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Thinking of living at BR4 9NP? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Academy | Primary | 800 m | 73% met the expected standard |
| Applegarth Academy | Primary | 1.4 km | 88% met the expected standard |
| Castle Hill Academy | Primary | 1.5 km | 58% met the expected standard |
| Oak Lodge Primary School | Primary | 1.5 km | 73% met the expected standard |
| Hawes Down Primary School | Primary | 1.6 km | 66% met the expected standard |
| Coloma Convent Girls' School | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 57.4 · 18.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Shirley High School Performing Arts College | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 37.7 · 3.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Orchard Park High School | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 44.8 · 4.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Quest Academy | Secondary | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 37.5 · 5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Wickham Park School | Independent | 1.5 km | – |
| St David's Prep | Independent | 1.7 km | – |
| Trinity School | Independent | 2.7 km | 59.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Coney Hall Recreation Ground | 1.4 km | 35 |
| Golf | The Addington Golf Club | 1.3 km | 15 |
| Swimming | Trinity School (Trinity Sports Club) | 2.8 km | 12 |
| Rugby union | Beccehamian Rugby Football Club - 4th XV Pitch | 840 m | 10 |
| Football | West Wickham Football Club | 1.1 km | 9 |
| Bowls | West Wickham Bowling Club | 1.1 km | 8 |
| Squash | Bethlem Royal Hospital | 1.6 km | 7 |
| Cricket | Old Dunstonians sports club | 2.5 km | 7 |
| Rugby | Croydon Rugby Football Club | 540 m | 6 |
| Fitness | The Park Langley Club | 3.3 km | 5 |
| Yoga | Yoga Feeling | 2.5 km | 3 |
| Walking rugby | Beccehamian Rugby Football Club | 1.0 km | 2 |
| Pilates | Norman Park Community Sports Centre | 3.7 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Norman Park Community Sports Centre | 3.7 km | 2 |
| Miniature golf | Enchanted Village Adventure Golf | 970 m | 1 |
| Lawn bowls | Coney Hall Bowling Club | 1.3 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 27. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 49% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Addington Village tram stop, a short drive or bike ride (1.4 km). The nearest rail station is West Wickham, 1.7 km away, with 793k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Gorse Road, 300 m away, with a bus about every 6 minutes on weekdays (route 198); 20 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 17 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Forest Academy, about a 10-minute walk (800 m); 73% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Pickhurst Infant Academy (1.6 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Coloma Convent Girls' School, 2.1 km away; Attainment 8: 57.4 · 18.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Hayes School (2.3 km) and Harris Academy Beckenham (2.9 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Newstead Wood School (6.4 km) and Wilson's School (8.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 1.1 km away, with Chaasi Mini Market closer still (600 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Broom Road Medical Practice (600 m), with Greenchem (Pharmacy) the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, Sea Wave is 1.2 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Princess Royal University Hospital, 5.2 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 52% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 66% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 35 restaurants and cafés and 10 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Heidi's Cafe London is the closest café or restaurant (600 m), and Croydon Rugby Club the nearest pub (550 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 57 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 19% flats and 17% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 72% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Spring Park, 350 m away; for exercise, Yoga Feeling (2.5 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.6 µg/m³).
15 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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For holidays, London City is 15 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 27 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 46% of households own their home outright.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.