Housing in CR7 7HU
What the homes in CR7 7HU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- University Hospital & Queen's Road
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,735 (2024)
CR7 7HUThornton Heath
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (36.1%). Flats make up 68.1%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
20.5% of households in the CR7 7HU area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 41.9% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 7.7% own outright and 12.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned20.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership1%1%
- Private rented41.9%20.5%
- Social rented33.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free2.8%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 33.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (27.5%). 35% 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 CR7 7HU (University Hospital & Queen's Road) (about 1,735 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.