CR8 2NE postcode in Croydon, England

CR8 2NE is a postcode in Croydon, in the Purley & Woodcote ward. It is in the Croydon South 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 41% of homes and businesses at CR8 2NE can get it Across Croydon: 90% Typical price £412,500 Homes sold in CR8 2, last 12 months. ▼ 5.2% on the year before Nearest station Purley 400 m in a straight line

Where CR8 2NE is, and what is near it

Map of CR8 2NE and what is near it Map of CR8 2NE: its centre point, with the 198 other postcodes in the CR8 2 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 16 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. CR8 2AA: also in CR8 2CR8 2AB: also in CR8 2CR8 2AD: also in CR8 2CR8 2AE: also in CR8 2CR8 2AF: also in CR8 2CR8 2AG: also in CR8 2CR8 2AJ: also in CR8 2CR8 2AP: also in CR8 2CR8 2AQ: also in CR8 2CR8 2AR: also in CR8 2CR8 2AS: also in CR8 2CR8 2AT: also in CR8 2CR8 2AU: also in CR8 2CR8 2AW: also in CR8 2CR8 2AX: also in CR8 2CR8 2AY: also in CR8 2CR8 2AZ: also in CR8 2CR8 2BB: also in CR8 2CR8 2BD: also in CR8 2CR8 2BE: also in CR8 2CR8 2BH: also in CR8 2CR8 2BJ: also in CR8 2CR8 2BL: also in CR8 2CR8 2BN: also in CR8 2CR8 2BP: also in CR8 2CR8 2BQ: also in CR8 2CR8 2BR: also in CR8 2CR8 2BS: also in CR8 2CR8 2BU: also in CR8 2CR8 2BX: also in CR8 2CR8 2BY: also in CR8 2CR8 2BZ: also in CR8 2CR8 2DH: also in CR8 2CR8 2EY: also in CR8 2CR8 2EZ: also in CR8 2CR8 2FB: also in CR8 2CR8 2FD: also in CR8 2CR8 2FF: also in CR8 2CR8 2FH: also in CR8 2CR8 2FL: also in CR8 2CR8 2FP: also in CR8 2CR8 2FQ: also in CR8 2CR8 2FR: also in CR8 2CR8 2FS: also in CR8 2CR8 2FW: also in CR8 2CR8 2FX: also in CR8 2CR8 2FY: also in CR8 2CR8 2FZ: also in CR8 2CR8 2GA: also in CR8 2CR8 2GG: also in CR8 2CR8 2GH: also in CR8 2CR8 2GN: also in CR8 2CR8 2HA: also in CR8 2CR8 2HW: also in CR8 2CR8 2JA: also in CR8 2CR8 2JG: also in CR8 2CR8 2JH: also in CR8 2CR8 2JJ: also in CR8 2CR8 2JL: also in CR8 2CR8 2JN: also in CR8 2CR8 2JQ: also in CR8 2CR8 2JR: also in CR8 2CR8 2JU: also in CR8 2CR8 2JX: also in CR8 2CR8 2LA: also in CR8 2CR8 2LB: also in CR8 2CR8 2LD: also in CR8 2CR8 2LE: also in CR8 2CR8 2LF: also in CR8 2CR8 2LH: also in CR8 2CR8 2LL: also in CR8 2CR8 2LN: also in CR8 2CR8 2LP: also in CR8 2CR8 2LQ: also in CR8 2CR8 2LT: also in CR8 2CR8 2LU: also in CR8 2CR8 2NF: also in CR8 2CR8 2NG: also in CR8 2CR8 2NJ: also in CR8 2CR8 2NL: also in CR8 2CR8 2NN: also in CR8 2CR8 2NP: also in CR8 2CR8 2NQ: also in CR8 2CR8 2NR: also in CR8 2CR8 2NS: also in CR8 2CR8 2NT: also in CR8 2CR8 2NU: also in CR8 2CR8 2QA: also in CR8 2CR8 2QD: also in CR8 2CR8 2QE: also in CR8 2CR8 2QF: also in CR8 2CR8 2UD: also in CR8 2CR8 2UU: also in CR8 2CR8 2XL: also in CR8 2CR8 2XP: also in CR8 2CR8 2XT: also in CR8 2CR8 2YL: also in CR8 2CR8 2YU: also in CR8 2CR8 2YX: also in CR8 2 Woodcote Medical 800 mSchool 1.2 kmReedham (Surrey) station 1.3 kmGP 1.5 kmPurley & Woodcote CR8 2NE Map of CR8 2NE and what is near it Map of CR8 2NE: its centre point, with the 198 other postcodes in the CR8 2 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 16 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. 2 schools, 500 mPurley & Woodcote CR8 2NE
  • CR8 2NE
  • Other postcodes in CR8 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 16 bus stops
  • 2 EV charging points
  • 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 51.3411, longitude -0.1147)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CR8 2NE?

