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CR7 8JD

Part of Croydon 005D in Thornton Heath North West.

CR7 8JD is a postcode in Thornton Heath North West, Croydon that skews 35–49 year-old and tenure-mixed. Median rent sits at £1,560 a month, up 3.9% on the year, with council tax in band B adding roughly £217/mo. Safety ranks in the top half of UK sub-areas (30th percentile nationally).

CR7 8JD in Croydon · nearest rail Thornton Heath

Median rent
£1,560
local area median
Council tax
£2,600
Band D, all-in
EPC median
D
Energy band
Broadband
95%
Gigabit-ready
Transport
96/100
Higher is better

Who lives here

Croydon 005D skews 35–49 and is mixed tenure. Tenure mix and age profile from Census 2021, applied to every postcode in the local area.

Tenure mix
Private rent43%Owner-occupied38%Social rent19%
Households· local area estimate at ~2.4 people/household913
Single-person households31%
Couples with children16%
Lone-parent households23%
Age profile
Under 1825%18–3423%35–4926%50–6418%65+8%
Degree-level education
Self-rated good/very-good health86%
Born in the UK46%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (TS001 age, TS054 tenure, TS003 households, TS067 qualifications).

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What's it like living in CR7 8JD?

CR7 8JD sits inside Croydon 005D, part of the wider Thornton Heath North West neighbourhood in Croydon. The area skews 35–49, and mixed tenure.

Median rent at local area grain comes in at £1,560/mo, up 3.9% on the year. Council tax is band B, costing roughly £191/mo when split monthly. Gigabit broadband reaches 95% of premises.

Pros and cons of this area

Strengths and trade-offs are best read from the dimensional ranks on this page. Transport links here score in the upper band relative to all UK sub-areas — a meaningful plus for commuters.

Editorial copy will replace this scaffold once the team has reviewed the postcode in person — until then the data tabs above are the authoritative reference.

Who is CR7 8JD for?

Renters most likely to thrive here are those whose priorities align with the area's strongest scores. The age profile suggests a settled tenant base — typically families and couples in 2-bed and 3-bed stock.

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