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Housing in CR8 5JB

What the homes in CR8 5JB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Kenley North
Council
Croydon
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,885 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (51.9%). Flats make up 20.2%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

CR8 5JBEngland
Detached24.7%22.9%
Semi-detached51.9%31.5%
Terraced3.2%23%
Purpose-built flat19.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

71.7% of households in the CR8 5JB area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 29.5% own outright and 42.2% with a mortgage.

CR8 5JB
72%
17%
England
  • Owned71.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented10%20.5%
  • Social rented17.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CR8 5JBEngland
Owned outright29.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan42.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.3%18.2%
Other private rented1.7%2.2%
From the council13.4%8.3%
From a housing association4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 21.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CR8 5JBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (24.1%). 32.4% of households include dependent children.

CR8 5JBEngland
Living alone, under 6610.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.8%12.8%
Couple, no children13.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children24.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households9.6%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 CR8 5JB (Kenley North) (about 1,885 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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