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Thinking of living at SE25 6RQ? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehorse Manor Infant School | Primary | 300 m | – |
| Whitehorse Manor Junior School | Primary | 300 m | 69% met the expected standard |
| St Chad's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 78% met the expected standard |
| Heavers Farm Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 48% met the expected standard |
| Beulah Infants' School | Primary | 900 m | – |
| Harris Academy South Norwood | Secondary | 1.0 km | Attainment 8: 48.2 · 8.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Harris City Academy Crystal Palace | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 52.3 · 13% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Harris Academy Beulah Hill | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 44.4 · 7.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ark Blake Academy | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 45.6 · 12.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Mary's Catholic High School | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 36.5 · 5.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| the Bridge Special Education Needs School | Independent | 550 m | – |
| Aya College (Educational Provision) | Independent | 750 m | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Grangewood Park | 500 m | 53 |
| Swimming | Thornton Heath Leisure Centre | 540 m | 24 |
| Football | Crystal Palace Football Club | 250 m | 11 |
| Golf | World Of Golf | 2.5 km | 9 |
| Bowls | South Norwood Lake Bowling Club | 1.3 km | 7 |
| Squash | Crystal Palace National Sports Centre | 2.7 km | 7 |
| Skateboard | South Norwood Skatepark | 730 m | 6 |
| Cricket | Norwood Exiles Cricket Club | 1.2 km | 5 |
| Rugby union | Streatham-Croydon Rugby Football Club | 1.6 km | 5 |
| Yoga | The Yoga Edge | 2.2 km | 4 |
| Athletics | Croydon Sports Arena | 2.1 km | 3 |
| Cycling | Norbury Park | 2.6 km | 3 |
| Fitness | The Gym | 2.8 km | 3 |
| Boules | Boules | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Pilates | Vahni / The Shala / Lark Pilates | 4.1 km | 2 |
| Karting | Traq Motor Racing | 4.1 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 35. 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 Selhurst, about a 10-minute walk (750 m), with 1.2m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Clifton Road (SE25), 50 m away, with a bus about every 5 minutes on weekdays (routes 468, 130, SL6); 104 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 17% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 12 km away as the crow flies.
49% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Whitehorse Manor Infant School, a few minutes' walk (300 m).
The closest top-rated primary is St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School (1.2 km).
The nearest secondary is Harris Academy South Norwood, 1.0 km away; Attainment 8: 48.2 · 8.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Harris Invictus Academy Croydon (2 km) and Harris Academy Merton (2.6 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Wilson's School (4.7 km) and Wallington County Grammar School (4.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 200 m away; FoodCycle Thornton Heath At St Albans Church Hall (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Thornton Heath Medical Centre (500 m), with Thornton Heath Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Lucy's Hair Design is 650 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Croydon University Hospital, 1.2 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.
Crystal Palace Football Club is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and The Prince George the nearest pub (300 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (19 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 172 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 49% flats and 4% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 63% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Whitehorse Meadow, 150 m away; for exercise, Thornton Heath Leisure Centre (550 m).
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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| Supreme Education AP |
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| Independent |
| 2.1 km |
| – |
Every primary near SE25 6RQ, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
A swim is a short trip away: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 13 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 16.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 16 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 26 km.
Many neighbours rent: 36% of households rent privately and 21% socially.
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.