Fairfield · Croydon · Croydon West constituency · 51.38100, -0.09357
CR0 2FN— Fairfield, Croydon Location and area intelligence for CR0 2FN, Fairfield, Croydon Top-rated schools set this area apart
Schools 100% Safety 77/100 Transport 37/100 Yield 3.90%
Balanced area — no standout strengths or weaknesses
CR0 2FN 63 Liveability 77 Safety 37 Transport
Families Schools, safety, green space, family amenities Match: Strong Professionals Commute, connectivity, restaurants, gyms Match: Weak Investors Yield, gentrification, liquidity, pipeline Match: Strong First-time buyers Affordability, mortgage, stamp duty, value Match: Moderate Key facts for CR0 2FN Full postcode CR0 2FN
Postcode district CR0
Borough London Borough of Croydon
Ward Fairfield
Latitude 51.381005
Longitude -0.093569
Parliamentary constituency Croydon West
Country England
Region Greater London
Area Profile & Benchmarks Area identity and London comparisons
Area Identity
Suburban
Very high Renters
Excellent Positive Risk: Low
London Benchmarks
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🎓 School Smart
“Top-rated schools set this area apart”
Schools 18 Apr Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings
Good for families
★ Top school within 1km
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Primary
St. Mary's Catholic Junior School
Not yet inspected · 2 min walk
KS2: 108.8
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Secondary
St Mary's Catholic High School
Not yet inspected · 4 min walk
P8: +0.40 A8: 39.7
100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding
Childcare
★★
Childcare
Selhurst Nursery School and Children's Centre
Good · 13 min walk
7 primaries · 3 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km
Safety 5 Jun Crime rates and local incidents
MEDIUM CRIME
79.7 incidents per 1,000 residents
↑ Rising 87.3% +414% vs borough
Crime by type
Violence & sexual offences 22%
Crime is +23% 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.
EPC breakdown
Based on 5 properties · Confidence: low
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 fixed 4.58%
5-year fixed 4.32%
SVR 7.25%
Bank of England (monthly average)
Energy & construction
Solar yield 850 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitable Yes
EPC upgrade cost Low
Rebuild cost estimate £275,750
Rebuild cost per m² £2,500/m²
BCIS London average 2024. Excludes land value. Use for building insurance sum insured guidance only.
Construction era NO DATA!
Walls Average thermal transmittance 0.29 W/m?K
Roof Average thermal transmittance 0.10 W/m?K
Heating fuel mains gas - this is for backwards compatibility only and should not be used
Glazing High performance glazing
Council tax band Band C Annual charge £1,852
Price growth potential Low
Transport 1 May Public transport accessibility and links
🚂 East Croydon → London Bridge · 16 tph
15 min Nearby stations
🚃 West Croydon Tram Stop Tram
8 min walk 🚂 East Croydon National Rail
8 min walk 🚃 Wellesley Road Tram Stop Tram
9 min walk 🚃 East Croydon Tram Stop Tram
9 min walk 🚇 West Croydon Rail Station Southern · Windrush
9 min walk 🚌 6 bus routes · 7 stops within 400m · 15 buses/hr peak
Central London commute times
▎ 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
Nearest car park 166m
Santander docks (800m) 0
Nearest cycle dock 5.7 km
Nearby car parks
🅿️ Cherry Orchard Garden Centre
166m 🅿️ Ruskin Square plots E-F
367m
Connectivity Broadband and mobile coverage
Mobile operators
EE O2 Vodafone Three
Avg download speed 100 Mbps
Median download 165 Mbps
Superfast coverage 100%
All operators 5G 75%
Broadband providers
BT Sky TalkTalk Vodafone Virgin Media
Environment 22 Apr Flood risk, air quality and noise
Surface water NONE
No assessed surface water flood risk Air quality LOW
NO₂: 18.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³ Radon risk LOW
0.5% of local properties affected ULEZ zone · £12.50/day CCZ: 11.9 km away ✗ Not Green Belt ✗ Not AONB 3% green space Tree canopy: 10%
Nearest SSSI: Croham Hurst SSSI — 3.3 km
Energy
Solar: 850 kWh/kWp/yr Heat pump: Suitable EPC upgrade: Low
Ground stability
Geology: SAND AND GRAVEL
Subsidence risk: Low
Shrink-swell: Low
Running sand risk: Medium
Landslide records (2km): None recorded
Climate Local weather conditions and energy potential
Solar yield 850.4 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitable Yes
EPC upgrade cost Low
Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020
Health GP, dental and hospital access
ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE
189A ST. JAMES'S ROAD, CR0 2BZ
1 min walk
Nearest A&E CROYDON HEALTH SERVICES NHS TRUST · 1.4 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68% 65.3%
Amenities Shops, restaurants, parks and more
Nearest supermarket Cooperative Food · 494 m
Nearby shops
St. James Market 92 m
S & S Food & Wine 93 m
S D Mehta Newsagents 93 m
Lower Addiscombe Meat & Grocery Shop 347 m
Nearby cafes
2 Brothers Cafe 89 m
Tota Cafe 392 m
Moliceino 417 m
Casablanca 421 m
Nearby restaurants
Mei Fo House 307 m
The Banana Leaf 323 m
Marmaris Grill 370 m
Newroz Grill 382 m
Nearby pubs
The Windmill 110 m
Bedford Tavern 267 m
The Orchard 405 m
Ye Olde Clocktower 495 m
Nearby gyms
The Gym 782 m
Totstars Academy 892 m
MYPT Cycle 926 m
MYPT Therapy 938 m
Nearby pharmacies
Allcorn Chemist 95 m
Croychem Pharmacy 414 m
Boots 666 m
Superdrug 709 m
Nearby health
St. James Medical Centre 110 m
Orchard Dental Practice 451 m
Banning Dental 497 m
Dr Shah and Partners 516 m
Food hygiene (5-star) 61% of 163
Business Local businesses registered here
Dissolved (last 12 months) 0
Right-to-buy sales (5yr) 328
High street
A High street health
Investment Investment grade, yield and market outlook
Score reflects rental yield, demand & liquidity — not capital appreciation. See Price growth potential below.
