Postcode CR2 6QB (Croydon)

Map showing CR2 6QB and nearby postcodes

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

CR2 6QB is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 5.9 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 6QB as Ethnicity central > Aspirational techies > Established tech workers.

The closest road name to CR2 6QB is Kingsdown Avenue which is centered 64 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Biddulph Road and is 150 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 2.49 km away at Lloyd Park Tram Stop The closest railway station is Purley Oaks Rail Station, 431 m away.

The closest primary school to CR2 6QB (for ages 11 and under) is Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley). It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on March 8, 2017. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Thomas More Catholic School. The last OFSTED inspection on May 1, 2019 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of CR2 6QB is Kilkenny Tavern and is 4.85 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as AwaitingInspection . The nearest takeaway food is available from Paw Paw and is 4.79 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on February 27, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 80.7 Mbps and an average upload speed of 8.7 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 2.2 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.6 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for CR2 6QB 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 6QB and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Kingsdown Avenue 64 m
Biddulph Road 92 m
Coningsby Road 128 m
Haling Down Passage 176 m
Mount Park Avenue 180 m
Barnards Place 239 m
Allenby Avenue 284 m
Grange Road 298 m
Blackford Close 305 m
Montpelier Road 327 m
Pampisford Road 355 m
Norman Avenue 436 m
Blenheim Park Road 459 m
B275 1.38 km
A235 2.04 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode CR2 6QB

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 6QB - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Cumnor House School 323 m
Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) Good
(March 8, 2017)
500 m
Harris Academy Purley Outstanding
(December 8, 2011)
718 m
Purley Oaks Primary School Good
(September 19, 2019)
892 m
Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School Good
(December 5, 2018)
1.01 km
St Giles School Good
(December 12, 2017)
1.01 km
Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School Good
(January 16, 2018)
1.1 km
Thomas More Catholic School Good
(May 1, 2019)
1.1 km
Harris Primary Academy Haling Park Outstanding
(June 8, 2017)
1.44 km
Whitgift School 1.48 km
Ridgeway Primary School Good
(November 14, 2018)
1.49 km
Aerodrome Primary Academy Good
(May 19, 2021)
1.54 km
St David's School 1.6 km
St Peter's Primary School Good
(October 3, 2019)
1.75 km
Wallington Primary Academy 1.85 km
St Elphege's RC Junior School Outstanding
(September 15, 2021)
1.9 km
St Elphege's RC Infants' School Outstanding
(May 3, 2013)
1.9 km
Elmhurst School for Boys 2 km
Howard Primary School Good
(December 14, 2016)
2.02 km
The John Fisher School Good
(January 23, 2018)
2.02 km

Nearby Food

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

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

Nearby Travel Links

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

Biddulph Road Bus Stop/Station 150 m
Biddulph Road Bus Stop/Station 161 m
Brighton Road Purley Downs Road Bus Stop/Station 285 m
Lynscott Way Bus Stop/Station 322 m
Purley Oaks Station Bus Stop/Station 328 m
Lloyd Park Tram Stop Metro/Tram 2.49 km
Lloyd Park Tram Stop Metro/Tram 2.5 km
Lloyd Park Tram Stop Metro/Tram 2.5 km
Purley Oaks Rail Station Rail 431 m
Purley Oaks Rail Station Rail 480 m
Sanderstead Rail Station Rail 819 m
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 21.19 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 21.34 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 21.48 km

Nearby Nature

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

Haling Grove Woodland Or Forest 733 m
Purley Beeches Woodland Or Forest 1.03 km
Purley Downs Urban Greenspace 1.41 km
Breakneck Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.83 km
Croham Hurst Woodland Or Forest 1.85 km
Foxley Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.99 km
Coombes Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.05 km
Round Shaw Woodland Or Forest 2.14 km
Duppas Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.36 km
Sanderstead Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.39 km
Mitchley Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.43 km
Park Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.58 km
Ballards Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.61 km
Copse Hill Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.61 km
Selsdon Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.63 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 28.1 Mbps 80.7 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 5.8 Mbps 8.7 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 5 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 21.2 4.9
30-300 Mbps 0% 63.1 8.2
300+ Mbps 100% 593 39

Gas Consumption

14 meters consuming 204,739 kWh - mean 14,624 kWh : median 12,857 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

40 meters consuming 203,897 kWh - mean 5,097 kWh : median 4,829 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for CR2 6QB - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Outer London
Latitude 51.34685600
Longitude -0.10501000
OS Easting 532072
OS Northing 0162568
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
22543
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Metropolitan Police

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Croydon South
Electoral Ward Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown
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: Established 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 E33033256
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Croydon 037
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Croydon 037C
Output Area / Small Area 3D2