Housing in CR7 7DF
What the homes in CR7 7DF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Thornton Heath West
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,580 (2024)
CR7 7DFThornton Heath
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (58.7%). Flats make up 17.9%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CR7 7DF area is broadly in line with that, at 55.6%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 34.2% of households against 20.5%. 27.1% own outright and 28.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned55.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented34.2%20.5%
- Social rented9.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.9 people living in it. 22.4% 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 18.9%. 28.7% 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood CR7 7DF sits in (Thornton Heath West): about 1,580 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.