Estate agents in CR2
CR2 is a postcode district in Croydon, where 544 homes were sold in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 according to HM Land Registry. The median price paid over that period was £465,000.
How estate agents in CR2 compare
CR2 at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 554 sales in CR2 from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £465,000.
33.0% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 5.9 years and sold for a median of 7.6% more than they paid.
The median price was £365,500 in 2016 and £465,000 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in CR2
Median sale price in CR2: £465,000
| All homes | 554 sales, median £465,000 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 96 sales, median £716,000 |
| Semi-detached | 184 sales, median £555,000 |
| Terraced | 96 sales, median £440,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 178 sales, median £282,000 |
Across Croydon the average price was £391,718 in June 2026, down 2.7% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £365,500 (744 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £405,000 (679 sales) |
| 2018 | £416,500 (627 sales) |
| 2019 | £417,975 (626 sales) |
| 2020 | £424,000 (654 sales) |
| 2021 | £425,000 (937 sales) |
| 2022 | £450,000 (782 sales) |
| 2023 | £433,750 (532 sales) |
| 2024 | £450,000 (620 sales) |
| 2025 | £465,000 (676 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
CR2 has four railway stations nearby. Purley Oaks is about 0.1 miles from the centre of the district and Sanderstead is about 0.2 miles away, while Riddlesdown is about 0.9 miles away and Purley about 1 mile away. The A235, A23, A2022, A22 and A236 pass through or beside the area. The nearest motorway junction is M23 junction 7 at Hooley, about 5 miles away. M25 junction 7 at Merstham is about 6 miles away. London City Airport is about 13 miles away and London Gatwick Airport is about 14 miles away. Central London is about 11 miles away in a straight line.
Schools in and near CR2
Nine primary schools lie within about 1.2 miles of the centre. Ridgeway Primary School and Purley Oaks Primary School are both about 0.5 miles away and Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) is a Church of England school about 0.7 miles away. For secondary education Harris Academy Purley is an academy with a sixth form about 0.7 miles away. Thomas More Catholic School is a Roman Catholic school with a sixth form about 1.1 miles away. Cumnor House School is a boys only independent school about 0.6 miles away. St Giles School is a special school about 0.8 miles away. Croydon College is about 1.9 miles away.
Living in CR2
CR2 is an urban district in or beside the built-up area of Croydon, with about 48,000 residents. There are at least 200 shops, including 2 supermarkets, with JUSTin GREEN about 0.5 miles from the centre and Tesco Extra about 1.1 miles. More than 25 convenience stores, over 20 cafés, over 20 restaurants and around 35 takeaways are also mapped. Of 7 pubs, The Purley Arms is nearest at about 0.4 miles. For health, Parkside Group Practice is about 0.3 miles away, with at least 8 pharmacies and 8 dentists, the nearest pharmacy, Medipharmacy, being about 0.2 miles away. Croydon University Hospital has the nearest emergency department at about 3.1 miles. Sanderstead Library is about 0.6 miles away and Elmfield Way Post Office about 0.5 miles. South Croydon Recreation Ground is about 0.3 miles away, one of 6 named parks and Littleheath Woods nature reserve is about 1.6 miles away.
A short history of CR2
Human activity around Sanderstead reaches back nearly 12,000 years to the Mesolithic period and Bronze Age barrows lie on Croham Hurst. Croydon's name is recorded in 809 and Sanderstead is named in a will of 871. In 1086 Domesday Book lists Croydon as land held by Archbishop Lanfranc in Wallington hundred, while Sandestede belonged to St Peter's Abbey, Winchester, with 26 recorded inhabitants. All Saints' Church was begun about 1230. Henry VIII later granted Sanderstead to Sir John Gresham. The Whitgift Foundation dates from 1596 and bought Croham in 1601. Haling manor was home to Lord Howard of Effingham in Tudor times and was sold for building in 1850, when South Croydon grew as a residential suburb. Croham Hurst became public open space in 1901. Sanderstead Court became a hotel in 1928 and Whitgift School moved to Haling Park in 1931. Fire damaged the court in 1944. Five listed buildings survive, including the Grade II* Church of St Augustine.
Landscape and geography in CR2
The centre of CR2 stands at about 73 metres (240 feet) above sea level. No named river or canal runs through the area. The River Wandle is about 2.5 miles from the centre and the open coast is about 28 miles. Waddon Ponds are about 1.8 miles distant, with Whitgift Pond at about 1.9 miles. Botley Hill reaches 270 metres (885 feet) and lies about 6 miles from the centre. The Surrey Hills National Landscape begins about 4 miles out and the Kent Downs National Landscape about 7 miles out. South London Downs National Nature Reserve is about 1.1 miles from the centre. Purley Downs lies under half a mile from the centre, while Kings Wood is about 1.4 miles and Selsdon Wood about 1.9 miles.
