SE25 postcode area guide — Croydon
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SE25 postcode district in Croydon — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SE25
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
95.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
83.5%
Gigabit-capable
79.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the SE25 postcode district (Croydon) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 613 postcodes Ofcom measures in SE25, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 79.7%.
Around 0% of premises in SE25 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 SE25
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SE25 4AA | 94.9% | 76.3% |
| SE25 4AD | 100% | 100% |
| SE25 4AE | 100% | 100% |
| SE25 4AF | 100% | 100% |
| SE25 4AG | 100% | 100% |
| SE25 4AH | 100% | 100% |
| SE25 4AJ | 100% | 100% |
| SE25 4AL | 100% | 100% |
| SE25 4AN | 100% | 100% |
| SE25 4AP | 100% | 100% |
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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 SE25
Police recorded 604 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SE25 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 197 | 32.6% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 155 | 25.7% |
| Vehicle crime | 64 | 10.6% |
| Other theft | 40 | 6.6% |
| Public order | 37 | 6.1% |
| Shoplifting | 26 | 4.3% |
| Drugs | 24 | 4.0% |
| Burglary | 22 | 3.6% |
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 SE25
Based on 340 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SE25 is £377,500, up 2.0% on the previous year (£370,000).
Detached
£520,000
6 sales
Semi-detached
£535,000
29 sales
Terraced
£470,000
147 sales
Flat / maisonette
£267,500
148 sales
Latest recorded sales in SE25
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 2026 | £325,000 | Flat | Oliver Grove | SE25 6EJ |
| 22 May 2026 | £18,000 | Other | Bevill Close | SE25 4TX |
| 22 May 2026 | £255,000 | Flat | Holmesdale Road | SE25 6PP |
| 21 May 2026 | £285,000 | Flat | Oliver Avenue | SE25 6TY |
| 12 May 2026 | £175,000 | Flat | Birchanger Road | SE25 5DE |
| 8 May 2026 | £267,500 | Flat | Selhurst Road | SE25 6YA |
| 7 May 2026 | £477,000 | Terraced | Percy Road | SE25 5NA |
| 7 May 2026 | £395,000 | Terraced | Holland Road | SE25 5QT |
| 5 May 2026 | £331,000 | Flat | South Norwood Hill | SE25 6BX |
| 1 May 2026 | £412,500 | Terraced | Farley Place | SE25 5JR |
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 SE25
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Academy South Norwood | Secondary | 11–19 | 1,008 | SE25 6AE |
| Cypress Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 681 | SE25 4AU |
| Oasis Academy Ryelands | Primary | 3–11 | 425 | SE25 4XG |
| St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 409 | SE25 5BN |
| South Norwood Primary | Primary | 4–11 | 356 | SE25 5QP |
| St Chad's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 336 | SE25 6LR |
| Oasis Academy Arena | Secondary | 11–16 | 310 | SE25 4QL |
| Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form | 16 plus | 16–19 | 280 | SE25 6EJ |
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 SE25
220 rated food businesses operate in SE25. 121 hold the top rating of 5, 62 are rated 4, and 10 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 123-Shine Holiday Camp, 1885 Lounge, A Star Food & Wine, A Taste Of Ochie, Acacia Care Centre.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SE25
From a sample of 360 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 SE25 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 39% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
9%
Band C
30%
Band D
45%
Band E
14%
Band F
2%
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 SE25 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.