Is CR0 7RX a good place to live?
Croydon (CR0 7RX), Croydon, England
View CR0 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 23 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
CR0 7RX has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 93 nearby (23 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.8 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 23 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
CR0 7RX is a UK postcode in CR0 with an average crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 23 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Elmers End, 0.8 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around CR0 7RX include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 1 gym. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.3 miles away.
Over the past 6 months, 6 incidents were reported in CR0 7RX. It ranks in the top 25% 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
- 5/5 — Excellent
- Schools
- 74/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 83/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 65/100 — Good
- Connectivity
- 30/100 — Below average
Safety
CR0 7RX is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 6 incidents were reported in CR0 7RX.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (67%), Other theft (17%), Burglary (17%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within CR0, this postcode ranks 459 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 7RX
93 schools near CR0 7RX, including 23 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 72 primary schools (19 Outstanding, 50 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 21 secondary schools (4 Outstanding, 10 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
CR0 7RX is well served by everyday amenities, with 12 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 1 gym or fitness studio and 1 EV charging point.
The nearest supermarket recorded is The Co-operative Food, 0.5 miles away.
Ashburton Playing Fields is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 1 EV charging point within reach
Supermarkets
- The Co-operative Food0.5 mi
- Co-op Food0.7 mi
- Tesco0.7 mi
- Co-op Food0.8 mi
- Tesco Express0.8 mi
Parks & green space
- Ashburton Playing Fields0.1 mi
- Ashburton Park0.6 mi
- Elmers End Recreation Ground0.6 mi
- Woodside Green0.7 mi
- South Norwood Country Park0.8 mi
Transportation
Elmers End is the closest station, about 0.8 miles from CR0 7RX - a short drive or cycle.
In total there is 1 rail station within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Elmers End0.8 mi
Connectivity
Superfast broadband is widely available, but ultrafast coverage is still partial.
Reported availability: full fibre 0%, ultrafast 0%, 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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