marketcodeAsking rent
£1,808 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
450 lets
Postcode district
CR2 rental market
Asking rent £1,808 a month · Gross yield 4.5% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is CR2?
- Buildings
- 15,386
- Mixed-use buildings
- 1.8%
- HMO-shaped units
- 80%
What does CR2 earn?
CR2: asking rent £1,808 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 450 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
4.5% 12 months to Aug 2026
816 lets
+3.4% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
203 on 20 Sep 2026
How does CR2 vary by home size?
Asking rent in CR2 runs from £1,312 a month for 1 bedroom to £2,854 a month for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,312 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +2.3% on the previous 12 months | 212 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,661 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +2.7% on the previous 12 months | 331 |
| 3 bedrooms | £2,154 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -4% on the previous 12 months | 127 |
| 4 bedrooms | £2,854 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | — | 85 |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, over the last 12 observed months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Who owns CR2?
Corporate landlords hold 66% of the 887 units in CR2 whose freeholder is classified; 96% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords66% of classified · 585 units
- Housing associations17% of classified · 155 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)10% of classified · 92 units
- RMC5.5% of classified · 49 units
- Local authorities0.3% of classified · 3 units
- RTM0.2% of classified · 2 units
- Offshore companies0.1% of classified · 1 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does CR2 rank?
CR2 ranks 4th of 7 postcode districts in Croydon for asking rent, at £1,808 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Croydon
CR2 ranks 4th of 7 postcode districts in Croydon for asking rent, at £1,808 a month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CR5 | £2,104 a month | 208 | measured |
| 2 | CR8 | £2,009 a month | 349 | measured |
| 3 | SE19 | £1,994 a month | 266 | measured |
| 4 | CR2 | £1,808 a month | 450 | measured |
| 5 | SE25 | £1,787 a month | 417 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Croydon →
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Croydon
CR2 ranks 5th of 7 postcode districts in Croydon for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.5%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Where next from CR2?
- CroydonThe wider market this area sits in.
- CR0Neighbouring postcode district · £4,629/m²
- CR5Neighbouring postcode district · £5,945/m²
- CR7Neighbouring postcode district · £4,900/m²
- CR8Neighbouring postcode district · £4,244/m²
- SE19Neighbouring postcode district · £5,109/m²
- SE25Neighbouring postcode district · £5,064/m²
- CR6Next door, in another authority · £4,980/m²
- SM6Next door, in another authority · £5,524/m²
- CR3Next door, in another authority · £4,914/m²
- BR4Next door, in another authority · £7,254/m²
- Homes for sale in CR2Live sale listings, the same place and cohort.
- Homes to rent in CR2Live lettings, the same place.
- Completed sales in CR2Registered completions, newest first.
- Planning applications in CR2Applications and decisions on record.
- Buildings in CR2Every building with its units, parcel and freeholder.
- Land in CR2Parcels, titles and adjacent ownership.
- Properties in CR2Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last sale.
- Estate agents in CR2Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Questions about CR2
- What is the average rent in CR2?
- Homes to let in CR2 asked a median £1,808 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 450 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in CR2?
- 4.5% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Aug 2026, 816 lets. +3.4% on the previous 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Last month | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 450 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 816 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 20 Sep 2026 | 20 Sep 2026 | — |