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Thinking of living at CR2 0PR? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purley Oaks Primary School | Primary | 0 m | 60% met the expected standard |
| Harris Primary Academy Haling Park | Primary | 700 m | 79% met the expected standard |
| Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School | Primary | 800 m | – |
| St Peter's Primary School | Primary | 900 m | 77% met the expected standard |
| Ridgeway Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 70% met the expected standard |
| Harris Academy Purley | Secondary | 850 m | Attainment 8: 46.8 · 7.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Coombe Wood School | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 52.6 · 15.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Thomas More Catholic School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 42.1 · 4.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 45.3 · 8.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Whitgift School | Independent | 900 m | 59.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cumnor House School | Independent | 1.1 km | – |
| Elmhurst School | Independent | 1.2 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | St. Paul's Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club | 320 m | 41 |
| Swimming | Whitgift School | 920 m | 13 |
| Golf | Croham Hurst Golf Club | 1.3 km | 13 |
| Cricket | Whitgift Sports Club | 1.2 km | 6 |
| Bowls | C.M.O. Bowling Club | 1.5 km | 6 |
| Rugby union | Old Whitgiftians RFC (main pitch) | 1.1 km | 4 |
| Football | Whitgift Sports Club | 1.2 km | 3 |
| Skateboard | Purley Mini Ramp | 1.6 km | 3 |
| Squash | David Lloyd (Purley) | 1.9 km | 3 |
| Hockey | Whitgift Sports Club | 1.1 km | 2 |
| Snooker | Big Slick Club | 1.1 km | 2 |
| Martial arts | Phoenix Martial Arts | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Boxing | Croydon Boxing Gym | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Gym | 87 Fight | 3.0 km | 2 |
| Croquet | St. Paul's Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club | 320 m | 1 |
| Shooting | Whitgift Sports Club | 1.1 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 32. 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: 43% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Sanderstead, a few minutes' walk (450 m), with 844k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Sanderstead Road, 200 m away, with a bus about every 2 minutes on weekdays (routes 466, 407, 60, 312); 152 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 13% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 18 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Purley Oaks Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 60% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Harris Primary Academy Haling Park (1.1 km).
The nearest secondary is Harris Academy Purley, 850 m away; Attainment 8: 46.8 · 7.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Riddlesdown Collegiate (2.7 km) and Harris Invictus Academy Croydon (3.4 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Wilson's School (2.2 km) and Wallington High School for Girls (3.4 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express, 450 m away, with Pius Vita Superfoods closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Parkside Group Practice (250 m), with Mccoig Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Body Talk Beauty is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Croydon University Hospital, 4.5 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: 15 restaurants and cafés, 1 pubs and bars.
Beas Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and The Purley Arms the nearest pub (250 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (13 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 84 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 48% flats and 7% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 55% were built before 1919.
It's growing: about 238 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
46 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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The nearest park is South Croydon Recreation Ground, 350 m away; for exercise, Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing (1.5 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 20 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 22 km.
Most households own their home, 31% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 47% 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.