CR2 postcode area guide — Croydon
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CR2 postcode district in Croydon — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CR2
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
86%
Gigabit-capable
86%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the CR2 postcode district (Croydon) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 971 postcodes Ofcom measures in CR2, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 86%.
Around 0% of premises in CR2 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in CR2
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CR2 0AA | 100% | 97.6% |
| CR2 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| CR2 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| CR2 0AE | 100% | 97.1% |
| CR2 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| CR2 0AG | 0% | 0% |
| CR2 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| CR2 0AJ | 52.9% | 52.9% |
| CR2 0AL | 0% | 0% |
| CR2 0AN | 78.6% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Croydon
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Croydon district (175,456 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
98.1%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.8%
5G outdoors — all networks
97.8%
Voice indoors — all networks
99.2%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in CR2
Police recorded 120 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CR2 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 32 | 26.7% |
| Vehicle crime | 30 | 25.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 22 | 18.3% |
| Public order | 15 | 12.5% |
| Burglary | 6 | 5.0% |
| Drugs | 4 | 3.3% |
| Other theft | 4 | 3.3% |
| Weapons possession | 2 | 1.7% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in CR2
Based on 513 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CR2 is £450,000, up 3.4% on the previous year (£435,000).
Detached
£722,750
92 sales
Semi-detached
£565,000
143 sales
Terraced
£428,000
82 sales
Flat / maisonette
£265,000
174 sales
Latest recorded sales in CR2
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2026 | £600,000 | Semi-detached | Princes Avenue | CR2 9BE |
| 22 May 2026 | £300,000 | Semi-detached | Littleheath Road | CR2 7SE |
| 21 May 2026 | £595,000 | Terraced | Hazelwood Grove | CR2 9DW |
| 14 May 2026 | £195,000 | Flat | Addington Road | CR2 8LB |
| 12 May 2026 | £381,250 | Detached | Woodland Gardens | CR2 8PH |
| 8 May 2026 | £490,000 | Terraced | Owl Close | CR2 8ST |
| 8 May 2026 | £550,000 | Detached | Wren Close | CR2 8SB |
| 8 May 2026 | £350,000 | Semi-detached | Napier Road | CR2 6HG |
| 8 May 2026 | £310,000 | Flat | Haling Park Road | CR2 6NL |
| 1 May 2026 | £534,000 | Semi-detached | Ingham Road | CR2 8LT |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Croydon demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Croydon district (390,719 residents, 152,945 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20.6% |
| 15–29 | 25.2% |
| 30–44 | 21.9% |
| 45–64 | 18.7% |
| 65+ | 13.6% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 54.7% |
| Private rented | 26% |
| Social rented | 8.2% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around CR2
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitgift School | Not applicable | 10–18 | 1,515 | CR2 6YT |
| Coombe Wood School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,162 | CR2 7HY |
| Harris Academy Purley | Secondary | 11–19 | 1,013 | CR2 6DT |
| The Quest Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 853 | CR2 8HD |
| Croydon High School | Not applicable | 3–19 | 773 | CR2 8YB |
| Purley Oaks Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 642 | CR2 0PR |
| Ridgeway Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 626 | CR2 0EQ |
| Atwood Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 447 | CR2 9EE |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in CR2
274 rated food businesses operate in CR2. 165 hold the top rating of 5, 67 are rated 4, and 9 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abbeyfield Sanderstead Society, Achieve Together, Addington House, Aldi Stores, All Saints Church Hall.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CR2
From a sample of 162 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 CR2 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 17% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
2%
Band B
1%
Band C
14%
Band D
46%
Band E
30%
Band F
7%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Croydon
Landlines around CR2 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.