Croydon

Borough · London · United Kingdom

South London's biggest town, with an office and shopping centre around East and West Croydon, trams and many suburban streets. Among the cheapest London boroughs to rent.

Median rent, 2-bed home£1,593 per month
Price level£££££
Good forEasy commute
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Overview

Good for

Fast trains to Victoria and London Bridge for less rent

Watch out for

Town centre under regeneration; no Tube

Neighborhoods

  • Croydon
  • Purley
  • Norbury
  • Thornton Heath
  • South Norwood
  • Addiscombe

Rent

The median monthly rent of a two-bedroom home in Croydon was £1,593 in 2025/26, 22% below the London average. It is the 31st most expensive of 33 boroughs.

Home sizeMedian rent / month
Room£681
Studio£1,050
1 bedroom£1,250
2 bedrooms£1,593
3 bedrooms£2,000
4+ bedrooms£2,450

Median monthly rent of two-bedroom homes let privately, as recorded by Rent Officers (ONS). Rents vary a lot by street and building, and ONS advises caution when comparing areas because the sample is not random. Source: ONS – Private rental market in London, April 2025 to March 2026.

Rent by postcode district in Croydon

Median monthly rent recorded in each postcode district (ONS). Districts are placed in the borough that contains their centre and often spill into neighbouring boroughs; small samples make these figures rougher than the borough ones.

DistrictIncludes (wards)1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms
CR0Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Beddington, Bensham Manor, Broad Green, Fairfield£1,250£1,595£1,998
CR2Broad Green, Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown, Sanderstead, Selsdon & Addington Village, Selsdon Vale & Forestdale, South Croydon£1,225£1,500£2,000
CR5Carshalton South & Clockhouse, Chipstead, Kingswood & Woodmansterne, Coulsdon Town, Hooley, Merstham & Netherne, Lower Kingswood, Tadworth & Walton, Old Coulsdon£1,175£1,625£2,070
CR7Bensham Manor, Broad Green, Norbury Park, Pollards Hill, South Norwood, Thornton Heath£1,250£1,550£2,000
CR8Carshalton South & Clockhouse, Coulsdon Town, Kenley, Old Coulsdon, Portley & Queens Park, Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown£1,250£1,598£1,950
SE19Crystal Palace & Anerley, Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood, Dulwich Wood, Gipsy Hill, Knight's Hill, Norbury Park£1,425£1,600£1,880
SE25Addiscombe West, Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood, Selhurst, Shirley North, South Norwood, Thornton Heath£1,300£1,600£2,025
Rent £/month (2-bed)
  1. 1,550–1,700
  2. 1,700–1,800
  3. 1,800–2,000
  4. 2,000–2,350
  5. 2,350–3,563

Who lives here

Who lives hereCroydonLondon
Population390,7168,799,725
One-person households28.2%29.3%
Children under 1519.3%18.1%
Aged 15–2411.3%12.3%
Aged 65 and over13.6%11.9%
Social housing rentals17.9%23.1%
Private rentals25.8%30.0%
Owner-occupied homes56.1%46.8%

Source: ONS – Census 2021 (Nomis: TS007A, TS054, TS003) (2021).

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Getting around

  • Southern and Thameslink rail; Tramlink; Overground at West Croydon

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