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Is CR5 1SP a good place to live?

Croydon (CR5 1SP), Croydon, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 21 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

CR5 1SP has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
  • Schools: 91 nearby (21 Outstanding)

Summary

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 21 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

CR5 1SP is a UK postcode in CR5 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 21 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

Day-to-day amenities around CR5 1SP include 5 parks. Healthcare is served by 3 GP practices, the closest 0.2 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.

It ranks in the top 25% for safety within CR5.

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
75/100 — Good
Amenities
50/100 — Average
Transport
0/100 — Poor
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

CR5 1SP is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.

Within CR5, this postcode ranks 54 of 711 for safety.

5/ 5
Safety score
0last 6m
Reported incidents

Compared to nearby areas

CR5 district average
154 crimes per 1,000 people
London average
100 per 1,000
UK average
85 per 1,000
No crime incidents recorded for the selected period.

Schools near CR5 1SP

91 schools near CR5 1SP, including 21 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 73 primary schools (18 Outstanding, 52 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 18 secondary schools (3 Outstanding, 12 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

73
Primary
18
Secondary
21
Outstanding
Primary schools73 schools
18
52
2
1
Outstanding (18) Good (52) Requires Improvement (2) Other / not inspected (1)
Secondary schools18 schools
3
12
2
1
Outstanding (3) Good (12) Requires Improvement (2) Inadequate (1)

Nearby amenities

A handful of everyday amenities surround CR5 1SP.

Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 parks or green spaces.

Grange Park is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.

  • No supermarkets listed nearby
0
Supermarkets
5
Parks
0
Gyms
0
EV chargers

Supermarkets

No supermarkets in range

Parks & green space

  • Grange Park
    CR51EA
    0.3 mi
  • New Hill
    CR51DP
    0.7 mi
  • Coulsdon Common
    CR35QP
    0.7 mi
  • Bleakfield Shaw
    CR32LE
    0.8 mi
  • Happy Valley
    CR51BX
    0.9 mi

Connectivity

Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.

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

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

Housing

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