Is CR8 5NZ a good place to live?
Croydon (CR8 5NZ), Croydon, England
View CR8 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 22 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
CR8 5NZ has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 90 nearby (22 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.4 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 22 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
CR8 5NZ is a UK postcode in CR8 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 22 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Kenley, 0.4 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around CR8 5NZ include 1 supermarket, 2 parks and 1 gym. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.7 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
It ranks in the top 25% for safety within CR8.
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
- 75/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 55/100 — Average
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
CR8 5NZ is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
Within CR8, this postcode ranks 129 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 5NZ
90 schools near CR8 5NZ, including 22 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 72 primary schools (18 Outstanding, 50 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 18 secondary schools (4 Outstanding, 12 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
CR8 5NZ has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 1 supermarket, 2 parks or green spaces, 1 gym or fitness studio and 4 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Tesco Extra, 0.8 miles away.
The Glade is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.
- 4 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Tesco Extra0.8 mi
Parks & green space
- The Glade0.3 mi
- Riddlesdown0.6 mi
Transportation
Kenley is the closest station, about 0.4 miles from CR8 5NZ - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Riddlesdown (0.6 mi), Reedham (0.7 mi), Purley (0.7 mi).
In total there are 4 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Kenley0.4 mi
- Riddlesdown0.6 mi
- Reedham0.7 mi
- Purley0.7 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, 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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