Fairfield · Croydon · Croydon West constituency · 51.37668, -0.10011

CR0 1UU— Fairfield, Croydon

Location and area intelligence for CR0 1UU, Fairfield, Croydon

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Schools 100%Safety 62/100Transport 57/100Yield 3.90%

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Liveability
66
Safety
62
Schools
90
Transport
57
Environment
63
Investment
66

Location

CR0 1UU

Key facts for CR0 1UU

Full postcodeCR0 1UU
Postcode districtCR0
BoroughLondon Borough of Croydon
WardFairfield
Latitude51.376677
Longitude-0.100114
Parliamentary constituencyCroydon West
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Urban core
HighYoung professionals
ExcellentPositiveRisk: Low

London Benchmarks

vs London income-7.4% vs London avg
vs London crime+276.7% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for CR0 1UU

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How CR0 1UU has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

90

Education score

Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
★★

Primary

St Mary's Catholic Infant School

Good · 5 min walk

—

Secondary

St Mary's Catholic High School

Not yet inspected · 6 min walk

P8: +0.40A8: 39.7

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Tunstall Nursery School

Not inspected · 14 min walk

5 primaries · 2 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km

Safety

5 Jun

Crime rates and local incidents

VERY HIGH CRIME

244.8 incidents per 1,000 residents

Among London's highest crime areas
↑ Rising 55.3%

+1478% vs borough

Crime by type

Other35%
Violence & sexual offences16%
Anti-social behaviour14%
Drug offences10%
Theft10%
Robbery8%
Burglary5%
Vehicle crime1%

Stop & search

19.9

per 1,000 residents

→ Stable

trend

Road safety

100

Road safety score

0

Accidents (5yr)

Crime is +277% above London average

Note: high crime per resident is typical of central London postcodes — daytime population is often 5–10× the resident count.

Property

Prices, sales volume and market trends

⚠️

Low transaction volume — very few sales recorded. Price figures may not reflect the wider area. Treat with caution.

LHA rates — Outer South London

Shared room£569/mo
1 bedroom£950/mo
2 bedrooms£1200/mo
3 bedrooms£1500/mo
4 bedrooms£1950/mo

Current mortgage rates

2-year fixed4.58%
5-year fixed4.32%
SVR7.25%

Bank of England (monthly average)

Affordability

Energy & construction

Solar yield850 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitableYes
EPC upgrade costMedium

BCIS London average 2024. Excludes land value. Use for building insurance sum insured guidance only.

Council tax band Band CAnnual charge £1,852
Price growth potentialModerate

Transport

1 May

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL 5

Very Good

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Above London average
🚂
West Croydon→ London Bridge· 9 tph
18 min

Nearby stations

🚃
Wellesley Road Tram StopTram
3 min walk
🚇
West Croydon Rail StationSouthern · Windrush
3 min walk
🚂
West CroydonNational Rail
3 min walk
🚃
West Croydon Tram StopTram
3 min walk
🚃
Centrale Tram StopTram
4 min walk
🚌9 bus routes · 10 stops within 400m · 571 buses/hr peak

73

Walkability score

92

Footpaths (500m)

0

Santander docks (800m)

Central London commute times

London Bridge ★41 min
Victoria50 min ↑
Waterloo48 min ↑
Canary Wharf54 min ↑
City53 min ↑

▎ marker = outer-London average per hub. ↓ green = below average. ↑ orange = above average. ≈ grey = at average. · Source: TfL Journey Planner (sector-level)

Parking & EV

Car parks, spaces and charging points

29

Car parks (800m)

5

EV chargers (800m)

Nearest car park91m
Santander docks (800m)0
Nearest cycle dock5.9 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Whitgift Car Park
91m
🅿️
Allders
199m
🅿️
Centrale
293m
🅿️
Ruskin Square· no
351m
🅿️
Ruskin Square plots E-F
417m
🅿️
Surrey Street
492m
🅿️
Jubilee Bridge
502m
🅿️
Lidl
557m
🅿️
Wandle Road· yes
714m
🅿️
Stubbs Mead Car Pound
732m