People and homes in CR2
At the 2021 Census about 50,300 usual residents lived in CR2, with 18% aged under 15, 64% aged 15 to 64 and 18% aged 65 and over. Census 2021 figures show about 20,000 households with an average size of 2.5 people. At the 2021 Census 27% of households were one-person households against 30% in England. Census 2021 figures show 22% of households lived in detached houses, 34% in semi-detached houses, 12% in terraced houses and 32% in flats, maisonettes or apartments. At the 2021 Census 69% of households owned their home and 20% rented privately. Valuation Office Agency figures for March 2026 show band C as the most common council tax band, at 26%. Environment Agency figures from June 2026 show 756 homes at high or medium risk of river and sea flooding, 3% of the council tax list. Surface water is not included.
Economy and jobs in CR2
About 122,000 jobs were located in the wider Croydon council area in 2024. In 2024 health made up 15.6% of these jobs in the council area while retail and public administration and defence each made up 12.3%. Capital Business Centre, Twin Bridges Business Park, Spitfire Business Park, Lysander Road Airport Industrial Estate and Silver Wing Industrial Estate lie within about 2.0 miles of the centre of CR2. The employment rate of residents aged 16 to 64 across the wider council area was 74.7% in the 12 months July 2025 to June 2026. The claimant count in the council area in September 2026 was 17,140 people, 6.4% of residents aged 16 to 64, above the United Kingdom figure of 3.9%. Median gross pay of full-time employees working in the council area was £40,033 a year in 2025.
Notable people from CR2
William Gao (born 2003) is a British actor, singer and model born in South Croydon. Sanderstead was the birthplace of Hilary Page (1904 to 1957), an English toy maker and inventor; John Wenham (1913 to 1996), a British bible scholar, Anglican priest and theologian; Marian Pepler (1904 to 1997), a British architect and textile designer; and John Randolph (1821 to 1881), an English cricketer and Anglican priest. Brian Barnes (1945 to 2019), a professional golfer, was born in Addington. South Croydon also saw the birth of John Lewis Mitchell (1918 to 2016), an Air Commodore and pilot for Winston Churchill and John Williams (1911 to 1964), an English cricketer and solicitor.
Sport and leisure
Waddon Leisure Centre and The Phoenix Centre are the named sports centres, alongside South Croydon Sports Club and Surrey Health & Racquets Club. Whitgift Sports Club covers rugby union, cricket, soccer, hockey, shooting and swimming and Old Whitgiftians RFC has a main pitch and a second pitch for rugby union. Kenley Sports Club and Sanderstead Cricket and Hockey Club cater for cricket and hockey and tennis is played at Reedham Park, Purley Bury, Riddlesdown and Sanderstead clubs. Croham Hurst Golf Course and Purley Downs Golf Club provide golf and F45 Training is the one gym. Open space includes Lloyd Park, Roundshaw Park, Duppas Hill Recreation Ground, Addington Hills, Riddlesdown, Croham Hurst and Littleheath Woods, with a number of playgrounds across the area.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in CR2?
- The median price paid in CR2 over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £465,000. By property type, the median price paid over the same period was £715,000 for detached houses, £565,000 for semi-detached houses, £435,250 for terraced houses and £275,750 for flats.
- How many homes were sold in CR2 over the last year?
- HM Land Registry recorded 544 standard sales in CR2 in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026. These comprised 103 detached houses, 179 semi-detached houses, 92 terraced houses and 170 flats.
- Which railway stations are closest to CR2?
- The nearest stations, measured in a straight line from the centre, are Purley Oaks at about 0.1 miles and Sanderstead at about 0.2 miles. Riddlesdown is about 0.9 miles away and Purley about 1.0 miles. Central London is about 11 miles from the centre in a straight line.
- Which schools are near the centre of CR2?
- There are 9 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre, the nearest being Ridgeway Primary School and Purley Oaks Primary School at about 0.5 miles each. The nearest secondary school is Harris Academy Purley at about 0.7 miles.
- How many estate agent branches are there in CR2?
- There are 21 estate agent sales branches with an office in the CR2 postcode district.
Areas near CR2
CR2 is in Croydon.
Estate agents near CR2
- Barnard Marcus Estate AgentsCroydon CR2 0PL0.2 miles
- FolklandsCroydon CR2 6AL0.4 miles
- Johnson HewittCroydon CR2 6AG0.5 miles
- Cornerstone Estate AgentsCroydon CR2 6EQ0.5 miles
- Contact Estates LimitedCroydon CR2 6DW0.5 miles
- John Dallas & PartnersCroydon CR2 0PE0.5 miles
- Martin and Co Croydon Lettings and Estate AgentsCroydon CR2 6EF0.8 miles
- Andrews PurleyCroydon CR8 2BP1 mile
- Cubitt & WestCroydon CR8 2BP1 mile
- MannCroydon CR8 2BP1 mile
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of CR2.
Show all 12 CR2 estate agents with an easyProperty page (of 21 branches)
- Contact Estates CR2
- Cornerstone CR2
- Folklands CR2
- Hannah James Estates CR2
- Hubbard Torlot CR2
- Jack Terry Property CR2
- John Dallas & Partners CR2
- Johnson Hewitt CR2
- Martin and Co Croydon Lettings CR2
- Paul Meakin CR2
- Paul Meakin CR2
- Pollard Machin CR2