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CR8 postcode area · Croydon

The CR8 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Croydon, Sutton, Tandridge. Area Scores range from 29 to 93 across them. Every full CR8 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the CR8 district: Woodcote scores 94 out of 100 (#437 of 6,856 nationally) while Addiscombe West sits at 30 — neighbours on the map, 64 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 6 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £370,000 in Addiscombe West to £715,000 in Woodcote — a 1.9× gap within the CR8 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Croydon, Sutton and Tandridge — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£53,448a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime66per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)39
Owner-occupied67%

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 CR8 district

£512,500median home sold over the past year · +12.3% over 5 years · -6.0% over the year · 420 sales
Detached£810,000
Semi-detached£570,000
Terraced£430,000
Flat£297,500
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
WoodcoteCroydon 43794 £715,000
Orchard Hill, Woodcote Green & ClockhouseSutton 95886 £597,500
Warlingham West & WhyteleafeTandridge 1,03385 £395,500
Kenley SouthCroydon 1,10984 £530,000
Old CoulsdonCroydon 1,56177 £521,500
Caterham NorthTandridge 1,58877 £475,000
Kenley NorthCroydon 2,39065 £500,000
Purley CentralCroydon 2,62462 £432,500
CoulsdonCroydon 2,69961 £507,000
Purley NorthCroydon 3,26852 £378,750
Waddon SouthCroydon 4,74931 £390,000
Addiscombe WestCroydon 4,82430 £370,000

People living in CR8 Census 2021

Residents103,928
Median age (est.)39
Density2,612per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above43%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 10%25–44 29%45–64 26%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 29%Mortgage/shared: 38%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 38%Social rent 13%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 13%Other: 16%
One person 27%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 13%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 25% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional25%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional15%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 63%Asian: 15%Black: 12%Mixed: 7%Other: 3%
White 63%Asian 15%Black 12%Mixed 7%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 30% · Muslim 7%

Born outside the UK: 26%

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 CR8

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the CR8 district.

Addiscombe Caterham Kenley Purley Warlingham

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around CR8.

CR2 CR5 CR3 SM6 CR9 CR0 CR44 SM5

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.