Is SE25 4EG a good place to live?
Croydon (SE25 4EG), London, England
View SE25 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SE25 4EG has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (moderate)
- Schools: 96 nearby (17 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.3 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SE25 4EG is a UK postcode in SE25 with a low crime rate and a moderate safety rating. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Norwood Junction, 0.3 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SE25 4EG include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 1 gym. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.2 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 16 incidents were reported in SE25 4EG. It ranks 589 of 648 for safety within SE25.
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
- 72/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 83/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
SE25 4EG is rated 4/5 for safety, broadly in line with typical urban postcodes.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 16 incidents were reported in SE25 4EG.
The most common categories are Violent crime (38%), Other theft (19%), Criminal damage arson (19%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SE25, this postcode ranks 589 of 648 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- SE25 district average
- 293 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near SE25 4EG
96 schools near SE25 4EG, including 17 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 75 primary schools (12 Outstanding, 56 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 21 secondary schools (5 Outstanding, 12 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SE25 4EG is well served by everyday amenities, with 12 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 1 gym or fitness studio and 1 EV charging point.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Unknown Supermarket, 0.3 miles away.
South Norwood Lake is just 0.5 miles away for daily green space.
- 1 EV charging point within reach
Supermarkets
- Unknown Supermarket0.3 mi
- ALDI0.3 mi
- Tesco Express0.6 mi
- Sainsbury's0.6 mi
- The Co-operative Food0.7 mi
Parks & green space
- South Norwood Lake0.5 mi
- Love Lane Green0.5 mi
- South Norwood Recreation Ground0.5 mi
- Betts Park0.6 mi
- Whitehorse Meadow0.7 mi
Transportation
Norwood Junction is the closest station, about 0.3 miles from SE25 4EG - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Birkbeck (0.7 mi), Anerley (0.8 mi), Selhurst (1.0 mi).
In total there are 4 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Norwood Junction0.3 mi
- Birkbeck0.7 mi
- Anerley0.8 mi
- Selhurst1.0 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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