Is CR8 5AA a good place to live?
Croydon (CR8 5AA), Croydon, England
View CR8 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 21 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
CR8 5AA has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 90 nearby (21 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.1 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 21 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
CR8 5AA is a UK postcode in CR8 with a very high crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 21 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Kenley, 0.1 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around CR8 5AA include 3 parks. Healthcare is served by 2 GP practices, the closest 0.3 miles away.
Over the past 6 months, 69 incidents were reported in CR8 5AA. It ranks 649 of 807 for safety within CR8.
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
- 4/5 — Good
- Schools
- 74/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 42/100 — Average
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 30/100 — Below average
Safety
CR8 5AA is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 69 incidents were reported in CR8 5AA.
The most common categories are Shoplifting (91%), Criminal damage arson (3%), Violent crime (1%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within CR8, this postcode ranks 649 of 807 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- CR8 district average
- 199 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near CR8 5AA
90 schools near CR8 5AA, including 21 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 72 primary schools (18 Outstanding, 50 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 18 secondary schools (3 Outstanding, 11 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
CR8 5AA has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 3 parks or green spaces and 3 EV charging points.
Riddlesdown is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.
- No supermarkets listed nearby
- 3 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
Parks & green space
- Riddlesdown0.2 mi
- Bourne Park0.7 mi
- The Glade0.7 mi
Transportation
Kenley is the closest station, about 0.1 miles from CR8 5AA - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Riddlesdown (0.5 mi), Purley (1.0 mi).
In total there are 3 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Kenley0.1 mi
- Riddlesdown0.5 mi
- Purley1.0 mi
Connectivity
Superfast broadband is widely available, but ultrafast coverage is still partial.
Reported availability: full fibre 19%, ultrafast 19%, 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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