CR4 postcode area

The CR4 postcode district spans 26 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Croydon, Lambeth, Merton, Sutton. Area Scores range from 10 to 65 across them.

In summary

The CR4 district contains both ends of the scale: Hackbridge at 65 out of 100 (#2,390 of 6,856 in England) against University Hospital & Queen's Road at 11, a 54-point gap between neighbouring areas. 14 of the 26 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £230,000 in Central Croydon to £647,500 in Upper Norwood — a 2.8× gap within the CR4 district. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Croydon, Lambeth, Merton and Sutton — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
HackbridgeSutton 2,39065 £333,750
Upper NorwoodCroydon 2,64461 £647,500
Rowan RoadMerton 3,06255 £488,750
GraveneyMerton 3,12454 £625,000
Lavender ParkMerton 3,41950 £462,500
Norbury WestCroydon 4,06341 £480,000
Mitcham EastMerton 4,12540 £462,500
Thornton Heath WestCroydon 4,16639 £427,500
Mitcham SouthMerton 4,20739 £436,500
LonesomeMerton 4,27638 £437,500
Streatham ValeLambeth 4,33737 £601,250
Thornton Heath North EastCroydon 4,34437 £430,000
Norbury EastCroydon 4,62532 £542,500
Merton Church Road & Phipps BridgeMerton 4,66632 £391,250
Central CroydonCroydon 4,68732 £230,000
West Thornton NorthCroydon 4,86529 £445,000
West Thornton South & Ampere WayCroydon 4,89928 £377,500
Pollards HillMerton 4,92028 £445,000
Croydon Minster & Waddon NorthCroydon 5,18724 £332,000
Mitcham WestMerton 5,20124 £400,000
Middleton CircleSutton 5,22824 £412,500
Thornton Heath North WestCroydon 5,40021 £377,500
Selhurst NorthCroydon 5,58518 £330,000
Thornton Heath CentralCroydon 5,72916 £400,000
Selhurst South & West CroydonCroydon 5,87314 £295,000
University Hospital & Queen's RoadCroydon 6,11311 £286,500

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around CR4.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.