Around average
IMD England
Low · 3.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£239,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
London
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for CR5 2BA
Postcode
CR5 2BA
Coordinates
51.3258, -0.1321
Grid reference
TQ302601
Easting
530,246
Northing
160,174
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3X8VG9+85
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.
15199
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 15199 out of 32,844 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 & WalesProperty sales · CR5 2BA
HM Land Registry · Croydon
Average price
£292,300
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £239,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
May '24 – Apr '26Apr '26: 1 sales · avg £239,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£550k£381k£213k
May '24Jul '24Oct '24Mar '25Apr '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near CR5 2BA
England & WalesCrime trends · near CR5 2BA
Counts are for Coulsdon Town 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
25
YoY +39%
28187
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
7
YoY -42%
22134
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
7
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
531
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.45.3%
Other White8.2%
Caribbean7.7%
African6.4%
Indian6.1%
+ 11 other groups · 26.3%
Religion
Christian43.8%
No religion32.5%
Muslim10.1%
Not answered6.3%
Hindu5.4%
+ 1 other religions · 1.8%
Age groups
35–4924.1%
25–3421.6%
50–6413.1%
≤49.5%
10–157.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.6%
Households
Other23.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.1%
Any member 66+10.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children10.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.8%
+ 7 other households · 28.4%
Administrative Information
Croydon
Local Authority
Council AreaCroydon South E14001187
Constituency
E14001187Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Coulsdon Town
Constituency code
E14001187
EU Electoral Region
London
Parish
Croydon, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Croydon
Health & NHS
London
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandWest 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 041C E01001023
E01001023MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Croydon 041 E02000234
E02000234LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Croydon 041C E01001023
E01001023MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Croydon 041 E02000234
E02000234Urban: 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
5:39 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:39 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
July 1990
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~36 years
Active Duration
1990 -> PresentJuly 1990 — Introduced
Postcode CR5 2BA 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: 15199
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01001023 and MSOA E02000234 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CR5 2BA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 1990
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~36 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near CR5 2BA
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
70%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 26%
Attainment 8
46.1
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 14%
RWM expected
90%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 44%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
89%
PrimaryIndependentGirls · Ages 4–11FSM 0%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
56%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 7–14FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
62%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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