Housing in CR0 8NU
What the homes in CR0 8NU 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 8NUCroydon
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (42.5%). Flats make up 43.8%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CR0 8NU area is well below that, at 34.6%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.1% of households against 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%
Who owns, who rents from whom
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 lone parent with dependent children, at 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood CR0 8NU sits in (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.