CR0 5RB postcode in Croydon, England

CR0 5RB is a postcode in Croydon, in the South Croydon ward. It is in the Croydon South parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses at CR0 5RB can get it Across Croydon: 90% Typical price £516,250 Homes sold in CR0 5, last 12 months. ▲ 41.4% on the year before Nearest station South Croydon 1.5 km in a straight line

Where CR0 5RB is, and what is near it

Map of CR0 5RB and what is near it Map of CR0 5RB: its centre point, with the 245 other postcodes in the CR0 5 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. CR0 5AG: also in CR0 5CR0 5AZ: also in CR0 5CR0 5BA: also in CR0 5CR0 5BD: also in CR0 5CR0 5BE: also in CR0 5CR0 5BF: also in CR0 5CR0 5BH: also in CR0 5CR0 5BL: also in CR0 5CR0 5BQ: also in CR0 5CR0 5BZ: also in CR0 5CR0 5DB: also in CR0 5CR0 5DJ: also in CR0 5CR0 5DY: also in CR0 5CR0 5FA: also in CR0 5CR0 5FB: also in CR0 5CR0 5GT: also in CR0 5CR0 5HA: also in CR0 5CR0 5HB: also in CR0 5CR0 5HE: also in CR0 5CR0 5HF: also in CR0 5CR0 5HG: also in CR0 5CR0 5HH: also in CR0 5CR0 5HJ: also in CR0 5CR0 5HL: also in CR0 5CR0 5HN: also in CR0 5CR0 5HQ: also in CR0 5CR0 5HR: also in CR0 5CR0 5HS: also in CR0 5CR0 5HT: also in CR0 5CR0 5HU: also in CR0 5CR0 5HY: also in CR0 5CR0 5JG: also in CR0 5CR0 5JJ: also in CR0 5CR0 5JP: also in CR0 5CR0 5JQ: also in CR0 5CR0 5JR: also in CR0 5CR0 5JS: also in CR0 5CR0 5JT: also in CR0 5CR0 5JU: also in CR0 5CR0 5JW: also in CR0 5CR0 5JX: also in CR0 5CR0 5JY: also in CR0 5CR0 5JZ: also in CR0 5CR0 5LD: also in CR0 5CR0 5LU: also in CR0 5CR0 5LZ: also in CR0 5CR0 5NB: also in CR0 5CR0 5NG: also in CR0 5CR0 5NJ: also in CR0 5CR0 5NP: also in CR0 5CR0 5NS: also in CR0 5CR0 5QA: also in CR0 5CR0 5QF: also in CR0 5CR0 5QJ: also in CR0 5CR0 5QS: also in CR0 5CR0 5QT: also in CR0 5CR0 5QU: also in CR0 5CR0 5RA: also in CR0 5CR0 5RD: also in CR0 5CR0 5RE: also in CR0 5CR0 5RF: also in CR0 5CR0 5RG: also in CR0 5CR0 5RH: also in CR0 5CR0 5RJ: also in CR0 5CR0 5RL: also in CR0 5CR0 5RN: also in CR0 5CR0 5RP: also in CR0 5CR0 5RQ: also in CR0 5CR0 5RS: also in CR0 5CR0 5SA: also in CR0 5CR0 5SB: also in CR0 5CR0 5SD: also in CR0 5CR0 5SE: also in CR0 5CR0 5SG: also in CR0 5CR0 5SH: also in CR0 5CR0 5SJ: also in CR0 5CR0 5SL: also in CR0 5CR0 5SN: also in CR0 5CR0 5SP: also in CR0 5CR0 5SQ: also in CR0 5CR0 5SR: also in CR0 5CR0 5SS: also in CR0 5CR0 5ST: also in CR0 5CR0 5SU: also in CR0 5CR0 5SX: also in CR0 5CR0 5TS: also in CR0 5CR0 5UJ: also in CR0 5CR0 5UL: also in CR0 5CR0 5UN: also in CR0 5CR0 5UP: also in CR0 5CR0 5UQ: also in CR0 5CR0 5UU: also in CR0 5CR0 5UX: also in CR0 5 GP 1.8 kmCroydon CR0 5RB Map of CR0 5RB and what is near it Map of CR0 5RB: its centre point, with the 245 other postcodes in the CR0 5 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. GP 1.8 kmCroydon CR0 5RB
  • CR0 5RB
  • Other postcodes in CR0 5: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.3625, longitude -0.0715)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CR0 5RB?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at CR0 5RB?

Every home and business at CR0 5RB can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CR0 5RB 0% Croydon 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CR0 5RB 100% Croydon 98%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at CR0 5RB?

BinDayBuddy does not read London Borough of Croydon's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

London Borough of Croydon's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is CR0 5RB at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include CR0 5RB.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Croydon

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for CR0 5RB: 10,914 properties in Croydon are at high risk (5.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Croydon

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of CR0 5RB is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near CR0 5RB?

Homes in CR0 5 sold for a typical £516,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 116 sales, up 41.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£516,250 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£365,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 41.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £870,000 32 sales
  • Semi-detached £630,000 13 sales
  • Terraced £512,500 25 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £277,500 46 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole CR0 district: a typical £392,250 from 1,116 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in CR0 5RB

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CR0 5RB from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at CR0 5RB

The Food Standards Agency lists 3 food businesses at CR0 5RB. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near CR0 5RB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 720 homes in the neighbourhood around CR0 5RB. The largest share of them, 39%, are in council tax band G. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (21%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around CR0 5RB

Band D in Croydon for 2026‑27: £2,600. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,733 (band A) to £5,200 (band H); band G, the most common, is £4,333.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (3%)£1,733
Band Babout 20 (3%)£2,022
Band Cabout 220 (31%)£2,311
Band Dabout 40 (6%)£2,600
Band Eabout 30 (4%)£3,178
Band Fabout 100 (14%)£3,755
Band Gabout 280 (39%)£4,333
Band Habout 10 (1%)£5,200

When the homes were built

  1. 13% Before 1900
  2. 19% 1900 to 1918
  3. 17% 1919 to 1939
  4. 21% 1945 to 1964
  5. 11% 1965 to 1982
  6. 7% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 7% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

Averages for Croydon before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of CR0 5RB is in (ONS area E01001036), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near CR0 5RB?

The nearest open schools to CR0 5RB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CR0 5RB, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to CR0 5RB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CR0 5RB is South Croydon Rail Station, 1.5 km away in a straight line.

  • South Croydon Rail Station Railway station 1.5 kmCycle
  • East Croydon Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle
  • Lloyd Park Tram Stop Underground, metro or tram 650 mWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near CR0 5RB, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near CR0 5RB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CR0 5RB, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near CR0 5RB?

0 within 1 km 8 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CR0 5RB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 4 chargers 1.5 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.0 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.0 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near CR0 5RB?

The nearest to the centre of CR0 5RB, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to CR0 5RB?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near CR0 5RB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CR0 5RB, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near CR0 5RB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CR0 5RB, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near CR0 5RB?

The nearest vets to the centre of CR0 5RB on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is CR0 5RB in a conservation area?

The centre of CR0 5RB is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near CR0 5RB?

Police.uk records 122 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CR0 5RB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour33 reports
Violence and sexual offences25 reports
Vehicle crime20 reports
Burglary16 reports
Drugs12 reports
Public order4 reports

Also: other theft 4, shoplifting 2, theft from the person 2, other crime 2, robbery 1, possession of weapons 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for CR0 5RB

Ward
South Croydon
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
London
Country
England
Built-up area
Croydon
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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