Connectivity

Broadband and mobile coverage

0%

Full fibre

0%

Gigabit

100%

5G outdoor

100%

4G outdoor

Mobile operators

EEO2VodafoneThree
Avg download speed20 Mbps
Median download20 Mbps
Superfast coverage0%
All operators 5G75%

Broadband providers

BTSkyTalkTalkVodafoneVirgin Media

Environment

22 Apr

Flood risk, air quality and noise

Flood riskLOW
Low
Minimal flood risk
Surface waterNONE
No assessed surface water flood risk
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 18.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³
Better than 92% of London
NoiseMEDIUM
road
MODERATE
Radon riskLOW
2% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCCZ: 12.3 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB1% green spaceTree canopy: 10%
Less green space than 97% of London

Nearest SSSI: Croham Hurst SSSI — 3.1 km

Energy

Solar: 850 kWh/kWp/yrHeat pump: SuitableEPC upgrade: Medium

Ground stability

Geology: SAND AND GRAVEL

Subsidence risk: Low

Shrink-swell: Low

Running sand risk: Medium

Landslide records (2km): None recorded

Insurance risk

Standard

Cost band

Low

Flood risk

Low

Subsidence risk

0.5%

Flood claim prob.

Climate

Local weather conditions and energy potential

1,530 hrs/yr

Sunshine

595 mm/yr

Rainfall

22.9°C

Summer avg

3.0°C

Winter avg

Solar yield850.4 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitableYes
EPC upgrade costMedium

Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020

Health

GP, dental and hospital access

GREENSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

26 LENNARD ROAD, CR0 2UL

6 min walk

75%

Recommend GP

75%

Overall GP experience

9

GPs within 1km

14

Dentists within 1km

4

Care homes (1km)

Nearest A&ECROYDON HEALTH SERVICES NHS TRUST · 1.5 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%65.3%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

41

Parks (1km)

111

Restaurants (800m)

35

Cafes (800m)

2

Pubs (400m)

5

Pharmacies (800m)

9

Gyms (1km)

10

Sports (1km)

2

Convenience

Nearest supermarketAbad Halal Supermarket · 362 m
1 tennis courts1 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

3

Nightclubs

5

Late-night venues

C

0

Libraries (1km)

1

Cinemas (2km)

1.3km

Post office

Nearby shops

Le Petit Pain227 m
Co-op Food287 m
Tesco Express332 m
R & B Foster332 m

Nearby cafes

Costa176 m
Starbucks191 m
The Lunch Box209 m
Chai Corner247 m

Nearby restaurants

McDonald's90 m
Chopstix129 m
Pizza Hut182 m
Greggs192 m

Nearby pubs

The Old Fox And Hounds273 m
The George295 m
Slug and Lettuce383 m
The Milan Bar407 m

Nearby gyms

Totstars Academy229 m
PureGym350 m
The Gym409 m
MYPT Cycle414 m

Nearby pharmacies

Superdrug58 m
Boots58 m
Osbon Pharmacy369 m
Allcorn Chemist757 m

Nearby health

All Clear Dental Centre276 m
Banning Dental394 m
Edridge Road Community Health Centre685 m
Friends' Road Medical707 m
Food hygiene (5-star)66% of 336

Business

Local businesses registered here

Active businesses
0
New (last 12 months)
0
Dissolved (last 12 months)
0
Industry diversity
0
3yr survival rate
100.0%
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)
328

High street

A

High street health

Investment

Investment grade, yield and market outlook

66

Investment score

Good

Score reflects rental yield, demand & liquidity — not capital appreciation. See Price growth potential below.

