Selhurst · Croydon · Croydon West constituency · 51.39412, -0.09202

CR0 2LT— Selhurst, Croydon

Location and area intelligence for CR0 2LT, Selhurst, Croydon

The practical family move

 

Schools 88%Safety 83/100Transport 45/100Yield 3.90%⚠ Knotweed sites nearby

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Liveability
54
Safety
83
Schools
90
Transport
45
Environment
59
Investment
55

Location

CR0 2LT

Key facts for CR0 2LT

Full postcodeCR0 2LT
Postcode districtCR0
BoroughLondon Borough of Croydon
WardSelhurst
Latitude51.394118
Longitude-0.092018
Parliamentary constituencyCroydon West
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Inner city
HighSocially diverse / deprived
ExcellentNeutralRisk: Medium

London Benchmarks

vs London income-14.3% vs London avg
vs London crime-90.9% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for CR0 2LT

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How CR0 2LT has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

90

Education score

Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
★★

Primary

Whitehorse Manor Infant School

Good · 3 min walk

—

Secondary

St Mary's Catholic High School

Not yet inspected · 19 min walk

P8: +0.40A8: 39.7

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

★★

Childcare

Thornton Heath Nursery School

Good · 5 min walk

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

Safety

5 Jun

Crime rates and local incidents

LOW CRIME

5.9 incidents per 1,000 residents

Top 5% — safest in London
↑ Rising 12.5%

from a low base — still below London average

-62% vs borough

Crime by type

Anti-social behaviour44%
Other44%
Violence & sexual offences11%
Drug offences0%
Theft0%
Robbery0%
Vehicle crime0%
Burglary0%

Road safety

100

Road safety score

0

Accidents (5yr)

Crime is 91% below London average

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.

Avg floor area55.6 m²

EPC breakdown

C
6%
D
6%

Based on 12 properties · Confidence: medium

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 costLow
Rebuild cost estimate£139,000
Rebuild cost per m²£2,500/m²

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

Construction era1950-1966
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)
Roof(another dwelling above)
Heating fuelmains gas (not community)
GlazingFully double glazed
Council tax band Band CAnnual charge £1,852
Price growth potentialLow

Transport

1 May

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL 3

Moderate

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Below London average
🚂
Selhurst→ Victoria· 7 tph
27 min

Nearby stations

🚂
SelhurstNational Rail
4 min walk
🚇
Norwood Junction Rail StationSouthern · Thameslink
15 min walk
🚃
West Croydon Tram StopTram
23 min walk
🚃
Blackhorse Lane Tram StopTram
23 min walk
🚇
West Croydon Rail StationWindrush · Southern
24 min walk
🚌3 bus routes · 4 stops within 400m · 8 buses/hr peak

25

Walkability score

38

Footpaths (500m)

0

Santander docks (800m)

4.9 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

London Bridge ★44 min
Victoria54 min ↑
Waterloo54 min ↑
Canary Wharf56 min ↑
City57 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

9

Car parks (800m)

0

EV chargers (800m)

Nearest car park259m
Santander docks (800m)0
Nearest cycle dock4.9 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Shoppers· yes
581m
🅿️
Lidl
746m

Connectivity

Broadband and mobile coverage

100%

Full fibre

100%

Gigabit

100%

5G outdoor

100%

4G outdoor

Mobile operators

EEO2VodafoneThree
Avg download speed500 Mbps
Median download450 Mbps
Superfast coverage100%
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: 27.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³
Better than 80% of London
NoiseNONE
rail · Rail Lden: 70 dB
SEVERE
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCCZ: 10.4 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB18% green spaceTree canopy: 10%
Above average green space

Nearest SSSI: Croham Hurst SSSI — 4.7 km

Energy

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

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 costLow

Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020

Health

GP, dental and hospital access

THORNTON HEATH MEDICAL CENTRE

61A GILLETT ROAD, CR7 8RL

6 min walk

74%

Recommend GP

74%

Overall GP experience

14

GPs within 1km

0

Dentists within 1km

3

Care homes (1km)

