Residential dwellings
15,067
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
CR8 rents and yields
Asking rent £2,017/month · Gross yield 4.6% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is CR8?
CR8: residential dwellings 15,067.
HMO-shaped dwellings
0.8%
CR8 ranks 6th of 7 neighbouring postcode districts for HMO-shaped dwellings.
Share of dwellings OS AddressBase classifies RH01/RH02/RH03: laid out as a house in multiple occupation. A statement about built form, not about a licence.
- Buildings
- 10,526
- Mixed-use buildings
- 1.7%
- HMO-shaped units
- 75%
- EPC A or B
- 21%
- EPC D or worse
- 50%
What does CR8 earn?
CR8: asking rent £2,017/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 376 lets).
Asking rent
£2,017/month 12 months to Sep 2026
376 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 376 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.6% 12 months to Sep 2026
734 lets
+4.4% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 734 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
208 on 4 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 4 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
How does CR8 vary by home size?
Asking rent in CR8 runs from £1,304/month for 1 bedroom to £2,800/month for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,304/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | — | 145 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,724/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +1% on the previous 12 months | 296 |
| 3 bedrooms | £2,232/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | — | 154 |
| 4 bedrooms | £2,800/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 8 of 12 months observed | — | 53 |
| 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, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Who owns CR8?
Corporate landlords hold 73% of the 582 units in CR8 whose freeholder is classified; 96% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords73% of classified · 427 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)12% of classified · 68 units
- Housing associations11% of classified · 62 units
- RMC4.3% of classified · 25 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 CR8 rank?
CR8 ranks 3rd of 7 postcode districts in Croydon for asking rent, at £2,017/month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Croydon
CR8 ranks 3rd of 7 postcode districts in Croydon for asking rent, at £2,017/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CR5 | £2,183/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 219 | measured |
| 2 | SE19 | £2,040/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 284 | measured |
| 3 | CR8 | £2,017/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 376 | measured |
| 4 | CR2 | £1,831/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 457 | measured |
| 5 | SE25 | £1,725/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 445 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Croydon
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Croydon
CR8 ranks 4th of 7 postcode districts in Croydon for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.6%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CR0 | 6.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 12,302 | measured |
| 2 | SE25 | 5.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 923 | measured |
| 3 | SE19 | 4.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 662 | measured |
| 4 | CR8 | 4.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 734 | measured |
| 5 | CR2 | 4.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 837 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in Croydon
Where next from CR8?
- CroydonThe wider market this area sits in.
- CR0Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,692/m² · Sep 2026
- CR2Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,926/m² · Sep 2026
- CR5Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £5,430/m² · Sep 2026
- CR7Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,824/m² · Sep 2026
- SE19Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £7,243/m² · Sep 2026
- SE25Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,978/m² · Sep 2026
- CR3Next door, in another authority · Asking £4,933/m² · Sep 2026
- CR6Next door, in another authority · Asking £4,628/m² · Sep 2026
- SM5Next door, in another authority · Asking £6,027/m² · Sep 2026
- SM6Next door, in another authority · Asking £5,248/m² · Sep 2026
- SM7Next door, in another authority · Asking £6,315/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about CR8
- What is the average rent in CR8?
- Homes to let in CR8 asked a median £2,017/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 376 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in CR8?
- 4.6% 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 Sep 2026, 734 lets. +4.4% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in CR8?
- CR8 has 15,067 homes, 0.8% laid out as houses in multiple occupation.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
Everything else about CR8
- Property values in CR8Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in CR8Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in CR8What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in CR8What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in CR8Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in CR8What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in CR8Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| HMO-shaped dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 376 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 734 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |