Why has Croydon become a film location hotspot?

Why has Croydon become a film location hotspot?

Whitgift Centre: Croydon`s Beleaguered Shopping Mall Is Star Of New Taylor Swift Video

Whitgift Centre: Croydon`s Beleaguered Shopping Mall Is Star Of New Taylor Swift Video

A London Shopping Mall Was Dying. Then Taylor Swift Put It in a Music Video.

A London Shopping Mall Was Dying. Then Taylor Swift Put It in a Music Video.