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Often, many of the people who live in this sort of postcode will be suburban privately renting professionals.

Neighbourhoods fitting this profile are found in Richmond-upon-Thames, Sutton and Bromley in Outer London, and in Cheltenham, St Albans and Guildford.

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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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Man guilty of terror attack plot

09/12/2009 17:40:33

A British Muslim from London is convicted of conspiring to murder civilians in a "deadly terrorist attack".
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Girl, 12, raped on way to school

09/12/2009 16:14:36

A 12-year-old girl is attacked and raped after being dragged into a front garden in east London, police say.
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Tube ticket office 'jobs threat'

09/12/2009 12:46:02

More than 1,000 jobs may be cut as a result ticket office closures on the London Underground network, according RMT union.
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Dog found with legs bound in tape

09/12/2009 14:09:07

The cost of treating pets may have led an owner to tape up the legs of their dog in an attempt to treat it, one expert claims.
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Charge over 'gun' near Blair home

09/12/2009 22:10:54

A man is charged with possessing a firearm near the Westminster home of the former Prime Minister Tony Blair.
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Anger at rail timetable shake-up

09/12/2009 16:46:18

Rail commuters in parts of Kent face an extra hour on their journeys when current train services to London are changed.
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University bars Islamist speaker

09/12/2009 14:36:58

A London university cancels the appearance of a controversial Islamic group that opposes integration into British society.
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Mother killed over family home

09/12/2009 14:48:45

A man is jailed for life for stabbing to death his mother for refusing to move out of the family home in east London.
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Privatisation 'caused Tube delay'

09/12/2009 18:26:55

London's mayor tells MPs that the government's part-privatisation of the Tube is to blame for weekend closures on the Jubilee Lane.
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TV man denies 'gun' charges

09/12/2009 17:56:49

An author and film-maker accused of illegal weapon possession had a home "festooned" with swords and fake guns, the Old Bailey hears.
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£50m for Rembrandt and Raphael

09/12/2009 04:51:23

A record-breaking auction in London sees two pieces, a Rembrandt and a Raphael, sell for a total of almost £50m.
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Rosetta row 'would end with loan'

08/12/2009 21:31:55

Egypt's head of antiquities says he will drop a demand for the return of the Rosetta Stone if London's British Museum agrees to loan it.
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Hunt for missing Olympic hopeful

08/12/2009 18:25:54

An athlete who could represent Great Britain in the 2012 Olympic Games is missing from his home in east 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

Links to other local news internet sites in London
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New landscape

26/11/2009 11:53:51

London's decade of changing architecture
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Tube Stations

Tooting Bec (2.56 miles away), Northern

Balham (2.57 miles away), Northern

Tooting Broadway (2.75 miles away), Northern

Clapham South (2.86 miles away), Northern

Brixton (2.90 miles away), Victoria

Railway Stations

West Norwood (0.68 miles away), Southern

Gipsy Hill (0.96 miles away), Southern

Norbury (0.97 miles away), Southern

Streatham (1.15 miles away), Southern

Tulse Hill (1.31 miles away), Southern

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