Cat sitting in Croydon, London

Croydon is one of London's largest boroughs, reaching from Norbury, Thornton Heath and South Norwood in the north through Croydon town centre to Purley, Coulsdon, Sanderstead and Selsdon on the edge of the Surrey hills. The north of the borough has long streets of Victorian and Edwardian terraces, many split into flats; the town centre has office conversions and new towers; and the south is mostly suburban houses with generous gardens, some backing onto woodland. That makes Croydon one of the boroughs where many cats come and go freely, through a cat flap into gardens shared with foxes, while cats in the town-centre flats and near busy roads like the A23 are usually kept indoors. Visits range from a concierge or fob in a new block to a front door or keysafe on a quiet suburban road, so it helps to describe the way in on your Care Card and send any codes to your sitter in the booking chat once they've accepted. With the tram, the Overground and fast trains through East and West Croydon, a local sitter can get between visits easily.