Painter & Decorator in Croydon
An experienced, professional team that sands, fills, and masks before a brush touches the wall — working in Croydon as part of our wider London and Kent (all boroughs) coverage.
Daking Decorators covers Croydon (CR0), working from our Beckenham base across London and Kent (all boroughs). Every job — Croydon included — is backed by our £1,000 workmanship guarantee and rated 10/10 by real, verified customers, with a free, no-obligation quote before any work starts.
Getting to know Croydon
East Croydon
Newer flats and apartment blocks — sharp, clean lines, careful masking around fitted kitchens.
South Croydon
Victorian & Edwardian terraces along the tram routes — old woodwork, layered paint.
Addiscombe
Same terraced housing stock, same prep-heavy jobs as South Croydon.
Selsdon
Larger 1930s semis — more render and pebble-dash than the tighter Victorian streets.
Old Town & Waddon
Georgian & early-Victorian houses in a conservation area — colour and finish restrictions apply.
What we do in Croydon
Interior Painting in Croydon
Around East Croydon station and the town centre, interior painting is mostly about a clean, even finish on walls already in decent condition — more about masking fitted kitchens and built-in storage than heavy prep.
See the interior page →Kitchen Cabinet Spraying in Croydon
Croydon is one of the few towns we cover where cabinet spraying comes up regularly on its own — flats near East Croydon with fitted units in good condition that just need refinishing.
See the spraying page →Exterior Painting in Croydon
South Croydon, Addiscombe and Selsdon terraces need filling and sanding before a fresh coat. Old Town & Waddon's conservation area brings colour and finish restrictions to factor in.
See the exterior page →Wood & Window Stripping in Croydon
Original sash windows on the older terraces near the tram lines have often never been properly stripped back — a regular pairing with exterior work here.
See the woodwork page →Wallpapering in Croydon
The Victorian and Edwardian terraces suit wallpapering well — original picture rails and cornicing worth papering around rather than painting over.
See the wallpaper page →Anti-Vandal Coatings in Croydon
Croydon's town centre has a busy retail footprint around East Croydon, where durable, wipe-clean finishes matter more than on a quiet residential street.
See the commercial page →Commercial & Landlord/EOT in Croydon
Newer flats near East Croydon station are heavily let — a fast, inventory-ready repaint between tenants is a regular request there.
See the landlord page →The finish is in the prep
Four steps. The middle two are where most of the time — and most of the difference — lives.
Consult
We come out, look at the job, talk through what you want. No charge for the visit or the quote.
Prepare
Fill, sand, caulk, mask. Where most of the time goes, and most of the difference is made.
Paint
Two coats minimum, cut in by hand, rolled flat. Quality paint, the right tools, the right order.
Clean up
Hoover, wipe down, take the rubbish with us. You wouldn't know we'd been — except for the finish.
Croydon is one of the more varied towns in our coverage area — a compact town centre of newer flats and apartment blocks giving way, a few streets out, to Victorian and Edwardian terraces along the tram routes. Every job here, flat or terrace, gets the same fixed-price quote and £1,000 workmanship guarantee as everywhere else we work, and the same decorator who visits to quote the job is the one who turns up to finish it.
What Croydon’s housing looks like
Croydon is two different jobs depending on where you are. Around East Croydon station and the town centre it’s mostly newer flats and apartment blocks — sharp, clean lines expected on interior walls, careful masking around fitted kitchens and built-in storage. Out towards South Croydon, Addiscombe and Selsdon it switches to Victorian and Edwardian terraces along the tram routes, with the same kind of old woodwork and layered paint you find across most of South London’s older housing stock. It’s also the best-connected of the towns we cover: the Croydon tramlink runs a direct line out to Beckenham Junction and another out to Wimbledon, which roughly tracks our own coverage area — a handy reminder that these aren’t arbitrary lines on a marketing map.
