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Thinking of living at CR0 5LU? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Hill Infant School | Primary | 600 m | – |
| Park Hill Junior School | Primary | 600 m | 82% met the expected standard |
| Ark Oval Primary Academy | Primary | 1.1 km | 66% met the expected standard |
| Heathfield Academy | Primary | 1.3 km | 90% met the expected standard |
| St Peter's Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 77% met the expected standard |
| Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School | Secondary | 200 m | Attainment 8: 45.3 · 8.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Coombe Wood School | Secondary | 850 m | Attainment 8: 52.6 · 15.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ark Blake Academy | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 45.6 · 12.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Mary's Catholic High School | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 36.5 · 5.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Oasis Academy Shirley Park | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 42.6 · 9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Aspire Learning | Independent | 800 m | – |
| Maypole School - Melville | Independent | 850 m | – |
| Oak Bridge School |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | The Sandilands Club | 410 m | 41 |
| Swimming | Whitgift Sports Club | 1.2 km | 15 |
| Golf | Shirley Park Golf Club Ltd | 1.4 km | 10 |
| Football | Whitgift Sports Club | 1.2 km | 9 |
| Bowls | Croydon Adults Bowling Club | 500 m | 8 |
| Cricket | Addiscombe Cricket Club | 410 m | 6 |
| Rugby union | Old Whitgiftians RFC (main pitch) | 1.1 km | 6 |
| Skateboard | Wandle Park Skatepark | 2.4 km | 4 |
| Squash | Trinity School (Trinity Sports Club) | 1.5 km | 3 |
| Rugby | Beckenham Rugby Football Club | 4.2 km | 3 |
| Hockey | Whitgift Sports Club | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Gym | Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing | 4.8 km | 2 |
| Fitness | The Gym | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Shooting | Whitgift Sports Club | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Cycling | MYPT Cycle | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Martial arts | Phoenix Martial Arts | 1.3 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 29. 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: 51% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Lloyd Park tram stop, about a 5-minute walk (600 m). The nearest rail station is East Croydon, 1.0 km away, with 20.6m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Selborne Road, 350 m away, with a bus about every 5 minutes on weekdays (routes 64, 433).
Rail is a big part of life: 15% 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 13 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 16 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Park Hill Infant School, about a 5-minute walk (600 m).
The nearest secondary is Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School, 200 m away; Attainment 8: 45.3 · 8.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Harris Invictus Academy Croydon (1.8 km) and Riddlesdown Collegiate (5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Wilson's School (3.5 km) and Wallington County Grammar School (4.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 900 m away, with The Kiosks closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is East Croydon Medical Centre (750 m), with St. Clare Chemist the closest pharmacy (1.2 km).
For a haircut, The Barber Club is 1.1 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Croydon University Hospital, 2.8 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 1 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Voyage Care is the closest café or restaurant (650 m), and Mynd Spirit the nearest pub (400 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 60 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Homes are mostly flats (54%).
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Lloyd Park, 500 m away; for exercise, The Gym (1.1 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.2 µg/m³).
22 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 17 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 25 km.
Many neighbours rent: 38% of households rent privately and 12% socially.
It's highly educated: 57% 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.