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CR9 2BY

Fairfield

Croydon

Overview

Postcode CR9 2BY is located in a major urban area, within the Fairfield ward of Croydon in the London region , and forms part of the Central Croydon area. It has very high deprivation and very high crime levels, with around 390.0 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. The average income of residents in Central Croydon is £57,200 per year. The nearest station is West Croydon located about 0.2 miles away. There are 6 primary and 3 secondary schools in the area. There are 2 parks nearby, closest small park is Queen's Gardens.

Crime rate
10/10
Crimes per 1k residents
390
Deprivation level
9/10
Income level
5/10
Social housing
5.1%
Connectivity
10/10
Flood Risk
No risk
Noise Level
High

Deprivation level

9/10

Central Croydon has a very high level of deprivation, ranked at position 5,615 out of 32,844 areas in the United Kingdom — placing it within the top 17% most deprived areas in England.

Crime level

10/10

Central Croydon has a very high crime rate, with approximately 390.0 reported incidents per 1,000 residents each year.

Social housing

5.1%

Approximately 5.1% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 13.2% of dwellings are socially rented.

Income level

5/10

The average income of residents in Central Croydon is £57,200 per year.

Noise Level

High

High noise level (70.0-74.9 dB) from road, approximately 163 ft away from CR9 2BY.

Flood risk

No risk

Central Croydon near CR9 2BY has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.

Transport

10/10

The nearest station is West Croydon located about 0.2 miles away. There are 5 stations nearby.

DistanceZoneNameLines
0.2 mi

5

West Croydon

Overground, Southern, Tramlink

0.2 mi

3,4,5,6

Wellesley Road

Tramlink

0.3 mi

3,4,5,6

Centrale

Tramlink

Parks

DistanceNameSize
0.6 miWilford Road Recreation GroundSmall
0.4 miQueen's GardensSmall

Schools

In the CR9 2BY postcode area, located within Central Croydon, there are 6 primary and 3 secondary schools in close proximity.

DistancePhaseNameTypeRating
0.0 miPrimarySt Mary's Catholic Infant SchoolAcademy converter

Good

0.2 miSecondarySt Mary's Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school

Good

0.2 miPrimarySt. Mary's Catholic Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led

Good