High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 8.4 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£350,000
Median property price
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Annual change
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Coordinates & Location for CR7 8LS
Postcode
CR7 8LS
Coordinates
51.4006, -0.0974
Grid reference
TQ324685
Easting
532,442
Northing
168,563
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XCW23+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
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.
11459
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 11459 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 · CR7 8LS
HM Land Registry · Croydon
Average price
£361,250
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £350,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '23 – Sep '25Sep '25: 1 sales · avg £505,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£505k£373k£240k
Sep '23Oct '23Jan '25Sep '25
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 8LS
England & WalesCrime trends · near CR7 8LS
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 yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
61
YoY +7%
695235
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
28
YoY +12%
513213
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
29
YoY +123%
29187
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
951
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
1680
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Caribbean21.4%
White Brit.17.8%
African14.6%
Other White10.2%
Other Black6.3%
+ 9 other groups · 29.6%
Religion
Christian55.9%
No religion19.8%
Muslim10.4%
Not answered8.7%
Hindu4.2%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
50–6423.0%
35–4920.6%
25–3414.4%
20–247.2%
65–747.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.9%
Households
Other17.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.3%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over10.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.8%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent8.7%
+ 9 other households · 41.0%
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 006D E01001153
E01001153MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Croydon 006 E02000199
E02000199LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Croydon 006D E01001153
E01001153MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Croydon 006 E02000199
E02000199Urban: 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 CR7 8LS 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: 11459
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01001153 and MSOA E02000199 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CR7 8LS 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 CR7 8LS
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 49%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 52%
RWM expected
59%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 38%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 46%
RWM expected
69%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 60%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
71%
SecondaryIndependentMixed · Ages 11–16
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
88%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 10–18FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 36%
RWM expected
75%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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