Tamworth Lane, Mitcham, CR4 1DA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding CR4 1DA has a slightly higher male population, with 50.9% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.5%	49.1%	-0.4%	51.0%	-1.9%
Male	50.5%	50.9%	0.4%	49.0%	1.9%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	38.8%	39.9%	1.1%	37.9%	2.0%
Married: Opposite sex	44.5%	44.6%	0.1%	44.2%	0.4%
Separated	4.5%	1.6%	-2.9%	2.2%	-0.6%
Divorced	10.2%	10.1%	-0.1%	9.1%	1.0%
Widowed	2%	3.9%	1.9%	6.1%	-2.2%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (87.1%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	46.3%	47%	0.7%	48.4%	-1.4%
Good health	37.5%	40.1%	2.6%	33.6%	6.5%
Fair health	12.3%	10.5%	-1.8%	12.7%	-2.2%
Bad health	2.9%	1.8%	-1.1%	4.0%	-2.2%
Very bad health	1%	0.6%	-0.4%	1.2%	-0.6%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	18%	17.2%	-0.8%	18.2%	-1.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.3%	7.4%	-8.9%	9.6%	-2.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.1%	8.6%	-4.5%	13.4%	-4.8%
Apprenticeship	2.9%	4.7%	1.8%	5.3%	-0.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.8%	17.6%	5.8%	16.9%	0.7%
Degree or Similar	29.4%	41%	11.6%	33.8%	7.2%
Other	8.6%	3.5%	-5.1%	2.8%	0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 40.9% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	2.6%	2.4%	-0.2%	1.1%	1.3%
Chinese	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.7%	0.5%
Indian	3.9%	5.1%	1.2%	3.1%	2.0%
Pakistani	5.8%	6.3%	0.5%	2.7%	3.6%
Other Asian	7.8%	10.7%	2.9%	1.6%	9.1%
Black African	8.7%	13.4%	4.7%	2.5%	10.9%
Black Caribbean	10%	9.6%	-0.4%	1.0%	8.6%
Other Black	2.6%	1.8%	-0.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Mixed White and Asian	1.9%	1.2%	-0.7%	0.8%	0.4%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.9%	1.2%	-1.7%	0.9%	0.3%
Mixed Other	1.6%	2.4%	0.8%	0.8%	1.6%
White	47.6%	40.9%	-6.7%	81.4%	-40.5%
Arab	1.6%	1.8%	0.2%	0.6%	1.2%
Other	2.3%	1.8%	-0.5%	1.6%	0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 51.8% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	58.6%	51.8%	-6.8%	83.2%	-31.4%
European Union	12.3%	14.6%	2.3%	6.1%	8.5%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	1.5%	0.9%	0.8%	0.7%
Africa	9.4%	11.3%	1.9%	2.7%	8.6%
Middle East and Asia	10.4%	13.4%	3.0%	5.6%	7.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	8.4%	7.1%	-1.3%	1.3%	5.8%
Oceania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	56%	51.9%	-4.1%	83.2%	-31.3%
10+ Years	2.9%	31%	28.1%	9.8%	21.2%
5-10 Years	6.1%	8.1%	2.0%	2.9%	5.2%
2-5 Years	10.4%	5.1%	-5.3%	2.2%	2.9%
Less than 2 years	24.6%	3.9%	-20.7%	1.9%	2.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.2%	76.7%	-11.5%
Ireland	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	2.7%	0.6%	2.1%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Spain	2.4%	0.4%	2.0%
Lithuania	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Poland	4.2%	1.3%	2.9%
Other EU countries	5.1%	1.5%	3.6%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Southern Asia	3%	1.2%	1.8%
South-East Asia	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
North America and the Caribbean	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Central and South America	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
No passport held	7.4%	13.5%	-6.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	18.6%	37.2%	-18.6%
Christian	55.4%	46.2%	9.2%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	4.8%	1.7%	3.1%
Muslim	13.8%	6.5%	7.3%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	6.9%	6.0%	0.9%

Safety

Is Tamworth Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Tamworth Lane was 76.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 7.3% lower than the Figge's Marsh average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Tamworth Lane has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Figge's Marsh and the 220th highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 28.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -38.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 74% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£52,600

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in CR4 1DA, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Tamworth Lane are based on 264 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Merton.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Tamworth Lane, Mitcham, CR4 1DA

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR4 1DA

Average Price
£455,676

Semi-Detached
£449,471

Terraced
£477,851

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£11,279

Estimated Average Property Prices for Tamworth Lane

Average Price
£476,971

Semi-Detached
£505,409

Terraced
£486,313

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£291,300

Other
£829,774

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Tamworth LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
72 Tamworth Lane, Mitcham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£520,000	2024-10-30	£517,979
2 Tamworth Lane, Mitcham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£305,000	2022-10-18	£309,530
66 Tamworth Lane, Mitcham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£531,000	2022-08-02	£541,567
50 Tamworth Lane, Mitcham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£460,000	2021-02-19	£506,445
62 Tamworth Lane, Mitcham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£415,000	2020-05-11	£475,811

