CR0 8AY Postcode | Crime, Sold Prices & Census (Croydon) | Sipuha

CR0 8AY Postcode | Crime, Sold Prices & Census (Croydon) | Sipuha

Among the least deprived

IMD England

Low · 4.0 per 1k

Crime · Jun '26

London

Region

Live

Status

Among the least deprived

IMD England

Low · 4.0 per 1k

Crime · Jun '26

London

Region

Live

Status

Among the least deprived

IMD England

Low · 4.0 per 1k

Crime · Jun '26

London

Region

Live

Status

School applications

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Last published allocation

Straight-line distance from the centre of this postcode. This does not guarantee you will get a place.

Beckmead Park Academy
No published last-distance figure for this school.
Coloma Convent Girls' School
No published last-distance figure for this school.
Shirley High School Performing Arts College
Last published allocation was 10,318 m. This postcode is 1,215 m (straight line).
Last year an application from this postcode would have been prioritised at the last published allocation.
Croydon allocation table · offer day 2 Mar 2026 · Sep 2026 entry
Addington Valley Academy
No published last-distance figure for this school.
Orchard Park High School
Last published allocation was 2,533 m. This postcode is 1,692 m (straight line).
Last year an application from this postcode would have been prioritised at the last published allocation.
Croydon allocation table · offer day 2 Mar 2026 · Sep 2026 entry

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Coordinates & Location for CR0 8AY

England

Country

Croydon

Local Authority

Shirley South

Ward

London

Travel to Work

TTWA

Postcode

CR0 8AY

Coordinates

51.3696, -0.0357

Grid reference

TQ368652

Easting

536,826

Northing

165,221

Region

London

Plus Code

9C3X9X97+RP

User Type

Small user postcode

Grid Quality

Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)

Built Up Area

Croydon

Travel to Work

London

ITL Region

Croydon

National Park

Non-National Park

Deprivation Index(IMD)

IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation

Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.

29779

Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England

1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived

Rank 29779 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.

Property sales (Land Registry)

England & Wales

See sold prices in CR0

Police Recorded Crime near CR0 8AY

England & Wales

Crime trends · near CR0 8AY

Counts are for Shirley South electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26

Key categories · YoY

Violent Crime

22

YoY stable

342210

Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

ASB

16

YoY —

17103

Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

Vehicle Crime

4

YoY —

1592

Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

Burglary

4

YoY —

950

Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

Criminal damage

0

YoY —

1050

Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

0 of 5 key categories improving

57

incidents · Jun '26

Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,620

White Brit.56.1%

African6.3%

Caribbean6.0%

Indian5.7%

Other White5.4%

+ 8 other groups · 20.4%

Religion

Total residents: 1,631

Christian54.6%

No religion25.0%

Not answered7.0%

Hindu6.6%

Muslim4.9%

+ other · 1.8%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,630

50–6425.1%

35–4916.1%

65–7414.2%

25–349.6%

10–156.5%

+ 6 other age groups · 28.5%

Households

Total households: 581

Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children21.0%

All members 66+15.8%

Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent14.3%

Any member 66+10.2%

Other8.6%

+ 8 other households · 30.1%

Administrative Information

Croydon

Local Authority

Council Area

Croydon East E14001186

Constituency

E14001186

Metropolitan Police

Police Force

England

Ward

Shirley South

Constituency code

E14001186

EU Electoral Region

London

Parish

Croydon, unparished area

International Territorial Level

Croydon

Health & NHS

London

Health Authority

Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)

NHS England

West London

Cancer Alliance

National

Health Authority

London

NHS Region

London

Integrated Care Board

NHS South West London Integrated Care Board

Primary Care Org

Croydon

Sub ICB Location

NHS South West London ICB - 36L

Cancer Alliance

West London

Statistical Areas

LSOA 2021

Super Output Area

Croydon 025A E01001127

E01001127

MSOA 2021

Mid Super Output

Croydon 025 E02000218

E02000218

LSOA 2011

Super Output Area

Croydon 025A E01001127

E01001127

MSOA 2011

Mid Super Output

Croydon 025 E02000218

E02000218

Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Rural/Urban Classification 2021

2001 Classification

(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5

2011 Classification

(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1

2021 Classification

Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1

Sun & Time Information

5:57 AM

Sunrise

5:43 PM

Sunset

11 hours 46 minutes of daylight today

Sunrise (today)

5:57 AM

Sunset (today)

5:43 PM

Daylight duration

11 hours 46 minutes

Time zone

GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

January 1980

First Introduced

Active from

Not terminated

Usage Ended

Terminated

~46 years

Active Duration

1980 -> Present

January 1980 — Introduced

Postcode CR0 8AY introduced by Royal Mail.

2001 — Census Classification

2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5

2011 — Reclassified

2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 29779

2021 — Census Update

2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01001127 and MSOA E02000218 assigned.

Present — Active

Postcode CR0 8AY is currently active and in use.

First introduced

January 1980

Usage ended

Not terminated

Active duration

~46 years

Last updated

2026-08-01

Current status

Live

Schools near CR0 8AY

Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.

Croydon · CR0 8HQ

PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 61%

Harris Primary Academy Benson

Croydon · CR0 8RQ

Outstanding 0.4 mi

PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 34%

St John's CofE Primary School

Croydon · CR0 5EL

PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 8%

Beckmead Park Academy

Croydon · BR3 3BZ

All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–16FSM 79%

No published last-distance figure for this school.

Coloma Convent Girls' School

Croydon · CR9 5AS

Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 27%

No published last-distance figure for this school.

Shirley High School Performing Arts College

Croydon · CR0 5EF

Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 53%

Last published allocation was 10,318 m. This postcode is 1,215 m (straight line).

Last year an application from this postcode would have been prioritised at the last published allocation.

This does not guarantee you will get a place.

Croydon allocation table · offer day 2 Mar 2026 · Sep 2026 entry

Oak Lodge Primary School

Bromley · BR4 0LJ

PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 11%

Addington Valley Academy

Croydon · CR0 9AZ

All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–19FSM 57%

No published last-distance figure for this school.

Orchard Park High School

Croydon · CR0 7NJ

SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 45%

Last published allocation was 2,533 m. This postcode is 1,692 m (straight line).

Last year an application from this postcode would have been prioritised at the last published allocation.

This does not guarantee you will get a place.

Croydon allocation table · offer day 2 Mar 2026 · Sep 2026 entry

Orchard Way Primary School

Croydon · CR0 7NJ

PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 22%

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