Croydon, in numbers

Average home prices reached £390,000 in Croydon.

Croydon council area. July 2026. Every figure carries its own date.

Croydon’s town-centre projects are at different stages. College Green has planning permission, Minster Green works were reported underway, and the Whitgift proposals were still being discussed before a planning application in September 2026.

The short version

Average home price over time

August 1996 to July 2026

Croydon council area · Cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: January 1995 to July 2026. The chart opens on the latest 30 years; choose All history for the full reviewed record.

From To

Shown on this chart: £71,458 in August 1996; £390,041 in July 2026. 445.8% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Full history context

Average home prices rose from £70,000 to £390,000 between January 1995 and July 2026.

July 2025 to July 2026: £14,000 less per home (3.4% lower).

Cash prices, before allowing for inflation. Changes do not show affordability without local earnings and household circumstances.

Data table and workings

Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.

Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

Whole local authority area; not a typical home listing or the budget needed by a first-time buyer.

Provisional estimates can be revised. Historical boundaries follow the exact published source code; no old-code series has been relabelled.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Average home price over time — Croydon council area: full reviewed history
Period	£
January 1995	70,118
February 1995	69,908
March 1995	69,666
April 1995	69,562
May 1995	69,800
June 1995	70,011
July 1995	70,102
August 1995	69,951
September 1995	70,356
October 1995	69,891
November 1995	69,836
December 1995	69,356
January 1996	68,950
February 1996	68,976
March 1996	69,217
April 1996	69,854
May 1996	69,787
June 1996	70,010
July 1996	70,363
August 1996	71,458
September 1996	71,678
October 1996	72,397
November 1996	72,389
December 1996	73,098
January 1997	73,167
February 1997	73,209
March 1997	73,232
April 1997	74,548
May 1997	75,868
June 1997	77,885
July 1997	79,782
August 1997	81,725
September 1997	82,786
October 1997	83,495
November 1997	84,332
December 1997	84,997
January 1998	85,818
February 1998	86,550
March 1998	86,941
April 1998	87,231
May 1998	87,433
June 1998	88,045
July 1998	89,355
August 1998	90,570
September 1998	92,190
October 1998	92,430
November 1998	92,730
December 1998	93,102
January 1999	92,444
February 1999	92,366
March 1999	92,741
April 1999	94,737
May 1999	96,212
June 1999	97,340
July 1999	98,042
August 1999	99,099
September 1999	100,701
October 1999	103,392
November 1999	106,215
December 1999	108,972
January 2000	110,633
February 2000	112,480
March 2000	113,441
April 2000	116,277
May 2000	119,467
June 2000	121,790
July 2000	122,918
August 2000	122,599
September 2000	124,757
October 2000	126,391
November 2000	126,834
December 2000	127,518
January 2001	129,280
February 2001	130,549
March 2001	129,506
April 2001	126,754
May 2001	127,746
June 2001	130,812
July 2001	134,741
August 2001	137,439
September 2001	139,060
October 2001	140,615
November 2001	142,063
December 2001	143,610
January 2002	145,093
February 2002	146,648
March 2002	148,076
April 2002	150,598
May 2002	153,901
June 2002	156,654
July 2002	159,511
August 2002	162,710
September 2002	166,249
October 2002	169,762
November 2002	173,996
December 2002	177,222
January 2003	180,348
February 2003	182,364
March 2003	184,059
April 2003	186,351
May 2003	188,513
June 2003	190,155
July 2003	190,366
August 2003	189,292
September 2003	190,881
October 2003	191,983
November 2003	193,394
December 2003	192,639
January 2004	193,043
February 2004	192,996
March 2004	194,943
April 2004	196,974
May 2004	199,240
June 2004	201,795
July 2004	202,905
August 2004	204,598
September 2004	205,115
October 2004	207,160
November 2004	208,370
December 2004	208,993
January 2005	209,695
February 2005	207,595
March 2005	207,644
April 2005	205,792
May 2005	207,276
June 2005	206,630
July 2005	207,437
August 2005	206,077
September 2005	206,711
October 2005	206,846
November 2005	207,615
December 2005	207,608
January 2006	207,375
February 2006	210,189
March 2006	211,546
April 2006	212,008
May 2006	211,271
June 2006	212,777
July 2006	215,130
August 2006	217,470
September 2006	219,164
October 2006	219,706
November 2006	221,427
December 2006	222,595
January 2007	225,781
February 2007	226,565
March 2007	228,852
April 2007	229,754
May 2007	231,249
June 2007	233,383
July 2007	237,080
August 2007	241,846
September 2007	243,583
October 2007	246,093
November 2007	247,598
December 2007	251,114
January 2008	251,446
February 2008	250,405
March 2008	248,529
