Postcode CR2 6LF (Croydon)

Map showing CR2 6LF and nearby postcodes

The postcode CR2 6LF is located in Croydon, in the county of Outer London. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. CR2 6LF is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

CR2 6LF is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 2.5 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of CR2 6LF as Ethnicity central > Aspirational techies > New EU tech workers.

The closest road name to CR2 6LF is Nottingham Road which is centered 114 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Warham Road Brighton Road and is 74 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 1.21 km away at George Street Tram Stop The closest railway station is South Croydon Rail Station, 469 m away.

The closest primary school to CR2 6LF (for ages 11 and under) is Howard Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on December 14, 2016. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is The Write Time. The last OFSTED inspection on June 19, 2019 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of CR2 6LF is Kilkenny Tavern and is 3.03 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as AwaitingInspection . The nearest takeaway food is available from Paw Paw and is 2.97 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on February 27, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 64.6 Mbps and an average upload speed of 15.3 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.2 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for CR2 6LF is covered by the Metropolitan Police police force association and Croydon is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to CR2 6LF and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to CR2 6LF, and the approximate distance away.

Nottingham Road 114 m
Barham Road 126 m
Warham Road 157 m
Whitstable Place 201 m
Dering Place 202 m
Bartlett Street 205 m
South End 226 m
A235 229 m
Dering Road 230 m
Ledbury Place 233 m
Ledbury Road 234 m
Bramley Hill 299 m
Drovers Road 323 m
Aberdeen Road 333 m
Heathfield Road 341 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode CR2 6LF

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from CR2 6LF - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Howard Primary School Good
(December 14, 2016)
218 m
Heathfield Academy Outstanding
(May 25, 2018)
292 m
Whitgift School 348 m
Croydon Metropolitan College Good
(November 29, 2018)
391 m
Harris Primary Academy Haling Park Outstanding
(June 8, 2017)
562 m
Elmhurst School for Boys 564 m
Krishna Avanti Primary School Good
(May 1, 2019)
583 m
Aerodrome Primary Academy Good
(May 19, 2021)
696 m
Cressey College Good
(March 7, 2018)
761 m
Cambridge Tutors College 817 m
St Peter's Primary School Good
(October 3, 2019)
829 m
Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School Good
(December 5, 2018)
883 m
St Giles School Good
(December 12, 2017)
883 m
The Minster Nursery and Infant School Good
(January 24, 2019)
959 m
The Write Time Good
(June 19, 2019)
959 m
The Minster Junior School 959 m
Park Hill Infant School Outstanding
(May 13, 2010)
1.01 km
Park Hill Junior School Good
(January 15, 2020)
1.01 km
Old Palace of John Whitgift School 1.12 km
Harris Primary Academy Purley Way Outstanding
(July 10, 2019)
1.15 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from CR2 6LF - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Lavish30490Cuisine Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Awaiting Inspection
2.87 km
Europa Fried Chicken Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
October 4, 2021
2.97 km
Michael's Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
December 9, 2021
2.97 km
Paw Paw Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
February 27, 2020
2.97 km
Price Right Retailers - other Awaiting Inspection
2.97 km
Welcome Selhurst Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
March 22, 2022
2.97 km
Kilkenny Tavern Pub/bar/nightclub Awaiting Inspection
3.03 km
Moorish Caribbean Grill Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
March 25, 2022
3.03 km
Selhurst News Food And Wine Retailers - other 4
Good
March 14, 2020
3.03 km
Chilli And Spice Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
November 19, 2020
3.28 km
Crust Pizza / Texas Mexican Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
November 16, 2020
3.28 km
Londis Woodside Stores Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 12, 2010
3.28 km
The Green Tandoori Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
September 27, 2020
3.28 km
Holly Lodge Children's Home Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 18, 2021
3.3 km
Holly Lodge Childrens Home (Annexe) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 9, 2018
3.36 km
The Joiners Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
March 17, 2020
3.38 km
Delight Kebab Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 22, 2022
3.4 km
Greens Food And Wine Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
March 16, 2020
3.4 km
Ly Chinese Take Away Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
February 24, 2021
3.4 km
Mandys Fish And Chips Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
February 24, 2021
3.4 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to CR2 6LF - Data from Apr 2022

Warham Road Brighton Road Bus Stop/Station 74 m
Warham Road Brighton Road Bus Stop/Station 102 m
Swan & Sugar Loaf Bus Stop/Station 142 m
Swan & Sugar Loaf Bus Stop/Station 147 m
Swan & Sugar Loaf Bus Stop/Station 161 m
George Street Tram Stop Metro/Tram 1.21 km
Church Street Tram Stop Metro/Tram 1.22 km
Church Street Tram Stop Metro/Tram 1.22 km
South Croydon Rail Station Rail 469 m
South Croydon Rail Station Rail 472 m
Waddon Rail Station Rail 1.26 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 23.01 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 23.16 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 23.3 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to CR2 6LF - Data from Dec 2021

Duppas Hill Hill Or Mountain 904 m
Park Hill Hill Or Mountain 912 m
Haling Grove Woodland Or Forest 1.1 km
Waddon Ponds Inland Water 1.6 km
Croham Hurst Woodland Or Forest 1.89 km
Breakneck Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.9 km
Ballards Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.96 km
Coombe Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.23 km
Whitgift Pond Inland Water 2.42 km
Purley Beeches Woodland Or Forest 2.45 km
Round Shaw Woodland Or Forest 2.83 km
Purley Downs Urban Greenspace 3.05 km
Littleheath Woods Woodland Or Forest 3.19 km
Sanderstead Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.21 km
Selsdon Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.36 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for CR2 6LF - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 76.3 Mbps 64.6 Mbps 107 Mbps
Upload 19.6 Mbps 15.3 Mbps 20 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 8 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 14.5 1
30-300 Mbps 0% 73.5 17.7
300+ Mbps 100% - -

Gas Consumption

30 meters consuming 237,757 kWh - mean 7,925 kWh : median 7,500 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

34 meters consuming 120,872 kWh - mean 3,555 kWh : median 2,266 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for CR2 6LF - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Outer London
Latitude 51.36302400
Longitude -0.10055000
OS Easting 532336
OS Northing 0164374
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
9544
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Metropolitan Police

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Croydon South
Electoral Ward Waddon
Local Authority District Croydon
Region / Government Office Region London
European Electoral Region London
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: London
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council London South

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E09000008
Travel To Work Area London

NHS

NHS England Region London
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Croydon
Cancer Alliance North West and South West London
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
London
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
South West London Health and Care Partnership
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS South West London CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Ethnicity central
Group: Aspirational techies
Subgroup: New EU tech workers
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Greater London BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Croydon BUASD
Workplace Zone E33033207
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Croydon 027
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Croydon 027E
Output Area / Small Area 3D1