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Housing in CR7 8DJ

What the homes in CR7 8DJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Upper Norwood
Council
Croydon
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,001 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (68.9%). Flats make up 11.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.

CR7 8DJEngland
Detached6.1%22.9%
Semi-detached68.9%31.5%
Terraced13.6%23%
Purpose-built flat3.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

78.5% of households in the CR7 8DJ area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.1% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 38.9% own outright and 39.6% with a mortgage.

CR7 8DJ
78%
17%
England
  • Owned78.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1%1%
  • Private rented17.1%20.5%
  • Social rented3.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CR7 8DJEngland
Owned outright38.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan39.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent15.6%18.2%
Other private rented1.4%2.2%
From the council0.6%8.3%
From a housing association2.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.0 people living in it. 18.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CR7 8DJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (21.4%). 22.5% of households include dependent children.

CR7 8DJEngland
Living alone, under 6610.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.8%12.8%
Couple, no children7.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children10.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households21.4%7.7%
Rents

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.

CroydonEngland
All homes£1,582£1,459
One bedroom£1,265£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,573£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,858£1,489
Four or more£2,667£2,161
Detached£2,623£1,640
Semi-detached£1,999£1,449
Terraced£1,797£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,437£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CR7 8DJ (Upper Norwood) (about 2,001 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.

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