CR8 2HW
a large user postcode in Croydon
Coordinates
Latitude: 51.3393 / 51°20'21"N
Longitude: -0.1163 / 0°6'58"W
OS Eastings: 531306
OS Northings: 161703
OS Grid: TQ313617
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR G4.KB2
Mapcode Global: VHGRR.XLWP
Plus Code: 9C3X8VQM+PF
Maidenhead Locator System: IO91wi61
What Three Birds: heron.crake.swallow
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Brighton Road, Purley CR8 2HW
Summary
CR8 2HW is a large user postcode in Croydon. It was first introduced in January 1995.
'Large User' postcodes are allocated to organisations which receive large amounts of post. Unlike standard geographic postcodes, which cover up to 80 addresses, a large user postcode is unique to a single address.
To the best of our knowledge, the current address of this postcode is:
Post Office, 940 Brighton Road, Purley CR8 2HW.
The geographic coordinates assigned to a large user postcode may not necessarily be the actual coordinates of the location to which mail is delivered. If the address is a PO Box, then the coordinates will usually be the Royal Mail sorting office which handles mail for that postcode. In other cases, the coordinates of the postcode may be the headquarters, or registered office, of an organisation rather than the building which receives mail.
The average commercial rateable value is £15,750. The most common recorded business type is Shop.
CR8 2HW is in the London travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Croydon Primary Care Trust.
CR8 2HW is approximately 68m (223ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing CR8 2HW
3d1: Ethnicity Central - Aspirational Techies - New EU Tech Workers
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for CR8 2HW
England A1: within a very large conurbation, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
7/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
8/10 (High)
Area Retail Diversity Index
9/10 (Very high)
Supermarkets near CR8 2HW include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Iceland, Lidl, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
Other nearby postcodes
CR8 2HW at other websites
- Air quality forecast for CR8 2HW at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at CR8 2HW at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near CR8 2HW at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near CR8 2HW at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near CR8 2HW at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to CR8 2HW at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near CR8 2HW at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near CR8 2HW at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near CR8 2HW at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of CR8 2HW are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
London Borough
Croydon Borough Council
Ward
Purley & Woodcote
Councillors
Simon Brew (Conservative)
Holly Ramsey (Conservative)
Samir Dwesar (Conservative)
London Assembly
London Assembly constituency
Croydon and Sutton
Assembly Member
Neil Garratt (Conservative)
The London Assembly also has eleven London-wide members elected via the d'Hondt (party list) system. These are not shown here.
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Croydon South
MP
Chris Philp (Conservative)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for CR8 2HW.
- Definitions
- Ultrafast: 300Mbit/s or greater
- Superfast: 30Mbit/s to less than 300Mbit/s
- Universal Service Obligation: Download speeds at or above 10Mbit/s and upload speeds at or above 1Mbit/s
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near CR8 2HW.
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