CR9 postcode area · Croydon
The CR9 postcode district spans 24 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Croydon, Sutton. Area Scores range from 7 to 95 across them. Every full CR9 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
There is a sharp split within the CR9 district: Selsdon scores 95 out of 100 (#341 of 6,856 nationally) while New Addington South sits at 8 — neighbours on the map, 87 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 5 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 16 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £230,000 in Central Croydon to £590,000 in Selsdon — a 2.6× gap within the CR9 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Croydon 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.
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| SelsdonCroydon | 341 | 95 | £590,000 |
| Shirley WestCroydon | 814 | 88 | £562,500 |
| Monks OrchardCroydon | 1,157 | 83 | £472,000 |
| Addiscombe EastCroydon | 1,726 | 75 | £556,500 |
| BeddingtonSutton | 1,822 | 73 | £495,000 |
| ForestdaleCroydon | 3,302 | 52 | £379,975 |
| Addiscombe NorthCroydon | 4,091 | 40 | £435,000 |
| Shirley EastCroydon | 4,358 | 36 | £575,000 |
| Central CroydonCroydon | 4,687 | 32 | £230,000 |
| Waddon SouthCroydon | 4,749 | 31 | £390,000 |
| Addiscombe WestCroydon | 4,824 | 30 | £370,000 |
| West Thornton NorthCroydon | 4,865 | 29 | £445,000 |
| West Thornton South & Ampere WayCroydon | 4,899 | 28 | £377,500 |
| South End & St Peter's RoadCroydon | 4,906 | 28 | £315,000 |
| South Norwood ParkCroydon | 5,043 | 26 | £477,500 |
| Croydon Minster & Waddon NorthCroydon | 5,187 | 24 | £332,000 |
| Woodside & AshburtonCroydon | 5,194 | 24 | £423,000 |
| New Addington CentralCroydon | 5,578 | 19 | £395,975 |
| Selhurst NorthCroydon | 5,585 | 18 | £330,000 |
| Broad Green & Waddon MarshCroydon | 5,653 | 18 | £365,000 |
| RoundshawSutton | 5,660 | 17 | £367,000 |
| Selhurst South & West CroydonCroydon | 5,873 | 14 | £295,000 |
| University Hospital & Queen's RoadCroydon | 6,113 | 11 | £286,500 |
| New Addington SouthCroydon | 6,318 | 8 | £377,500 |
People living in CR9 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 21% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 11%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 21% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Managers & directors | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Elementary | 10% |
| Skilled trades | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 48% · No religion 25% · Muslim 11%
Born outside the UK: 36%
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 CR9
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the CR9 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around CR9.
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.