CR7 postcode area guide — Croydon
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CR7 postcode district in Croydon — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CR7
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
94.5%
Gigabit-capable
94.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the CR7 postcode district (Croydon) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 592 postcodes Ofcom measures in CR7, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 94.5%.
Around 0% of premises in CR7 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 CR7
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CR7 6AA | 100% | 76.2% |
| CR7 6AB | 100% | 100% |
| CR7 6AD | 100% | 98.7% |
| CR7 6AE | 100% | 100% |
| CR7 6AF | 100% | 100% |
| CR7 6AG | 100% | 100% |
| CR7 6AH | 100% | 100% |
| CR7 6AJ | 100% | 100% |
| CR7 6AL | 100% | 97.4% |
| CR7 6AN | 100% | 50% |
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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 CR7
Police recorded 838 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CR7 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 296 | 35.3% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 193 | 23.0% |
| Vehicle crime | 95 | 11.3% |
| Public order | 57 | 6.8% |
| Drugs | 48 | 5.7% |
| Other theft | 46 | 5.5% |
| Robbery | 24 | 2.9% |
| Shoplifting | 24 | 2.9% |
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 CR7
Based on 301 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CR7 is £400,000, up 2.6% on the previous year (£390,000).
Detached
£550,000
6 sales
Semi-detached
£440,000
27 sales
Terraced
£435,000
182 sales
Flat / maisonette
£240,000
76 sales
Latest recorded sales in CR7
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 2026 | £172,500 | Flat | Heathview Road | CR7 7PN |
| 8 May 2026 | £354,000 | Terraced | Whitehorse Road | CR7 8SD |
| 7 May 2026 | £95,000 | Flat | Luna Road | CR7 8NZ |
| 7 May 2026 | £145,000 | Flat | Gillett Road | CR7 8RL |
| 5 May 2026 | £425,000 | Semi-detached | Hawthorn Avenue | CR7 8BW |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £360,000 | Terraced | Swain Road | CR7 7AP |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £278,000 | Flat | Parchmore Road | CR7 8SL |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £390,000 | Terraced | Brigstock Road | CR7 7JB |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £300,000 | Terraced | Torridge Road | CR7 7EZ |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £450,000 | Terraced | Burlington Road | CR7 8PF |
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 CR7
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norbury High School for Girls | Secondary | 11–19 | 1,082 | CR7 8BT |
| Kensington Avenue Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 459 | CR7 8BT |
| St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 447 | CR7 8HJ |
| Gonville Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 427 | CR7 6DL |
| Whitehorse Manor Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 422 | CR7 8SB |
| Ecclesbourne Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 417 | CR7 7FA |
| Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School | Primary | 3–7 | 372 | CR7 7QT |
| Whitehorse Manor Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 356 | CR7 8SB |
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 CR7
311 rated food businesses operate in CR7. 154 hold the top rating of 5, 91 are rated 4, and 18 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A R Projects, Achieve Together, Achieve Together, ACR Wines, Admiral Casino.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CR7
From a sample of 383 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 CR7 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 31% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
8%
Band C
23%
Band D
56%
Band E
11%
Band F
1%
Band G
0%
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 CR7 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.