Around Old Town and Waddon, near the original medieval core of Croydon, some of the surviving Georgian and early Victorian houses sit in a conservation area, which brings the same colour and finish restrictions on exterior work as the older parts of Greenwich or Dulwich. Further out in Selsdon, the terraces give way to larger 1930s semis with more render and pebble-dash than the tighter Victorian streets nearer the tram lines — a different prep job again, closer to what we see in Sutton or Orpington than in central Croydon.
Living with the work
Whether it’s a flat or a terrace, the same complaint comes up from every homeowner: having someone in your home for days is disruptive enough without also cleaning up after them. Dust sheets down, surfaces cleaned at the end of each day, nothing left half-finished overnight. Flats around East Croydon often come with their own practicalities too — controlled parking zones, and in some of the taller blocks, booking lift access or a loading bay slot with the building’s management before work starts. Small admin steps, but ones we build into the schedule rather than turning up and hoping for the best.
What decorating jobs in Croydon usually involve
The town-centre flats and the older terraces further out produce genuinely different jobs, not just a different backdrop. In the newer blocks near East Croydon, interior painting is usually about a clean, even finish on walls that are already in decent condition — the work is more about masking fitted kitchens and built-in storage properly than heavy prep. Out in South Croydon, Addiscombe and Selsdon, the same job starts earlier: filling and sanding layered old paint on skirtings and door frames before a fresh coat goes anywhere near them. It’s also one of the few towns we cover where kitchen cabinet spraying comes up regularly on its own, separate from a wider repaint — flats with fitted units in good condition that just need refinishing rather than replacing.
Services most requested in Croydon
For town-centre flats it’s usually interior painting — full rooms or a fresh let-ready finish, and increasingly kitchen cabinet spraying in newer flats with fitted units that don’t need replacing, just refinishing. For the older terraces further out, exterior painting and wood and window stripping come up more, particularly on original sash windows that have never been properly stripped back.
What does interior painting cost in Croydon?
There's no fixed Croydon rate we can quote without seeing the job, but as a real guide: for interior painting, a single room typically runs £250–£550, and a full 3-bed interior typically runs £3,000–£6,000. A self-employed painter and decorator's day rate across London and Kent typically runs £150–£250. See our interior painting page for the full price breakdown by job size, or our full 2026 price guide for every service — the only way to get an exact, fixed figure for your Croydon job is a free, no-obligation quote.
Areas nearby we also cover
Croydon sits close to these towns in our coverage area — genuine near-neighbours, not an arbitrary list, and places we're in and out of on a normal week.
Real reviews, real postcodes
Genuine feedback from real jobs, every one scoring 10/10.
“Akin painted our bedroom and living room. He did a great job he was very detailed and thorough and left the place extremely tidy. We're very satisfied with the work and will use him again. He was also very polite and friendly.”
“Incredibly happy and grateful with the service and quality of work received. David was very clear and communicative in advance, and the work speaks for itself. Thanks ever so much! Before/afters attached.”
“Professional, friendly and hardworking. I was so pleased with the work done. I highly recommend Daking Decorators.”
“Akinpelu was super good. Very friendly and professional, highly recommended.”
“We have used David's services a couple of times now - one to paint our hallway upstairs and down, and our ceilings. He is meticulous, neat and tidy, he also goes the extra effort to make sure surfaces are well prepared (something I would never bother myself) but it actually makes all the difference to the finish. It feels like he really takes care in what he does which is nice. Lastly he is just a lovely person to work with and also communicates quickly and clearly. My partner and I highly recommend and will be using his services again very soon!”
“Akin is an exceptional painter/decorator & I highly recommend him. He painted a newly plastered room/ceiling & 2 others rooms with poor existing paintwork. He goes above & beyond; rather than masking flaws, he meticulously sanded surfaces & repaired blown plaster. The final paint finish is excellent & absolutely flawless. He's a true perfectionist with a superb eye for detail. Akin worked tirelessly, kept the site spotless & hit our tight deadline. Highly skilled, reliable, punctual & a total pleasure to deal with. We won't hesitate to use him again. Akin has truly transformed our home!”
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