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Estate or letting agent companies in the Croydon area

227 estate or letting agent companies have a registered office in the Croydon area (CR postcodes), and 45 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £14,505 in cash and owed £48,318 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Real estate agencies” (SIC 68310). Covers companies with a registered office in CR postcodes.

The numbers

Estate or letting agent companies in the Croydon area (CR postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureCroydonUK
Registered companies22727,840
Formed in 2025 or 202645 (20%)20%
Being struck off or in liquidation26 (11%)9.5%
Typical cash at year end£14,50559 accounts£31,835
Typical amount owed at year end£48,318130 accounts£38,425
Typical number of employees1129 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical estate or letting agent company in the Croydon area (CR postcodes) holds £14,505 in cash and owes £48,318; that cash figure is higher than 60% of UK industries.

Typical operators end the year holding less cash than they owe, so there is little slack if takings dip or a big bill lands early.

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical estate or letting agent company in the Croydon area (CR postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 4 or more (129 filings).

You are mostly up against owner-operators. Your own hours are likely to be your biggest cost, and the easiest one to undercount.

You can start without much equipment

The typical estate or letting agent company in the Croydon area (CR postcodes) carries £4,525 of equipment and other fixed assets after depreciation, lower than 76% of UK industries.

Most of the cost of entry is time and running costs rather than kit, so a small test is cheap.

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What these figures can’t tell you

Companies are counted where their registered office is, which may be an accountant or a home address rather than a shop. Sole traders and partnerships are not on the register, and electronically filed accounts cover roughly 60–75% of accounts filed each year. The figures describe companies that exist; they cannot prove demand for your idea or predict whether it will work. How the figures are built.

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