South Croydon · Croydon · Croydon South constituency · 51.35161, -0.09552
CR2 0PS— South Croydon, Croydon Location and area intelligence for CR2 0PS, South Croydon, Croydon Top-rated schools set this area apart
Schools 100% Safety 81/100 Transport 43/100 Low yield 3.00%
Best for: Families, Owner-occupiers
Exceptional for families — top safety and school scores
CR2 0PS 66 Liveability 81 Safety 43 Transport
Families Schools, safety, green space, family amenities Match: Strong Professionals Commute, connectivity, restaurants, gyms Match: Weak Investors Yield, gentrification, liquidity, pipeline Match: Weak First-time buyers Affordability, mortgage, stamp duty, value Match: Moderate Key facts for CR2 0PS Full postcode CR2 0PS
Postcode district CR2
Borough London Borough of Croydon
Ward South Croydon
Latitude 51.351612
Longitude -0.095522
Parliamentary constituency Croydon South
Country England
Region Greater London
Area Profile & Benchmarks Area identity and London comparisons
Area Identity
Suburban
High Established mixed
Excellent Neutral Risk: Medium
London Benchmarks
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🎓 School Smart 🔒 Very Safe
“Top-rated schools set this area apart”
Schools 18 Apr Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings
Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
★★
Primary
Purley Oaks Primary School
Good · 2 min walk
KS2: 103.4
★★
Secondary
Harris Academy Purley
Good · 11 min walk
P8: +0.29 A8: 47.9
100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding
Childcare
Childcare
Purley Nursery School
Not inspected · 21 min walk
5 primaries · 1 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km
Safety 5 Jun Crime rates and local incidents
LOW CRIME
30.4 incidents per 1,000 residents
↑ Rising 28.9% from a low base — still below London average
+96% vs borough
Crime by type
Violence & sexual offences 22%
Crime is 53% 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.
EPC breakdown
Based on 40 properties · Confidence: high
Street mix
Semi 58% Terraced 42%
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 852 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitable Yes
EPC upgrade cost Medium
Rebuild cost estimate £175,000
Rebuild cost per m² £2,500/m²
BCIS London average 2024. Excludes land value. Use for building insurance sum insured guidance only.
Construction era 1900-1929
Walls Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)
Roof Pitched, 100 mm loft insulation
Heating fuel mains gas (not community)
Glazing Fully double glazed
Council tax band Band C Annual charge £1,852
Price growth potential Low
Transport 1 May Public transport accessibility and links
🚂 Sanderstead → Victoria · 7 tph
27 min Nearby stations
🚂 Sanderstead National Rail
5 min walk 🚃 Lloyd Park Tram Stop Tram
22 min walk 🚃 George Street Tram Stop Tram
31 min walk 🚃 Church Street Tram Stop Tram
32 min walk 🚃 East Croydon Tram Stop Tram
32 min walk 🚌 2 bus routes · 5 stops within 400m · 13 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 334m
Santander docks (800m) 0
Nearest cycle dock 7.7 km
Nearby car parks
🅿️ Sanderstead Station Parking
334m
Connectivity Broadband and mobile coverage
Mobile operators
EE O2 Vodafone Three
Avg download speed 500 Mbps
Median download 450 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: 9.0 µg/m³ Noise NONE
rail · Rail Lden: 70 dB Radon risk MEDIUM
4% of local properties affected ULEZ zone · £12.50/day CCZ: 15.1 km away ✗ Not Green Belt ✗ Not AONB 10% green space Tree canopy: 10%
Nearest SSSI: Croham Hurst SSSI — 1.1 km
Energy
Solar: 852 kWh/kWp/yr Heat pump: Suitable EPC upgrade: Medium
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 851.9 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitable Yes
EPC upgrade cost Medium
Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020
Health GP, dental and hospital access
PARKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE
27 WYCHE GROVE, CR2 6EX
3 min walk
Nearest hospital Purley War Memorial Hospital · 1.8 km
Nearest A&E CROYDON HEALTH SERVICES NHS TRUST · 4.3 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68% 65.3%
Amenities Shops, restaurants, parks and more
Nearest supermarket Abad Halal Supermarket · 2.5 km
8 tennis courts 1 sports halls
Nearby shops
Star Food & Wine 205 m
Premier Convenience Store 235 m
Londis 236 m
Holts 266 m
Nearby cafes
The Little Coffee Shop 103 m
Elly's Cafe 233 m
Today's Cafe 285 m
Grao De Cafe 325 m
Nearby restaurants
Small Dragon 202 m
Papa John's 203 m
Rupali 208 m
Gurkha Spice 215 m
Nearby pubs
The Purley Arms 220 m
The Crown & Sceptre 876 m
The Croham Arms 1.2 km
Nearby gyms
St. Paul's Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club 328 m
Nearby health
Parkside Group Practice 200 m
Oak Tree Dental Practice 202 m
Brighton Road Dental Care 282 m
Blue Dental 515 m
Food hygiene (5-star) 57% of 76
Business Local businesses registered here
Dissolved (last 12 months) 0
Right-to-buy sales (5yr) 328
High street
A High street health
Registered businesses
HOUSE OF HORSA LTD
RED ROOT PICTURES LTD
SUNFLOWER FMCG SOLUTIONS LTD
VERSALOCKSMITHS LTD
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 3.00% (average) London avg: 3.8% Gentrification score 20/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Above average for outer London — neighbourhood in transition 328
Rental market
Mixed owner / renter Tenant profile
Future outlook
Infrastructure pipeline
Infrastructure score 0/100
Bakerloo Extension route 7,828m
Crossrail 2 route 10,933m
Demographics 22 Apr Population, deprivation and income
Decile 6/10
Around average
Index of Multiple Deprivation
Rank: 19,174 nationally
1,612
Est. population
7,975/km²
Suburban High density Established mixed
Employment & lifestyle
Managerial / professional 46%
Routine / semi-routine 14%
No car household 25%
Unemployed 4%
No qualifications 10%
Housing tenure (Census 2021)
Planning Conservation areas and development
CIL rate (residential) £110/m²
Japanese knotweed sites (400m) 0
Housing pipeline (800m)
Largest scheme 79 homes · 443A Brighton Road
South Croydon
CR2 6EU, CR2 6EU
Named schemes (500m)
14-40, 14-40, Sanderstead Road, South Croydon, CR2 0AP 42 homes
completed BMW House 375-401, BMW House 375-401, Brighton Road, South Croydon, CR2 6ES 42 homes
completed BMW House, 375-401, BMW House, 375-401, Brighton Road, South Croydon, CR2 6ES 39 homes
completed Sanderstead Road Car Park, Sanderstead Road Car Park, Sanderstead Road, South Croydon, CR2 29 homes
completed 281-289, 281-289, Brighton Road, South Croydon, CR2 6EQ 28 homes
completed
Politics Local councillors and MP
Ward majority Conservative
MP Chris Philp (Conservative)
Constituency Croydon South
Councillors
Maria Gatland Conservative
Jason Stephen Perry Conservative
Michael Anthony Neal Conservative
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The bottom line
CR2 0PS offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding), low crime and fast broadband — strong value for Families and Owner-occupiers who can accept its trade-offs.
The catch: 46 min to london bridge — above average for this zone.
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
noise 24 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
street profile 8 Jun
water provider 9 Jun
companies house 18 Apr
housing pipeline 18 Apr
population density 18 Apr
Trusted official data sources Office for
National Statistics