Housing in CR7 7JE
What the homes in CR7 7JE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- West Thornton North
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,771 (2024)
CR7 7JEThornton Heath
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (42.7%). Flats make up 28.5%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
54% of households in the CR7 7JE area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 30.4% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 22.3% own outright and 31.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned54%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.9%1%
- Private rented30.4%20.5%
- Social rented14.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 28.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (20.1%). 28.4% 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 7JE (West Thornton North) (about 1,771 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.