Is CR4 3JD a good place to live?

Croydon (CR4 3JD), Croydon, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 27 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

CR4 3JD has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
  • Schools: 92 nearby (27 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.4 mi

Summary

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 27 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

CR4 3JD is a UK postcode in CR4 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 27 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Tooting, 0.4 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around CR4 3JD include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.4 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 98% of premises.

Over the past 6 months, 2 incidents were reported in CR4 3JD.

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
85/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

CR4 3JD 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 3JD.

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

5/ 5
Safety score
2last 6m
Reported incidents
Violent Crime
2 (100%)

Schools near CR4 3JD

92 schools near CR4 3JD, including 27 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 74 primary schools (20 Outstanding, 45 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 18 secondary schools (7 Outstanding, 9 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

74
Primary
18
Secondary
27
Outstanding
Primary schools74 schools
20
45
2
7
Outstanding (20) Good (45) Requires Improvement (2) 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 3JD is well served by everyday amenities, with 18 places within reach.

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

The nearest supermarket recorded is Lidl, 0.3 miles away.

Colliers Wood Recreation Ground is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.

  • 3 EV charging points within reach
5
Supermarkets
5
Parks
5
Gyms
3
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Lidl
    SW179HW
    0.3 mi
  • Lidl
    SW192TY
    0.4 mi
  • ALDI
    SW192PP
    0.5 mi
  • Lidl
    CR42AD
    0.5 mi
  • Asda
    CR43HG
    0.6 mi

Parks & green space

  • Colliers Wood Recreation Ground
    SW192DU
    0.3 mi
  • Lavender Park
    CR43RJ
    0.3 mi
  • Figges Marsh
    CR42AZ
    0.4 mi
  • Wandle Park
    SW192BL
    0.5 mi
  • Mitcham Fair Green
    CR42XJ
    0.7 mi

Transportation

Tooting is the closest station, about 0.4 miles from CR4 3JD - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.

Other nearby stations include Colliers Wood (0.5 mi), Mitcham Eastfields (0.8 mi), Tooting Broadway (0.8 mi).

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

4
Stations in range
0.4miles
Closest
  • Tooting
    CR42FE
    0.4 mi
  • Colliers Wood
    SW192FL
    0.5 mi
  • Mitcham Eastfields
    CR42NX
    0.8 mi
  • Tooting Broadway
    SW170TA
    0.8 mi

Connectivity

Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.

Reported availability: full fibre 98%, ultrafast 98%, superfast 100%.

98%
Full fibre
98%
Ultrafast
100%
Superfast
Full fibre
98%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) coverage
Ultrafast
98%
100+ Mbit/s broadband coverage
Superfast
100%
30+ Mbit/s broadband coverage

Housing

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