Is CR4 4EL a good place to live?
Croydon (CR4 4EL), Croydon, England
View CR4 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 80 primary schools and 15 secondary schools, including 23 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
CR4 4EL has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (moderate)
- Schools: 95 nearby (23 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.8 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 80 primary schools and 15 secondary schools, including 23 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
CR4 4EL is a UK postcode in CR4 with a very high crime rate and a moderate safety rating. Families have access to 80 primary schools and 15 secondary schools, including 23 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Mitcham Junction, 0.8 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around CR4 4EL include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 1 gym. 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, 18 incidents were reported in CR4 4EL.
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 — Moderate
- Schools
- 73/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 83/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 65/100 — Good
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
CR4 4EL is rated 4/5 for safety, broadly in line with typical urban postcodes.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 18 incidents were reported in CR4 4EL.
The most common categories are Violent crime (28%), Anti-social behaviour (28%), Vehicle crime (17%), based on reported crime type counts.
Schools near CR4 4EL
95 schools near CR4 4EL, including 23 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 80 primary schools (16 Outstanding, 52 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) and 15 secondary schools (7 Outstanding, 5 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
CR4 4EL 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, 0.4 miles away.
Baron Fields is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 2 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Lidl0.4 mi
- Asda0.5 mi
- Lidl0.9 mi
- Global Food Store0.9 mi
- Lidl0.9 mi
Parks & green space
- Baron Fields0.1 mi
- Vestry Green0.1 mi
- The Canons0.3 mi
- Miles Road Recreation Ground0.3 mi
- Ravensbury Park0.4 mi
Transportation
Mitcham Junction is the closest station, about 0.8 miles from CR4 4EL - a short drive or cycle.
Other nearby stations include Mitcham Eastfields (0.8 mi).
In total there are 2 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Mitcham Junction0.8 mi
- Mitcham Eastfields0.8 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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