Housing in CR0 2UP
What the homes in CR0 2UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- University Hospital & Queen's Road
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,808 (2024)
CR0 2UPCroydon
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (36.7%). Flats make up 39.8%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CR0 2UP area is well below that, at 37.3%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 22.3% of households against 20.5%. 12.7% own outright and 24.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned37.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented22.3%20.5%
- Social rented39.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.6%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 29.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 17.4%. 31.8% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Croydon
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Croydon, August 2026, +3.2% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood CR0 2UP sits in (University Hospital & Queen's Road): about 1,808 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.