| Postcode | CR0 8LD | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Croydon | 
| Nearest station | Addington Village (1 km) | 
| Bus stops | Gorse Road (N) Broom Road (W) Fir Tree Gardens (E) Laurel Crescent (S) Shirley Youth and Community Centre (W) Forest Academy (S) | 
| London travel zone | 3 | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 41 View | 
| Known addresses | 74 Gorse Road, Croydon 80 Gorse Road, Croydon 88 Gorse Road, Croydon 130 Gorse Road, Croydon 136 Gorse Road, Croydon | 
| Main property type | Flat | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 51.367094 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -0.026829 | |
| Easting | 537456 | |
| Northing | 164962 | |
| Grid reference | TQ374649 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 706955 5694844 | |
| what3words | splash.chemistry.market | |
| FixPhrase | crimson magnetic stammer thrash | |
| Plus code | 9C3X9X8F+R7 | |
| Altitude | 96 metres (315 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:52 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:37 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 31.9 KMs (19.8 miles) | 
| Parish | Croydon, unparished area | E43000198 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Shirley South | E05011483 | 
| London Borough | Croydon | E09000008 | 
| County | Greater London | E11000009 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Croydon East | E14001186 | 
| MP | Natasha Irons | Labour | 
| Police force | Metropolitan Police | |
| Water company | Thames Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Croydon | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Outer London - South | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | London | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | January 1980 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Population (2011) | 111 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 40 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban major conurbation | |
| Built up area (2024) | Croydon | E63012338 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00005609 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 3A1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Croydon 025C | E01001130 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Croydon 025C | E01001130 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Shirley East | E02000218 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Shirley East | E02000218 | 
| Travel to work area | London | E30000234 | 
| Average property price in Croydon | £426,526 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 3.2% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 88 Gorse Road, Croydon | Flat (leasehold) | Dec 2024 | £240,000 | 
| Flat (leasehold) | Sep 2002 | £99,000 | |
| Flat (leasehold) | May 2000 | £66,500 | |
| Flat (leasehold) | Jul 1998 | £39,950 | |
| 136 Gorse Road, Croydon | Terraced (leasehold) | Jun 2017 | £322,500 | 
| 80 Gorse Road, Croydon | Flat (leasehold) | Aug 2015 | £187,500 | 
| 74 Gorse Road, Croydon | Flat (leasehold) | May 2003 | £103,000 | 
| 130 Gorse Road, Croydon | Terraced (freehold) | Dec 1996 | £59,995 |