Is CR6 0BE a good place to live?

Croydon (CR6 0BE), Croydon, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 52 primary schools and 12 secondary schools, including 12 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

CR6 0BE has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
  • Schools: 64 nearby (12 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.3 mi

Summary

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 52 primary schools and 12 secondary schools, including 12 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

CR6 0BE is a UK postcode in CR6 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 52 primary schools and 12 secondary schools, including 12 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Caterham, 0.3 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around CR6 0BE include 3 supermarkets and 4 parks. Healthcare is served by 5 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 CR6.

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
74/100 — Good
Amenities
65/100 — Good
Transport
100/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

CR6 0BE is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.

Within CR6, this postcode ranks 2 of 258 for safety.

5/ 5
Safety score
0last 6m
Reported incidents

Compared to nearby areas

CR6 district average
99 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 CR6 0BE

64 schools near CR6 0BE, including 12 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 52 primary schools (10 Outstanding, 39 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 12 secondary schools (2 Outstanding and 10 Good) within the local area.

52
Primary
12
Secondary
12
Outstanding
Primary schools52 schools
10
39
2
1
Outstanding (10) Good (39) Requires Improvement (2) Other / not inspected (1)
Secondary schools12 schools
2
10
Outstanding (2) Good (10)

Nearby amenities

CR6 0BE has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.

Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 3 supermarkets and 4 parks or green spaces.

The nearest supermarket recorded is Morrisons, 0.2 miles away.

Timber Hill Park is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.

3
Supermarkets
4
Parks
0
Gyms
0
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons
    CR36RT
    0.2 mi
  • Waitrose
    CR36LB
    0.3 mi
  • Co-op Food
    CR35UG
    0.9 mi

Parks & green space

  • Timber Hill Park
    CR36LD
    0.2 mi
  • Queens Park
    CR35RB
    0.7 mi
  • Town End Recreation Ground
    CR35UJ
    1.0 mi
  • Westway Common
    CR35PG
    1.0 mi

Transportation

Caterham is the closest station, about 0.3 miles from CR6 0BE - a very short walk.

In total there is 1 rail station within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.

1
Stations in range
0.3miles
Closest
  • Caterham
    CR36YW
    0.3 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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