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Often, many of the people who live in this sort of postcode will be older people living in flats.

Neighbourhoods fitting this profile are found in seaside towns such as Torbay and Worthing, in the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight, as well as in the Cotswolds, Argyll and Bute, Harrogate and Bexley in Outer London.

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Schools

Find out the performance data, locations and contact details of your local schools. All the vital information you need to help make educational decisions for your children.
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Crime

The Metropolitan Police force is responsible for policing the Croydon Council local authority area.
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Council tax

The average council tax per household in Croydon council is £1,313.00, compared to an average in England of £1,278.93.
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Tories 'to scrap police watchdog'

27/11/2009 16:53:06

The Conservatives say they will scrap London's police watchdog if they win the next general election.
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Rappers jailed over warning song

27/11/2009 17:36:40

Two rappers are jailed for using an internet song to try to scare off witnesses to the murder of a 24-year-old man.
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Live sheep wheeled into Asda shop

27/11/2009 18:48:35

The RSPCA hits out at pranksters who put a live sheep in a shopping trolley and wheeled it into a London supermarket.
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Beckham academy 'likely to close'

27/11/2009 14:29:28

David Beckham's football academy in south-east London is "very likely" to close by the end of the year.
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Fire residents spend night away

27/11/2009 08:27:55

Hundreds of people spend the night in temporary accommodation after huge fire destroyed homes in London.
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Father and son jailed for murder

27/11/2009 14:37:15

A father and his 14-year-old son are jailed for life for murdering a man who was stabbed in a pub in Barking, east London.
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Man killed brother in ketchup row

27/11/2009 17:26:07

A man who stabbed his brother to death in an argument about spilt ketchup is jailed for six years on a charge of manslaughter.
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Sex attacker sent victim apology

27/11/2009 15:45:28

A sex attacker from London who was caught by police after sending his victim a text message to say sorry is jailed for four years.
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Police close West End 'brothel'

27/11/2009 16:37:51

A lap-dancing club in central London suspected to have been run as a brothel is shut following a police raid.
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Charges over 'spillage' of E.coli

27/11/2009 15:27:51

The Health Protection Agency faces charges after the bacterium E.coli 0157 was allegedly spilled in one of its buildings in London.
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London to have new sewer system

27/11/2009 17:29:48

The government and Mayor back a plan for new sewer tunnels in London.
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Tell us a story

01/07/2003 13:27:16

How to contact BBC News Interactive's London team
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19/10/2004 09:56:40

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Railway Stations

Anerley (0.67 miles away), Southern

Norwood Junction (0.71 miles away), Southern

Crystal Palace (0.81 miles away), Southern

Penge West (1.06 miles away), Southern

Birkbeck (1.06 miles away), Southern

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