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CR7 8HT

Part of Croydon 005B in Thornton Heath North West.

CR7 8HT is a postcode in Thornton Heath North West, Croydon that skews 18–34 year-old and owner-occupied dominant. Median rent sits at £1,560 a month, up 3.9% on the year, with council tax in band D adding roughly £217/mo. Safety ranks in the top half of UK sub-areas (30th percentile nationally). Gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

CR7 8HT in Croydon · nearest rail Thornton Heath

Median rent
£1,560
local area median
Council tax
£2,600
Band D, all-in
EPC median
D
Energy band
Broadband
100%
Gigabit-ready
Transport
68/100
Higher is better

Who lives here

Croydon 005B skews 18–34 and is owner-occupied dominant. Tenure mix and age profile from Census 2021, applied to every postcode in the local area.

Tenure mix
Private rent24%Owner-occupied62%Social rent12%
Households· local area estimate at ~2.4 people/household733
Single-person households32%
Couples with children17%
Lone-parent households19%
Age profile
Under 1823%18–3424%35–4920%50–6424%65+10%
Degree-level education
Self-rated good/very-good health86%
Born in the UK62%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (TS001 age, TS054 tenure, TS003 households, TS067 qualifications).

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What's it like living in CR7 8HT?

CR7 8HT sits inside Croydon 005B, part of the wider Thornton Heath North West neighbourhood in Croydon. The area skews 18–34, and owner-occupied dominant.

Median rent at local area grain comes in at £1,560/mo, up 3.9% on the year. Council tax is band D, costing roughly £199/mo when split monthly. Gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

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Who is CR7 8HT for?

Renters most likely to thrive here are those whose priorities align with the area's strongest scores. The renter base skews young-professional — flat shares, single-occupancy 1-beds and small 2-beds dominate the listing mix.

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