Croydon is a large town in the London Borough of Croydon, part of Greater London and roughly nine miles south of central London. Originally a medieval market town and home to Croydon Palace, it expanded rapidly in the Victorian era and was extensively redeveloped after the war, leaving a mix of modernist buildings and big post‑war shopping centres.
Today Croydon functions as a major suburban commercial and transport hub - with East Croydon station and the Tramlink providing fast links into central London and easy access to Gatwick - and has one of the largest office and retail concentrations outside the centre. It is culturally diverse, home to venues such as Fairfield Halls, noted for a lively music scene (including important links to UK garage and dubstep), and continues to see significant regeneration and new residential development.
Postcode districts covering Croydon
BR3, CR0, CR2, CR3, CR4, CR5, CR6, CR7, CR8, SE19, SE25, SW16
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 16 miles25.8 km
- Islington 12.9 miles20.8 km
- City of Westminster 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Bexley 12 miles19.2 km
- Sutton 4.3 miles7 km
- Crawley 17.5 miles28.2 km
- Harrow 19.5 miles31.4 km
- Watford 25 miles40.2 km
- Woking 21.9 miles35.2 km
- Grays 19.9 miles32 km
- Guildford 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 21.6 miles34.8 km
Neighbouring places
- South Croydon Ward 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Park Hill & Whitgift Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Fairfield Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Waddon Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Addiscombe West Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Addiscombe East Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Selsdon & Addington Village Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Sanderstead Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Shirley South Ward 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Selhurst Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Shirley North Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
Example postcodes in Croydon
SE25 6XQ, SE19 3SZ, CR0 7BJ, CR0 2RP, CR0 5PY, CR8 2PE, CR0 5AE, CR5 3JD, CR8 5FG … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 11.6 miles18.6 km
- London Gatwick Airport 14.7 miles23.7 km
- South Croydon Railway Station 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Sanderstead Railway Station 1 mile1.6 km
- Waterloo Bus Depot 9.9 miles16 km
Hotels in Croydon
- Hampton by Hilton London Croydon 4
- Hilton London Croydon 4
- Leonardo Hotel London Croydon 4
- Holiday Inn Express London - Croydon 3
- Toby Carvery Beckenham by Innkeeper's Collection 3
- Grand Sapphire Hotel & Banqueting 3
- Coulsdon Manor Hotel and Golf Club 3
- London Croydon Aerodrome Hotel 4
- Easyhotel Croydon
- Crystal Lodge Hotel
Schools in Croydon
- Aerodrome Primary Academy Primary
- Al-Khair School Independent - secondary
- All Saints C of E Primary School Primary
- Applegarth Academy Primary
- Archbishop Tenison's C of E High School Secondary
- Ark Oval Primary Academy Primary
- Atwood Primary School Primary
- Beaumont Primary School Primary
- Beckmead Park Academy Special
- Bensham Manor School Special
- Beulah Infants' School Primary
- Beulah Junior School Primary
- BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology Secondary
- Broadmead Primary School Primary
- Castle Hill Academy Primary
- Chestnut Park Primary School Primary
- Chipstead Valley Primary School Primary
- Christ Church C of E Primary School (Purley) Primary
- Coloma Convent Girls' School Secondary
- … See all
Local points of interest
- Selhurst Park Stadium 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Beckenham Library Library 3.8 miles6.1 km
- West Norwood Library Centre Library 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Glades Shopping Centre Shopping centre 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Downe Bank Nature Reserve Nature reserve 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Ritzy Theatre 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Hadlow College Mottingham College 7.4 miles11.9 km
- All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club Stadium 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Pot Wood Forest 7.9 miles12.7 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Epsom University 8.2 miles13.2 km
- New Malden Library Library 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Epsom Racecourse Recreation 8.2 miles13.2 km