Fairfield · Croydon · Croydon West constituency · 51.36923, -0.10001

CR9 1DF— Fairfield, Croydon

Location and area intelligence for CR9 1DF, Fairfield, Croydon

The practical family move

 

Schools 100%Safety 78/100Transport 47/100Low yield 0.04%

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Balanced area — no standout strengths or weaknesses

Liveability
69
Safety
78
Schools
60
Transport
47
Environment
64
Investment
47

Location

CR9 1DF

Key facts for CR9 1DF

Full postcodeCR9 1DF
Postcode districtCR9
BoroughLondon Borough of Croydon
WardFairfield
Latitude51.369230
Longitude-0.100006
Parliamentary constituencyCroydon West
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Urban core
Very highYoung professionals
ExcellentNeutralRisk: Low

London Benchmarks

vs London crime-13.2% vs London avg

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🛡️Crime & SafetyCrime rate, trends & breakdown by type🎓SchoolsOfsted ratings, exam scores & distances🏠Rental MarketAverage rents, demand & void risk

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Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

60

Education score

Good for families
★ Top school within 1km
—

Primary

Heathfield Academy

Not yet inspected · 6 min walk

KS2: 110.1

—

Secondary

St Mary's Catholic High School

Not yet inspected · 16 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 · 19 min walk

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

Safety

5 Jun

Crime rates and local incidents

MEDIUM CRIME

56.4 incidents per 1,000 residents

Better than 57% of London
↑ Rising 85.4%

+264% vs borough

Crime by type

Other33%
Violence & sexual offences25%
Anti-social behaviour18%
Vehicle crime9%
Theft5%
Drug offences4%
Burglary4%
Robbery1%

Stop & search

3.7

per 1,000 residents

→ Stable

trend

Road safety

98

Road safety score

2

Accidents (5yr)

Crime is 13% 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.

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 yield847 kWh/kWp/yr

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
Below London average
🚂
South Croydon

Nearby stations

🚃
George Street Tram StopTram
7 min walk
🚃
Church Street Tram StopTram
7 min walk
🚃
Wellesley Road Tram StopTram
9 min walk
🚃
Centrale Tram StopTram
10 min walk
🚃
Reeves Corner Tram StopTram
10 min walk
🚌1 bus routes · 4 stops within 400m · 28 buses/hr peak

66

Walkability score

140

Footpaths (500m)

0

Santander docks (800m)

Central London commute times

London Bridge ★41 min
Victoria48 min ↑
Waterloo46 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

26

Car parks (800m)

1

EV chargers (800m)

Nearest car park56m
Santander docks (800m)0
Nearest cycle dock6.4 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Wandle Road· yes
138m
🅿️
Wandle Road
190m
🅿️
Spice's Yard
352m
🅿️
Surrey Street
392m
🅿️
Allders
651m
🅿️
Centrale
720m
🅿️
Jubilee Bridge
776m

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 waterLOW
Low
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 18.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³
Better than 92% of London
NoiseLOW
none
Quieter than 70% of London
Radon riskLOW
2% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCCZ: 13.1 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB4% green spaceTree canopy: 10%
Less green space than 80% of London

Nearest SSSI: Croham Hurst SSSI — 2.4 km

Energy

Solar: 847 kWh/kWp/yr

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 yield847.4 kWh/kWp/yr

Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020

Health

GP, dental and hospital access

CROYDON GP COLLABORATIVE

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE, IMPACT HOUSE, 2 EDRIDGE ROAD, CR0 1FE

2 min walk

4

GPs within 1km

10

Dentists within 1km

5

Care homes (1km)

Nearest A&ECROYDON HEALTH SERVICES NHS TRUST · 2.3 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%65.3%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

56

Parks (1km)

96

Restaurants (800m)

30

Cafes (800m)

16

Pubs (400m)

3

Pharmacies (800m)

9

Gyms (1km)

13

Sports (1km)

5

Convenience

Nearest supermarketAbad Halal Supermarket · 510 m
4 tennis courts1 swimming pools1 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

3

Nightclubs

19

Late-night venues

B

0

Libraries (1km)

1

Cinemas (2km)

1.9km

Post office

Nearby shops

Mleczko Delikatsey243 m
Surrey News253 m
Bridge General Stores285 m
Mediterranean Food Centre333 m

