CR7 7NN postcode in Croydon, England

CR7 7NN is a postcode in Croydon, in the Bensham Manor ward. It is in the Croydon West parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since July 1990.

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 96% of homes and businesses at CR7 7NN can get it Across Croydon: 90% Typical price £408,000 Homes sold in CR7 7, last 12 months. ▲ 2% on the year before Nearest station Thornton Heath 950 m in a straight line

Where CR7 7NN is, and what is near it

Map of CR7 7NN and what is near it Map of CR7 7NN: its centre point, with the 219 other postcodes in the CR7 7 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. CR7 7DA: also in CR7 7CR7 7DB: also in CR7 7CR7 7DE: also in CR7 7CR7 7DF: also in CR7 7CR7 7DN: also in CR7 7CR7 7DR: also in CR7 7CR7 7DS: also in CR7 7CR7 7DT: also in CR7 7CR7 7DU: also in CR7 7CR7 7DW: also in CR7 7CR7 7DX: also in CR7 7CR7 7DY: also in CR7 7CR7 7DZ: also in CR7 7CR7 7JA: also in CR7 7CR7 7JG: also in CR7 7CR7 7LD: also in CR7 7CR7 7LR: also in CR7 7CR7 7NA: also in CR7 7CR7 7NB: also in CR7 7CR7 7ND: also in CR7 7CR7 7NE: also in CR7 7CR7 7NG: also in CR7 7CR7 7NH: also in CR7 7CR7 7NP: also in CR7 7CR7 7NQ: also in CR7 7CR7 7NR: also in CR7 7CR7 7NS: also in CR7 7CR7 7PD: also in CR7 7CR7 7PG: also in CR7 7CR7 7PH: also in CR7 7CR7 7PJ: also in CR7 7CR7 7PL: also in CR7 7CR7 7PN: also in CR7 7CR7 7PP: also in CR7 7CR7 7PQ: also in CR7 7CR7 7PR: also in CR7 7CR7 7PS: also in CR7 7CR7 7PT: also in CR7 7CR7 7PX: also in CR7 7CR7 7PZ: also in CR7 7CR7 7QA: also in CR7 7CR7 7QB: also in CR7 7CR7 7QD: also in CR7 7CR7 7QE: also in CR7 7CR7 7QF: also in CR7 7CR7 7QG: also in CR7 7CR7 7QH: also in CR7 7CR7 7QJ: also in CR7 7CR7 7QL: also in CR7 7CR7 7QN: also in CR7 7CR7 7QP: also in CR7 7CR7 7QR: also in CR7 7CR7 7QS: also in CR7 7CR7 7QT: also in CR7 7CR7 7QU: also in CR7 7CR7 7QW: also in CR7 7CR7 7QX: also in CR7 7CR7 7QY: also in CR7 7CR7 7QZ: also in CR7 7CR7 7RB: also in CR7 7CR7 7RD: also in CR7 7CR7 7RE: also in CR7 7CR7 7RF: also in CR7 7CR7 7RG: also in CR7 7CR7 7RH: also in CR7 7CR7 7RJ: also in CR7 7CR7 7RL: also in CR7 7CR7 7RN: also in CR7 7CR7 7RP: also in CR7 7CR7 7RQ: also in CR7 7CR7 7RR: also in CR7 7CR7 7RS: also in CR7 7CR7 7RT: also in CR7 7CR7 7RU: also in CR7 7CR7 7RW: also in CR7 7CR7 7RX: also in CR7 7 GP 850 mNorbury station 1.2 kmBensham Manor CR7 7NN Map of CR7 7NN and what is near it Map of CR7 7NN: its centre point, with the 219 other postcodes in the CR7 7 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 850 mSchool 950 mBensham Manor CR7 7NN
  • CR7 7NN
  • Other postcodes in CR7 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 3 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.4024, longitude -0.1127)

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 CR7 7NN?

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 CR7 7NN?

Every home and business at CR7 7NN can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 96% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CR7 7NN 96% Croydon 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CR7 7NN 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 CR7 7NN?

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 CR7 7NN 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 CR7 7NN.

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 CR7 7NN: 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 CR7 7NN 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 CR7 7NN?

Homes in CR7 7 sold for a typical £408,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 84 sales, up 2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£408,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£400,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £416,000 5 sales
  • Terraced £430,000 58 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £245,000 20 sales

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

Across the whole CR7 district: a typical £420,000 from 235 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 CR7 7NN

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in CR7 7NN from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 25 February 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 CR7 7NN

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at CR7 7NN. 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 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near CR7 7NN?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 580 homes in the neighbourhood around CR7 7NN. Over half of them (52%) are in council tax band D. More were built from 1900 to 1918 than in any other period (58%). 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 CR7 7NN

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 £3,755 (band F); band D, the most common, is £2,600.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (3%)£1,733
Band Babout 80 (14%)£2,022
Band Cabout 110 (19%)£2,311
Band Dabout 300 (52%)£2,600
Band Eabout 60 (10%)£3,178
Band Fabout 10 (2%)£3,755
Band Gfewer than 5£4,333
Band Hfewer than 5£5,200

When the homes were built

  1. 25% Before 1900
  2. 58% 1900 to 1918
  3. 11% 1919 to 1939
  4. 4% 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 4% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1965 to 1982, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 CR7 7NN is in (ONS area E01000994), 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 CR7 7NN?

The nearest open schools to CR7 7NN, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CR7 7NN, 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 CR7 7NN?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CR7 7NN is Thornton Heath Rail Station, 950 metres away in a straight line.

  • Thornton Heath Rail Station Railway station 950 mWalk
  • Norbury Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmWalk
  • Therapia Lane Tram Stop Underground, metro or tram 2.2 kmCycle

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

3 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Braemar Avenue, 294 m away.

More stations near CR7 7NN, 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 CR7 7NN?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CR7 7NN, 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 CR7 7NN?

0 within 1 km 6 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CR7 7NN, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Source London Charging point · 3 chargers 1.5 kmCycle
  • Gridserve Charging point · 4 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 40 kW 2.5 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.8 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 CR7 7NN?

The nearest to the centre of CR7 7NN, 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 CR7 7NN?

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 CR7 7NN?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CR7 7NN, 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 CR7 7NN?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CR7 7NN, 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 CR7 7NN?

The nearest vets to the centre of CR7 7NN 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 CR7 7NN in a conservation area?

The centre of CR7 7NN is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 CR7 7NN?

Police.uk records 643 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CR7 7NN in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences243 reports
Anti-social behaviour144 reports
Vehicle crime51 reports
Other theft44 reports
Shoplifting40 reports
Drugs35 reports

Also: public order 33, burglary 16, possession of weapons 10, theft from the person 9, robbery 8, other crime 5, bicycle theft 3, criminal damage and arson 2.

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 CR7 7NN

Ward
Bensham Manor
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
July 1990

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

Around CR7 7NN

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CR7 7NG40 mCR7 7QS90 mCR7 7QJ110 mCR7 7QR130 mSW16 4RQ140 mSW16 4RA150 m
All of CR7

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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