Housing in CR2 0QZ
What the homes in CR2 0QZ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Purley North
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,646 (2024)
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are flats in converted or shared houses (27.3%). Flats make up 49.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
57.8% of households in the CR2 0QZ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 34.8% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 21.7% own outright and 36.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned57.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.3%1%
- Private rented34.8%20.5%
- Social rented5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 26.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (23%). 30.8% 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). 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 CR2 0QZ (Purley North) (about 1,646 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.