Is CR7 7WP a good place to live?

Croydon (CR7 7WP), Croydon, England

View CR7 postcode district overview

Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 20 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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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.

4/ 5
Safety score
12last 6m
Reported incidents

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
Anti-Social Behaviour
3 (25%)
Other Theft
3 (25%)
Violent Crime
2 (17%)
Burglary
1 (8%)
Criminal Damage Arson
1 (8%)
Vehicle Crime
1 (8%)

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.

76
Primary
16
Secondary
20
Outstanding
Primary schools76 schools
16
54
3
2
1
Outstanding (16) Good (54) Requires Improvement (3) Inadequate (2) Other / not inspected (1)
Secondary schools16 schools
4
8
1
1
2
Outstanding (4) Good (8) Requires Improvement (1) Inadequate (1) Other / not inspected (2)

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
5
Supermarkets
5
Parks
5
Gyms
2
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Sainsbury's
    CR04XT
    0.3 mi
  • Lidl
    CR02RF
    0.4 mi
  • Lidl
    CR04XL
    0.4 mi
  • Haran Bros
    CR02RL
    0.4 mi
  • ALDI
    CR04XJ
    0.5 mi

Parks & green space

  • Wandle Park
    CR94EN
    0.3 mi
  • Waddon Ponds
    CR04AG
    0.6 mi
  • Queen's Gardens
    CR91LB
    0.8 mi
  • Duppas Hill Recreation Ground
    CR94QB
    0.8 mi
  • Wilford Road Recreation Ground
    CR02UP
    0.9 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.

3
Stations in range
0.5miles
Closest
  • West Croydon
    CR92NZ
    0.5 mi
  • Waddon
    CR04RX
    0.8 mi
  • East Croydon
    CR06BT
    0.9 mi

Connectivity

Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.

Reported availability: full fibre 98%, ultrafast 98%, superfast 100%.

98%
Full fibre
98%
Ultrafast
100%
Superfast
Full fibre
98%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) coverage
Ultrafast
98%
100+ Mbit/s broadband coverage
Superfast
100%
30+ Mbit/s broadband coverage

Housing

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