Area guide

Living in CR0, Croydon

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around CR0 in Croydon. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 14 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in Croydon: £390,041, down 3.4% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider London average is £550,037.

Check sold prices for a specific address in CR0 →
See where CR0 ranks across London →

Council tax at Band D in Croydon: £2,600 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare CR0 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for CR0 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around CR0

163 recorded home sales on the streets around central CR0 in the last 2 years, with a median of £315,000 and a range from £130,000 to £1,470,000. Mostly flats and maisonettes.

AddressTypeSold forDate
10 Deans Close, CR0 5PU Terraced £692,000 7 Aug 2026
9 Havelock Road, CR0 6QQ Detached £1,000,000 24 Jul 2026
Basement Flat 88A Clyde Road, CR0 6SW Flat or maisonette £210,000 21 Jul 2026
116 Chichester Road, CR0 5NB Flat or maisonette £260,000 30 Jun 2026
37A Elgin Road, CR0 6XD Flat or maisonette £260,000 30 Jun 2026
59C Outram Road, CR0 6XG Flat or maisonette £276,000 25 Jun 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

110 schools within 3 miles , of which 83% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Park Hill Infant School Primary Outstanding 0.5 mi away 0.49 mi 2026/27
Park Hill Junior School Primary Outstanding 0.5 mi away no figure
Harris Invictus Academy Croydon Secondary Outstanding 1.2 mi away no figure
Harris Primary Academy Haling Park Primary Outstanding 1.3 mi away 3.02 mi 2026/27
Harris Primary Academy Benson Primary Outstanding 1.5 mi away 0.89 mi 2026/27
Harris Primary Academy Croydon Primary Outstanding 1.8 mi away 0.86 mi 2026/27

Schools in CR0 with a published admission distance

How far away the last child offered a place lived, as the council published it. Tightest first; each name opens the school's page and its postcode checker.

SchoolStageAdmitted fromRound
Chestnut Park Primary School Primary 0.39 mi 2026/27
Heathfield Academy Primary 0.49 mi 2026/27
Park Hill Infant School Primary 0.49 mi 2026/27
Harris Primary Academy Croydon Primary 0.86 mi 2026/27
Harris Primary Academy Benson Primary 0.89 mi 2026/27

Will an address here get a place? How far Croydon schools admitted from, school by school →

67 state primary and 17 state secondary schools within range, plus 11 fee-paying schools.

See the full school breakdown for CR0 →

Private schools

11 fee-paying schools within 3 miles: Al-Khair School, Al-Khair School Preparatory School, Al-Khair Secondary Girls, Aya College (Educational Provision), Croydon High School, Croydon Metropolitan College and others.

All 11 fee-paying schools near CR0, with ages and admissions →

Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Professional occupations38.9%
Managers, directors and senior officials22.1%
Administrative and secretarial11.7%
Associate professional and technical9.6%
Caring, leisure and other service4.9%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How CR0 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: white residents, down 11.4 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of CR0 (E01001049, 1,438 residents in 2021, up 1.3% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: white residents, down 11.4 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 85.0% 80.9% -4.1 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 12.5% 18.5% +6.0 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 1.8% 0.4% -1.4 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 13.9% 15.5% +1.6 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 20.5% 23.6% +3.1 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 54.2% 59.9% +5.7 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 36.4% 40.8% +4.4 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 86.1% 86.5% +0.4 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 49.2% 37.8% -11.4 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

627 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central CR0 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 9 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (least deprived nationally), based on Croydon's figures.

Getting around & nearby essentials

13 supermarkets, 113 restaurants, 19 pubs within range of central CR0.

Buses from the centre of CR0

Best-served stop: Ashburton Road Addiscombe, with 35.4 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of CR0 is Ashburton Road Addiscombe: 35.4 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 25.8 in the evening and 22.7 on Sunday daytime; first bus 00:12, last 00:34. Routes there: 466, 198, 194, 119. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

3 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of CR0. The nearest, Stovell House Surgery, has 8,249 registered patients and 1,804 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
Stovell House Surgery0.4 mi8,2491,804
East Croydon Medical Centre0.4 mi25,2112,752
Morland Road Surgery0.6 mi6,2792,706

Nearest A&E: Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, where 60.1% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust at 63.5%.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in Croydon pays £2,600 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 4.8% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Croydon, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at Croydon, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£1,888+5.8%
2022-23£1,966+4.1%
2023-24£2,240+13.9%
2024-25£2,367+5.7%
2025-26£2,480+4.8%
2026-27£2,600+4.8%

Exceptional Financial Support. Croydon was agreed support by government for 2026-27 (£119.0m, later revised), 2025-26 (£136.0m, later revised), 2024-25 (£38.0m, later revised), 2023-24 (£63.0m, later revised), 2022-23 (£25.0m), 2021-22 (£50.0m), 2020-21 (£70.0m). Support is permission to borrow, or to spend capital receipts, on day-to-day services because the council could not otherwise set a balanced budget. Councils in this position tend to cut services and raise council tax by the most the rules allow.

Section 114 notices. 11 Nov 2020 (first notice); 2 Dec 2020 (second notice); 22 Nov 2022 (third notice). The chief finance officer's declaration that the council cannot balance its budget; it freezes new spending until a recovery plan is agreed.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about CR0

What is the average house price in CR0?

The average sold price in Croydon is £390,041 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in CR0?

Prices in Croydon are down 3.4% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in CR0?

The median of 163 recorded sales around central CR0 in the last 2 years is £315,000, ranging from £130,000 to £1,470,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in CR0?

110 schools sit within 3 miles of central CR0, and 83% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in CR0?

627 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central CR0 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).

Is CR0 at risk of flooding?

Central CR0 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is CR0 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 83% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £315,000; the area sits in decile 9 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 627 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is CR0 safe?

627 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central CR0 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

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