SE19 2RU

Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood · Croydon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Local authority
Croydon
Postcode district
SE19
Postcode sector
SE19 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE19 2SG 35 m
SE19 2SB 86 m
SE19 2SD 86 m
SE19 2JH 88 m
SE19 2SA 98 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE19 2RU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE19
Postcode sector
SE19 2
Latitude
51.410881
Longitude
-0.076699
British National Grid easting
533,855
British National Grid northing
169,739

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Croydon · E09000008
Parish or community
E43000198
Output area
E00005658
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 001B · E01001138
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 001 · E02000194

Postcode source versions

Explore SE19

99 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
27, Second Floor, Sylvan Road, London, SE19 2RU 2 December 2025 £390,000
43, Flat 3, Sylvan Road, London, SE19 2RU 1 December 2025 £310,000
45b, Sylvan Road, London, SE19 2RU 3 October 2025 £440,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
188
Primary
113
Secondary
29
  1. Harris City Academy Crystal Palace

    Academy sponsor led

    88 m
  2. James Dixon Primary School

    Academy converter

    534 m
  3. Cypress Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    536 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,435
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,966
  • Anti social behaviour 952
  • Vehicle crime 652
  • Shoplifting 564
  • Other theft 448

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
108

50 female, 58 male

Postcode households
50
Residents per household
2.2
SE19 2 residents
8,322

Age bands in SE19 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.7%

1,445 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.5%

649 residents

Age 25 to 44
39.9%

3,444 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.9%

2,235 residents

Age 65 and over
10%

865 residents

This postcode contained 1.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SE19 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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 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%

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

76

within 5 km

  • AUCKLAND SURGERY

    84A AUCKLAND ROAD, UPPER NORWOOD, LONDON, SE19 2DF

    ODS code H83037

    329 m

  • UPPER NORWOOD GROUP PRACTICE

    130 CHURCH ROAD, UPPER NORWOOD, LONDON, SE19 2NT

    ODS code H83005

    625 m

  • OAKFIELD SURGERY

    17 OAKFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SE20 8QA

    ODS code G84625

    896 m

  • THE PARK PRACTICE

    OAKS PARK MEDICAL CENTRE, 17 OAKFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SE20 8QA

    ODS code G84025

    896 m

  • SOUTH NORWOOD HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    103A SOUTH NORWOOD HILL, LONDON, SE25 6BY

    ODS code H83010

    903 m

  • ANERLEY SURGERY

    224 ANERLEY ROAD, PENGE, LONDON, SE20 8TJ

    ODS code G84624

    1.0 km

  • ROBIN HOOD SURGERY

    94 CROYDON ROAD, ANERLEY, LONDON, SE20 7AB

    ODS code G84029

    1.3 km

  • MERSHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 NORBURY ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8JN

    ODS code H83609

    1.6 km

  • PARCHMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    97 PARCHMORE ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8LY

    ODS code H83053

    2.0 km

  • THORNTON HEATH MEDICAL CENTRE

    61A GILLETT ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8RL

    ODS code H83022

    2.0 km

  • NORTH WOOD GROUP PRACTICE

    CROWN DALE MEDICAL CENTRE, 61 CROWN DALE, UPPER NORWOOD, LONDON, SE19 3NY

    ODS code G85022

    2.0 km

  • COUNTRY PARK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y05317

    2.1 km

  • DENMARK ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05318

    2.1 km

  • PORTLAND MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H83001

    2.2 km

  • PAXTON GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

    PAXTON GREEN HEALTH CENTRE, 1 ALLEYN PARK, LONDON, SE21 8AU

    ODS code G85039

    2.3 km

  • WELLS PARK PRACTICE

    1 WELLS PARK ROAD, SYDENHAM, LONDON, SE26 6JQ

    ODS code G85114

    2.4 km

  • YOUR FAMILY PRACTICE

    83 BRIGSTOCK ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 7JH

    ODS code H83608

    2.4 km

  • SELHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code H83611

    2.5 km

  • ST JAMES' PRACTICE

    138 CROYDON ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 4DG

    ODS code G84028

    2.6 km

  • NORTHWAY ROAD SURGERY

    139 NORTHWAY ROAD, CROYDON, CR0 6JJ

    ODS code H83008

    2.7 km

Showing 20 of 76 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

  • Cantley Gardens

    BCT · Upper Norwood

    0.0 miles
  • Cantley Gardens

    BCT · Upper Norwood

    0.1 miles
  • Harris City Academy

    BCT · Upper Norwood

    0.1 miles
  • Harris City Academy

    BCT · Upper Norwood

    0.1 miles
  • The Vicarage

    BCT · Upper Norwood

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 001B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,774 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

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

Property market

The five-year median is £452,875 from 14 recorded sales in SE19 2RU. 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

188 open schools are in scope, including 113 primary and 29 secondary schools. Harris City Academy Crystal Palace is the nearest published school at 88 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,435 published events cover 12 months, averaging 536.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,966 events.

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