Is CR2 6EX a good place to live?
Croydon (CR2 6EX), Croydon, England
View CR2 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 22 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
CR2 6EX has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 92 nearby (22 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.2 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 22 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
CR2 6EX is a UK postcode in CR2 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 22 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Purley Oaks, 0.2 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around CR2 6EX include 1 supermarket, 5 parks and 2 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.0 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 1 incident was reported in CR2 6EX. It ranks in the top half for safety within CR2.
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
- 5/5 — Excellent
- Schools
- 74/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 72/100 — Good
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
CR2 6EX is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 1 incident was reported in CR2 6EX.
The most common categories are Criminal damage arson (100%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within CR2, this postcode ranks 274 of 1005 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- CR2 district average
- 186 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near CR2 6EX
92 schools near CR2 6EX, including 22 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 71 primary schools (18 Outstanding, 48 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 21 secondary schools (4 Outstanding, 11 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
CR2 6EX has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 1 supermarket, 5 parks or green spaces, 2 gyms or fitness studios and 3 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is JUSTin GREEN, 0.2 miles away.
South Croydon Recreation Ground is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 3 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- JUSTin GREEN0.2 mi
Parks & green space
- South Croydon Recreation Ground0.1 mi
- Haling Grove0.3 mi
- Purley Way Playing Fields0.6 mi
- Croham Hurst0.8 mi
- Rotary Field0.8 mi
Transportation
Purley Oaks is the closest station, about 0.2 miles from CR2 6EX - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Sanderstead (0.3 mi), South Croydon (0.9 mi).
In total there are 3 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Purley Oaks0.2 mi
- Sanderstead0.3 mi
- South Croydon0.9 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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