Paid house sitting jobs in Croydon, staying overnight one train from Gatwick Airport
A paid house sit in Croydon means staying overnight in the owner's home and caring for their pets. East Croydon has frequent direct trains to Gatwick Airport on the Brighton Main Line. House sitting in Croydon runs £40 to £60 per night, and you keep up to 90% of every booking.
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Local know-how pays off in Croydon
Croydon has a wet maritime climate with rain spread across the year, frosty spells in winter, and short winter days that leave a narrow window of daylight. Walkers who carry a raincoat and a towel, plan sheltered routes on the wettest days, and hold their slots through the drizzle keep the regulars that fair-weather walkers lose.
When owners travel
Demand peaks over the summer holidays and across Christmas and New Year, with a second wave on the February, May and October half-terms and the bank-holiday weekends. Boarding and house sitting lead when owners travel; walking, daycare and drop-in visits carry the commuting week.
Know your Croydon areas
Most bookings cluster Addiscombe to South Croydon. Owners look for sitters who know the area and can reach them without a long trip.
Breeds you will meet in Croydon
Owners here mostly keep Labrador Retriever, Cocker Spaniel, French Bulldog, Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Knowing how those breeds behave, and saying so on your profile, is what turns a first booking into a repeat client.
Lived-in homes across a crowded borough
At the 2021 Census, 54.7% of Croydon households owned their home outright or with a mortgage. On a paid house sit you look after the pets, keep the home secure and keep it lived in. East Croydon also runs 10 off-peak trains an hour to London Victoria, calling only at Clapham Junction.
Choose your services, set your own rates
Typical Petme rates in Croydon. You set your own price for each service, and keep up to 90% of every booking.
House sitting
£40 to £60 per night
Overnight boarding
£32 to £50 per night
Drop-in visits
£14 to £22 per 20 to 30 minute visit
Dog walking
£14 to £22 per 30 to 60 minute walk
Croydon areas you can cover
Croydon's green spaces run from Wandle Park, where the River Wandle flows in the open again, to the 200-acre Selsdon Wood. Tramlink links much of the borough through central Croydon.
Built for sitters in Croydon
Keep up to 90%
You set your rate. Petme keeps a low service fee, and you keep up to 90% of every booking.
Full schedule control
No assigned shifts and no minimum hours. Accept or decline each request and pause your profile whenever you need to.
Protected on every booking
£20,000 in Protection Plan comes with every confirmed booking, so you are never on the hook alone if something goes wrong.
House Sitting Jobs in Croydon
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Start earning in Croydon
Set your own rate. £20,000 Protection Plan on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.
