CR9 8BR

Shirley North · Croydon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Croydon
Constituency
Croydon East
Postcode district
CR9
Postcode sector
CR9 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CR0 8BF 24 m
CR0 5EP 34 m
CR0 8BG 53 m
CR0 8TE 63 m
CR0 8BE 64 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR9 8BR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR9
Postcode sector
CR9 8
Latitude
51.374123
Longitude
-0.050293
British National Grid easting
535,800
British National Grid northing
165,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Croydon · E09000008
Parish or community
E43000198
Westminster constituency
Croydon East · E14001186
Output area
E00005293
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 026B · E01001063
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 026 · E02000219

Postcode source versions

Explore CR9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
137
Primary
81
Secondary
20
  1. St John's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    144 m
  2. Shirley High School Performing Arts College

    Academy converter

    517 m
  3. Coloma Convent Girls' School

    Academy converter

    549 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,609
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 461
  • Shoplifting 273
  • Anti social behaviour 213
  • Vehicle crime 176
  • Other theft 114

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.

GP practices

54

within 5 km

  • HARTLAND WAY SURGERY

    1 HARTLAND WAY, CROYDON, CR0 8RG

    ODS code H83029

    317 m

  • SHIRLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    370 WICKHAM ROAD, SHIRLEY, CROYDON, CR0 8BH

    ODS code H83043

    397 m

  • BROOM ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    23 BROOM ROAD, SHIRLEY, CROYDON, CR0 8NG

    ODS code H83030

    1.5 km

  • ASHBURTON PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H83033

    1.5 km

  • STOVELL HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code H83039

    1.8 km

  • WICKHAM PARK SURGERY

    2 MANOR ROAD, WEST WICKHAM, BR4 9PS

    ODS code G84607

    1.9 km

  • PORTLAND MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H83001

    2.3 km

  • COUNTRY PARK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y05317

    2.4 km

  • DENMARK ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05318

    2.4 km

  • NORTHWAY ROAD SURGERY

    139 NORTHWAY ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 6JJ

    ODS code H83008

    2.4 km

  • MORLAND ROAD SURGERY

    1 MORLAND ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 6HA

    ODS code H83023

    2.5 km

  • STATION ROAD SURGERY

    74 STATION ROAD, WEST WICKHAM, BR4 0PU

    ODS code G84015

    2.5 km

  • EAST CROYDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    59 ADDISCOMBE ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 6SD

    ODS code H83044

    2.6 km

  • ST JAMES' PRACTICE

    138 CROYDON ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 4DG

    ODS code G84028

    2.8 km

  • EDEN PARK SURGERY

    194 CROYDON ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 4DQ

    ODS code G84011

    2.9 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H83012

    3.1 km

  • BIRDHURST MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BIRDHURST AVENUE, SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 7DX

    ODS code H83627

    3.1 km

  • FRIENDS ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    49-51 FRIENDS ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 1ED

    ODS code H83019

    3.1 km

  • SELHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H83611

    3.2 km

  • ADDINGTON ROAD SURGERY

    77 ADDINGTON ROAD, WEST WICKHAM, BR4 9BG

    ODS code G84017

    3.3 km

Showing 20 of 54 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Shirley Oaks Road

    BCT · Shirley

    0.0 miles
  • Verdayne Avenue

    BCT · Shirley

    0.0 miles
  • Shirley Library Wickham Road

    BCT · Shirley

    0.2 miles
  • Shirley Library Wickham Road

    BCT · Shirley

    0.2 miles
  • Upper Shirley Road

    BCT · Shirley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 026B, 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

27,478 of 33,755

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

137 open schools are in scope, including 81 primary and 20 secondary schools. St John's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 144 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,609 published events cover 12 months, averaging 134.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 461 events.

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