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CR7 postcode area · Croydon

The CR7 postcode district spans 13 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Croydon, Merton. Area Scores range from 10 to 61 across them. Every full CR7 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the CR7 district: Upper Norwood scores 61 out of 100 (#2,644 of 6,856 nationally) while University Hospital & Queen's Road sits at 11 — neighbours on the map, 51 points apart on the index. 10 of the 13 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 £286,500 in University Hospital & Queen's Road to £647,500 in Upper Norwood — a 2.3× gap within the CR7 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Croydon and Merton — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£46,992a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime90per 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 CR7 district

£414,500median home sold over the past year · +18.4% over 5 years · +2.1% over the year · 300 sales
Detached—
Semi-detached£432,500
Terraced£440,000
Flat£280,000
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
Upper NorwoodCroydon 2,64461 £647,500
Thornton Heath WestCroydon 4,16639 £427,500
Thornton Heath North EastCroydon 4,34437 £430,000
Norbury EastCroydon 4,62532 £542,500
Addiscombe WestCroydon 4,82430 £370,000
West Thornton NorthCroydon 4,86529 £445,000
West Thornton South & Ampere WayCroydon 4,89928 £377,500
Pollards HillMerton 4,92028 £445,000
Thornton Heath North WestCroydon 5,40021 £377,500
Selhurst NorthCroydon 5,58518 £330,000
Broad Green & Waddon MarshCroydon 5,65318 £365,000
Thornton Heath CentralCroydon 5,72916 £400,000
University Hospital & Queen's RoadCroydon 6,11311 £286,500

People living in CR7 Census 2021

Residents121,739
Median age (est.)36
Density8,551per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above38%
No car or van40%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 12%25–44 31%45–64 26%65+ 11%

Tenure

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

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 10%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 19%Other: 19%
One person 28%Couple, no children 10%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 19%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Associate professional 12% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Associate professional12%
Elementary12%
Caring & leisure11%
Managers & directors10%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades9%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 33%Asian: 24%Black: 31%Mixed: 8%Other: 5%
White 33%Asian 24%Black 31%Mixed 8%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 19% · Muslim 16%

Born outside the UK: 45%

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 CR7

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the CR7 district.

Addiscombe Norbury Selhurst Thornton Heath Thornton Heath North West Thornton

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around CR7.

CR4 SE25 CR90 SE19 CR44 CR9 SW16 CR0

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.