Housing in CR7 6DA
What the homes in CR7 6DA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- West Thornton North
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,698 (2024)
CR7 6DAThornton Heath
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (66.6%). Flats make up 10.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CR7 6DA area is broadly in line with that, at 64.9%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 28.6% of households against 20.5%. 34.7% own outright and 30.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned64.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.8%1%
- Private rented28.6%20.5%
- Social rented5.7%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 3.2 people living in it. 18.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers and other households, at 23.8%. 26% 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 CR7 6DA sits in (West Thornton North): about 1,698 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.