Most deprived 40–50%
IMD England
Around average · 5.0 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.
14630
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 14630 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 · CR8 1BJ
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 CR8 1BJ
England & WalesCrime trends · near CR8 1BJ
Counts are for Purley & Woodcote 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
36
YoY stable
543414
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
34
YoY +48%
442710
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
12
YoY —
15104
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
8
YoY —
1272
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
1680
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.55.9%
Other White7.8%
Caribbean6.3%
African4.8%
Indian4.4%
+ 8 other groups · 20.7%
Religion
Christian49.2%
No religion33.1%
Not answered6.8%
Muslim5.2%
Hindu4.3%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
35–4924.0%
50–6416.2%
25–3416.0%
10–158.8%
5–97.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.5%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children21.2%
One person: other16.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.7%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent7.3%
+ 9 other households · 35.8%
Coordinates & Location for CR8 1BJ
Postcode
CR8 1BJ
Coordinates
51.3309, -0.1037
Grid reference
TQ322607
Easting
532,209
Northing
160,798
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3X8VJW+9G
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 AreaCroydon South E14001187
Constituency
E14001187Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Purley & Woodcote
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 040D E01001099
E01001099MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Croydon 040 E02000233
E02000233LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Croydon 040D E01001099
E01001099MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Croydon 040 E02000233
E02000233Urban: 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
7:18 AM
Sunrise
6:15 PM
Sunset
10 hours 57 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:18 AM
Sunset (today)
6:15 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 57 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 CR8 1BJ 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 E01001099 and MSOA E02000233 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 14630
Present — Active
Postcode CR8 1BJ 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
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.
- Abingdon House School Purley
No published last-distance figure for this school.
- Riddlesdown Collegiate
Last published allocation was 2,147 m. This postcode is 1,239 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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Schools near CR8 1BJ
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 10–17FSM 0%
No published last-distance figure for this school.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
72%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 44%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 19%
Attainment 8
50.7
Last published allocation was 2,147 m. This postcode is 1,239 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 14%
RWM expected
90%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 25%
RWM expected
62%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 7%
RWM expected
75%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
56%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 5%
RWM expected
86%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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