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

Typical net household income£48,339a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime96per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)36
Owner-occupied49%

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

£445,000median home sold over the past year · +14.2% over 5 years · +6.0% over the year · 392 sales
Detached
Semi-detached£500,000
Terraced£480,000
Flat£286,000
Croydon£425,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
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

People living in CR4 Census 2021

Residents240,739
Median age (est.)36
Density8,059per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above39%
No car or van39%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 12%25–44 33%45–64 25%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright: 19%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 20%Private rent: 31%
Own outright 19%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 20%Private rent 31%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 17%Other: 19%
One person 28%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 17%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 13% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional13%
Elementary12%
Managers & directors11%
Caring & leisure11%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 40%Asian: 22%Black: 25%Mixed: 7%Other: 5%
White 40%Asian 22%Black 25%Mixed 7%Other 5%

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.