Housing in CR7 8AG
What the homes in CR7 8AG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Norbury East
- Council
- Croydon
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,826 (2024)
CR7 8AGThornton Heath
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (59.8%). Flats make up 15.3%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CR7 8AG area is well below that, at 41.2%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.7% of households against 20.5%. 16.5% own outright and 24.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned41.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented13.7%20.5%
- Social rented44.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 3.1 people living in it. 18.3% 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 21.9%. 25.5% 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 8AG sits in (Norbury East): about 1,826 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.