Living in CR7, Croydon
What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around CR7 in Croydon. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.
- Homes on the streets around central CR7 sold at a median of £390,000 across 132 recorded sales, above the England average of £290,000 (HM Land Registry).
- Prices across Croydon are down 3.4% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).
- Of the 133 schools within about 3 miles, 87% are rated Good or Outstanding, against 90% of state schools in England (Ofsted).
- The centre of CR7 is in flood zone 1 (low probability), on the Environment Agency flood map for planning.
- A Band D household in Croydon pays £2,600 in council tax for 2026-27, every precept included (MHCLG).
- Police recorded 725 crimes within roughly a mile of the centre in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).
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 CR7 →
See where CR7 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 CR7 with another district
Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for CR7 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.
What actually sold around CR7
132 recorded home sales on the streets around central CR7 in the last 2 years, with a median of £390,000 and a range from £82,500 to £610,000. Mostly terraced houses.
| Address | Type | Sold for | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66 Beverstone Road, CR7 7LT | Terraced | £336,000 | 20 Aug 2026 |
| Flat B 206 Brigstock Road, CR7 7JD | Flat or maisonette | £190,000 | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Flat 7 Hillwood Court, 36F Beulah Road, CR7 8FZ | Flat or maisonette | £290,000 | 30 Jul 2026 |
| 4 Fernham Road, CR7 8JD | Semi-detached | £485,000 | 24 Jul 2026 |
| 76 Brigstock Road, CR7 7JA | Terraced | £173,000 | 17 Jul 2026 |
| 4 Sunderland Court, 2A Norbury Avenue, CR7 8AA | Flat or maisonette | £200,000 | 10 Jul 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
133 schools within 3 miles , of which 87% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.
| Nearest well-rated schools | Stage | Ofsted | Distance | Admitted from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School | Primary | Outstanding | 0.5 mi away | no figure |
| Harris Academy Merton | Secondary | Outstanding | 1.2 mi away | no figure |
| Harris Primary Academy Merton | Primary | Outstanding | 1.3 mi away | no figure |
| Harris Invictus Academy Croydon | Secondary | Outstanding | 1.3 mi away | no figure |
| Harris Primary Academy Croydon | Primary | Outstanding | 1.3 mi away | 0.86 mi 2026/27 |
| Granton Primary School | Primary | Outstanding | 1.9 mi away | no figure |
Schools in CR7 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.
| School | Stage | Admitted from | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Livingstone Academy | Primary | 0.46 mi | 2026/27 |
Will an address here get a place? How far Croydon schools admitted from, school by school →
76 state primary and 22 state secondary schools within range, plus 15 fee-paying schools.
Private schools
15 fee-paying schools within 3 miles: Al-Khair School, Al-Khair School Preparatory School, Al-Khair Secondary Girls, Alleyn's Oakfield, Aya College (Educational Provision), Croydon Metropolitan College and others.
All 15 fee-paying schools near CR7, 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 group | Share of workers |
|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 18.0% |
| Caring, leisure and other service | 13.1% |
| Administrative and secretarial | 10.8% |
| Elementary occupations | 10.8% |
| Sales and customer service | 10.2% |
Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.
How CR7 has changed since 2011
The biggest move: owner-occupiers, down 12.3 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.
How to read this
The census neighbourhood at the centre of CR7 (E01000997, 1,504 residents in 2021, up 7.7% 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: owner-occupiers, down 12.3 points.
| Measure | 2011 | 2021 | Change | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 67.9% | 55.6% | -12.3 pts | -2.0 pts |
| Households renting privately | 24.2% | 34.2% | +10.0 pts | +3.7 pts |
| Households renting socially | 6.8% | 9.8% | +3.0 pts | -0.6 pts |
| Residents under 15 | 20.3% | 16.0% | -4.3 pts | -0.3 pts |
| Residents 65 and over | 13.5% | 14.6% | +1.1 pts | +2.1 pts |
| Adults with a degree or equivalent | 27.5% | 35.8% | +8.3 pts | +6.5 pts |
| Residents born outside the UK | 44.9% | 47.5% | +2.6 pts | +3.6 pts |
| Residents in good or very good health | 81.2% | 84.5% | +3.3 pts | +0.8 pts |
| Residents in a white ethnic group | 26.7% | 24.6% | -2.1 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
725 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central CR7 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 4 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (moderately deprived ), based on Croydon's figures.
Getting around & nearby essentials
14 supermarkets, 72 restaurants, 6 pubs within range of central CR7.
Buses from the centre of CR7
Best-served stop: Thornton Heath Library, with 22.7 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.
Evenings, Sundays and routes
The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of CR7 is Thornton Heath Library: 22.7 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 16.8 in the evening and 15.0 on Sunday daytime; first bus 00:12, last 00:21. Routes there: 198, 250, 450, 663. 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 CR7. The nearest, Your Family Practice, has 11,474 registered patients and 6,328 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.
| Practice | From the centre | Patients | Per qualified GP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your Family Practice | 0.2 mi | 11,474 | 6,328 |
| Parchmore Medical Centre | 0.3 mi | 13,931 | 1,595 |
| Brigstock Medical Practice | 0.3 mi | 12,888 | 2,550 |
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.
| Year | Band D bill | Rise |
|---|---|---|
| 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 CR7
What is the average house price in CR7?
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 CR7?
Prices in Croydon are down 3.4% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).
What do houses actually sell for in CR7?
The median of 132 recorded sales around central CR7 in the last 2 years is £390,000, ranging from £82,500 to £610,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).
Are the schools good in CR7?
133 schools sit within 3 miles of central CR7, and 87% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.
How much crime is there in CR7?
725 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central CR7 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).
Is CR7 at risk of flooding?
Central CR7 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 CR7 a good place to live?
That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 87% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £390,000; the area sits in decile 4 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 725 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.
Is CR7 safe?
725 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central CR7 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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