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SE25 South Norwood — Family Area Report

South Norwood · Croydon

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Croydon£2,621/yr
Family densityAverage · 22–27%25.4% of households have dependent children
36
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

SE25 is the London postcode area covering South Norwood in the London Borough of Croydon. It scores 36/100 on our family-life index. It's strongest on safety (100/100) and weakest on schools (0/100). 18 schools sit within a mile, the Met recorded 0 incidents in 2026-05, and there are 0 parks within walking distance. The nearest central London hub is Waterloo in 36 min on the morning rush. 25.4% of households here have dependent children — average.

Schools0
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density24
Commute70

Schools

18 within 1 mile

  • Harris Aspire Academy

    Free schools alternative provision · 2 pupils

    Outstanding (pre-2024)
    174m

  • Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form

    16 plus · 280 pupils

    174m

  • Harris Academy South Norwood

    Secondary · 1008 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    291m

  • South Norwood Primary

    Primary · 356 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    374m

  • Beckmead College

    Special · 87 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    405m

  • St Mark's Church of England Primary Academy

    Primary · 146 pupils

    417m

  • Crosfield Nursery School

    Nursery · 78 pupils

    547m

  • Heavers Farm Primary School

    Primary · 259 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    558m

Source: DfE GIAS + Ofsted latest inspections · updated Jul 2026

Safety

0 incidents in May 2026

    Counts cover a single calendar month (May 2026) — the latest released by data.police.uk.

    Family life

    Within 1km

    Parks
    0
    GP surgeries
    4
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    5

    Sources: NHS ODS (GPs) · FSA (supermarkets) · OpenStreetMap (parks, libraries)

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Average · 36–45 min
    WaterlooFastest
    36 min
    via Southern & Jubilee
    King's Cross
    41 min
    via Thameslink & Metropolitan
    Liverpool Street
    40 min
    via Southern + 1 bus
    Canary Wharf
    42 min
    via Thameslink & Jubilee
    Paddington
    51 min
    via Thameslink & Jubilee & Bakerloo
    Victoria
    47 min
    via Southern & Jubilee & District

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: Waterloo in 36 min.

    How this is built.

    Scores are percentiles within our London cohort: your score is relative to other London areas, not absolute. Schools come from the DfE GIAS register (open schools only). Crime is from data.police.uk, latest available month. Ofsted single-word judgements were withdrawn in Sept 2024. We'll add the new report-card grades as they roll out from late 2025.

    Family density is drawn from ONS Census 2021 household composition data at LSOA level. We map each postcode to its representative LSOA and rank it against the 32 London postcodes in our cohort.

    Commute times are pre-calculated via the TfL Journey Planner API for a weekday arrival at 08:15, from the centre of each postcode to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.

    • No GIAS schools matched outcode SE25. Rebuild src/data/london-schools.json if this outcode should be covered.

    SE25 — frequently asked questions

    The things families ask us most about South Norwood, answered from the same data behind the scores above.

    Is SE25 a good area for families?
    SE25 (South Norwood, Croydon) scores 36/100 on our family-life index, making it a tougher sell among the London postcodes we cover. Schools score 0/100, safety 100/100, amenities 0/100, green space 0/100 and commute 70/100.
    What are the schools like in SE25?
    There are 18 schools within a mile of SE25, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. SE25 scores 0/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
    How safe is SE25?
    The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in SE25 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, SE25 scores 100/100 for safety.
    How long is the commute from SE25 to central London?
    Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from SE25 is Waterloo in about 36 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
    Do many families live in SE25?
    25.4% of households in SE25's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as average (22–27%) versus the rest of London.

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