A police explosives expert was sent to detonate a suspected envelope bomb in Selcroft Road, Purley, on Tuesday morning but the package was found to be harmless.
The owner of a house in the road had called the police after receiving the package at 8am.
Surrounding roads were closed off for an hour during the scare.
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