Is CR0 0RX a good place to live?

Croydon (CR0 0RX), Croydon, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 24 secondary schools, including 23 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

CR0 0RX has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 4/5 (good)
  • Schools: 95 nearby (23 Outstanding)

Summary

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 24 secondary schools, including 23 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

CR0 0RX is a UK postcode in CR0 with an average crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 24 secondary schools, including 23 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

Day-to-day amenities around CR0 0RX include 3 supermarkets and 4 parks. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.2 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.

Over the past 6 months, 5 incidents were reported in CR0 0RX. It ranks in the lower half for safety within CR0.

Overall score

Good overall profile, averaged across five dimensions.

Each dimension is scored from 0 to 100 based on the underlying data for this postcode. Safety is scaled from the 0-5 rating used elsewhere on the page.

Per-dimension breakdown

Safety
4/5 — Good
Schools
75/100 — Good
Amenities
65/100 — Good
Transport
0/100 — Poor
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

CR0 0RX is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 5 incidents were reported in CR0 0RX.

The most common categories are Violent crime (60%), Other theft (20%), Vehicle crime (20%), based on reported crime type counts.

Within CR0, this postcode ranks 1411 of 2774 for safety.

4/ 5
Safety score
5last 6m
Reported incidents

Compared to nearby areas

CR0 district average
440 crimes per 1,000 people
London average
100 per 1,000
UK average
85 per 1,000
Violent Crime
3 (60%)
Other Theft
1 (20%)
Vehicle Crime
1 (20%)

Schools near CR0 0RX

95 schools near CR0 0RX, including 23 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 71 primary schools (19 Outstanding, 51 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 24 secondary schools (4 Outstanding, 15 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

71
Primary
24
Secondary
23
Outstanding
Primary schools71 schools
19
51
1
Outstanding (19) Good (51) Requires Improvement (1)
Secondary schools24 schools
4
15
4
1
Outstanding (4) Good (15) Requires Improvement (4) Other / not inspected (1)

Nearby amenities

CR0 0RX has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.

Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 3 supermarkets and 4 parks or green spaces.

The nearest supermarket recorded is Lidl, 0.5 miles away.

Addington Vale is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.

3
Supermarkets
4
Parks
0
Gyms
0
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Lidl
    CR00JA
    0.5 mi
  • Co-op Food
    CR00JB
    0.7 mi
  • Tropical Essentials Supermarket
    CR00JD
    0.8 mi

Parks & green space

  • Addington Vale
    CR00PL
    0.3 mi
  • Addington Vale
    CR00HX
    0.6 mi
  • North Downs Park
    CR00LH
    0.6 mi
  • Spring Park
    BR49QA
    1.0 mi

Connectivity

Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.

Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.

100%
Full fibre
100%
Ultrafast
100%
Superfast
Full fibre
100%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) coverage
Ultrafast
100%
100+ Mbit/s broadband coverage
Superfast
100%
30+ Mbit/s broadband coverage

Housing

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