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Housing in CR0 3BB

What the homes in CR0 3BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
West Thornton North
Council
Croydon
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,017 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (30.6%). Flats make up 35.9%, well above the 22.2% across England.

CR0 3BBEngland
Detached6.1%22.9%
Semi-detached30.6%31.5%
Terraced27.4%23%
Purpose-built flat18.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house14.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CR0 3BB area is below that, at 46%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 32.3% of households against 20.5%. 23.4% own outright and 22.6% with a mortgage.

CR0 3BB
46%
32%
18%
England
  • Owned46%61.3%
  • Shared ownership3.7%1%
  • Private rented32.3%20.5%
  • Social rented17.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

CR0 3BBEngland
Owned outright23.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan22.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent29.5%18.2%
Other private rented2.7%2.2%
From the council8.2%8.3%
From a housing association9.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.9 people living in it. 22.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CR0 3BBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers and other households, at 20.2%. 30.2% of households include dependent children.

CR0 3BBEngland
Living alone, under 6617.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over5.5%12.8%
Couple, no children5.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children10.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households20.2%7.7%
Rents

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.

CroydonEngland
All homes£1,582£1,459
One bedroom£1,265£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,573£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,858£1,489
Four or more£2,667£2,161
Detached£2,623£1,640
Semi-detached£1,999£1,449
Terraced£1,797£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,437£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood CR0 3BB sits in (West Thornton North): about 2,017 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.

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