Is CR3 6AB a good place to live?
Croydon (CR3 6AB), Croydon, England
View CR3 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 51 primary schools and 12 secondary schools, including 11 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
CR3 6AB has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 63 nearby (11 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.6 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 51 primary schools and 12 secondary schools, including 11 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
CR3 6AB is a UK postcode in CR3 with a higher than average crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 51 primary schools and 12 secondary schools, including 11 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Caterham, 0.6 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around CR3 6AB include 4 supermarkets and 4 parks. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.5 miles away.
Over the past 6 months, 2 incidents were reported in CR3 6AB. It ranks in the top 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
- 70/100 — Good
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 50/100 — Average
Safety
CR3 6AB is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 2 incidents were reported in CR3 6AB.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (50%), Vehicle crime (50%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within CR3, this postcode ranks 333 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 6AB
63 schools near CR3 6AB, including 11 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 51 primary schools (9 Outstanding, 39 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 12 secondary schools (2 Outstanding and 10 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
CR3 6AB has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 4 supermarkets and 4 parks or green spaces.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Morrisons, 0.7 miles away.
Queens Park is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.
Supermarkets
- Morrisons0.7 mi
- Waitrose0.7 mi
- Co-op Food0.7 mi
- Tesco0.9 mi
Parks & green space
- Queens Park0.3 mi
- Westway Common0.6 mi
- Timber Hill Park0.8 mi
- Town End Recreation Ground0.8 mi
Transportation
Caterham is the closest station, about 0.6 miles from CR3 6AB - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
In total there is 1 rail station within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Caterham0.6 mi
Connectivity
Superfast broadband is widely available, but ultrafast coverage is still partial.
Reported availability: full fibre 45%, ultrafast 45%, superfast 100%.
Fibre rollout is partial, so coverage can vary street by street - check the provider checker for your specific address.
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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