CR9 postcode area guide — Croydon
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CR9 postcode district in Croydon — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CR9
Mixed coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
55.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
25.5%
Gigabit-capable
25.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the CR9 postcode district (Croydon) is Mixed — superfast is available to many but not all premises. Across the 51 postcodes Ofcom measures in CR9, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 55.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 25.5%.
Around 0% of premises in CR9 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 CR9
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CR9 1AG | 0% | 0% |
| CR9 1AR | 100% | 0% |
| CR9 1AT | 0% | 0% |
| CR9 1BP | 0% | 0% |
| CR9 1DF | 100% | 100% |
| CR9 1DX | 50% | 0% |
| CR9 1ES | 0% | 0% |
| CR9 1ET | 100% | 100% |
| CR9 1HT | 0% | 0% |
| CR9 1NE | 0% | 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 CR9
Police recorded 1,302 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CR9 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 372 | 28.6% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 255 | 19.6% |
| Shoplifting | 203 | 15.6% |
| Vehicle crime | 136 | 10.4% |
| Drugs | 79 | 6.1% |
| Public order | 77 | 5.9% |
| Other theft | 59 | 4.5% |
| Burglary | 39 | 3.0% |
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 CR9
Based on 3 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CR9 is £11,250,000, up 404.4% on the previous year (£2,230,220).
Latest recorded sales in CR9
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Dec 2025 | £4,500,000 | Other | Altyre Road | CR9 2LG |
| 5 Nov 2025 | £11,250,000 | Other | Trafalgar Way | CR9 4PB |
| 2 Oct 2025 | £15,950,000 | Other | Addiscombe Road | CR9 6LL |
| 22 May 2025 | £10,700,000 | Other | Bedford Park | CR9 3LE |
| 15 May 2025 | £2,230,220 | Other | Dingwall Road | CR9 2EF |
| 19 Dec 2024 | £400,000 | Detached | Park Lane | CR9 1XS |
| 11 Mar 2024 | £6,300,000 | Other | Vulcan Way | CR9 0DB |
| 12 Feb 2024 | £9,700,000 | Other | Wellesley Road | CR9 1NG |
| 7 Aug 2023 | £6,150,000 | Other | Edridge Road | CR9 1AG |
| 7 Aug 2023 | £6,150,000 | Other | Edridge Road | CR9 1AG |
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 CR9
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Russell School | Not applicable | 3–19 | 1,296 | CR9 5BX |
| Trinity School | Not applicable | 10–18 | 1,047 | CR9 7AT |
| Oasis Academy Shirley Park | Secondary | 11–19 | 1,017 | CR9 7AL |
| Coloma Convent Girls' School | Secondary | 11–18 | 967 | CR9 5AS |
| The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 758 | CR9 3AS |
| St Mary's Catholic High School | Secondary | 11–19 | 565 | CR9 2EE |
| Croydon College | 16 plus | 16–99 | — | CR9 1DX |
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 CR9
25 rated food businesses operate in CR9. 19 hold the top rating of 5, 4 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Boots The Chemist, Chartwells At Trinity School, Chefs (Training Kitchens And Restaurant) & Urban Cafe, Costa At Next Outlet, David Lean Cinema.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Phone area codes for Croydon
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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.