Nearby cafes

Crushed Bean211 m
TMRW & Byte Cafe226 m
Ludoquist258 m
Cafe Havana298 m

Nearby restaurants

Tops Pizza24 m
Paratha Inn40 m
The Tava Shop49 m
Atesh Restaurant90 m

Nearby pubs

Crown And Pepper22 m
The Bull's Head87 m
The Royal Standard138 m
Funhouse164 m

Nearby gyms

F45 Training229 m
Virgin Active420 m
Reformer Club by MyPT442 m
MYPT Therapy446 m

Nearby pharmacies

Osbon Pharmacy627 m
Superdrug632 m
Boots801 m

Nearby health

Edridge Road Community Health Centre175 m
Friends' Road Medical413 m
Whitgift Dental477 m
All Clear Dental Centre682 m
Food hygiene (5-star)64% of 297

Business

Local businesses registered here

Active businesses
82
New (last 12 months)
7
Dissolved (last 12 months)
0
Industry diversity
52
3yr survival rate
100.0%
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)
328

High street

A

High street health

Registered businesses

104 PRODUCTIONS LTD
24-7 LANGUAGE SERVICES LTD
4 SEASONS ROOFING AND MAINTENANCE LTD
A CROWN ROOFING LTD
ADVANCED PROPERTY SOLUTIONS (UK) LTD

+15 more

Investment

Investment grade, yield and market outlook

47

Investment score

Moderate

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

Low gross yield (0.04%) makes this better for owner-occupiers than buy-to-let investors. Capital growth outlook is moderate.

Avg monthly rent
£1,250London avg: £1,950/mo
Gross yield
0.04% (low)London avg: 3.8%Low yield — bottom 25% of London
Gentrification score37/100
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

55

Price growth score

C
High

Development pressure

High

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumActive regeneration zone

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score0/100
Bakerloo Extension route6,943m
Crossrail 2 route9,395m

Demographics

22 Apr

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 5/10

Around average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Average deprivation level

Rank: 15,035 nationally

1,163

Est. population

40,831/km²

78%

Employed

66%

Degree educated

4.6%

Claimant rate

Urban coreVery high densityYoung professionals

31

Community stability

Age profile

16%
46%
28%
Under 1816%
18–3446%
35–4928%
50–647%
65+2%

Tenure

32%
41%
15%
Own outright3%
Own (mortgage)32%
Private rent41%
Social rent15%
Shared ownership9%

Ethnicity

32%
17%
14%
24%
White British32%
White Other17%
Asian14%
Black24%
Mixed9%
Other6%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional53%
Routine / semi-routine13%
No car household61%
Unemployed7%
No qualifications7%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent41%
Social rent15%

vs. London

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
No
Article 4 area
No
Listed buildings (800m)
39
Live planning apps (800m)
5
Development activity
medium
Residential apps (800m)
2
Commercial apps (800m)
1
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (3 years)
4
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)
115
Largest scheme
514 homes · Former site of Taberner House And The Queen's Gardens, Former site of Taberner House And The Queen's Gardens, Park Lane, CR9 3JS
Pipeline pressure
LOW

Named schemes (500m)

Former site of Taberner House And The Queen's Gardens, Former site of Taberner House And The Queen's Gardens, Park Lane, CR9 3JS514 homes
completed
Taberner House & Queens Gardens, Taberner House & Queens Gardens, Park Lane, Fell Road, Croydon, CR9 3JS420 homes
completed
Impact House, 2, Impact House, 2, Edridge Road, Croydon, CR9 1PJ197 homes
completed
Lennig House, 2, Lennig House, 2, Masons Avenue, Croydon, CR0189 homes
completed
Leon House, 233, Leon House, 233, High Street, Croydon, CR0 9XT168 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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Data freshness

When each data source was last updated

67%

Confidence score

8/12

Pillars populated

Medium reliability
gp1 May
cqc8 May
imd24 Apr
lha18 Apr
tfl1 May
prow21 Apr
ptal17 Apr
seed17 Apr
crime5 Jun
flood22 Apr
radon18 Apr
census25 Apr
mobile18 Apr
nhs ae5 Jun
sports18 Apr
parking4 May
schools1 May
stats199 Jun
streets18 Apr
planning1 Jun
amenities4 May
broadband18 Apr
buildings18 Apr
bus stops4 May
elections18 Apr
ethnicity7 Jun
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
rental market2 Jun
claimant count18 Apr
water provider9 Jun
companies house18 Apr
housing pipeline18 Apr
population density18 Apr
surface water flood18 Apr

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