CR5 postcode area · Croydon

The CR5 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Croydon, Reigate and Banstead, Sutton. Area Scores range from 60 to 93 across them. Every full CR5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the CR5 district's neighbourhoods is Woodcote (94 out of 100, #437 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Croham (60). 6 of the 9 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £390,000 in Croham to £715,000 in Woodcote — a 1.8× gap within the CR5 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Croydon, Reigate and Banstead and Sutton — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£56,610a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime53per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)41

Owner-occupied76%

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 CR5 district

£535,000median home sold over the past year · +10.3% over 5 years · -4.5% over the year · 333 sales

Detached£762,500

Semi-detached£555,000

Terraced£443,000

Flat£295,000

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 →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
WoodcoteCroydon	437	94	£715,000
WoodmansterneCroydon	519	92	£554,712
KingswoodReigate and Banstead	725	89	£597,500
Chipstead & NetherneReigate and Banstead	828	88	£600,000
Orchard Hill, Woodcote Green & ClockhouseSutton	958	86	£597,500
Old CoulsdonCroydon	1,561	77	£521,500
Purley CentralCroydon	2,624	62	£432,500
CoulsdonCroydon	2,699	61	£507,000
CrohamCroydon	2,733	60	£390,000

People living in CR5 Census 2021

Residents75,810

Median age (est.)41

Density1,298per km²

No qualifications13%

Degree or above44%

No car or van16%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 27%45–64 27%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 42%Social rent 9%Private rent 15%

Households

One person 24%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 10%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 26% · Managers & directors 19% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups

Professional	26%
Managers & directors	19%
Associate professional	15%
Administrative	11%
Skilled trades	8%
Caring & leisure	7%
Elementary	5%
Sales & customer service	5%
Process & plant	4%

Ethnic group

White 68%Asian 14%Black 9%Mixed 6%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 31% · Hindu 6%

Born outside the UK: 22%

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 CR5

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the CR5 district.

Purley

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around CR5.

CR8 CR3 SM7 CR2 SM6 SM5 SM2 CR44

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.