Housing in CR0 9WX
What the homes in CR0 9WX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Croydon
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,494 (2024)
CR0 9WXCroydon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (75.4%). Flats make up 93.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
34.9% of households in the CR0 9WX area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 41% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 2.8% own outright and 32.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned34.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership8.7%1%
- Private rented41%20.5%
- Social rented15.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 46.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (45.8%). 17.7% 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 9WX (Central Croydon) (about 1,494 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.