Is CR4 2BY a good place to live?

Croydon (CR4 2BY), Croydon, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 29 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

CR4 2BY has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
  • Schools: 93 nearby (29 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.1 mi

Summary

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 29 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

CR4 2BY is a UK postcode in CR4 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 29 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Tooting, 0.1 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around CR4 2BY include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. 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, 2 incidents were reported in CR4 2BY.

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

Safety

CR4 2BY 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 CR4 2BY.

The most common categories are Violent crime (50%), Other theft (50%), based on reported crime type counts.

5/ 5
Safety score
2last 6m
Reported incidents
Violent Crime
1 (50%)
Other Theft
1 (50%)

Schools near CR4 2BY

93 schools near CR4 2BY, including 29 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 74 primary schools (21 Outstanding, 43 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 19 secondary schools (8 Outstanding, 9 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

74
Primary
19
Secondary
29
Outstanding
Primary schools74 schools
21
43
3
7
Outstanding (21) Good (43) Requires Improvement (3) Other / not inspected (7)
Secondary schools19 schools
8
9
1
1
Outstanding (8) Good (9) Requires Improvement (1) Other / not inspected (1)

Nearby amenities

CR4 2BY is well served by everyday amenities, with 17 places within reach.

Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 5 gyms or fitness studios and 2 EV charging points.

The nearest supermarket recorded is Lidl, 0.1 miles away.

Figges Marsh is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.

  • 2 EV charging points within reach
5
Supermarkets
5
Parks
5
Gyms
2
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Lidl
    SW179HW
    0.1 mi
  • Lidl
    CR42AD
    0.5 mi
  • Sainsbury's
    SW170RN
    0.6 mi
  • Londis
    SW179NA
    0.7 mi
  • Aldi
    SW170SP
    0.7 mi

Parks & green space

  • Figges Marsh
    CR42AZ
    0.3 mi
  • Vectis Gardens
    SW179RA
    0.4 mi
  • Colliers Wood Recreation Ground
    SW192DU
    0.5 mi
  • Furzedown Recreation Ground
    SW179BL
    0.6 mi
  • Lavender Park
    CR43RJ
    0.6 mi

Transportation

Tooting is the closest station, about 0.1 miles from CR4 2BY - a very short walk.

Other nearby stations include Tooting Broadway (0.7 mi), Colliers Wood (0.7 mi), Mitcham Eastfields (0.8 mi).

In total there are 4 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.

4
Stations in range
0.1miles
Closest
  • Tooting
    CR42FE
    0.1 mi
  • Tooting Broadway
    SW170TA
    0.7 mi
  • Colliers Wood
    SW192FL
    0.7 mi
  • Mitcham Eastfields
    CR42NX
    0.8 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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