Croydon property market
In Croydon (London) the average private rent is £1,572/month (ONS, May 2026) and the average house price is £395,442 (HM Land Registry, April 2026). That puts rent 14% above and house prices 46% above the UK average. The gross rental yield works out at 4.8%.
- Average rent
- £1,572/mo
- +3.7% YoY
- Average house price
- £395,442
- -0.3% 12m
- Gross rental yield
- 4.8%
- UK avg 6.1%
- Price-to-rent
- 21.0
- UK avg 16.3
Rent vs buy in Croydon
The average home in Croydon costs about 21.0 years of average rent (price-to-rent ratio 21.0), compared with 16.3 for the UK as a whole. On this market-level signal, buying looks relatively more expensive here than the UK average. This is an arithmetic ratio of the two official figures above — a market indicator, not personal financial advice.
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Nearby areas in London
- Barking and Dagenham£1,690/mo · £360,007
- Newham£1,923/mo · £395,266
- Bexley£1,528/mo · £408,488
- Havering£1,564/mo · £446,877
- Sutton£1,550/mo · £452,352
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average rent in Croydon?
- The average monthly private rent in Croydon is £1,572, according to the ONS Price Index of Private Rents (May 2026), +3.7% over the past 12 months. The UK average is £1,383.
- What is the average house price in Croydon?
- The average house price in Croydon is £395,442 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, April 2026), -0.3% over 12 months. The UK average is £270,080.
- What is the gross rental yield in Croydon?
- Dividing the average annual rent (£18,864) by the average house price (£395,442) gives a gross rental yield of 4.8% in Croydon. This is a "gross" figure — before voids, management, maintenance and tax. The UK-average gross yield on the same basis is 6.1%.
- Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Croydon?
- In Croydon the average house price equals about 21.0 years of average rent (price-to-rent ratio 21.0). A higher ratio leans toward renting being relatively cheaper month-to-month; a lower ratio leans toward buying. The UK-average ratio is 16.3. This is a market-level signal, not personal financial advice.
Rent: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics — edition 17 June 2026, reference May 2026 (ONS PIPR). House prices: HM Land Registry — UK House Price Index (UKHPI), reference April 2026 (UKHPI). Both © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Gross rental yield and price-to-rent ratio are computed from these two figures.