Avg monthly rent
£1,250London avg: £1,950/mo
Gross yield
3.90% (average)London avg: 3.8%Above average yield
Gentrification score39/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Above average for outer London — neighbourhood in transition328

Rental market

Very High

Demand

Very Low

Void risk

Young professional

Tenant profile

+4.2%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Future outlook

45

Price growth score

C
High

Development pressure

High

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumActive regeneration zone

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score0/100
Bakerloo Extension route6,468m
Crossrail 2 route8,901m

Demographics

22 Apr

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 3/10

More deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

More deprived than average

Rank: 9,731 nationally

1,307

Est. population

11,702/km²

76%

Employed

59%

Degree educated

£38,900

Median income

10.5%

Claimant rate

Urban coreHigh densityYoung professionals

11

Community stability

Age profile

17%
50%
24%
Under 1817%
18–3450%
35–4924%
50–649%
65+1%

Tenure

77%
Own outright2%
Own (mortgage)6%
Private rent77%
Social rent12%
Shared ownership3%
Rent free0%

Ethnicity

15%
21%
22%
26%
White British15%
White Other21%
Asian22%
Black26%
Mixed10%
Other6%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional47%
Routine / semi-routine17%
No car household78%
Unemployed9%
No qualifications8%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent77%
Social rent12%

vs. London

Income vs London-7.4%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
No
Article 4 area
No
Listed buildings (800m)
35
Live planning apps (800m)
3
Development activity
low
Residential apps (800m)
2
Commercial apps (800m)
2
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (3 years)
12
Borough approval rate
69%
Opportunity area
Croydon
CIL rate (residential)
£110/m²
Coal mining risk area
No
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)
0
Regeneration status
Active
Regeneration investment
£5.3bn
Est. completion
2040

Housing pipeline (800m)

Homes approved
2
Under construction
0
Completed (3yr)
1241
Largest scheme
937 homes · Land Adjacent To Croydon College College Road Croydon, CR0 1PF
Pipeline pressure
LOW

Named schemes (500m)

Saffron Square, Saffron Square, Wellesley Road, Croydon, CR0755 homes
completed
Delta Point, Delta Point, Wellesley Road, Croydon, CR9 2YJ404 homes
completed
Queens Hall Car Park and 6-44, Queens Hall Car Park and 6-44, Station Road, Poplar Walk, Croydon, CR0232 homes
completed
20 - 26, 20 - 26, Wellesley Road, Walpole Road, Croydon, CR9 2UL197 homes
completed
Exchange Court, 3, Exchange Court, 3, Bedford Park, Croydon, CR9 2ZL134 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Green
Ward majority vote
12.5%
Ward turnout
24%
Election year
2022
MP
Sarah Jones (Labour)
MP majority
14,226
Constituency
Croydon West

Councillors

Ria PatelGreen
Chris ClarkLabour
Esther SuttonGreen

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CR0 1UU offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding) — a strong choice for Most buyers.

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Data freshness

When each data source was last updated

83%

Confidence score

10/12

Pillars populated

High reliability
gp1 May
cqc8 May
imd24 Apr
lha18 Apr
tfl1 May
prow21 Apr
ptal17 Apr
seed17 Apr
crime5 Jun
flood22 Apr
noise24 Apr
radon18 Apr
census25 Apr
mobile18 Apr
nhs ae5 Jun
sports18 Apr
parking4 May
schools1 May
streets18 Apr
planning1 Jun
amenities4 May
broadband18 Apr
buildings18 Apr
bus stops4 May
elections18 Apr
ethnicity7 Jun
gp survey18 Apr
green belt18 Apr
parliament19 Apr
tfl cycles2 May
air quality19 May
bgs geology18 Apr
councillors18 Apr
dfe schools18 Apr
fsa hygiene1 May
green space22 Apr
demographics22 Apr
voa property24 Apr
bgs landslide18 Apr
bus frequency7 Jun
national rail1 May
rail services21 Apr
rental market2 Jun
claimant count18 Apr
water provider9 Jun
housing pipeline18 Apr
population density18 Apr

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