Is CR4 2LH a good place to live?
Croydon (CR4 2LH), Croydon, England
View CR4 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 25 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
CR4 2LH has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 94 nearby (25 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.3 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 25 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
CR4 2LH is a UK postcode in CR4 with an average crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 25 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Mitcham Eastfields, 0.3 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around CR4 2LH include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 1 gym. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.1 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 5 incidents were reported in CR4 2LH.
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
- 83/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
CR4 2LH is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 5 incidents were reported in CR4 2LH.
The most common categories are Violent crime (40%), Anti-social behaviour (20%), Other crime (20%), based on reported crime type counts.
Schools near CR4 2LH
94 schools near CR4 2LH, including 25 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 77 primary schools (18 Outstanding, 47 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) and 17 secondary schools (7 Outstanding, 7 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
CR4 2LH 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, 1 gym or fitness studio and 2 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Lidl, 0.2 miles away.
Mitcham Fair Green is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 2 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Lidl0.2 mi
- Asda0.3 mi
- Lidl0.4 mi
- Lidl0.9 mi
- Lidl1.0 mi
Parks & green space
- Mitcham Fair Green0.1 mi
- Three Kings Piece0.3 mi
- Brenley Park0.3 mi
- Miles Road Recreation Ground0.4 mi
- Vestry Green0.4 mi
Transportation
Mitcham Eastfields is the closest station, about 0.3 miles from CR4 2LH - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Mitcham Junction (0.9 mi), Tooting (1.0 mi).
In total there are 3 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Mitcham Eastfields0.3 mi
- Mitcham Junction0.9 mi
- Tooting1.0 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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