Buying a home in CR7, Thornton Heath. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£437kmost £402k–£471k

Houses per m²£4,720flats £4,420

Sold last year1731,295 in five years

Prices in Croydon-3.3%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in CR7 sold for £436,524 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £401,733 and £470,989, for about 93 m² of space.

173 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £201k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in CR7 6 (£4,474) and the most in CR7 8 (£4,826).

Across Croydon, prices are down 3.3% on a year ago and down 0.1% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,858 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,991 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £87,000 for that mortgage: what £90,000 buys.

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House prices in CR7 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£266,313	£157k–£342k	49 m²	5
2	£377,213	£343k–£417k	72 m²	197
3	£436,524	£402k–£471k	93 m²	599
4	£470,071	£428k–£505k	108 m²	117
5+	£541,563	£487k–£619k	137 m²	60

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£266k	£377k	£437k	£470k	£542k
Detached	—	£406k	£568k	—	—
Semi-detached	—	£390k	£448k	£495k	£606k
Terraced	—	£375k	£435k	£470k	£533k
Flats	£201k	£265k	£284k	£296k	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across CR7

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
CR7 6	£4,474	£3,836
CR7 7	£4,691	£4,313
CR7 8	£4,826	£4,543

Schools near CR7

Best state primary within 2 kmWinterbourne Junior Girls' School89% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%28 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmGraveney School77.1% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%38 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

SE25 London · 2 km3-bed house £489k SE19 London · 3 km3-bed house £657k SW16 London · 3 km3-bed house £620k SE27 London · 3 km3-bed house £722k CR0 Croydon · 4 km3-bed house £446k SE20 London · 4 km3-bed house £616k CR4 Mitcham · 4 km3-bed house £507k SE21 London · 5 km3-bed house £862k

Questions about CR7

Is CR7 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Croydon are down 3.3% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (89% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (77.1% against 43.8%); 173 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in CR7?

A typical 3-bedroom house in CR7 sold for £436,524 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £401,733 and £470,989.

How many homes sell in CR7 each year?

173 homes sold in the last year and 1,295 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near CR7?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Winterbourne Junior Girls' School, where 89% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.