Is CR0 1HL a good place to live?
Croydon (CR0 1HL), Croydon, England
View CR0 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 18 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
CR0 1HL has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (moderate)
- Schools: 91 nearby (18 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.2 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 18 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
CR0 1HL is a UK postcode in CR0 with a very high crime rate and a moderate safety rating. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 18 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is South Croydon, 0.2 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around CR0 1HL include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.1 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 85% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 21 incidents were reported in CR0 1HL. It ranks 2231 of 2774 for safety within CR0.
Overall score
Excellent 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 — Moderate
- Schools
- 72/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 85/100 — Excellent
Safety
CR0 1HL is rated 4/5 for safety, broadly in line with typical urban postcodes.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 21 incidents were reported in CR0 1HL.
The most common categories are Vehicle crime (29%), Criminal damage arson (24%), Violent crime (19%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within CR0, this postcode ranks 2231 of 2774 for safety.
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
Schools near CR0 1HL
91 schools near CR0 1HL, including 18 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 71 primary schools (15 Outstanding and 53 Good) and 20 secondary schools (3 Outstanding, 9 Good and 5 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
CR0 1HL is well served by everyday amenities, with 17 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 5 gyms or fitness studios and 2 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Terra House, 0.3 miles away.
Park Hill Recreation Ground is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.
- 2 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Terra House0.3 mi
- Mr Meat0.6 mi
- Unknown Supermarket0.6 mi
- Lidl0.6 mi
- Amazon Fresh0.7 mi
Parks & green space
- Park Hill Recreation Ground0.3 mi
- Queen's Gardens0.4 mi
- Duppas Hill Recreation Ground0.7 mi
- Wandle Park0.9 mi
- Haling Grove1.0 mi
Transportation
South Croydon is the closest station, about 0.2 miles from CR0 1HL - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include East Croydon (0.7 mi), West Croydon (0.9 mi), Waddon (0.9 mi).
In total there are 4 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- South Croydon0.2 mi
- East Croydon0.7 mi
- West Croydon0.9 mi
- Waddon0.9 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband has strong coverage across the postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 85%, ultrafast 85%, superfast 100%.
Housing
We did not find enough recent housing transactions to summarise prices.
HM Land Registry data did not return transactions for this postcode in the search window. This usually means a very small number of homes, not that prices are unavailable overall.
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