Avg monthly rent £1,250 London avg: £1,950/mo
Gross yield 3.90% (average) London avg: 3.8% Gentrification score 26/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Above average for outer London — neighbourhood in transition 328
Rental market
Mixed / transient Tenant profile
Future outlook
Active regeneration zone
Infrastructure pipeline
Infrastructure score 0/100
Bakerloo Extension route 5,822m
Crossrail 2 route 9,034m
Demographics 22 Apr Population, deprivation and income
Decile 3/10
More deprived than average
Index of Multiple Deprivation
Rank: 8,880 nationally
1,480
Est. population
16,515/km²
Suburban Very high density Renters
Employment & lifestyle
Managerial / professional 37%
Routine / semi-routine 19%
No car household 57%
Unemployed 5%
No qualifications 16%
Housing tenure (Census 2021)
Planning Conservation areas and development
Live planning apps (800m) 3
Major developments (800m) 0
CIL rate (residential) £110/m²
Japanese knotweed sites (400m) 0
Regeneration status Active
Regeneration investment £5.3bn
Housing pipeline (800m)
Largest scheme 755 homes · Saffron Square, Saffron Square, Wellesley Road, Croydon, CR0
Named schemes (500m)
Land Adjacent To East Croydon Station And At, Land Adjacent To East Croydon Station And At, Cherry Orchard Road, Cherry Orchard Gardens, Billington Hill, Croydon, CR0 6BT 456 homes
completed Galaxy House, 41, Galaxy House, 41, Cherry Orchard Road, Croydon, CR9 6BY 290 homes
completed Land adjacent to East Croydon Station, Ruskin Square phase 1, Land adjacent to East Croydon Station, Ruskin Square phase 1, Dingwall Road, Lansdowne Road, Croydon, CR0 161 homes
completed 54-60, 54-60, Sydenham Road, Tripod House, Lansdowne Road, Croydon, CR0 2BN 86 homes
completed 7, 7, BEDFORD PARK, CR0 2AQ 83 homes
completed
Politics Local councillors and MP
Councillors
Ria Patel Green
Chris Clark Labour
Esther Sutton Green
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The bottom line
CR0 2FN offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding) and low crime — a strong choice for Families.
Less suited to Car-free commuters.
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Data freshness When each data source was last updated
gp 1 May
cqc 8 May
epc 18 Apr
imd 24 Apr
lha 18 Apr
tfl 1 May
prow 21 Apr
ptal 17 Apr
seed 17 Apr
crime 5 Jun
flood 22 Apr
radon 18 Apr
census 25 Apr
mobile 18 Apr
nhs ae 5 Jun
sports 18 Apr
parking 4 May
schools 1 May
streets 18 Apr
planning 1 Jun
amenities 4 May
broadband 18 Apr
buildings 18 Apr
bus stops 4 May
elections 18 Apr
ethnicity 7 Jun
gp survey 18 Apr
green belt 18 Apr
parliament 19 Apr
tfl cycles 2 May
air quality 19 May
bgs geology 18 Apr
councillors 18 Apr
dfe schools 18 Apr
fsa hygiene 1 May
green space 22 Apr
demographics 22 Apr
voa property 24 Apr
bgs landslide 18 Apr
bus frequency 7 Jun
national rail 1 May
rail services 21 Apr
rental market 2 Jun
claimant count 18 Apr
water provider 9 Jun
housing pipeline 18 Apr
population density 18 Apr
Trusted official data sources Office for
National Statistics