Is CR4 2EW a good place to live?

Croydon (CR4 2EW), Croydon, England

View CR4 postcode district overview

Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 27 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

Thinking of moving here?

See what properties fit your budget in this area.

At a glance

CR4 2EW has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 4/5 (good)
  • Schools: 94 nearby (27 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: good — nearest station 0.5 mi

Summary

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 27 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

CR4 2EW is a UK postcode in CR4 with a very high crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 27 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Streatham Common, 0.5 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around CR4 2EW include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 3 gyms. 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, 14 incidents were reported in CR4 2EW.

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
100/100 — Excellent
Transport
85/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

CR4 2EW is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 14 incidents were reported in CR4 2EW.

The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (43%), Drugs (29%), Burglary (14%), based on reported crime type counts.

4/ 5
Safety score
14last 6m
Reported incidents
Anti-Social Behaviour
6 (43%)
Drugs
4 (29%)
Burglary
2 (14%)
Violent Crime
1 (7%)
Other Crime
1 (7%)

Schools near CR4 2EW

94 schools near CR4 2EW, including 27 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 76 primary schools (20 Outstanding, 44 Good and 5 Requires Improvement) and 18 secondary schools (7 Outstanding, 9 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

76
Primary
18
Secondary
27
Outstanding
Primary schools76 schools
20
44
5
7
Outstanding (20) Good (44) Requires Improvement (5) Other / not inspected (7)
Secondary schools18 schools
7
9
1
1
Outstanding (7) Good (9) Requires Improvement (1) Other / not inspected (1)

Nearby amenities

CR4 2EW is well served by everyday amenities, with 13 places within reach.

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

The nearest supermarket recorded is Lidl, 0.5 miles away.

Eardley Road Sidings Nature Reserve is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.

5
Supermarkets
5
Parks
3
Gyms
0
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Lidl
    SW165HX
    0.5 mi
  • Lidl
    CR42AD
    0.6 mi
  • Lidl
    SW179HW
    0.8 mi
  • Sainsbury's
    SW163PY
    0.8 mi
  • ALDI
    SW166HP
    0.9 mi

Parks & green space

  • Eardley Road Sidings Nature Reserve
    SW165BP
    0.1 mi
  • Streatham Vale Park
    SW165AL
    0.2 mi
  • Oakleigh Way Recreation Ground
    CR41TN
    0.3 mi
  • Vectis Gardens
    SW179RA
    0.3 mi
  • Long Bolstead Recreation Ground
    CR41FU
    0.5 mi

Transportation

Streatham Common is the closest station, about 0.5 miles from CR4 2EW - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.

Other nearby stations include Tooting (0.7 mi), Mitcham Eastfields (0.7 mi), Streatham (1.0 mi).

In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.

5
Stations in range
0.5miles
Closest
  • Streatham Common
    SW165TF
    0.5 mi
  • Tooting
    CR42FE
    0.7 mi
  • Mitcham Eastfields
    CR42NX
    0.7 mi
  • Streatham
    SW166EJ
    1.0 mi
  • Unknown Station
    SW166HP
    1.0 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

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.

No housing transactions in the current window.

Curious what you could afford in CR4 2EW?

Use our free mortgage affordability calculator to find out.