Housing in CR0 8EG
What the homes in CR0 8EG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Shirley East
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,589 (2024)
CR0 8EGCroydon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (42.5%). Flats make up 43.8%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
34.6% of households in the CR0 8EG area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 8.1% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 15.1% own outright and 19.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned34.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented8.1%20.5%
- Social rented56.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 18.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a lone parent with dependent children (22.9%). 42% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CR0 8EG (Shirley East) (about 1,589 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.