Is CR4 4JT a good place to live?
Croydon (CR4 4JT), Croydon, England
View CR4 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 14 secondary schools, including 21 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
CR4 4JT has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 92 nearby (21 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.6 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 14 secondary schools, including 21 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
CR4 4JT is a UK postcode in CR4 with an average crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 14 secondary schools, including 21 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Mitcham Junction, 0.6 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around CR4 4JT include 3 supermarkets and 5 parks. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.2 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 5 incidents were reported in CR4 4JT.
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
- 73/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 65/100 — Good
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
CR4 4JT is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 5 incidents were reported in CR4 4JT.
The most common categories are Violent crime (60%), Vehicle crime (20%), Public order (20%), based on reported crime type counts.
Schools near CR4 4JT
92 schools near CR4 4JT, including 21 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 78 primary schools (15 Outstanding, 52 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 14 secondary schools (6 Outstanding, 6 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
CR4 4JT has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 3 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces and 2 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Shilpa's News, 0.5 miles away.
Watercress Park is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.
- 2 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Shilpa's News0.5 mi
- Lidl0.5 mi
- St. Helier Food & Wine1.0 mi
Parks & green space
- Watercress Park0.2 mi
- Orchard Avenue Recreation Ground0.3 mi
- Selby Green0.5 mi
- The Green Hackbridge0.5 mi
- Poulter Park0.5 mi
Transportation
Mitcham Junction is the closest station, about 0.6 miles from CR4 4JT - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Hackbridge (0.6 mi).
In total there are 2 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Mitcham Junction0.6 mi
- Hackbridge0.6 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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