Access Guide
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- This guide describes the shopping area of Thornton Heath.
- It covers Brigstock Road and the High Street, between Thornton Heath Station and the junction between the High Street and Whitehorse Road.
- This is approximately 550m (0.3 miles) overall and would take around 7 minutes to walk.
- There are no public toilets in the shopping area.
- There are accessible and standard toilets in Thornton Heath Library, which are available for public use during normal hours.
- There are also accessible and standard toilets in the station, leisure centre and other cafés for customer use.
- Please see the related access guides for details.
Getting Here
- By Road:
- Thornton Heath is approximately 3km (2 miles) north of Croydon Town Centre.
- Brigstock Road and the High Street are part of the B266, which runs roughly west-east.
- It connects with the A23 London Road in the west and the A212 Grange Road/ Whitehorse Road in the east.
- By Bus:
- High Street is served by bus routes 50, 130 and 198, with one stop on the north side (eastbound) and 2 stops on the south side (towards the station).
- Brigstock Road is also served by these routes plus service 198.
- There are bus stops on both sides of the road opposite the train station.
- All London buses have ramp access and dedicated spaces for wheelchair users.
- For more information about London buses (Transport for London), please click here
- By Train:
- Thornton Heath Station is served by Southeastern rail services between London, Croydon and beyond.
- There is level access by lift between the platform and the street at this station.
- Staff are available to assist with boarding ramps between the platform and the train.
- Please see the related access guide for details.
- To use the TFL journey planner for details of the most suitable route please click here
- The TFL website has links to the TFL accessibility guides, including large print maps and audio guides to order or download please click here.
Parking
- There are 2 Blue Badge bays on the east side of High Street between Brigstock Road and Grange Park Road.
- Dimensions for both the Blue Badge bays are 205cm in width and 665cm in length.
- Blue Badge parking is free of charge.
- Standard parking bays are at various intervals along High Street.
- Standard parking is free for 1 hour only between 09.00 - 17.00.
- Parking payment machines are at regular intervals along High Street.
- Some bay markings are badly faded.
Brigstock Road - North Side - High Street to Thornton Heath Station
- Some pavement works were taking place on this section of Brigstock Road (August 2019).
- The pavement surface is a light-coloured paving stone.
- The paving is in good condition as it was newly laid in 2019.
- The pavement slopes down to the kerb.
- There is a bus shelter with seating outside the Tesco store.
- Potential hazards include refuse bins, lamp posts, traffic signs, telephone boxes and a cycle rack.
- There is a steep slope from the Brigstock Road/High Street junction up to Thornton Heath Station.
Brigstock Road - South Side - High Street to Thornton Heath Station
- The paving is good quality, newly laid light-coloured paving stone.
- The pavement slopes towards the shops from the kerb.
- There is a bus shelter with seating practically opposite Thornton Heath Station.
- Potential hazards include shop displays, lamp posts and traffic signs.
- There are dropped kerbs with tactile markings at the side street Cotford Road.
- There is a steep slope from the Brigstock Road/High Street junction up to Thornton Heath Station.
Controlled Crossing Point - Brigstock Road/High Street Junction
- There is a traffic light controlled crossroads at this junction, with a central refuge.
- There are dropped kerbs with tactile markings at each crossing point.
- The crossing is push button operated with the red/green man visual signals.
- The crossings have no audible signal.
- The crossing is intended to be crossed in two stages.
- There is one-way traffic on each side of the refuge.
- There are painted floor signs to indicate the direction of traffic.
High Street - North Side - Brigstock Road to Grange Park Road
- Paving at the junction is larger and lighter coloured than the sandstone paving laid for the rest of the pavement.
- The pavement slopes to the kerb.
- There are two Blue Badge bays located outside the Thornton Heath Leisure Centre.
- There is a parking payment machine near the Blue Badge bays.
- There is a bus shelter with seating.
- Potential hazards include refuse bins, lamp posts, traffic signs, A-board signs, benches, cycle racks and building columns (as seen in photographs 2 and 3).
High Street - North Side - Grange Park Road to The Drive
- There are dropped kerbs without tactile markings at the road junctions.
- The surface is block paved at the dropped kerbs then sandstone coloured paving between the junctions.
- There is a tarmac area outside the Jobcentre Plus.
- The pavement slopes towards the kerb.
- Potential hazards include refuse bins, lamp posts, traffic signs, A-board signs and a cycle rack.
High Street - South Side - Brigstock Road to Stuart Road
- The pavement surface is a light-coloured paving stone.
- The pavement slopes towards the kerb.
- Potential hazards include shop displays, refuse bins and lamp posts.
- There is an uncontrolled crossing point with dropped kerb and tactile markings at junction with Stuart Road.
High Street - South Side - Stuart Road to Gillett Road
- The Stuart Road junction with High Street has dropped kerbs with tactile markings.
- Paving at the junction is larger and lighter coloured than the sandstone paving between junctions.
- The paving slopes towards the kerb.
- The paving stones are uneven in places.
- There is a bus shelter with seating.
- Obstacles on the pavement include, litter bins, A-board signs, lamp posts and direction signs.
