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CR7 8HA

POSTCODE

CR7 8HA is a postcode in Thornton Heath.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
51.4055, -0.1031
OS grid TQ320690 (532,035, 169,095)
IMD England
3/10
#6919
Crime · Aug '26
Around average · 8.7 per 1k
MoM +0% vs Jul '26
Plus Code
9C3XCV4W+6Q
Most deprived 20–30%
IMD England
Around average · 8.7 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£425,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 2,901 sales
+0.0%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
London
Region
Most deprived 20–30%
IMD England
Around average · 8.7 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£425,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 2,901 sales
+0.0%
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 & Wales
Property sales · CR7 8HA
HM Land Registry · Croydon
Average price
£459,076
Median price: £425,000
Median 0% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 2,901 sales
View district CR7
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Mar '24 – Mar '26Mar '26: 1 sales · avg £250,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£428k£339k£250k
Mar '24Jan '25Mar '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 CR7 8HA

England & Wales
Crime trends · near CR7 8HA

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
59
YoY +13%
695540
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
43
YoY stable
513213
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
9
YoY -44%
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
Other recorded crime
42
YoY +31%
634425
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

2 of 6 key categories improving · other recorded crime rising

156
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,782
White Brit.20.2%
African18.1%
Caribbean17.9%
Other White11.1%
Other Black6.2%
+ 8 other groups · 26.6%

Religion

Total residents: 1,782
Christian57.4%
No religion18.6%
Muslim14.1%
Not answered7.6%
+ other · 2.3%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,782
50–6421.7%
35–4920.7%
25–3416.3%
10–158.4%
5–98.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.5%

Households

Total households: 671
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%

Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

  • Thornton Heath Rail Station

    Rail

    774 m straight lineabout 10 min

  • Norbury Rail Station

    Rail

    1.5 km straight lineabout 18 min

  • Selhurst Rail Station

    Rail

    1.8 km straight lineabout 23 min

Bus stops

  • Park Lawn

    Bus · ->S · south

    31 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Park Lawn

    Bus · ->N · north

    50 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Sandfield Road

    Bus · ->N · north

    115 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Sandfield Road

    Bus · ->S · south

    201 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • County Road

    Bus · ->S · south

    211 m straight lineabout 3 min

Coordinates & Location for CR7 8HA

England
Country
Croydon
Local Authority
Thornton Heath
Ward
London
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
CR7 8HA
Coordinates
51.4055, -0.1031
Grid reference
TQ320690
Easting
532,035
Northing
169,095
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XCV4W+6Q
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 Area
Streatham and Croydon North E14001527
Constituency
E14001527
Metropolitan 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 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 005A E01001147
E01001147
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Croydon 005 E02000198
E02000198
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Croydon 005A E01001147
E01001147
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Croydon 005 E02000198
E02000198
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

7:25 AM6:06 PM
7:25 AM
Sunrise
6:06 PM
Sunset
10 hours 41 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:25 AM
Sunset (today)
6:06 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 41 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

July 1990
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~36 years
Active Duration
1990 -> Present
July 1990 — Introduced
Postcode CR7 8HA 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.
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 8HA 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

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