CR7 7YG

a terminated large user postcode in Croydon

Introduced in February 1990, terminated in May 2021

CR7 7YG	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3882 / 51°23'17"N

Longitude: -0.1112 / 0°6'40"W

UTM Reference: 30U 700990 5696960

OS Easting: 531520

OS Northing: 167158

OS Grid: TQ315671

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR GW.6ND

Mapcode Global: VHGRL.1C2M

Open Location Code: 9C3X9VQQ+7G

Maidenhead Locator System: IO91wj63

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

major urban conurbation
a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 3b2

Multicultural and Educated Urbanites
Ethnically Diverse Young Families
Young Ethnic Minority Families

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 3607 / 32844

2nd decile
much more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for CR7 7YG on Friday 5 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:51
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	04:00
Sunrise	04:46
Transit (sun is at its highest)	12:58
Sunset	21:11
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	21:57
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:06

Hours of daylight today	04:16 to 21:41
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:41 to 04:15
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	08:11
Moon Rises	23:54

For a full sun and moon calendar for CR7 7YG, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in CR7 7YG

	Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
	27 October 2005	516 London Road, Thornton Heath CR7 7YG	Detached	Freehold	£490,000

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for CR7 7YG

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Croydon West

MP

Sarah Jones Labour

Croydon Borough Council

London borough ward

West Thornton

Councillors

Janet Campbell Labour

Stuart King Labour

Chrishni Reshekaron Labour

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for CR7 7YG

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00005870		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E00174941		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	31 December 2011	ONS
E01001181	Croydon 015E	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02000208	Croydon 015	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E05011488	West Thornton	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	3 May 2018	DLUHC
E09000008	Croydon	London Boroughs	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000007	London	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001188	Croydon West	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000001	Metropolitan Police	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000234	London	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33033142		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000051	London	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	1 April 2020	BEIS
E38000245	NHS South West London CCG	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 April 2020	ODS
E40000003	London	NHS England Regions	Health	1 April 2013	ODS
E43000198	Croydon, unparished area	Non-Civil Parished Areas	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E54000031	South West London Health and Care Partnership	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 April 2020	NHS
E56000021	North West and South West London	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 July 2019	NHS England
E63012338	Croydon	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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