Is CR0 9ES a good place to live?

Croydon (CR0 9ES), Croydon, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is below average. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 22 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

CR0 9ES has a mix of strengths and trade-offs.

  • Safety score: 2/5 (below average)
  • Schools: 95 nearby (22 Outstanding)

Summary

Overall livability is below average. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 22 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

CR0 9ES is a UK postcode in CR0 with a very high crime rate and a lower safety rating. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 22 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

Day-to-day amenities around CR0 9ES include 2 supermarkets and 5 parks. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.1 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 96% of premises.

Over the past 6 months, 46 incidents were reported in CR0 9ES. It ranks 2698 of 2774 for safety within CR0.

Overall score

Average 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
2/5 — Below average
Schools
75/100 — Good
Amenities
60/100 — Good
Transport
0/100 — Poor
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

CR0 9ES is rated 2/5 for safety, below average for its area.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 46 incidents were reported in CR0 9ES.

The most common categories are Violent crime (43%), Criminal damage arson (17%), Anti-social behaviour (15%), based on reported crime type counts.

Within CR0, this postcode ranks 2698 of 2774 for safety.

2/ 5
Safety score
46last 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
20 (43%)
Criminal Damage Arson
8 (17%)
Anti-Social Behaviour
7 (15%)
Other Theft
5 (11%)
Other Crime
2 (4%)
Vehicle Crime
2 (4%)

Schools near CR0 9ES

95 schools near CR0 9ES, including 22 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 74 primary schools (20 Outstanding, 53 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 21 secondary schools (2 Outstanding, 14 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

74
Primary
21
Secondary
22
Outstanding
Primary schools74 schools
20
53
1
Outstanding (20) Good (53) Requires Improvement (1)
Secondary schools21 schools
2
14
4
1
Outstanding (2) Good (14) Requires Improvement (4) Other / not inspected (1)

Nearby amenities

CR0 9ES has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.

Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 2 supermarkets and 5 parks or green spaces.

The nearest supermarket recorded is Lidl, 0.8 miles away.

Spring Park is just 0.6 miles away for daily green space.

2
Supermarkets
5
Parks
0
Gyms
0
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Lidl
    CR00JA
    0.8 mi
  • Co-op Food
    CR09AS
    1.0 mi

Parks & green space

  • Spring Park
    BR49QA
    0.6 mi
  • Shirley Heath
    CR08JE
    0.6 mi
  • Sparrows Den
    BR49NA
    0.7 mi
  • Addington Vale
    CR00PL
    0.8 mi
  • Addington Park
    CR05BG
    0.8 mi

Connectivity

Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.

Reported availability: full fibre 96%, ultrafast 96%, superfast 100%.

96%
Full fibre
96%
Ultrafast
100%
Superfast
Full fibre
96%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) coverage
Ultrafast
96%
100+ Mbit/s broadband coverage
Superfast
100%
30+ Mbit/s broadband coverage

Housing

We did not find enough recent housing transactions to summarise prices.

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