Is CR7 8HN a good place to live?
Croydon (CR7 8HN), Croydon, England
View CR7 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 22 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
CR7 8HN has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (moderate)
- Schools: 95 nearby (22 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.6 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 22 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
CR7 8HN is a UK postcode in CR7 with a higher than average crime rate and a moderate safety rating. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 22 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Thornton Heath, 0.6 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around CR7 8HN include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 1 gym. 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, 10 incidents were reported in CR7 8HN. It ranks in the lower 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 — Moderate
- Schools
- 73/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 83/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
CR7 8HN is rated 4/5 for safety, broadly in line with typical urban postcodes.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 10 incidents were reported in CR7 8HN.
The most common categories are Violent crime (60%), Drugs (10%), Anti-social behaviour (10%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within CR7, this postcode ranks 448 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 8HN
95 schools near CR7 8HN, including 22 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 75 primary schools (15 Outstanding, 51 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) and 20 secondary schools (7 Outstanding, 9 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
CR7 8HN has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces and 1 gym or fitness studio.
The nearest supermarket recorded is The Co-operative Food, 0.2 miles away.
Green Lane Sports Ground is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
Supermarkets
- The Co-operative Food0.2 mi
- Costcutter0.4 mi
- Tesco0.6 mi
- Co-op Food0.7 mi
- Lidl0.8 mi
Parks & green space
- Green Lane Sports Ground0.1 mi
- Thornton Heath Recreation Ground0.3 mi
- Norbury Hall Park0.5 mi
- Biggin Woods0.6 mi
- Norbury Park0.7 mi
Transportation
Thornton Heath is the closest station, about 0.6 miles from CR7 8HN - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Norbury (0.7 mi).
In total there are 2 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Thornton Heath0.6 mi
- Norbury0.7 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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