CR4 postcode area · Croydon
The CR4 postcode district spans 26 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Croydon, Lambeth, Merton, Sutton. Area Scores range from 10 to 65 across them. Every full CR4 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
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.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in the CR4 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| HackbridgeSutton | 2,390 | 65 | £333,750 |
| Upper NorwoodCroydon | 2,644 | 61 | £647,500 |
| Rowan RoadMerton | 3,062 | 55 | £488,750 |
| GraveneyMerton | 3,124 | 54 | £625,000 |
| Lavender ParkMerton | 3,419 | 50 | £462,500 |
| Norbury WestCroydon | 4,063 | 41 | £480,000 |
| Mitcham EastMerton | 4,125 | 40 | £462,500 |
| Thornton Heath WestCroydon | 4,166 | 39 | £427,500 |
| Mitcham SouthMerton | 4,207 | 39 | £436,500 |
| LonesomeMerton | 4,276 | 38 | £437,500 |
| Streatham ValeLambeth | 4,337 | 37 | £601,250 |
| Thornton Heath North EastCroydon | 4,344 | 37 | £430,000 |
| Norbury EastCroydon | 4,625 | 32 | £542,500 |
| Merton Church Road & Phipps BridgeMerton | 4,666 | 32 | £391,250 |
| Central CroydonCroydon | 4,687 | 32 | £230,000 |
| West Thornton NorthCroydon | 4,865 | 29 | £445,000 |
| West Thornton South & Ampere WayCroydon | 4,899 | 28 | £377,500 |
| Pollards HillMerton | 4,920 | 28 | £445,000 |
| Croydon Minster & Waddon NorthCroydon | 5,187 | 24 | £332,000 |
| Mitcham WestMerton | 5,201 | 24 | £400,000 |
| Middleton CircleSutton | 5,228 | 24 | £412,500 |
| Thornton Heath North WestCroydon | 5,400 | 21 | £377,500 |
| Selhurst NorthCroydon | 5,585 | 18 | £330,000 |
| Thornton Heath CentralCroydon | 5,729 | 16 | £400,000 |
| Selhurst South & West CroydonCroydon | 5,873 | 14 | £295,000 |
| University Hospital & Queen's RoadCroydon | 6,113 | 11 | £286,500 |
People living in CR4 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 20% · Associate professional 13% · Elementary 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 20% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Elementary | 12% |
| Managers & directors | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 11% |
| Skilled trades | 10% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Process & plant | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 48% · No religion 22% · Muslim 14%
Born outside the UK: 44%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
Towns & places in CR4
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the CR4 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around CR4.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.