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Thinking of living at CR0 3SF? 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 | 500 m | – |
| Chestnut Park Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 44% met the expected standard |
| Harris Primary Academy Croydon | Primary | 750 m | 79% met the expected standard |
| St. Mary's Catholic Junior School | Primary | 800 m | 77% met the expected standard |
| The Minster Junior School | Primary | 900 m | 70% met the expected standard |
| Harris Invictus Academy Croydon | Secondary | 250 m | Attainment 8: 45 · 11.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Mary's Catholic High School | Secondary | 650 m | Attainment 8: 36.5 · 5.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ark Blake Academy | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 45.6 · 12.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 45.3 · 8.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 39.1 · 3.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Al-Khair School Preparatory School | Independent | 100 m | – |
| Serenity School, Old Palace Croydon | Independent | 550 m | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Wandle Park | 680 m | 47 |
| Swimming | Nuffield Health (Croydon Central) | 620 m | 17 |
| Bowls | Croydon Adults Bowling Club | 2.2 km | 10 |
| Golf | Shirley Park Golf Club Ltd | 3.0 km | 10 |
| Football | #Merky FC HQ | 1.9 km | 9 |
| Cricket | LCCA Cricket Centre | 2.3 km | 7 |
| Skateboard | Wandle Park Skatepark | 680 m | 5 |
| Rugby union | Streatham-Croydon Rugby Football Club | 1.7 km | 4 |
| Squash | David Lloyd (Purley) | 2.5 km | 4 |
| Cycling | MYPT Cycle | 750 m | 3 |
| Fitness | The Gym | 810 m | 2 |
| Boules | Petanque terrain | 2.8 km | 2 |
| Gym | Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing | 3.3 km | 2 |
| Snooker | Big Slick Club | 3.7 km | 2 |
| Climbing | Croywall | 770 m | 1 |
| Kickboxing | Croydon Boxing Gym | 920 m | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 36. 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.
The nearest station is West Croydon, a few minutes' walk (250 m), with 4.4m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Canada Water.
The nearest bus stop is West Croydon Station, 200 m away, with a bus about every 3 minutes on weekdays (routes 109, 60, 64); 603 departures an hour from the 24 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 19% 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 9 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 15 km away as the crow flies.
48% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is St Mary's Catholic Infant School, about a 5-minute walk (500 m).
The closest top-rated primary is Harris Primary Academy Croydon (1 km), with 5 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Harris Invictus Academy Croydon, 250 m away; Attainment 8: 45 · 11.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Harris Academy Merton (3.8 km) and St Mark's Church of England Academy (4.9 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Wilson's School (2 km) and Wallington County Grammar School (2.8 km).
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 200 m away; Shanrise (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Greenside Group Practice (400 m), with A-Z Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, Eva Hairdressers is 200 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Croydon University Hospital, 1.9 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 26 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
The Derby Road Community Outreach Project is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and The Old Fox And Hounds the nearest pub (200 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 228 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 24 listed buildings.
60 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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| Supreme Education AP | Independent | 850 m | – |
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Every primary near CR0 3SF, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
Homes are mostly flats (57%).
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Wandle Park, 500 m away; for exercise, The Gym (300 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 16.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 18 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 25 km.
Many neighbours rent: 35% of households rent privately and 22% socially.
It's young: 20% of residents are aged 15–29.
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.