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 CR8 2NE?

Every home and business at CR8 2NE can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 41% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CR8 2NE 41% Croydon 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CR8 2NE 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 CR8 2NE?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for CR8 2NE.

Check the bin days for CR8 2NE on BinDayBuddy

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 CR8 2NE 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 CR8 2NE.

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 CR8 2NE: 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 CR8 2NE is in one of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for it at 17:05 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 17:05 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near CR8 2NE?

Homes in CR8 2 sold for a typical £412,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 97 sales, down 5.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£412,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£435,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 5.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £677,500 12 sales
  • Semi-detached £510,000 22 sales
  • Terraced £435,000 14 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £262,000 49 sales

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

Across the whole CR8 district: a typical £481,000 from 308 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 CR8 2NE

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in CR8 2NE from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 30 September 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 CR8 2NE

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at CR8 2NE. 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 CR8 2NE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 830 homes in the neighbourhood around CR8 2NE. The largest share of them, 35%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (44%). 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 CR8 2NE

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 £4,333 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,600.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,733
Band Babout 30 (4%)£2,022
Band Cabout 200 (24%)£2,311
Band Dabout 290 (35%)£2,600
Band Eabout 110 (13%)£3,178
Band Fabout 130 (16%)£3,755
Band Gabout 60 (7%)£4,333
Band Hfewer than 5£5,200

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 44% 1919 to 1939
  4. 13% 1945 to 1964
  5. 11% 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 2010 to 2019
  9. 14% 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 CR8 2NE is in (ONS area E01001093), 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 CR8 2NE?

The nearest open schools to CR8 2NE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CR8 2NE, 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 CR8 2NE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CR8 2NE is Purley Rail Station, 400 metres away in a straight line.

  • Purley Rail Station Railway station 400 mWalk
  • Reedham (Surrey) Rail Station Railway station 1.3 kmCycle

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

16 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Purley Hospital, 27 m away.

More stations near CR8 2NE, 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 CR8 2NE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CR8 2NE, 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 CR8 2NE?

2 within 1 km 11 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CR8 2NE, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 150 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 150 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.2 kmWalk

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 CR8 2NE?

The nearest to the centre of CR8 2NE, 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 CR8 2NE?

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 CR8 2NE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CR8 2NE, 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 CR8 2NE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CR8 2NE, 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 CR8 2NE?

The nearest vets to the centre of CR8 2NE 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 CR8 2NE in a conservation area?

The centre of CR8 2NE 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 CR8 2NE?

Police.uk records 200 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CR8 2NE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences62 reports
Anti-social behaviour45 reports
Vehicle crime28 reports
Public order12 reports
Other theft12 reports
Drugs12 reports

Also: burglary 11, robbery 6, shoplifting 3, theft from the person 3, other crime 3, possession of weapons 2, criminal damage and arson 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 CR8 2NE

Ward
Purley & Woodcote
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

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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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