SE25 5RU postcode in Croydon, England

SE25 5RU is a postcode in Croydon, in the South Norwood ward. It is in the Croydon West 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 can get it. Croydon: 90% Typical price £376,750 Homes sold in SE25 5, last 12 months. ▲ 1.8% on the year before Nearest station Norwood Junction 500 m in a straight line

Where SE25 5RU is, and what is near it

Map of SE25 5RU and what is near it Map of SE25 5RU: its centre point, with the 163 other postcodes in the SE25 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SE25 5AA: also in SE25 5SE25 5AB: also in SE25 5SE25 5AD: also in SE25 5SE25 5AF: also in SE25 5SE25 5AG: also in SE25 5SE25 5AH: also in SE25 5SE25 5AJ: also in SE25 5SE25 5AL: also in SE25 5SE25 5AN: also in SE25 5SE25 5AW: also in SE25 5SE25 5BA: also in SE25 5SE25 5BB: also in SE25 5SE25 5BD: also in SE25 5SE25 5BE: also in SE25 5SE25 5BF: also in SE25 5SE25 5BG: also in SE25 5SE25 5BH: also in SE25 5SE25 5BJ: also in SE25 5SE25 5BL: also in SE25 5SE25 5BN: also in SE25 5SE25 5BQ: also in SE25 5SE25 5BS: also in SE25 5SE25 5BT: also in SE25 5SE25 5BU: also in SE25 5SE25 5BW: also in SE25 5SE25 5BY: also in SE25 5SE25 5BZ: also in SE25 5SE25 5DA: also in SE25 5SE25 5DD: also in SE25 5SE25 5DE: also in SE25 5SE25 5DF: also in SE25 5SE25 5DJ: also in SE25 5SE25 5DL: also in SE25 5SE25 5DN: also in SE25 5SE25 5DP: also in SE25 5SE25 5DR: also in SE25 5SE25 5DS: also in SE25 5SE25 5DT: also in SE25 5SE25 5DU: also in SE25 5SE25 5DW: also in SE25 5SE25 5DX: also in SE25 5SE25 5DY: also in SE25 5SE25 5DZ: also in SE25 5SE25 5ED: also in SE25 5SE25 5EE: also in SE25 5SE25 5EG: also in SE25 5SE25 5EH: also in SE25 5SE25 5EJ: also in SE25 5SE25 5EN: also in SE25 5SE25 5EQ: also in SE25 5SE25 5ER: also in SE25 5SE25 5ES: also in SE25 5SE25 5ET: also in SE25 5SE25 5EU: also in SE25 5SE25 5EW: also in SE25 5SE25 5EX: also in SE25 5SE25 5EY: also in SE25 5SE25 5FA: also in SE25 5SE25 5FB: also in SE25 5SE25 5FD: also in SE25 5SE25 5FJ: also in SE25 5SE25 5FL: also in SE25 5SE25 5FN: also in SE25 5SE25 5FP: also in SE25 5SE25 5FQ: also in SE25 5SE25 5FR: also in SE25 5SE25 5FT: also in SE25 5SE25 5GF: also in SE25 5SE25 5HA: also in SE25 5SE25 5HB: also in SE25 5SE25 5HD: also in SE25 5SE25 5HE: also in SE25 5SE25 5HF: also in SE25 5SE25 5HG: also in SE25 5SE25 5HH: also in SE25 5SE25 5HJ: also in SE25 5SE25 5HL: also in SE25 5SE25 5HN: also in SE25 5SE25 5HP: also in SE25 5SE25 5HQ: also in SE25 5SE25 5HR: also in SE25 5SE25 5HS: also in SE25 5SE25 5HT: also in SE25 5SE25 5HU: also in SE25 5SE25 5HW: also in SE25 5SE25 5HX: also in SE25 5SE25 5HY: also in SE25 5SE25 5HZ: also in SE25 5SE25 5JJ: also in SE25 5SE25 5JN: also in SE25 5SE25 5JP: also in SE25 5SE25 5JQ: also in SE25 5SE25 5JR: also in SE25 5SE25 5JS: also in SE25 5SE25 5JT: also in SE25 5SE25 5JU: also in SE25 5SE25 5JX: also in SE25 5SE25 5JY: also in SE25 5SE25 5JZ: also in SE25 5SE25 5LB: also in SE25 5SE25 5LD: also in SE25 5SE25 5LE: also in SE25 5SE25 5LF: also in SE25 5SE25 5LG: also in SE25 5SE25 5LS: also in SE25 5SE25 5LT: also in SE25 5SE25 5LX: also in SE25 5SE25 5NA: also in SE25 5SE25 5NB: also in SE25 5SE25 5ND: also in SE25 5SE25 5NE: also in SE25 5SE25 5NF: also in SE25 5SE25 5NG: also in SE25 5SE25 5NH: also in SE25 5SE25 5NQ: also in SE25 5SE25 5NS: also in SE25 5SE25 5NU: also in SE25 5SE25 5NW: also in SE25 5SE25 5NX: also in SE25 5SE25 5NY: also in SE25 5SE25 5PD: also in SE25 5SE25 5PE: also in SE25 5SE25 5PF: also in SE25 5SE25 5PG: also in SE25 5SE25 5PH: also in SE25 5SE25 5PJ: also in SE25 5SE25 5PL: also in SE25 5SE25 5PN: also in SE25 5SE25 5PP: also in SE25 5SE25 5PQ: also in SE25 5SE25 5PT: also in SE25 5SE25 5PU: also in SE25 5SE25 5PW: also in SE25 5SE25 5PX: also in SE25 5SE25 5PY: also in SE25 5SE25 5PZ: also in SE25 5SE25 5QA: also in SE25 5SE25 5QB: also in SE25 5SE25 5QD: also in SE25 5SE25 5QE: also in SE25 5SE25 5QF: also in SE25 5SE25 5QP: also in SE25 5SE25 5QR: also in SE25 5SE25 5QS: also in SE25 5SE25 5QT: also in SE25 5SE25 5QU: also in SE25 5SE25 5QW: also in SE25 5SE25 5RD: also in SE25 5SE25 5RE: also in SE25 5SE25 5RF: also in SE25 5SE25 5RP: also in SE25 5SE25 5RR: also in SE25 5SE25 5RS: also in SE25 5SE25 5RT: also in SE25 5SE25 5RY: also in SE25 5SE25 5RZ: also in SE25 5SE25 5SA: also in SE25 5SE25 5SD: also in SE25 5SE25 5SE: also in SE25 5SE25 5SG: also in SE25 5SE25 5WN: also in SE25 5 Woodside SE25 5RU Map of SE25 5RU and what is near it Map of SE25 5RU: its centre point, with the 163 other postcodes in the SE25 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Woodside SE25 5RU
  • SE25 5RU
  • Other postcodes in SE25 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 bus stops

