Is SE25 4RY a good place to live?
Croydon (SE25 4RY), London, England
View SE25 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
SE25 4RY has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- 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.
SE25 4RY is a UK postcode in SE25 with a low crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 22 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Elmers End, 0.6 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SE25 4RY include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 1 gym. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.3 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 10 incidents were reported in SE25 4RY. It ranks in the lower half 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 — Good
- Schools
- 73/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 83/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
SE25 4RY is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 10 incidents were reported in SE25 4RY.
The most common categories are Violent crime (30%), Anti-social behaviour (20%), Vehicle crime (20%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SE25, this postcode ranks 469 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 4RY
95 schools near SE25 4RY, including 22 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 75 primary schools (18 Outstanding, 52 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 20 secondary schools (4 Outstanding, 10 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SE25 4RY 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 Tesco Express, 0.4 miles away.
South Norwood Country Park is just 0.4 miles away for daily green space.
Supermarkets
- Tesco Express0.4 mi
- Tesco0.6 mi
- ALDI0.8 mi
- Unknown Supermarket0.8 mi
- Spar0.9 mi
Parks & green space
- South Norwood Country Park0.4 mi
- Woodside Green0.4 mi
- Ashburton Park0.5 mi
- Ashburton Playing Fields0.5 mi
- Elmers End Recreation Ground0.6 mi
Transportation
Elmers End is the closest station, about 0.6 miles from SE25 4RY - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Norwood Junction (0.7 mi), Birkbeck (0.8 mi).
In total there are 3 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Elmers End0.6 mi
- Norwood Junction0.7 mi
- Birkbeck0.8 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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