Is CR0 2GH a good place to live?
Croydon (CR0 2GH), Croydon, England
View CR0 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is average. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 20 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
CR0 2GH has a mix of strengths and trade-offs.
- Safety score: 3/5 (below average)
- Schools: 92 nearby (20 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.1 mi
Summary
Overall livability is average. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 20 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
CR0 2GH is a UK postcode in CR0 with a very high crime rate and a lower safety rating. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 20 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is West Croydon, 0.1 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around CR0 2GH 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 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 43 incidents were reported in CR0 2GH. It ranks 2626 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
- 3/5 — Below average
- Schools
- 72/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
CR0 2GH is rated 3/5 for safety, below average for its area.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 43 incidents were reported in CR0 2GH.
The most common categories are Violent crime (33%), Drugs (9%), Criminal damage arson (9%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within CR0, this postcode ranks 2626 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 2GH
92 schools near CR0 2GH, including 20 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 73 primary schools (16 Outstanding, 51 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 19 secondary schools (4 Outstanding, 8 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
CR0 2GH is well served by everyday amenities, with 16 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 5 gyms or fitness studios and 1 EV charging point.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Amazon Fresh, 0.3 miles away.
Queen's Gardens is just 0.5 miles away for daily green space.
- 1 EV charging point within reach
Supermarkets
- Amazon Fresh0.3 mi
- Lidl0.3 mi
- Unknown Supermarket0.3 mi
- Lidl0.4 mi
- Mr Meat0.4 mi
Parks & green space
- Queen's Gardens0.5 mi
- Wilford Road Recreation Ground0.6 mi
- Wandle Park0.6 mi
- King George's Field0.7 mi
- Park Hill Recreation Ground0.7 mi
Transportation
West Croydon is the closest station, about 0.1 miles from CR0 2GH - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include East Croydon (0.4 mi).
In total there are 2 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- West Croydon0.1 mi
- East Croydon0.4 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, 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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