CR3 postcode area guide — Croydon
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CR3 postcode district in Croydon — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CR3
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
74.3%
Gigabit-capable
74.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.3%
Broadband availability in the CR3 postcode district (Croydon) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 755 postcodes Ofcom measures in CR3, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 74.3%.
Around 0.3% of premises in CR3 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 CR3
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CR3 0AA | 100% | 28.1% |
| CR3 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| CR3 0AD | 100% | 0% |
| CR3 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| CR3 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| CR3 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| CR3 0AH | 100% | 94.1% |
| CR3 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| CR3 0AL | 100% | 0% |
| CR3 0AN | 100% | 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 CR3
Police recorded 192 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CR3 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 57 | 29.7% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 37 | 19.3% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 24 | 12.5% |
| Public order | 22 | 11.5% |
| Shoplifting | 16 | 8.3% |
| Other theft | 10 | 5.2% |
| Vehicle crime | 10 | 5.2% |
| Burglary | 4 | 2.1% |
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 CR3
Based on 343 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CR3 is £445,000, up 4.2% on the previous year (£427,000).
Detached
£780,000
86 sales
Semi-detached
£475,000
92 sales
Terraced
£445,000
46 sales
Flat / maisonette
£260,000
108 sales
Latest recorded sales in CR3
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2026 | £615,000 | Detached | Gravelly Hill | CR3 6ES |
| 18 May 2026 | £430,000 | Semi-detached | Tillingdown Hill | CR3 6QL |
| 14 May 2026 | £480,000 | Detached | Asprey Grove | CR3 6BR |
| 11 May 2026 | £530,000 | Semi-detached | Money Road | CR3 5TF |
| 8 May 2026 | £490,000 | Detached | Court Road | CR3 5RE |
| 8 May 2026 | £800,000 | Detached | Sycamore Mews | CR3 5WN |
| 8 May 2026 | £570,000 | Semi-detached | Alders Grove | CR3 5FU |
| 6 May 2026 | £401,000 | Terraced | Homestead Road | CR3 5RN |
| 1 May 2026 | £150,000 | Flat | Westway | CR3 5TP |
| 1 May 2026 | £240,000 | Flat | Beechwood Road | CR3 6NQ |
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 CR3
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caterham School | Not applicable | 10–19 | 1,029 | CR3 6YA |
| de Stafford School | Secondary | 11–16 | 811 | CR3 5YX |
| Woldingham School | Not applicable | 10–19 | 528 | CR3 7YA |
| Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 462 | CR3 5PG |
| Whyteleafe Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 447 | CR3 0AA |
| St John's CofE Aided Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 444 | CR3 6RN |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 398 | CR3 5ED |
| Caterham Prep | Not applicable | 4–11 | 291 | CR3 6YB |
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 CR3
188 rated food businesses operate in CR3. 156 hold the top rating of 5, 11 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Acorns Afterschool & Breakfast Club, Aldi, Anchor Hanover Group, asc at St Johns, Banana Moon Day Nursery.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CR3
From a sample of 312 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 CR3 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 53% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
10%
Band C
43%
Band D
33%
Band E
13%
Band F
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 CR3 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.