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR4 1DA

Employment

CR4 1DA area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 5% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 17% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	85
Self-Employed	44
Retired	37
Part-Time Employee	29
Looking after home or family	17
Student (economically inactive)	13
Other	11
Unemployed	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	28
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	24
Administrative and support service activities	20
Transport and storage	17
Other	16
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	15
Construction	14
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Information and communication	7
Education	6
Manufacturing	3
Financial and insurance activities	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Spencer Nursery School Spencer Road , Mitcham Junction CR4 4JP	3out of 4	2,794 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornton Heath Nursery School 51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS	3out of 4	4,713 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Balham Nursery School 72 Endlesham Road , Balham SW12 8JL	4out of 4	4,794 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Selhurst Nursery School and Children's Centre 23 Dagnall Park , South Norwood SE25 5PL	2out of 4	5,317 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School 53 Commonside East , CR4 1YG	3out of 4	435 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lonesome Primary School Grove Road , CR4 1SD	3out of 4	516 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mark's Primary School St Mark's Road , CR4 2LF	3out of 4	524 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gorringe Park Primary School Sandy Lane , Figges Marsh CR4 2YA	3out of 4	668 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beecholme Primary School Edgehill Road , CR4 2HZ	3out of 4	776 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Mark's Church of England Academy Acacia Road , CR4 1SF	3out of 4	77 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Merton Wide Way , CR4 1BP	4out of 4	1,671 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Graveney School Welham Road , Tooting SW17 9BU	4out of 4	1,971 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Wimbledon 59 High Path , SW19 2JY	- not rated	2,584 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Morden Lilleshall Road , SM4 6DU	4out of 4	2,623 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Woodmansterne School Woodmansterne Road , Streatham SW16 5UQ	3out of 4	1,632 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	4out of 4	4,163 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Jus'T'Learn 9-11 Commonside East , CR4 2QA	- not rated	583 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Eagle House School 224 London Road , CR4 3HD	- not rated	702 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
RISE Education 37-39 WESTERN ROAD , MITCHAM CR4 3ED	- not rated	945 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Date Valley School Mitcham Court , Cricket Green CR4 4LB	- not rated	983 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cricket Green School Lower Green West , CR4 3AF	4out of 4	1,226 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Coffee Hub @ RBL	26 St Mark's Road, Mitcham	617 yd
Cravings	47 Upper Green East, Mitcham	720 yd
PCG- Chicken and Grill Ltd	33 Upper Green East, Mitcham	720 yd
The Nine Simply Thai	18 Upper Green East, Mitcham	724 yd
AFIA Cuisine	Shop, 21 Upper Green East	744 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Windmill	Pub, The Windmill Public House, 40 Commonside West	731 yd
White Lion of Mortimer	223 London Road, Mitcham	767 yd
The Gardeners Arms	Gardeners Arms, 107 London Road	791 yd
Elmwood Lawn Tennis Club	337A Tamworth Lane, Mitcham	815 yd
The Ravensbury Arms	Croydon Road, Mitcham	1,093 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Peters Fish and Kebab	42 Tamworth Lane, Mitcham	1 yd
Morleys	71 Eastfields Road, Mitcham	343 yd
Pizza2Night	30 Upper Green East, Mitcham	724 yd
Tasty Chicken	173 London Road, Mitcham	760 yd
Xu Sheng	76 Monarch Parade, London Road	801 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland	Shop, Durham House, 12-16 Upper Green West	894 yd
Asda	Unit 1, James Estate	1,003 yd
Lidl	9-17 Western Road, Mitcham	1,066 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Marks Academy ACACIA ROAD	artificial grass pitch, cycling, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	237 yd
Eastfields Youth Centre Acacia Road		353 yd
Westminster City School Sports Ground (Closed) Tamworth Lane	grass pitches	551 yd
St Marks Family Centre ST. MARKS ROAD		584 yd
Better Gym Mitcham 1-3 1-3 UPPER GREEN EAST	health and fitness suite	712 yd
Oakleigh Way Recreation Ground OAKLEIGH WAY	grass pitches, tennis courts	814 yd
Elmwood Lawn Tennis Club (Mitcham) TAMWORTH LANE	tennis courts	840 yd
Mitcham Sports Ground Commonside West	grass pitches	861 yd
Figges Marsh LONDON ROAD	grass pitches	1,000 yd
Freshfields Day Centre Birches Close		1,007 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	93.2%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	93.2%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	93.2%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	66.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed	132.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of CR4 1DA