Bacteriostatic water in Thornton Heath

Local facts for Thornton Heath

Thornton Heath sits in the CR7 postcode district (CR area), within Croydon, London, England.

CR7 is a mainland UK district, so orders to Thornton Heath go out on next-day UK delivery. How we deliver.

Nearest universities with REF 2021 research submissions in Biological Sciences or Chemistry:

• Institute of Cancer Research: Royal Cancer Hospital (The), Biological Sciences, 11.3 km
• Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 12.3 km
• University of Greenwich, Chemistry, 12.3 km

Straight-line distance. Listed for local context only; no affiliation implied.

Further universities within 80 km of Thornton Heath with REF 2021 submissions in these units:

• King's College London (UKPRN 10003645): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 12.9 km north
• Birkbeck College (UKPRN 10007760): Biological Sciences, 14.1 km north
• University College London (UKPRN 10007784): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 14.4 km north
• Queen Mary University of London (UKPRN 10007775): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 15.1 km north
• Institute of Zoology (UKPRN 10009315): Biological Sciences, 15.9 km north
• Royal Holloway and Bedford New College (UKPRN 10005553): Biological Sciences, 31.8 km west
• The University of Reading (UKPRN 10007802): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 58.1 km west
• University of Sussex (UKPRN 10007806): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 59 km south

Nearby: Croydon (2.6 km), West Norwood (3.7 km), Merton (5.4 km), Herne Hill (6.3 km), Purley (6.4 km).

Regional hub: London.

Thornton Heath lies south of London, about 12.5 km in a straight line.

Other location pages in the CR postcode area (6 of the 104 we list for London):

• Croydon, CR9, 2.6 km
• CR, 5.7 km
• Coulsdon, CR5, 8.5 km

Postcode districts in the CR area covered by our London location pages: CR5, CR7, CR8, CR9.

More nearby location pages in London (within 50 km; straight line, nearest first):

Also in Croydon (6 location pages): Croydon 2.6 km, Croydon 2.6 km, CR 5.7 km, Purley 6.4 km, Coulsdon 8.5 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Thornton Heath: north, West Norwood (3.7 km); east, Plaistow (9.2 km); south, Croydon (2.6 km); west, Merton (5.4 km).

Location pages in London within 10 km of Thornton Heath: 20; within 25 km: 83; within 50 km: 103.

Map reference: 51.3958, -0.1113 (OS Open Names osgb4000000074575693).

Sources: OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory (OGL), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), REF 2021, Parcelforce zone list. Updated 12 Oct 2026.