Controlled Crossing Point - near to Gillett Road/The Drive
- There is a push button controlled pedestrian crossing point on High Street near to Gillett Road and The Drive.
- There are dropped kerbs with tactile markings on both sides of the road.
- The crossing controls have visible signals only.
High Street - North Side - The Drive to The Retreat
- There is block paving with dropped kerbs at each road crossing.
- There is a sand coloured paving stone surface between the road crossings.
- Some of the paving is uneven.
- The pavement slopes towards the kerb.
- There is a parking payment machine near the standard parking bays.
- Potential hazards include refuse bins, lamp posts, traffic signs, deep concrete steps to some of the shops (photograph 2) and some cars parked on a forecourt (photograph1).
High Street - North Side - The Retreat to Grange Road
- There are block paved dropped kerbs to both road crossings at each end of this section of High Street.
- The pavement surface is a sand coloured paving stone.
- There is a parking payment machine on the pavement by the standard parking.
- There are some bollards by the kerb here.
- There are two telephone boxes, one standard and one with wheelchair access.
- There is a bus shelter with seating.
- Street furniture consists of two wooden armchairs near Grange Road and the Prince George public house (photograph 1).
- Potential hazards include refuse bins, lamp posts, traffic signs, telephone boxes A-board signs, pizza delivery bikes and stalls outside shops on the pavement.
High Street - South Side - Gillett Road to Cassland Road
- The road crossings at each end of this section are block paved with dropped kerbs.
- Paving between them is a sand coloured paving stone.
- There is a parking payment machine here.
- Potential hazards include shop displays, A-board signs, refuse bins, lamp posts, traffic signs and a cycle rack.
High Street - South Side - Cassland Road to Gilsland Road
- There are block paved dropped kerbs to both road crossings at each end of this section of High Street.
- The pavement surface is sand coloured paving stones.
- The pavement slopes towards the kerb.
- Some of this paving is uneven and sunken in places.
- Standard parking is along this section of road with some kerbside bollards.
- Some shops have display stalls outside their premises on the pavement.
- One shop has a door opening out onto the pavement.
- Potential hazards include refuse bins, lamp posts, A-board signs and a cycle rack.
High Street - South Side - Gilsland Road to Nursery Road
- There are block paved dropped kerbs to both road crossings at each end of this section of High Street.
- The pavement surface is a sand coloured paving stone.
- The pavement slopes towards the kerb.
- There are some uneven and cracked paving stones.
- Potential hazards include A-board signs, refuse bins, lamp posts and a post box.
Zebra Crossing - near to Grange Road/Nursery Road
- There is a zebra crossing on High Street, near to Grange Road and Nursery Road.
- The crossing has dropped kerbs with tactile markings on both sides.
- Apart from the flashing beacons to mark the crossing, there are no audible or visual crossing aids.
High Street - North Side - Grange Road to Whitehorse Road
- The paving is good quality, newly laid light-coloured paving stone.
- There is a dropped kerb with tactile markings at the Grange Road zebra crossing.
- There is a planting bed with a raised edge along the entire kerbside of the pavement.
- Wooden bench seating is located by the planting beds.
- There is a Legible London map sign by the seating (photograph 3 and 4).
High Street - South Side - Nursery Road to Whitehorse Road
- The paving is good quality, newly laid light-coloured paving stone.
- There is a dropped kerb at the Nursery Road crossing.
- There is a planting bed along the entire kerbside of the pavement.
- Potential hazards are A-board signs and a cctv post.
Access Guides Available For (Thornton Heath Shopping Area)
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Shopping
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- Tesco - To view the access guide please click here (new tab).
- African Market - To view the access guide please click here (new tab).
- Salvation Army Store - To view the access guide please click here (new tab).
- Superdrug - To view the access guide please click here (new tab).
- Shoezone - To view the access guide please click here (new tab).
- Shan Halal Meat - To view the access guide please click here (new tab).
- PWJ Plumbing Supplies Ltd - To view the access guide please click here (new tab).
- Poundland - To view the access guide please click here (new tab).
- Perfectionist - To view the access guide please click here (new tab).
- Pasimm - To view the access guide please click here (new tab).
- Link Telecom - To view the access guide please click here (new tab).
- Bulley's Barbers 2 - To view the access guide please click here (new tab).
- Law Eagles - To view the access guide please click here (new tab).
- Hashtag Vaperz Lounge - To view the access guide please click here (new tab).
- Floor Fashion - To view the access guide please click here (new tab).
- Costcutter / Thornton Heath Post Office - To view the access guide please click here (new tab).
- Thornton Heath Pharmacy - To view the access guide please click here (new tab).
- The Recruitment Shop - To view the access guide please click here (new tab).
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Eating and Drinking
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- Costa - To view the access guide please click here (new tab).
- The Prince George - To view the access guide please click here (new tab).
- Subway - To view the access guide please click here (new tab).
- Jerk Chicken - To view the access guide please click here (new tab).
- Godwin's - To view the access guide please click here (new tab).
- Cornfield Bakery - To view the access guide please click here (new tab).
- Lazzat - To view the access guide please click here (new tab).
- Blue & Orange - To view the access guide please click here (new tab).
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