Is CR4 1EY a good place to live?

Croydon (CR4 1EY), Croydon, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 15 secondary schools, including 25 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

CR4 1EY has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
  • Schools: 93 nearby (25 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: good — nearest station 0.7 mi

Summary

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 15 secondary schools, including 25 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

CR4 1EY is a UK postcode in CR4 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 15 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 1EY include 5 supermarkets and 5 parks. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.3 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.

Over the past 6 months, 1 incident was reported in CR4 1EY.

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
73/100 — Good
Amenities
75/100 — Good
Transport
85/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

CR4 1EY 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 CR4 1EY.

The most common categories are Violent crime (100%), based on reported crime type counts.

5/ 5
Safety score
1last 6m
Reported incidents
Violent Crime
1 (100%)

Schools near CR4 1EY

93 schools near CR4 1EY, including 25 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 78 primary schools (18 Outstanding, 46 Good and 5 Requires Improvement) and 15 secondary schools (7 Outstanding, 5 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

78
Primary
15
Secondary
25
Outstanding
Primary schools78 schools
18
46
5
2
7
Outstanding (18) Good (46) Requires Improvement (5) Inadequate (2) Other / not inspected (7)
Secondary schools15 schools
7
5
1
2
Outstanding (7) Good (5) Requires Improvement (1) Other / not inspected (2)

Nearby amenities

CR4 1EY has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.

Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces and 1 EV charging point.

The nearest supermarket recorded is Lidl, 0.4 miles away.

Rowan Park informal recreation area is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.

  • 1 EV charging point within reach
5
Supermarkets
5
Parks
0
Gyms
1
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Lidl
    SW165HX
    0.4 mi
  • Co-op Food
    CR41LU
    0.5 mi
  • Co-op Food
    SW165PY
    0.8 mi
  • Lidl
    SW163LH
    0.9 mi
  • Lidl
    CR42AD
    0.9 mi

Parks & green space

  • Rowan Park informal recreation area
    SW165FP
    0.1 mi
  • Rowan Road Recreation Ground
    SW165QE
    0.2 mi
  • Long Bolstead Recreation Ground
    CR41FU
    0.4 mi
  • Pollards Hill
    SW164NZ
    0.5 mi
  • Tree Space
    SW164NY
    0.6 mi

Transportation

Mitcham Eastfields is the closest station, about 0.7 miles from CR4 1EY - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.

Other nearby stations include Norbury (0.9 mi), Streatham Common (0.9 mi).

In total there are 3 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.

3
Stations in range
0.7miles
Closest
  • Mitcham Eastfields
    CR42NX
    0.7 mi
  • Norbury
    SW164JR
    0.9 mi
  • Streatham Common
    SW165TF
    0.9 mi

Connectivity

Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.

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

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

Housing

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