April 2008	246,847
May 2008	245,778
June 2008	243,158
July 2008	241,228
August 2008	241,954
September 2008	236,399
October 2008	229,992
November 2008	219,999
December 2008	215,547
January 2009	209,945
February 2009	207,754
March 2009	205,274
April 2009	205,449
May 2009	203,261
June 2009	202,182
July 2009	202,879
August 2009	204,238
September 2009	206,746
October 2009	207,969
November 2009	209,437
December 2009	213,262
January 2010	214,837
February 2010	220,626
March 2010	222,526
April 2010	225,940
May 2010	223,338
June 2010	222,340
July 2010	220,854
August 2010	222,904
September 2010	223,982
October 2010	224,039
November 2010	220,871
December 2010	217,827
January 2011	216,959
February 2011	217,051
March 2011	216,514
April 2011	216,944
May 2011	216,380
June 2011	217,085
July 2011	218,220
August 2011	218,866
September 2011	220,611
October 2011	219,706
November 2011	221,836
December 2011	220,831
January 2012	220,223
February 2012	220,932
March 2012	221,227
April 2012	224,302
May 2012	224,895
June 2012	226,422
July 2012	225,378
August 2012	225,107
September 2012	226,131
October 2012	226,705
November 2012	227,532
December 2012	229,888
January 2013	228,960
February 2013	227,310
March 2013	226,606
April 2013	227,888
May 2013	233,543
June 2013	237,970
July 2013	241,475
August 2013	243,437
September 2013	243,437
October 2013	245,585
November 2013	246,474
December 2013	249,632
January 2014	252,771
February 2014	256,705
March 2014	260,795
April 2014	269,353
May 2014	274,805
June 2014	278,151
July 2014	280,196
August 2014	287,740
September 2014	294,491
October 2014	298,662
November 2014	295,778
December 2014	294,247
January 2015	292,827
February 2015	294,181
March 2015	296,812
April 2015	299,964
May 2015	301,694
June 2015	304,037
July 2015	310,455
August 2015	317,457
September 2015	324,618
October 2015	327,749
November 2015	331,035
December 2015	335,072
January 2016	337,430
February 2016	342,509
March 2016	346,784
April 2016	353,021
May 2016	357,704
June 2016	363,463
July 2016	368,948
August 2016	374,852
September 2016	374,191
October 2016	373,190
November 2016	368,709
December 2016	368,616
January 2017	368,282
February 2017	372,317
March 2017	373,885
April 2017	374,690
May 2017	373,919
June 2017	378,299
July 2017	382,270
August 2017	383,522
September 2017	384,117
October 2017	380,901
November 2017	380,853
December 2017	379,637
January 2018	377,479
February 2018	376,189
March 2018	371,125
April 2018	373,392
May 2018	375,683
June 2018	379,074
July 2018	379,556
August 2018	377,198
September 2018	376,952
October 2018	375,595
November 2018	373,840
December 2018	369,038
January 2019	370,162
February 2019	369,462
March 2019	372,539
April 2019	368,770
May 2019	369,170
June 2019	368,604
July 2019	370,504
August 2019	370,506
September 2019	370,946
October 2019	371,114
November 2019	373,246
December 2019	377,159
January 2020	377,674
February 2020	377,626
March 2020	374,522
April 2020	373,678
May 2020	376,791
June 2020	377,568
July 2020	382,092
August 2020	379,791
September 2020	382,323
October 2020	383,854
November 2020	386,933
December 2020	385,287
January 2021	386,973
February 2021	387,366
March 2021	391,473
April 2021	392,839
May 2021	394,057
June 2021	396,160
July 2021	390,685
August 2021	389,252
September 2021	388,604
October 2021	394,902
November 2021	400,496
December 2021	402,386
January 2022	402,804
February 2022	403,349
March 2022	405,163
April 2022	406,376
May 2022	406,939
June 2022	408,845
July 2022	413,849
August 2022	422,041
September 2022	425,554
October 2022	424,963
November 2022	421,886
December 2022	421,740
January 2023	430,260
February 2023	427,333
March 2023	419,582
April 2023	405,764
May 2023	402,881
June 2023	400,241
July 2023	404,144
August 2023	406,760
September 2023	412,005
October 2023	403,740
November 2023	396,870
December 2023	396,337
January 2024	396,690
February 2024	395,927
March 2024	390,555
April 2024	396,187
May 2024	391,935
June 2024	395,325
July 2024	393,118
August 2024	403,389
September 2024	404,901
October 2024	407,587
November 2024	406,008
December 2024	403,623
January 2025	404,627
February 2025	401,425
March 2025	401,273
April 2025	396,657
May 2025	398,175
June 2025	402,527
July 2025	403,671
August 2025	402,924
September 2025	397,992
October 2025	397,784
November 2025	398,064
December 2025	396,377
January 2026	390,973
February 2026	388,577
March 2026	391,377
April 2026	395,044
May 2026	394,224
June 2026	393,714
July 2026	390,041

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People living in the area

410,085

Mid-2025 · Croydon council area

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Published mid-year estimate for the whole local authority area. This is not automatically the population of the named city settlement.

