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Thinking of living on Michael Road? 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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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehorse Manor Infant School | Primary | 600 m | – |
| Whitehorse Manor Junior School | Primary | 600 m | 69% met the expected standard |
| Beulah Infants' School | Primary | 750 m | – |
| Cypress Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 57% met the expected standard |
| Beulah Junior School | Primary | 850 m | 59% met the expected standard |
| Harris Academy South Norwood | Secondary | 950 m | Attainment 8: 48.2 · 8.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Harris City Academy Crystal Palace | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 52.3 · 13% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Harris Academy Beulah Hill | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 44.4 · 7.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Norbury High School for Girls | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 46.4 · 9.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Oasis Academy Arena | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 37.6 · 4.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| the Bridge Special Education Needs School | Independent | 900 m | – |
| Aya College (Educational Provision) | Independent | 1.1 km | – |
| Fidelis College |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Grangewood Park | 160 m | 57 |
| Swimming | Thornton Heath Leisure Centre | 650 m | 24 |
| Football | Crystal Palace Football Club | 430 m | 12 |
| Bowls | South Norwood Lake Bowling Club | 1.1 km | 8 |
| Squash | Crystal Palace National Sports Centre | 2.4 km | 8 |
| Golf | World Of Golf | 2.6 km | 8 |
| Skateboard | South Norwood Skatepark | 900 m | 7 |
| Cricket | Norwood Exiles Cricket Club | 1000 m | 7 |
| Rugby union | Streatham-Croydon Rugby Football Club | 1.8 km | 5 |
| Yoga | The Yoga Edge | 1.8 km | 4 |
| Athletics | Croydon Sports Arena | 2.1 km | 3 |
| Cycling | Norbury Park | 2.5 km | 3 |
| Fitness | The Gym | 3.1 km | 3 |
| Boules | Boules | 1.7 km | 2 |
| Croquet | Sydenham Tennis, Squash and Croquet Club | 3.0 km | 2 |
| Pilates | Vahni / The Shala / Lark Pilates | 3.8 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 37. 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 Thornton Heath, about a 10-minute walk (900 m), with 2.4m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Selhurst Park Stadium, 250 m away, with a bus about every 8 minutes on weekdays (routes 468, SL6); 47 departures an hour from the 5 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.
The nearest primary school is Whitehorse Manor Infant School, about a 5-minute walk (600 m).
The closest top-rated primary is St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School (1.1 km).
The nearest secondary is Harris Academy South Norwood, 950 m away; Attainment 8: 48.2 · 8.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Harris Invictus Academy Croydon (2.7 km) and Harris Academy Merton (3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Wilson's School (5.5 km) and Wallington County Grammar School (5.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 300 m away; Thines Mini Market (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is South Norwood Hill Medical Centre (550 m), with Thornton Heath Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Lady Viv's Hair & Beauty is 750 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Croydon University Hospital, 2.0 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 3 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Crystal Palace Football Club is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and The Prince George the nearest pub (550 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (13 of them).
It's a low-crime area: about 67 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 30% flats and 5% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 57% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Grangewood Park, 200 m away; for exercise, Thornton Heath Leisure Centre (650 m).
A swim is a short trip away: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 13 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
35 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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| Independent |
| 2.3 km |
| 29.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near SE25 6RL, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 16.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 15 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 26 km.
Most households own their home, 27% 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.