Nearest A&ECROYDON HEALTH SERVICES NHS TRUST · 1.3 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%65.3%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

21

Parks (1km)

2

Restaurants (800m)

2

Cafes (800m)

1

Pubs (400m)

0

Pharmacies (800m)

1

Gyms (1km)

1

Sports (1km)

3

Convenience

Nearest supermarketFoodland Supermarket · 1.1 km
1 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

1

Late-night venues

E

0

Libraries (1km)

0

Cinemas (2km)

412m

Post office

Nearby shops

Brasileiro120 m
Whitehorse Stores123 m
Mayuran Mini Market216 m
Costcutter413 m

Nearby cafes

Double Egg Café160 m
Station Cafe376 m
Din er's Delight Cafe661 m
Costa668 m

Nearby restaurants

Morley's183 m
Blue and Orange Café Bar602 m
Sugar & Spice710 m
Jam Rock713 m

Nearby pubs

Duke of Cambridge83 m
Pawsons Arms331 m
Clifton Arms478 m
White Horse582 m

Nearby gyms

Thornton Heath Leisure Centre655 m

Nearby pharmacies

Superdrug680 m

Nearby health

Thornton Heath Health Centre441 m
Mersham Medical Centre1.2 km
Food hygiene (5-star)44% of 101

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

55

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 score12/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Above average for outer London — neighbourhood in transition328

Rental market

High

Demand

Low

Void risk

Mixed / transient

Tenant profile

+4.2%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Future outlook

9.6

Price growth score

E
Low

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score0/100
Bakerloo Extension route5,069m
Crossrail 2 route8,442m

Demographics

22 Apr

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 2/10

Most deprived areas

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Among London's most deprived areas

Rank: 4,445 nationally

1,510

Est. population

8,925/km²

61%

Employed

31%

Degree educated

£36,000

Median income

9.3%

Claimant rate

Inner cityHigh densitySocially diverse / deprived

40

Community stability

Age profile

32%
19%
26%
16%
Under 1832%
18–3419%
35–4926%
50–6416%
65+7%

Tenure

25%
27%
38%
Own outright11%
Own (mortgage)25%
Private rent27%
Social rent38%
Shared ownership0%
Rent free0%

Ethnicity

18%
18%
42%
White British18%
White Other9%
Asian18%
Black42%
Mixed8%
Other4%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional23%
Routine / semi-routine26%
No car household46%
Unemployed7%
No qualifications17%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Social rent38%
Private rent27%

vs. London

Income vs London-14.3%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
No
Article 4 area
No
Listed buildings (800m)
4
Live planning apps (800m)
3
Development activity
low
Residential apps (800m)
2
Commercial apps (800m)
0
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (3 years)
4
Borough approval rate
69%
Opportunity area
No
CIL rate (residential)
£110/m²
Coal mining risk area
No
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)
1

Housing pipeline (800m)

Homes approved
0
Under construction
0
Completed (3yr)
15
Largest scheme
45 homes · FORMER SELHURST RESERVOIR, FORMER SELHURST RESERVOIR, GRANGE ROAD, CR4
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

226, 226, Whitehorse Road, CR0 2LB38 homes
completed
LADY EDRIDGE SCHOOL, LADY EDRIDGE SCHOOL, CLIFTON ROAD, CR3 2D30 homes
completed
1-1a, 1-1a, Mayo Road, Croydon, CR0 2QP14 homes
completed
113, 113, HOLMESDALE ROAD, SE25 6JH11 homes
completed
Land East of 22-32, Land East of 22-32, Northbrook Road, CR0 2QL11 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Labour
Ward majority vote
26.7%
Ward turnout
26%
Election year
2022
MP
Sarah Jones (Labour)
MP majority
14,226
Constituency
Croydon West

Councillors

Catherine Maud WilsonLabour
Mohammed Amirul IslamLabour

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The bottom line

CR0 2LT offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding), low crime and fast broadband — strong value for Families who can accept its trade-offs.

The catch: 1 Japanese knotweed site within 400m — may affect mortgage applications.

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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
epc18 Apr
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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