Housing in CR2 6HA
What the homes in CR2 6HA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Purley North
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,752 (2024)
CR2 6HASouth Croydon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (29.8%). Flats make up 40.8%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
61.1% of households in the CR2 6HA area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 28.9% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 22.7% own outright and 38.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned61.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented28.9%20.5%
- Social rented9.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%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. 29.1% 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 (21.1%). 27.2% 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 6HA (Purley North) (about 1,752 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.