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Thinking of living at CR0 2FT? 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.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Catholic Infant School | Primary | 50 m | – |
| St. Mary's Catholic Junior School | Primary | 300 m | 77% met the expected standard |
| Ark Oval Primary Academy | Primary | 650 m | 66% met the expected standard |
| Chestnut Park Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 44% met the expected standard |
| St Mary's Catholic High School | Secondary | 150 m | Attainment 8: 36.5 · 5.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Harris Invictus Academy Croydon | Secondary | 350 m | Attainment 8: 45 · 11.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ark Blake Academy | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 45.6 · 12.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 45.3 · 8.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Coombe Wood School | Secondary | 2.4 km | Attainment 8: 52.6 · 15.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Supreme Education AP | Independent | 300 m | – |
| Al-Khair School Preparatory School | Independent | 600 m | – |
| Al-Khair School | Independent | 650 m | 13.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Park Hill Recreation Ground (Croydon) | 1.2 km | 49 |
| Swimming | Nuffield Health (Croydon Central) | 710 m | 19 |
| Bowls | Croydon Adults Bowling Club | 2.0 km | 10 |
| Golf | Shirley Park Golf Club Ltd | 2.5 km | 10 |
| Football | #Merky FC HQ | 1.5 km | 8 |
| Skateboard | Wandle Park Skatepark | 1.2 km | 5 |
| Cricket | Addiscombe Cricket Club | 2.0 km | 5 |
| Squash | Trinity School (Trinity Sports Club) | 2.7 km | 5 |
| Rugby union | Streatham-Croydon Rugby Football Club | 1.7 km | 4 |
| Cycling | MYPT Cycle | 690 m | 3 |
| Fitness | The Gym | 610 m | 2 |
| Boules | Petanque terrain | 2.3 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Croydon Sports Arena | 3.1 km | 2 |
| Gym | Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing | 3.3 km | 2 |
| Kickboxing | Croydon Boxing Gym | 1.0 km | 1 |
| Boxing | Croydon Boxing Gym | 1.0 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 35. 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: 52% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is West Croydon tram stop, a few minutes' walk (200 m). The nearest rail station is West Croydon, 300 m away, with 4.4m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Delta Point / West Croydon Station, 100 m away, with a bus about every 5 minutes on weekdays (routes 468, 50); 585 departures an hour from the 22 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 20% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 3 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 15 km away as the crow flies.
68% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is St Mary's Catholic Infant School, a few minutes' walk (50 m).
The closest top-rated primary is Park Hill Infant School (0.7 km), with 4 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is St Mary's Catholic High School, 150 m away; Attainment 8: 36.5 · 5.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Harris Invictus Academy Croydon (0.9 km) and Harris Academy Merton (4.1 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Wilson's School (2.7 km) and Wallington County Grammar School (3.6 km).
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express, 50 m away; Wellesley Stores (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Greenside Group Practice (350 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Trend Setters Hair Studio is 250 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Croydon University Hospital, 2.0 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 63% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 73% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 11 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 82 restaurants and cafés and 9 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Mr Tinto is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and The Bedford Tavern the nearest pub (250 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (46 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 418 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
68 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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There are 13 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (95%).
It's new: 78% of homes were built since 2000.
It's growing: about 1,028 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Queen's Gardens, 800 m away; for exercise, The Gym (500 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 17.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 18 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 25 km.
Many neighbours rent: 62% of households rent privately and 13% socially.
It's young: 28% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 61% of adults have a degree.
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.