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 16 October 2024.
Defining 'CR0 2'
This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "CR0 2", this is also called the postcode sector. There are no official postcode sector names so I've just labelled it CR0 2, West Croydon. It is shown in red on the map below.
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Price per square metre
Knowing the average house price in CR0 2 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
For example in July 2024, 53, Hartley Road, West Croydon, CR0 2PJ sold for £475,000. Given the internal area of 101 square metres recorded on the EPC, the price per sqm is £475,000 ÷ 101 sqm = £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 ;-). It is a huge pain to code the automatic conversion for square meters to square feet for all the graphs and charts on CR0 2 and elsewhere. All the conditionals turn my tidy code for into spaghetti. I will get around to it at some point, but for now you can just divide everything by 10 in your head, move a decimal place and you'll be close enough. If you want to be more precise 1 sqm = 10.76391 sqft.
Distribution of £ per sqm for 'CR0 2' vs 'CR0'
The chart above is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of house price per sqm in CR0 2 To make this chart we put all the sales data into a series of £ per sqm 'buckets' (e.g. £3,800 to £4,000, £4,000 to £4,200, £4,200 to £4,400 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The histogram is based on 381 sales that took place in CR0 2, West Croydon, Croydon in the last 24 months.
Generate a custom histogram 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 CR0 2, West Croydon. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £5,030 sqm. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of CR0 2 homes.
Box plot of £ per sqm for CR0 2
Tip: click on the chart to see the values.
The chart above is called a boxplot (or a box-and-whisker plot). Box plots, like histograms, are used to graphically represent the distribution of data, showing the central tendency, spread of the distribution. In the context of £ per square metre property price distributions, box plots represent the variation in property prices within a geographic area e.g. West Croydon. The chart above shows a boxplot for 'CR0 2' as well as the 'CR0' postcode district.
Property price map for West Croydon
Have a look at the interactive price map I created for myself. Use it to explore 'CR0 2' house prices all the way down to individual property plots.
House price map for West CroydonWest Croydon house price forecasting
I cannot tell what house prices will do in the future and don't believe anyone who says they can. However we can plot price trends, I have done this in the chart below for CR0 2 (West Croydon) compared with the wider postcode district of CR0. You can extrapolate from this based on your own views on future interest rates, inflation and other factors.
House price index for CR0 2
Tip: click on the legend items to show/hide different lines
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The chart above shows changes in 'CR0 2' property prices over the last 20 years. The index is calculated from the average price paid per sqm for property in CR0 2 and is set to 100 in 2004. I'm comparing the trends for CR0 2,West Croydon with the wider postcode district of CR0 What is more interesting is to look at the difference between flats and houses, even those in the same area follow a very different trend, to get a robust enough sample size to see this we need to zoom out and look at house price trends for the entire Croydon local authority.
The dashed lines show nominal house price changes, the solid lines show the same data adjusted for inflation. Economists call this the 'real' price change. You have to take inflation into account when comparing prices over time. It's calculated using the formula:
Real Rate of Return = (1 + Nominal Rate) ÷ (1 + Inflation Rate) – 1In this formula, the nominal rate is the rate of change before any adjustments, and the inflation rate is taken from the Consumer Price Index. The real rate of return is a more accurate measure of change in value, because £1 today does not have the same buying power as £1 in the past. For example, if a savings account pays an interest rate of 3% per year and the inflation rate is 5% per year, the real rate of return is -2%. This means that the investment's value is shrinking by 2% each year.
Historic returns for CR0 2
| CR0 2 sector | CR0 district | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal | Real | Nominal | Real | |
| 20 yr per annum | 2.4% | -0.3% | 3.1% | 0.4% |
| 20 yr total | 60.4% | -5.0% | 84.2% | 9.1% |
| 10 yr per annum | 1.3% | -1.5% | 2.8% | 0.0% |
| 10 yr total | 13.7% | -13.7% | 32.1% | 0.3% |
| 5 yr per annum | -2.5% | -6.3% | 0.6% | -3.3% |
| 5 yr total | -11.8% | -27.8% | 3.3% | -15.5% |
| 1 yr per annum | -13.9% | -17.4% | -3.5% | -7.3% |
| 1 yr total | -13.9% | -17.4% | -3.5% | -7.3% |
This table complements the house price index chart above, presenting the data in a more detailed format. It breaks down the information into 20-year, 10-year, 5-year, and 1-year periods, further categorized by property type. For each period, we display both a per annum rate of change and a total rate of change.
The total rate of change represents the overall change over the entire period. The formula for total return is:
Total return = (Index at end of period ÷ Index at start of period) - 1
The per annum rate of change is the annualized rate of change over the period. This is equivalent to the annual bank savings rate you would need to achieve the same total return over the given period. This annualized return is also known as the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR). The formula for CAGR is:
CAGR = (1 + Total return) ^ (1 ÷ Number of years) - 1
Some specific examples:
- Over the past 20 years, CR0 2 sector have seen a -0.3% annual change when adjusted for inflation. This translates to a total change of -5.0% in real terms.
- Over the past 5 years, CR0 2 sector have seen a -6.3% annual change when adjusted for inflation. This translates to a total change of -27.8% in real terms.
Most recent CR0 2 sales
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.
Tip: hover over dots to see details
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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Nearby geographies
The table below shows how 'CR0 2' compares to the other postcode sectors in CR0.
| Sector | Lower quartile | Median | Upper quartile | Sales in last 2yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE25 6 Norwood Junction | £4,310 sqm | £5,100 sqm | £5,820 sqm | 278 |
| SE25 5 Norwood Junction | £4,600 sqm | £5,300 sqm | £5,930 sqm | 191 |
| CR7 8 Thornton Heath | £3,950 sqm | £4,610 sqm | £5,220 sqm | 312 |
| CR7 7 Thornton Heath | £3,890 sqm | £4,470 sqm | £5,250 sqm | 255 |
| CR7 6 Ampere Way | £3,620 sqm | £4,250 sqm | £4,710 sqm | 100 |
| CR0 9 Gravel Hill | £3,810 sqm | £4,270 sqm | £4,760 sqm | 223 |
| CR0 8 Addington Village | £4,450 sqm | £5,150 sqm | £5,760 sqm | 197 |
| CR0 7 Arena | £4,290 sqm | £4,870 sqm | £5,560 sqm | 225 |
| CR0 6 Lebanon Road | £4,310 sqm | £4,930 sqm | £5,440 sqm | 431 |
| CR0 5 Lebanon Road | £4,360 sqm | £5,000 sqm | £5,540 sqm | 209 |
Raw data
Our analysis of CR0 2 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 |
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