| Postcode | CR2 2XR | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | South Croydon | 
| Nearest station | Purley (0 km) | 
| Bus stops | Purley  Downlands Precinct (S) Purley Cross (N) Purley Hospital (N) Russell Hill Road (N) Purley Station  Purley High Street (E) Purley High Street  Purley Station (W) | 
| London travel zone | 6 | 
| Known addresses | 
                          No addresses found
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| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
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| Latitude | 51.339233 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -0.116382 | |
| Easting | 531302 | |
| Northing | 161700 | |
| Grid reference | TQ313616 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 700844 5691498 | |
| what3words | bets.detail.crowd | |
| FixPhrase | crimson magnesium skyward tree | |
| Plus code | 9C3X8VQM+MC | |
| Altitude | 68 metres (224 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:52 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:37 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 38.8 KMs (24.1 miles) | 
| Parish | Croydon, unparished area | E43000198 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Purley & Woodcote | E05011476 | 
| London Borough | Croydon | E09000008 | 
| County | Greater London | E11000009 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Croydon South | E14001187 | 
| MP | Chris Philp | Conservative | 
| Police force | Metropolitan Police | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Croydon | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Outer London - South | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | London | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | January 1980 | 
|---|---|
| Date usage ended | December 1990 | 
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Large (addresses receive more than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Postcode terminated prior to Gridlink initiative - last known ONS postcode grid reference | 
| 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) | E00180986 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 3D1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Croydon 037E | E01001097 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Croydon 037E | E01001097 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Purley Central | E02000230 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Purley Central | E02000230 | 
| Travel to work area | London | E30000234 | 
| Average property price in Croydon | £426,526 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 3.2% |