UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/croydon
Council areaLondon, England
House prices in Croydon
Homes in Croydon sold for a median of £425,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 6,938 standard sales.
That makes it the second cheapest of the 32 London boroughs with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £525,000.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 830 | £731,500 | £615,000 to £880,000 | £5,271/m²from 36 sales |
| Semi-detached | 1,522 | £545,000 | £454,000 to £635,000 | £5,120/m²from 46 sales |
| Terraced | 2,273 | £435,000 | £380,000 to £500,000 | £4,987/m²from 84 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 2,313 | £280,000 | £227,000 to £338,000 | £4,550/m²from 70 sales |
Flats and maisonettes and terraced houses sold in similar numbers in Croydon, at 33% and 33% of sales.
Flats and maisonettes stand out against London as a whole: a median of £280,000 here, 36% less than the £440,000 across the region.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £4,941 per m², 23% below the £6,381 across London as a whole.
Prices over time
The median rose 26%, from £338,000 in 2016 to £425,000 in 2025, more than the 20% rise across London as a whole.
Postcode districts in Croydon
The dearest district was CR5 (Coulsdon), at £552,000, and the cheapest was CR0 (Croydon), at £385,000.
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Post towns in Croydon, by number of sales: Croydon (CR0, SE19, SE25), South Croydon (CR2), Purley (CR8), Coulsdon (CR5), Thornton Heath (CR7).
- CR5Coulsdon, 709 salesMedian price £552,000Price per square metre £5,857Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −3%
- CR8Purley, 775 salesMedian price £500,000Price per square metre £4,811Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −8%
- CR2South Croydon, 1,169 salesMedian price £460,000Price per square metre £4,659Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +3%
- SE19Croydon, 744 salesMedian price £444,000Price per square metre £5,542Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −2%
- CR7Thornton Heath, 559 salesMedian price £410,000Price per square metre £5,012Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +1%
- SE25Croydon, 728 salesMedian price £407,000Price per square metre £5,069Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +6%
- CR0Croydon, 2,646 salesMedian price £385,000Price per square metre £4,829Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +3%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in SE25 (Croydon), up 6%, and fell most in CR8 (Purley), down 8%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Church Road, London (SE19)52 sales
- Brighton Road, Purley (CR8)36 sales
- Wickham Road, Croydon (CR0)33 sales
- Davidson Road, Croydon (CR0)32 sales
- Saffron Central Square, Croydon (CR0)32 sales
- Holmesdale Road, London (SE25)31 sales
- Beulah Hill, London (SE19)29 sales
- Addiscombe Road, Croydon (CR0)28 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Fairdene Road, Coulsdon (CR5, £722,500), Marlpit Lane, Coulsdon (CR5, £720,000) and Hartley Down, Purley (CR8, £693,000).
The cheapest were Whytecliffe Road South, Purley (CR8, flats, £105,500), Brighton Road, Coulsdon (CR5, flats, £145,000) and Franklin Way, Croydon (CR0, flats, £201,500).
Leasehold homes
34% of sales in Croydon were leasehold, against 53% across London as a whole. Most of them are flats, so ask for the years left on the lease and the service charge, and read how long a lease should be and what to check about cladding.
Living in Croydon
Crime
86 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 66 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
90% of homes can get it
Near the middle of all council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
53% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Near the middle of all council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,600 a year in Croydon for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 88 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
London boroughs
Median sale price of the 32 London boroughs with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Croydon and the 14 boroughs nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Ealing£530,000
- Bromley£520,000
- Redbridge£507,000
- Hillingdon£505,000
- Tower Hamlets£500,000
- Hounslow£485,000
- Enfield£475,000
- Lewisham£475,000
- Greenwich£455,000
- Sutton£455,000
- Havering£450,000
- Newham£447,000
- Bexley£430,000
- Croydon, this borough£425,000
- Barking and Dagenham£380,000
About these figures
Croydon's figures come from 6,938 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 7 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in Croydon, so their sales add up to 7,330 instead (how we build council pages).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.