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Thinking of living at CR7 8AS? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kensington Avenue Primary School | Primary | 150 m | 64% met the expected standard |
| St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 650 m | 71% met the expected standard |
| St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy | Primary | 850 m | 51% met the expected standard |
| Downsview Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 950 m | 81% met the expected standard |
| Norbury High School for Girls | Secondary | 150 m | Attainment 8: 46.4 · 9.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Joseph's College | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 45.5 · 7.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Harris Academy Beulah Hill | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 44.4 · 7.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Woodmansterne School | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 49.3 · 16.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Harris Academy Merton | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 53.7 · 15.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Fidelis College | Independent | 2.0 km | 29.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The New School | Independent | 2.0 km | – |
| the Bridge Special Education Needs School | Independent | 2.1 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Norbury High School For Girls | 220 m | 53 |
| Swimming | Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing | 510 m | 24 |
| Football | Mayfield Stadium | 2.0 km | 9 |
| Squash | Crystal Palace National Sports Centre | 3.3 km | 9 |
| Bowls | Norbury Bowls Club | 1.2 km | 7 |
| Skateboard | Pollards Hill Skatepark | 1.6 km | 7 |
| Cycling | Norbury Park | 600 m | 6 |
| Cricket | Norwood Exiles Cricket Club | 2.6 km | 6 |
| Athletics | Furzedown Recreation Centre | 3.2 km | 6 |
| Fitness | Green Gym | 2.4 km | 5 |
| Yoga | The Yoga Edge | 2.4 km | 5 |
| Golf | Mitcham Golf Club | 3.2 km | 5 |
| Rugby union | Streatham-Croydon Rugby Football Club | 1.8 km | 3 |
| Multi-sport | Lewis Sports Centre | 2.6 km | 3 |
| Croquet | Sydenham Tennis, Squash and Croquet Club | 4.0 km | 3 |
| Boules | Boules | 2.3 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 38. 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 Norbury, about a 10-minute walk (650 m), with 2.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Dunbar Avenue, 250 m away, with a bus about every 13 minutes on weekdays (route 50); 33 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 16% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 11 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Kensington Avenue Primary School, a few minutes' walk (150 m); 64% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School (0.8 km), with 4 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Norbury High School for Girls, 150 m away; Attainment 8: 46.4 · 9.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Harris Academy Merton (1.5 km) and St Mark's Church of England Academy (2.7 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Wallington County Grammar School (5.1 km) and Wilson's School (5.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-op Welcome Store, 500 m away; Premier Greenlane (500 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Fairview Medical Centre (800 m), with Superdrug Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (700 m).
For a haircut, World @ - Cut Barbers is 500 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Croydon University Hospital, 2.3 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: 13 restaurants and cafés, 1 pubs and bars.
Teggz Kitchen is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and The Moon Under Water the nearest pub (650 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (21 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 85 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 31% flats and 6% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 44% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Norbury Hall Park, 400 m away; for exercise, Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing (500 m).
A swim is a short trip away: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 11 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
44 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 16.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 16 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 24 km.
Most households own their home, 24% rent privately.
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.