House prices in CR0 2 (West Croydon)

This article reveals price per square metre data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'CR0 2' (West Croydon, Croydon) - statistics were last calculated on 30 August 2024.

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Defining 'CR0 2'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "CR0 2", this is also called the postcode sector. It is shown in red on the map above. There are no official names for postcode sectors so I've just labelled it West Croydon.

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FYI, a postcode sector is the full postcode without the last two letters.

Price per square metre

Knowing the average house price in West Croydon is not much use. However, knowing average price per square metre can be quite useful. Price per sqm allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square metre as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:

£ per sqm = price ÷ internal area

E.g. 53, Hartley Road, West Croydon, Croydon, sold for £475,000 on Jul-2024. Given the internal area of 101 square metres, the price per sqm is £4,702.

England & Wales have been officially metric since 1965. However house price per square foot is prefered by some estate agents and those of sufficiently advanced age ;-) They may want to convert square meters on this page to square feet.

The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqm data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqm 'buckets' (e.g. £4,250-£4,500, £4,500-£4,750, £4,750-£5,000 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 228 sales in West Croydon (CR0 2) that took place in the last two years.

Generate a custom chart like the one above but based on your own criteria.

You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.

The spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in West Croydon (CR0 2). Of the 228 transactions, half were sold for between £4,150 and £5,230 per square metre. The median, or 'middle', price per square metre in 'CR0 2' is £4,680. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £5,230 sqm. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

Price map for West Croydon, Croydon

Do have a look at the interactive price map I created. I find it useful and I am sure it will help you in exploring Croydon. You can zoom in all the way to individual properties and then all the way back out to see the whole country. The colours show the current estimated property values.

House price heatmap for West Croydon, Croydon

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'CR0 2' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector	Lower quartile	Middle quartile	Upper quartile
CR0 0 New Addington	£4,170 sqm	£4,660 sqm	£5,240 sqm
CR0 1 George Street	£4,310 sqm	£4,870 sqm	£5,500 sqm
CR0 3 Ampere Way	£4,100 sqm	£4,690 sqm	£5,330 sqm
CR0 5 Lebanon Road	£4,480 sqm	£5,090 sqm	£5,540 sqm
CR0 6 Lebanon Road	£4,480 sqm	£5,000 sqm	£5,470 sqm
CR0 2 West Croydon	£4,150 sqm	£4,680 sqm	£5,230 sqm
CR0 7 Arena	£4,380 sqm	£4,990 sqm	£5,580 sqm
CR0 4 Waddon	£4,380 sqm	£5,000 sqm	£5,640 sqm
CR0 8 Addington Village	£4,710 sqm	£5,200 sqm	£5,770 sqm
CR0 9 Gravel Hill	£3,910 sqm	£4,380 sqm	£4,830 sqm

Will Croydon house prices drop in 2024?

I cannot tell the future and don't believe anyone who says they can. I can however plot price trends - I have done this in the chart below for CR0 2 (West Croydon) compared with both the wider area CR0 and inflation (CPIH from the Office of National Statistics). The dashed trend lines in the chart show the average over time.

Download time series data as CSV (paying users only).

For the most recent sales activity, rather than a summarized average, it is better to see the underlying data. This is shown in the chart below, where blue dots represent individual sales, click on them to see details. If there is an obvious trend you should be able to spot it here amid the noise from outliers.

Data from Land Registry comes in gradually over time. I update it every month but it takes about 5 months for the majority of sales for Croydon to be recorded. Disclaimer: I do not verify and cannot guarantee the accuracy of any data shown. Outliers exist in the data, typically these are where the EPC registry records the internal area incorrectly, sometimes although very rarely the Land Registry price paid data can be wrong. The data provided throughout this website about Croydon and any other area, is not financial advice. Any information provided does not and cannot ever take in to account the particular financial situation, objectives or property needs of either you or anyone reading this information.

Street level data

Street	Avg size	Avg £sqm	Recent sales
Saffron Central Square, West Croydon, CR0 2F	56 sqm	£4,597	35
Caithness Walk, West Croydon, CR0 2W	67 sqm	£4,835	26
Saffron Central Square, West Croydon, CR0 2G	59 sqm	£5,303	25
Sydenham Road, West Croydon, CR0 2E	67 sqm	£4,617	18
Whitehorse Road, West Croydon, CR0 2L	80 sqm	£4,508	17
Harry Close, West Croydon, CR0 2N	59 sqm	£4,298	17
Tavistock Road, West Croydon, CR0 2A	67 sqm	£4,297	15
Queens Road, West Croydon, CR0 2P	78 sqm	£4,435	13

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New build activity

Street	Avg size	Avg £sqm	New build sales
Bell Foundry Close, West Croydon, CR0 2Y	73 sqm	£6,385	25

Bell Foundry Close, West Croydon, CR0 2Y has seen 25 new build sales in the last 4 years (average price £458,380). These new build homes typically have an internal area of 73 sqm, with an average price of £6,385 sqm. This £sqm average is £0 above the average for CR0 2. New builds typically command a £ per sqm premium so this is normal.

Raw data

Our analysis of West Croydon is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.

Address	Paid	sqm	£/sqm
53, Hartley Rd, West Croydon, Croydon	£475,000 Jul-2024	101	4,702
12, Francis Rd, West Croydon, Croydon	£260,000 Jun-2024	116	2,241
2, Burdett Rd, West Croydon, Croydon	£360,000 Jun-2024	86	4,186

See the entire list of all sales in West Croydon (CR0 2) here.