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 51.3930, longitude -0.0781)

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 SE25 5RU?

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 SE25 5RU?

None of the homes and businesses at SE25 5RU can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

Croydon: 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0% can get it

Croydon: 98%

The line marks the figure across Croydon.

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 SE25 5RU?

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 SE25 5RU 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 SE25 5RU.

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 SE25 5RU: 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 SE25 5RU 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 SE25 5RU?

Homes in SE25 5 sold for a typical £376,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 86 sales, up 1.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£376,750 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£370,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1.8% on the 12 months before
  • Semi-detached £462,000 5 sales
  • Terraced £450,000 42 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £290,000 39 sales

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

Across the whole SE25 district: a typical £401,500 from 318 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 SE25 5RU

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SE25 5RU 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

What council tax band are homes near SE25 5RU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 920 homes in the neighbourhood around SE25 5RU. The largest share of them, 36%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (25%). 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 SE25 5RU

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 C, the most common, is £2,311.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (3%)£1,733
Band Babout 310 (34%)£2,022
Band Cabout 330 (36%)£2,311
Band Dabout 190 (21%)£2,600
Band Eabout 50 (5%)£3,178
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,755
Band Gwithheld£4,333
Band Hwithheld£5,200

When the homes were built

  1. 25% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 6% 1945 to 1964
  5. 24% 1965 to 1982
  6. 18% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 11% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

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 SE25 5RU is in (ONS area E01001112), 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 SE25 5RU?

The nearest open schools to SE25 5RU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SE25 5RU, 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 SE25 5RU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SE25 5RU is Norwood Junction Rail Station, 500 metres away in a straight line.

  • Norwood Junction Rail Station Railway station 500 mWalk
  • Selhurst Rail Station Railway station 700 mWalk
  • Blackhorse Lane Tram Stop Underground, metro or tram 1.1 kmWalk

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

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Heavers Farm School, 182 m away.

More stations near SE25 5RU, 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 SE25 5RU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SE25 5RU, 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 SE25 5RU?

0 within 1 km 11 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SE25 5RU, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.0 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 SE25 5RU?

The nearest to the centre of SE25 5RU, 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 SE25 5RU?

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 SE25 5RU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SE25 5RU, 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 SE25 5RU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SE25 5RU, 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 SE25 5RU?

The nearest vets to the centre of SE25 5RU 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 SE25 5RU in a conservation area?

The centre of SE25 5RU 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 SE25 5RU?

Police.uk records 615 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SE25 5RU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences198 reports
Anti-social behaviour153 reports
Other theft58 reports
Vehicle crime54 reports
Shoplifting37 reports
Drugs32 reports

Also: public order 29, burglary 24, theft from the person 9, other crime 8, robbery 7, possession of weapons 4, bicycle theft 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 SE25 5RU

Ward
South Norwood
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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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

SE25 5EX80 mCR0 6DX130 mSE25 5FA160 mSE25 5RY160 mCR0 6DW170 mSE25 5ND170 m
All of SE25

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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