| Postcode | CR7 7RH | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Thornton Heath | 
| Nearest station | Thornton Heath (0 km) | 
| Bus stops | Sandfield Gardens (S) Brook Road Thornton Heath (S) Sandfield Gardens (N) Thornton Heath Library (E) Brook Road (CR7) (W) Brook Road (CR7) (E) | 
| London travel zone | 4 | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 18 View | 
| Known addresses | 2 Melfort Avenue, Thornton Heath 3 Melfort Avenue, Thornton Heath 5 Melfort Avenue, Thornton Heath 7 Melfort Avenue, Thornton Heath 8 Melfort Avenue, Thornton Heath 12 Melfort Avenue, Thornton Heath | 
| Main property type | Terraced | 
| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
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| Latitude | 51.400697 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -0.105089 | |
| Easting | 531912 | |
| Northing | 168555 | |
| Grid reference | TQ319685 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 701361 5698362 | |
| what3words | sleeps.lonely.ever | |
| FixPhrase | cringe magnesium sarcasm unwatched | |
| Plus code | 9C3XCV2V+7X | |
| Altitude | 45 metres (146 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:53 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:37 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 36.3 KMs (22.6 miles) | 
| Parish | Croydon, unparished area | E43000198 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Bensham Manor | E05011464 | 
| London Borough | Croydon | E09000008 | 
| County | Greater London | E11000009 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Croydon West | E14001188 | 
| MP | Sarah Jones | 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 | July 1990 | 
|---|---|
| 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) | 35 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 11 | |
| 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) | E00004981 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 4C2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Croydon 010A | E01000998 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Croydon 010A | E01000998 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Thornton Heath Central | E02000203 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Thornton Heath Central | E02000203 | 
| Travel to work area | London | E30000234 | 
| Average property price in Croydon | £426,526 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 3.2% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Melfort Avenue, Thornton Heath | Semi-detached (freehold) | Dec 2021 | £460,000 | 
| 3 Melfort Avenue, Thornton Heath | Terraced (freehold) | Dec 2020 | £580,000 | 
| 8 Melfort Avenue, Thornton Heath | Terraced (freehold) | Mar 2016 | £550,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Sep 1998 | £112,000 | |
| 5 Melfort Avenue, Thornton Heath | Terraced (freehold) | Jun 2007 | £299,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Mar 2002 | £210,000 | |
| 2 Melfort Avenue, Thornton Heath | Semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 2003 | £330,000 | 
| 7 Melfort Avenue, Thornton Heath | Terraced (freehold) | Jul 1996 | £80,000 |