All usual residents

Source and method →

Average home price

£390,000

July 2026 · Croydon council area

Show the workings

Shown to the nearest £1,000. Published value: £390,041.

Homes in the local authority area

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Average monthly rent

£1,582

August 2026 · Croydon council area

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Official local housing data feed. House prices are provisional, not seasonally adjusted; rents use the Price Index of Private Rents. Local short-term estimates are variable. Country references use only the explicitly country-coded ctry object, never the local place object.

Homes in the local authority area

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Homes rented privately

6.7% to 57.9%

Homes rented privately ranged from 6.7% in Old Coulsdon to 57.9% in Fairfield — a gap of 51.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 28 of 28 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

See each ward and the workings

These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Old Coulsdon	6.7%	264	3,953
Shirley South	8.4%	321	3,834
New Addington North	9.3%	337	3,636
New Addington South	10.3%	417	4,050
Shirley North	10.6%	642	6,038
Selsdon & Addington Village	10.7%	397	3,715
Sanderstead	10.7%	644	6,006
Kenley	11.4%	473	4,137
Coulsdon Town	12.3%	704	5,722
Selsdon Vale & Forestdale	16.4%	698	4,250
Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown	19%	720	3,791
Purley & Woodcote	20%	1,177	5,897
Norbury Park	20.2%	746	3,697
Addiscombe East	24.9%	1,154	4,635
Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood	25.7%	1,856	7,219
Woodside	26.9%	1,841	6,843
Waddon	28.1%	2,065	7,355
Thornton Heath	29.3%	2,061	7,041
Norbury & Pollards Hill	30.1%	1,346	4,476
West Thornton	32.6%	2,117	6,492
Broad Green	33.6%	2,470	7,343
Bensham Manor	34.1%	2,076	6,091
South Norwood	34.3%	2,433	7,094
Selhurst	34.3%	1,803	5,249
South Croydon	35.8%	2,772	7,753
Park Hill & Whitgift	36.6%	881	2,406
Addiscombe West	40.2%	2,751	6,851
Fairfield	57.9%	4,272	7,372

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What could respond to this pattern →

People reporting bad or very bad health

3% to 6.5%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 3% in Fairfield to 6.5% in New Addington North — a gap of 3.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 28 of 28 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Fairfield	3%	462	15,342
Coulsdon Town	3.2%	495	15,420
Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown	3.2%	312	9,715
South Croydon	3.4%	612	18,064
Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood	3.4%	563	16,352
Sanderstead	3.5%	559	15,774
Shirley South	3.9%	417	10,623
Selsdon Vale & Forestdale	4%	402	10,012
Addiscombe West	4%	653	16,208
Bensham Manor	4.1%	686	16,938
Park Hill & Whitgift	4.1%	236	5,784
Norbury & Pollards Hill	4.2%	507	12,148
Old Coulsdon	4.2%	422	10,107
Kenley	4.2%	463	10,986
Addiscombe East	4.2%	484	11,464
Waddon	4.3%	802	18,684
Selsdon & Addington Village	4.3%	429	9,928
Thornton Heath	4.3%	779	18,002
Purley & Woodcote	4.3%	659	15,184
South Norwood	4.4%	716	16,447
West Thornton	4.4%	831	18,764
Woodside	4.5%	756	16,872
Norbury Park	4.8%	519	10,826
Broad Green	4.9%	991	20,221
Shirley North	5.1%	778	15,402
Selhurst	5.1%	667	13,184
New Addington South	6.4%	721	11,328
New Addington North	6.5%	707	10,936

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What could respond to this pattern →

