Is CR3 0BW a good place to live?
Croydon (CR3 0BW), Croydon, England
View CR3 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 19 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
CR3 0BW has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 92 nearby (19 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.1 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 19 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
CR3 0BW is a UK postcode in CR3 with a very high crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 19 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Upper Warlingham, 0.1 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around CR3 0BW include 1 supermarket and 5 parks. Healthcare is served by 2 GP practices, the closest 0.1 miles away.
Over the past 6 months, 6 incidents were reported in CR3 0BW. It ranks in the lower half for safety within CR3.
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
- 47/100 — Average
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 30/100 — Below average
Safety
CR3 0BW 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 CR3 0BW.
The most common categories are Public order (50%), Violent crime (17%), Criminal damage arson (17%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within CR3, this postcode ranks 560 of 786 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- CR3 district average
- 138 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near CR3 0BW
92 schools near CR3 0BW, including 19 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 73 primary schools (17 Outstanding, 53 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 19 secondary schools (2 Outstanding, 13 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
CR3 0BW 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 and 1 EV charging point.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Co-op Food, 1.0 miles away.
Whyteleafe Parish Council Garden is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.
- 1 EV charging point within reach
Supermarkets
- Co-op Food1.0 mi
Parks & green space
- Whyteleafe Parish Council Garden0.2 mi
- Whyteleafe Recreation Ground0.4 mi
- Kenley Common0.6 mi
- Manor Park0.7 mi
- Wapses Lodge Recreational0.7 mi
Transportation
Upper Warlingham is the closest station, about 0.1 miles from CR3 0BW - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Whyteleafe South (0.2 mi), Whyteleafe (0.2 mi).
In total there are 3 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Upper Warlingham0.1 mi
- Whyteleafe South0.2 mi
- Whyteleafe0.2 mi
Connectivity
Broadband coverage here is patchy compared to the UK average.
Reported availability: full fibre 29%, ultrafast 29%, superfast 67%.
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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