Renting in Croydon

Average Rent in Croydon: £1,650/mo

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Median asking rent across 2,072 live Croydon listings on 4 portals from £400/mo, broken down by property size below — plus how rents have moved, where they are highest and lowest, and what landed on the market this week.

Median asking rent

£1,650 /month

2,072 live listings · 4 portals

Median monthly rent in Croydon by property size
SizeMedian rentListings
Studio£1,100/mo240
1 bed£1,400/mo689
2 bed£1,795/mo672
3 bed£2,250/mo272
4+ bed£2,750/mo199

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated . Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Croydon

What it costs to rent in Croydon

Croydon currently has 2,072 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,650 a month. 350 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 20% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is CR7 at around £1,100/mo, while CR9 sits nearer £1,745/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Rent by property size

Average rent in Croydon by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 2,072 live listings across 4 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Croydon

£1,100/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Croydon is £1,100 a month, 33% below the city-wide median of £1,650, based on 240 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Croydon

£1,400/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Croydon is £1,400 a month, 15% below the city-wide median of £1,650, based on 689 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Croydon

£1,795/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Croydon is £1,795 a month, 9% above the city-wide median of £1,650, based on 672 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Croydon

£2,250/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Croydon is £2,250 a month, 36% above the city-wide median of £1,650, based on 272 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Croydon

£2,750/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Croydon is £2,750 a month, 67% above the city-wide median of £1,650, based on 199 listings currently on the market.

Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property.

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Croydon rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Croydon. Latest: £1,581/mo (Jul 26, +3.3% YoY).

Latest

£1,581

Jul 26

Annual

+3.3%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£1,213

Aug 21

Total change

+30%

since 2021

£1,225£1,400£1,575Aug 21Feb 24Jul 26

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Property types

What’s on offer in Croydon

Flats & apartments

1446

80% of listings

Houses

357

20% of listings

Bungalows

7

0% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Croydon — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 41% of the 364 houses currently advertised in Croydon.

  • Terraced
    41%148
  • Other house
    35%128
  • Semi-detached
    16%59
  • Detached
    6%22
  • Bungalow
    2%7

Rent by postcode

Where Croydon rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,569 live listings in 9 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Croydon

  1. 1CR9£1,745/mo185 rentals
  2. 2CR4£1,700/mo4 rentals
  3. 3CR0£1,650/mo837 rentals

Cheapest in Croydon

  1. 1CR7£1,100/mo128 rentals
  2. 2SE19£1,600/mo5 rentals
  3. 3CR0£1,650/mo837 rentals

Features · Croydon

Garden, parking, and floor area in Croydon

Live signal across 2,072 Croydon rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

71%

of 981 Croydon listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

65%

of 923 Croydon listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Floor area · £/sqft

£2.87 /sqft

Median 588 sqft across 295 Croydon listings that publish floor area.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Croydon this week

350 homes came onto the Croydon rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.

350 new this weekUpdated today
  1. £800/moOpenRent

    3 bed room

    31View listing
  2. £2,900/moOpenRent

    5 bed house

    53View listing
  3. £2,750/moOpenRent

    3 bed house

    31View listing
  4. £1,200/moOpenRent

    1 bed flat/apartment

    11View listing
  5. £2,250/moOpenRent

    2 bed flat/apartment

    22View listing
  6. £1,600/moOpenRent

    2 bed flat/apartment

    21View listing
  7. £2,400/moOpenRent

    3 bed house

    31View listing
  8. £795/moOpenRent

    1 bed room

    11View listing
  9. £1,600/moOpenRent

    2 bed flat/apartment

    21View listing
  10. £1,650/moOpenRent

    2 bed house

    21View listing
  11. £900/moOpenRent

    4 bed room

    41View listing
  12. £2,500/moOpenRent

    3 bed house

    31View listing
  13. £500/moOpenRent

    3 bed room

    31View listing
  14. £630/moOpenRent

    3 bed room

    32View listing
  15. £2,150/moOpenRent

    3 bed house

    31View listing
  16. £2,200/moOpenRent

    3 bed flat/apartment

    32View listing
  17. £2,200/moOpenRent

    1 bed flat/apartment

    11View listing
  18. £800/moOpenRent

    2 bed room

    21View listing
  19. £1,450/moOpenRent

    1 bed house

    11View listing
  20. 1 bed room for rent in Room in a Shared House, Boswell Road, CR7
    £900/moOpenRent

    1 bed room

    Room in a Shared House, Boswell Road, CR7

    11View listing
  21. 4 bed room for rent in Room in a Shared House, Cotford Road, CR7
    £625/moOpenRent

    4 bed room

    Room in a Shared House, Cotford Road, CR7

    42View listing
  22. £895/moOpenRent

    1 bed flat/apartment

    11View listing
  23. 4 bed room for rent in Room in a Shared House, Cotford Road, CR7
    £650/moOpenRent

    4 bed room

    Room in a Shared House, Cotford Road, CR7

    42View listing
  24. £700/moOpenRent

    4 bed room

    42View listing

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Frequently asked

Renting in Croydon — your questions answered

How much is rent in Croydon?

The average (median) asking rent in Croydon is £1,650 a month — a 1-bed is £1,400 and a 2-bed £1,795, based on 2,072 live listings across 4 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Croydon?

The median asking rent for a studio in Croydon is £1,100 a month, 33% below the city-wide median of £1,650, based on 240 studios currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 1-bed flat in Croydon?

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Croydon is £1,400 a month, 15% below the city-wide median of £1,650, based on 689 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Croydon?

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Croydon is £1,795 a month, 9% above the city-wide median of £1,650, based on 672 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 3-bed house in Croydon?

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Croydon is £2,250 a month, 36% above the city-wide median of £1,650, based on 272 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 4-bed house in Croydon?

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Croydon is £2,750 a month, 67% above the city-wide median of £1,650, based on 199 listings currently on the market.

How many rental properties are available in Croydon?

There are currently 2,072 rental properties available in Croydon, with 350 new listings added in the last 7 days.

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