Most deprived 20–30%
IMD England
Around average · 7.1 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£412,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 3,734 sales
+1.7%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
London
Region
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.
6919
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 6919 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 & WalesProperty sales · CR7 8FJ
HM Land Registry · Croydon
Average price
£463,327
Median price: £412,000
Median +1.7% vs prior 12 months
All property types · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 3,734 sales
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Police Recorded Crime near CR7 8FJ
England & WalesCrime trends · near CR7 8FJ
Counts are for Thornton Heath electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
53
YoY stable
695540
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
40
YoY stable
513213
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
7
YoY -56%
29187
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
951
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY -100%
1680
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.20.2%
African18.1%
Caribbean17.9%
Other White11.1%
Other Black6.2%
+ 8 other groups · 26.6%
Religion
Christian57.4%
No religion18.6%
Muslim14.1%
Not answered7.6%
+ other · 2.3%
Age groups
50–6421.7%
35–4920.7%
25–3416.4%
10–158.4%
5–98.4%
+ 5 other age groups · 24.3%
Households
One person: other25.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children15.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.4%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent7.8%
Other household types, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over6.3%
+ 9 other households · 31.6%
Coordinates & Location for CR7 8FJ
Postcode
CR7 8FJ
Coordinates
51.4057, -0.1025
Grid reference
TQ320691
Easting
532,079
Northing
169,115
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XCV4X+72
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
Administrative Information
Croydon
Local Authority
Council AreaStreatham and Croydon North E14001527
Constituency
E14001527Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Thornton Heath
Constituency code
E14001527
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 005A E01001147
E01001147MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Croydon 005 E02000198
E02000198LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Croydon 005A E01001147
E01001147MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Croydon 005 E02000198
E02000198Urban: 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
7:16 AM
Sunrise
6:17 PM
Sunset
11 hours 1 minute of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:16 AM
Sunset (today)
6:17 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 1 minute
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
March 2009
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~17 years
Active Duration
2009 -> PresentMarch 2009 — Introduced
Postcode CR7 8FJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01001147 and MSOA E02000198 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 6919
Present — Active
Postcode CR7 8FJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
March 2009
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~17 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
School applications
We've matched the postcode to Croydon.
You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.
Last published allocation
Straight-line distance from the centre of this postcode. This does not guarantee you will get a place.
- Norbury High School for Girls
Last published allocation was 16,768 m. This postcode is 880 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 - Harris Academy Beulah Hill
No published last-distance figure for this school.
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Schools near CR7 8FJ
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
71%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 52%
RWM expected
59%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 49%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
88%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
51%
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–19FSM 37%
Attainment 8
46.4
Last published allocation was 16,768 m. This postcode is 880 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
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 25%
RWM expected
64%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
81%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 48%
Attainment 8
44.4
No published last-distance figure for this school.
PrimaryStateGirls · Ages 7–11FSM 41%
RWM expected
89%
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