Is CR7 7WP a good place to live?
Croydon (CR7 7WP), Croydon, England
View CR7 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 20 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
CR7 7WP has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 92 nearby (20 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.5 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 20 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
CR7 7WP is a UK postcode in CR7 with a higher than average crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 20 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is West Croydon, 0.5 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around CR7 7WP include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.5 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 98% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 12 incidents were reported in CR7 7WP. It ranks in the top half for safety within CR7.
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
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
CR7 7WP is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 12 incidents were reported in CR7 7WP.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (25%), Other theft (25%), Violent crime (17%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within CR7, this postcode ranks 237 of 618 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- CR7 district average
- 303 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near CR7 7WP
92 schools near CR7 7WP, including 20 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 76 primary schools (16 Outstanding, 54 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 16 secondary schools (4 Outstanding, 8 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
CR7 7WP is well served by everyday amenities, with 17 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 5 gyms or fitness studios and 2 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Sainsbury's, 0.3 miles away.
Wandle Park is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.
- 2 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Sainsbury's0.3 mi
- Lidl0.4 mi
- Lidl0.4 mi
- Haran Bros0.4 mi
- ALDI0.5 mi
Parks & green space
- Wandle Park0.3 mi
- Waddon Ponds0.6 mi
- Queen's Gardens0.8 mi
- Duppas Hill Recreation Ground0.8 mi
- Wilford Road Recreation Ground0.9 mi
Transportation
West Croydon is the closest station, about 0.5 miles from CR7 7WP - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Waddon (0.8 mi), East Croydon (0.9 mi).
In total there are 3 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- West Croydon0.5 mi
- Waddon0.8 mi
- East Croydon0.9 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 98%, ultrafast 98%, 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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