • SOUTH NORWOOD HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    103A SOUTH NORWOOD HILL, LONDON, SE25 6BY

    ODS code H83010

    2.9 km

  • WHITEHORSE PRACTICE

    87 WHITEHORSE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 2JJ

    ODS code H83034

    2.9 km

  • STATION ROAD SURGERY

    74 STATION ROAD, WEST WICKHAM, BR4 0PU

    ODS code G84015

    2.9 km

  • FRIENDS ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    49-51 FRIENDS ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 1ED

    ODS code H83019

    2.9 km

Showing 20 of 55 matching practices.

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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Poppy Lane

    BCT · Shirley

    0.2 miles

  • Hazel Close

    BCT · Monks Orchard

    0.2 miles

  • Tulip Close

    BCT · Shirley

    0.3 miles

  • Hazel Close

    BCT · Monks Orchard

    0.3 miles

  • Bingham Road

    BCT · Addiscombe

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 018E, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,090 of 33,755

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

Schools

149 open schools are in scope, including 91 primary and 20 secondary schools. Oasis Academy Shirley Park is the nearest published school at 485 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,153 published events cover 12 months, averaging 262.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,057 events.

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