Housing in CR5 3BF
What the homes in CR5 3BF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Woodmansterne
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,907 (2024)
CR5 3BFCoulsdon
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (47.6%). Flats make up 8.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CR5 3BF area is above that, at 73.6%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.3% of households against 20.5%. 28.3% own outright and 45.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned73.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented8.3%20.5%
- Social rented17.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%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. 16.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 28.8%. 39.3% 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 CR5 3BF sits in (Woodmansterne): about 1,907 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.