Is CR9 1RF a good place to live?
Croydon (CR9 1RF), Croydon, England
View CR9 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
CR9 1RF 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.
CR9 1RF is a UK postcode in CR9 with an 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 CR9 1RF include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.5 miles away.
Over the past 6 months, 12 incidents were reported in CR9 1RF. It ranks in the top half for safety within CR9.
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
- 73/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 30/100 — Below average
Safety
CR9 1RF 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 CR9 1RF.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (25%), Other theft (25%), Violent crime (17%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within CR9, this postcode ranks 117 of 269 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- CR9 district average
- 33847 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near CR9 1RF
92 schools near CR9 1RF, 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
CR9 1RF 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 CR9 1RF - 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
Broadband coverage here is patchy compared to the UK average.
Reported availability: full fibre 0%, ultrafast 0%, superfast 0%.
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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