People aged 65 or over

4.6% to 22.8%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 4.6% in Fairfield to 22.8% in Sanderstead — a gap of 18.2 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 28 of 28 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Fairfield	4.6%	702	15,343
Broad Green	7.9%	1,606	20,220
Selhurst	9.4%	1,236	13,183
Woodside	9.4%	1,587	16,875
New Addington North	10%	1,091	10,937
Addiscombe West	10.1%	1,636	16,208
Waddon	10.2%	1,912	18,684
West Thornton	10.3%	1,936	18,764
Thornton Heath	10.5%	1,894	18,002
South Norwood	10.9%	1,785	16,447
South Croydon	11%	1,989	18,064
Bensham Manor	11.5%	1,953	16,935
Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood	12.3%	2,019	16,352
New Addington South	13.6%	1,540	11,328
Norbury & Pollards Hill	13.8%	1,677	12,146
Addiscombe East	15.3%	1,758	11,465
Coulsdon Town	15.7%	2,422	15,418
Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown	15.8%	1,537	9,715
Norbury Park	17%	1,837	10,827
Kenley	18.5%	2,033	10,983
Purley & Woodcote	18.6%	2,825	15,183
Park Hill & Whitgift	19.3%	1,114	5,786
Shirley North	19.4%	2,986	15,402
Shirley South	19.7%	2,091	10,619
Selsdon Vale & Forestdale	20.5%	2,048	10,012
Selsdon & Addington Village	20.6%	2,046	9,928
Old Coulsdon	21.9%	2,215	10,106
Sanderstead	22.8%	3,599	15,774

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What could change things?

The action plan connects local evidence to proposed next steps. Announced projects and proposed responses are shown separately.

strength

Use the college and arts venue to bring life to College Green

The proposed park sits between Croydon College and Fairfield Halls.

Proposed response: Plan its use with students, families and cultural organisations.

Evidence

What could help →

weakness

Test the Whitgift housing offer before approval

The Whitgift proposal was presented before a full planning application.

Proposed response: Assess affordability and family needs against the submitted scheme.

Evidence

What could help →

opportunity

Make the route around the Minster easier to use

Minster Green work includes filling the subway and improving the public space.

Proposed response: Check that the finished route works for people with different mobility needs.

Evidence

What could help →

Read the action plan →

Local work to follow

Whitgift Centre and surrounding land

Whitgift and Allders town-centre proposals

Proposals combine homes, shops, other commercial uses and new public routes.

Pre-application discussion in September 2026 · evidence dated 2026-09-24

Responsible body: Croydon Council

What the source says: The committee discussed the proposals before submission of a planning application on 24 September 2026. This is not planning permission or construction approval.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named project location only. No verified current ward impact footprint; no ward-wide effect is inferred.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Planning Committee: Whitgift Centre and Allders pre-application →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Test the Whitgift housing offer before approval →

Do not let a large redevelopment stall smaller benefits →

Make room for homes people can afford →

Connect local skills to local opportunities →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

Between Croydon College and Fairfield Halls

College Green park and play space

The approved proposal would turn underused space into a park and play area.

Planning permission reported granted in July 2026 · evidence dated 2026-07-03

Responsible body: Croydon Council

What the source says: The 3 July council update records permission granted. It does not say the park has opened.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named project location only. No verified current ward impact footprint; no ward-wide effect is inferred.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Mayor update: College Green permission →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Use the college and arts venue to bring life to College Green →

Do not let a large redevelopment stall smaller benefits →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

Around Croydon Minster

Minster Green public-space renewal

The work fills the subway and improves the setting around the Minster.

Construction reported underway in March 2026 · evidence dated 2026-03-20

Responsible body: Croydon Council

What the source says: The 20 March update reports construction with archaeological oversight and the Minster remaining open. Its expected summer finish is not treated as proof of completion.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Council identifies Growth Zone programme funding; no total cost is stated here.
Area covered: Named project location only. No verified current ward impact footprint; no ward-wide effect is inferred.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Mayor update: Minster Green works →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Make the route around the Minster easier to use →

Do not let a large redevelopment stall smaller benefits →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

All reviewed projects →

What this local evidence covers

28 of 28 wards

Have at least one valid census comparison with the whole council. Missing measures stay visible.

Read the neighbourhood evidence →

3 reviewed plans and projects

3 have a source-dated stage; 1 have some funding evidence; 0 have some cost evidence. These counts do not prove that funding or costs are complete.

Check each project →

0 verified ward links

Project locations cannot be treated as a map of who benefits. Each record explains any verified ward association.

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What is still missing

The reviewed local schemes are a selected evidence collection, not a complete council capital programme.

Current service capacity, incomes, waiting lists, school demand and project outcomes need additional verified local evidence before firm claims can be made.

These are selected council-sourced projects, not the whole council programme.

The suggested action sequences are analysis, not approved budgets or delivery commitments.

Project locations have not been verified as ward impact footprints. Empty cost or funding fields mean no reviewed figure, not zero.