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TV aerials, satellite and TV fitting in Croydon
A new TV aerial in Croydon usually costs £180 to £390 fitted, and having a TV wall mounted £95 to £235. The nearest main TV transmitter is Crystal Palace, about 6km to the north.
TV signal in Croydon
Aerial TV in Croydon
- Nearest main transmitter
- Crystal Palace, about 6km to the north
- An aerial pointing there faces
- North (17° from north)
- Regional news from Crystal Palace
- ITV London and BBC London
It isn't always the one to point at: hills, buildings and local relays mean some homes get a better signal from another transmitter. Freeview’s checker shows the right one for your postcode.
Satellite in Croydon
- Dish points at
- Astra 2, 28.2° east (Sky and Freesat)
- Direction
- South-east, 145° from true north
- Elevation
- 25.5° above the horizon
A standard-size dish works here. Angles are worked out from the centre of Croydon; a fitter fine-tunes on site with a meter.
Broadband in Croydon: ready for TV over the internet?
In Croydon
- Full fibre available
- 70.4% of homes
- Gigabit broadband available
- 90.3% of homes
- Superfast (30Mbit/s or more)
- 97.7% of homes
- Can’t get 10Mbit/s, the speed Freely needs
- 362 homes (0.2%)
Ranks 160 of 361 UK council areas for homes ready to watch TV over broadband. See the league table.
Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026 figures for homes, published May 2026. Source.
Local full fibre networks
- Community FibreBuilds in Croydon. From £15 a month, up to 5Gbps.Check your postcode
Also building in parts of London: Hey! Broadband. Local networks are often cheaper than the big providers; compare them.
Or check providers at your address:
- BT (opens BT’s website in a new tab)
- EE (opens EE’s website in a new tab)
- Plusnet (opens Plusnet’s website in a new tab)
- Sky (opens Sky’s website in a new tab)
- TalkTalk (opens TalkTalk’s website in a new tab)
- Virgin Media (opens Virgin Media’s website in a new tab)
- Vodafone (opens Vodafone’s website in a new tab)
Opens the provider’s own site. Some providers pay Tely when you join; that never changes the order or the figures.
Typical prices in Croydon
- TV aerial installationA new aerial fitted£180 to £390
- TV aerial repairSignal problems fixed£95 to £195
- TV aerial removalAn old aerial or dish taken down£60 to £155
- Satellite dish installationA dish fitted or realigned£180 to £325
- Extra TV pointTV in another room£70 to £155
- TV wall mountingA TV put on the wall£95 to £235
- TV and Freely setupA TV, box or apps set up£30 to £105
- TV repairA faulty TV fixed£60 to £390
- Wi-Fi and Ethernet for streamingStreaming that doesn't buffer£50 to £130
From published UK cost guides, raised by 20 to 30% for London and the South East. A guide, not a quote.
Fitters covering Croydon
No Tely fitters in Croydon yet. We’re adding checked fitters across the UK. Ask anyway: your request goes to the first one who joins for CR postcodes in the next 60 days, and we’ll tell you either way.
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Questions
- How much does TV aerial installation cost in Croydon?
- Usually £180 to £390 in Croydon, from published UK cost guides, raised because fitters in London and the South East typically charge 20 to 30% more. A fitter quotes before doing any work.
- How much does it cost to wall mount a TV in Croydon?
- Usually £95 to £235 for a 32 to 55-inch TV; hiding the cables in the wall costs more.
- What's the nearest TV transmitter to Croydon?
- The nearest main transmitter to Croydon is Crystal Palace, about 6km to the north, carrying ITV London and BBC London. It isn't always the one your aerial should face: hills, buildings and local relay transmitters mean some homes get a better signal from another. Freeview's online checker gives the right one for your postcode.
- Which way does a satellite dish point in Croydon?
- Towards Astra 2 at 28.2° east: south-east, at about 145° from true north, tilted 25.5° above the horizon.
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