Is CR4 1EJ a good place to live?
Croydon (CR4 1EJ), Croydon, England
View CR4 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 25 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
CR4 1EJ has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 92 nearby (25 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.7 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 25 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
CR4 1EJ is a UK postcode in CR4 with an average crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 25 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Mitcham Eastfields, 0.7 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around CR4 1EJ include 4 supermarkets and 5 parks. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.2 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 6 incidents were reported in CR4 1EJ.
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
- 4/5 — Good
- Schools
- 74/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 70/100 — Good
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
CR4 1EJ is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 6 incidents were reported in CR4 1EJ.
The most common categories are Violent crime (50%), Vehicle crime (50%), based on reported crime type counts.
Schools near CR4 1EJ
92 schools near CR4 1EJ, including 25 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 76 primary schools (18 Outstanding, 47 Good and 5 Requires Improvement) and 16 secondary schools (7 Outstanding, 6 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
CR4 1EJ has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 4 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces and 2 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Co-op Food, 0.5 miles away.
Rowan Park informal recreation area is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.
- 2 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Co-op Food0.5 mi
- Lidl0.6 mi
- Co-op Food0.9 mi
- Lidl1.0 mi
Parks & green space
- Rowan Park informal recreation area0.2 mi
- Rowan Road Recreation Ground0.4 mi
- Long Bolstead Recreation Ground0.4 mi
- Brenley Park0.5 mi
- Mitcham Common0.6 mi
Transportation
Mitcham Eastfields is the closest station, about 0.7 miles from CR4 1EJ - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Mitcham Junction (1.0 mi).
In total there are 2 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Mitcham Eastfields0.7 mi
- Mitcham Junction1.0 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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