CR7 postcode area

The CR7 postcode district spans 13 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Croydon, Merton. Area Scores range from 10 to 61 across them.

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.

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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

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around CR7.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.