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Thinking of living at CR0 7EP? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oasis Academy Shirley Park Primary | Primary | 600 m | – |
| Woodside Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 77% met the expected standard |
| St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School | Primary | 900 m | 78% met the expected standard |
| Oasis Academy Shirley Park | Secondary | 100 m | Attainment 8: 42.6 · 9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Oasis Academy Arena | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 37.6 · 4.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ark Blake Academy | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 45.6 · 12.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Shirley High School Performing Arts College | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 37.7 · 3.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Coloma Convent Girls' School | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 57.4 · 18.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Trinity School | Independent | 850 m | 59.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Al-Khair School | Independent | 1.8 km | 13.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Al-Khair Secondary Girls | Independent | 1.8 km | 6.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Ashburton Park | 410 m | 51 |
| Swimming | Trinity School (Trinity Sports Club) | 880 m | 18 |
| Football | Croydon Football Club | 1.2 km | 13 |
| Golf | Shirley Park Golf Club Clubhouse | 740 m | 11 |
| Squash | Trinity School (Trinity Sports Club) | 880 m | 9 |
| Bowls | Shirley Park Bowling Club | 1.2 km | 8 |
| Rugby union | Old Whitgiftians RFC (main pitch) | 2.9 km | 7 |
| Cricket | Addiscombe Cricket Club | 1.6 km | 6 |
| Rugby | Beckenham Rugby Football Club | 2.4 km | 5 |
| Skateboard | South Norwood Skatepark | 1.9 km | 4 |
| Boules | Petanque terrain | 430 m | 2 |
| Athletics | Croydon Sports Arena | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Fitness | The Gym | 2.4 km | 2 |
| Croquet | St. Paul's Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club | 3.8 km | 2 |
| Yoga | Power Pilates | 4.0 km | 2 |
| Cycling | MYPT Cycle | 2.6 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 34. 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: 45% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Blackhorse Lane tram stop, about a 5-minute walk (550 m). The nearest rail station is Norwood Junction, 1.8 km away, with 4.6m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Oasis Academy, 50 m away, with a bus about every 7 minutes on weekdays (routes 130, 367, 689); 103 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 12% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 15 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Oasis Academy Shirley Park Primary, about a 5-minute walk (600 m).
The closest top-rated primary is St John's CofE Primary School (1.4 km), with 4 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Oasis Academy Shirley Park, 100 m away; Attainment 8: 42.6 · 9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Harris Invictus Academy Croydon (2.5 km) and Harris Academy Beckenham (3.7 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Wilson's School (4.8 km) and Wallington County Grammar School (5.8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express, 100 m away; Delight Express (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Ashburton Park Medical Centre (250 m), with Addiscombe Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Amy Star is 50 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Croydon University Hospital, 3.1 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 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Vujon is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and The Joiners Arms the nearest pub (700 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (9 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 82 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 18% flats and 7% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 47% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Ashburton Park, 400 m away; for exercise, Croydon Sports Arena (1.3 km).
39 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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Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 16 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 26 km.
Most households own their home, 16% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 44% 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.