Is CR4 4JB a good place to live?
Croydon (CR4 4JB), Croydon, England
View CR4 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 15 secondary schools, including 20 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
CR4 4JB has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 92 nearby (20 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.4 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 15 secondary schools, including 20 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
CR4 4JB is a UK postcode in CR4 with an average crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 15 secondary schools, including 20 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Hackbridge, 0.4 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around CR4 4JB include 2 supermarkets and 5 parks. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.3 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 73% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 4 incidents were reported in CR4 4JB.
Overall score
Good 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
- 72/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 60/100 — Good
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 50/100 — Average
Safety
CR4 4JB is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 4 incidents were reported in CR4 4JB.
The most common categories are Violent crime (50%), Drugs (25%), Robbery (25%), based on reported crime type counts.
Schools near CR4 4JB
92 schools near CR4 4JB, including 20 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 77 primary schools (14 Outstanding, 53 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 15 secondary schools (6 Outstanding, 6 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
CR4 4JB has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 2 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces and 2 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Lidl, 0.4 miles away.
Orchard Avenue Recreation Ground is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.
- 2 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Lidl0.4 mi
- Shilpa's News0.5 mi
Parks & green space
- Orchard Avenue Recreation Ground0.2 mi
- Watercress Park0.2 mi
- The Green Hackbridge0.4 mi
- Felnex Park0.4 mi
- Felnex Mini Park0.5 mi
Transportation
Hackbridge is the closest station, about 0.4 miles from CR4 4JB - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Mitcham Junction (0.6 mi).
In total there are 2 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Hackbridge0.4 mi
- Mitcham Junction0.6 mi
Connectivity
Superfast broadband is widely available, but ultrafast coverage is still partial.
Reported availability: full fibre 73%, ultrafast 73%, superfast 75%.
Fibre rollout is partial, so coverage can vary street by street - check the provider checker for your specific address.
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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