Abbotts Road, Mitcham, CR4 1JP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding CR4 1JP has a slightly higher male population, with 51.8% 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	48.6%	48.2%	-0.4%	51.0%	-2.8%
Male	51.4%	51.8%	0.4%	49.0%	2.8%

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	40.3%	39.7%	-0.6%	37.9%	1.8%
Married: Opposite sex	44%	46.3%	2.3%	44.2%	2.1%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Separated	2.2%	2.2%	0.0%	2.2%	0.0%
Divorced	6.6%	7.4%	0.8%	9.1%	-1.7%
Widowed	7%	4%	-3.0%	6.1%	-2.1%

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 (85.4%) 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%	47.4%	1.4%	48.4%	-1.0%
Good health	35.3%	38%	2.7%	33.6%	4.4%
Fair health	13.5%	9.4%	-4.1%	12.7%	-3.3%
Bad health	4%	4.6%	0.6%	4.0%	0.6%
Very bad health	1.1%	0.6%	-0.5%	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	24.2%	17.3%	-6.9%	18.2%	-0.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.6%	8.7%	-1.9%	9.6%	-0.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15%	11.9%	-3.1%	13.4%	-1.5%
Apprenticeship	1.5%	5.1%	3.6%	5.3%	-0.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	15%	17%	2.0%	16.9%	0.1%
Degree or Similar	21.6%	36.5%	14.9%	33.8%	2.7%
Other	12.1%	3.6%	-8.5%	2.8%	0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 51.7% 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	0%	1.2%	1.2%	1.1%	0.1%
Chinese	2%	4.6%	2.6%	0.7%	3.9%
Indian	3.7%	5.2%	1.5%	3.1%	2.1%
Pakistani	1.7%	8.6%	6.9%	2.7%	5.9%
Other Asian	7.2%	5.5%	-1.7%	1.6%	3.9%
Black African	10.3%	9.2%	-1.1%	2.5%	6.7%
Black Caribbean	8.9%	5.8%	-3.1%	1.0%	4.8%
Other Black	2%	3.4%	1.4%	0.5%	2.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.9%	1.5%	-1.4%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	1.7%	1.8%	0.1%	0.8%	1.0%
White	56.6%	51.7%	-4.9%	81.4%	-29.7%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Other	2.6%	1.5%	-1.1%	1.6%	-0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 59% 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	68.7%	59%	-9.7%	83.2%	-24.2%
European Union	10.6%	14.7%	4.1%	6.1%	8.6%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	6.3%	7.6%	1.3%	2.7%	4.9%
Middle East and Asia	8.6%	12.5%	3.9%	5.6%	6.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.5%	4.3%	-1.2%	1.3%	3.0%
Oceania	0.3%	1.5%	1.2%	0.3%	1.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	68.4%	59.2%	-9.2%	83.2%	-24.0%
10+ Years	2.3%	29.4%	27.1%	9.8%	19.6%
5-10 Years	5.2%	6.7%	1.5%	2.9%	3.8%
2-5 Years	4.9%	0.6%	-4.3%	2.2%	-1.6%
Less than 2 years	19.3%	4%	-15.3%	1.9%	2.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	73.9%	76.7%	-2.8%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Portugal	4.6%	0.5%	4.1%
Poland	3.7%	1.3%	2.4%
Other EU countries	2.8%	1.5%	1.3%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Southern Asia	2.5%	1.2%	1.3%
Oceania	1.5%	0.1%	1.4%
No passport held	6.4%	13.5%	-7.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	17.1%	37.2%	-20.1%
Christian	57.3%	46.2%	11.1%
Buddhist	2.1%	0.5%	1.6%
Hindu	5.2%	1.7%	3.5%
Muslim	11.3%	6.5%	4.8%
Sikh	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Not answered	6.1%	6.0%	0.1%

Safety

Is Abbotts Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Abbotts Road was 70.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 5.7% lower than the Longthornton average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Abbotts Road has the 11th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Longthornton and the 244th highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 35.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -42.7%.

🔎 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. 87% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£59,200

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in CR4 1JP, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 5/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 5/10 (average )
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) - 6/10 (average )
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) - 4/10 (below average )
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 Abbotts Road are based on 194 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 Abbotts Road, Mitcham, CR4 1JP

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR4 1JP

Average Price
£560,529

Semi-Detached
£562,105

Terraced
£544,773

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Abbotts Road

Average Price
£519,769

Semi-Detached
£553,206

Terraced
£507,039

Detached
£750,929

Flats/Maisonettes
£428,971

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Abbotts Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
22 Abbotts Road, Mitcham, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£463,000	2023-07-17	£473,607
4 Abbotts Road, Mitcham, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£550,000	2022-04-06	£593,330
6 Abbotts Road, Mitcham, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£480,000	2016-07-05	£575,216
16 Abbotts Road, Mitcham, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£276,000	2013-04-15	£514,432
4 Abbotts Road, Mitcham, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£240,000	2012-10-19	£447,332

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR4 1JP

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in CR4 1JP area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	81
Retired	57
Part-Time Employee	35
Self-Employed	31
Student (economically inactive)	27
Unemployed	13
Looking after home or family	12
Other	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	22
Human health and social work activities	22
Construction	20
Education	16
Administrative and support service activities	15
Transport and storage	13
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13
Other	8
Manufacturing	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Real estate activities	4
Financial and insurance activities	3
Information and communication	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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	2,269 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornton Heath Nursery School 51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS	3out of 4	3,653 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	4,146 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tunstall Nursery School Tunstall Road , CR0 6TY	4out of 4	5,102 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Sherwood School Abbotts Road , CR4 1JP	3out of 4	138 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Primary Academy Merton Abbotts Road , CR4 1JW	4out of 4	660 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
William Morris Primary School Recreation Way , CR4 1PJ	3out of 4	829 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lonesome Primary School Grove Road , CR4 1SD	3out of 4	1,388 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School 53 Commonside East , CR4 1YG	3out of 4	1,402 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Academy Merton Wide Way , CR4 1BP	4out of 4	746 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Mark's Church of England Academy Acacia Road , CR4 1SF	3out of 4	1,250 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy Mitcham Road , CR9 3AS	3out of 4	1,320 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Norbury High School for Girls Kensington Avenue , CR7 8BT	3out of 4	2,579 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Harris Academy Morden Lilleshall Road , SM4 6DU	4out of 4	2,920 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Croydon College Fairfield Campus , College Road CR9 1DX	- not rated	4,693 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form 11 Oliver Grove , SE25 6EJ	- not rated	4,911 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	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	1,769 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	4out of 4	4,505 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	1,576 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Date Valley School Mitcham Court , Cricket Green CR4 4LB	- not rated	1,790 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eagle House School 224 London Road , CR4 3HD	- not rated	1,940 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Cricket Green School Lower Green West , CR4 3AF	4out of 4	2,010 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
RISE Education 37-39 WESTERN ROAD , MITCHAM CR4 3ED	- not rated	2,068 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Breakfast and after school club at The Sherwood School	The Sherwood School, Abbotts Road	10 yd
Mommies Duchie	Shop, 61 Manor Road	386 yd
Chicken World	170 Chestnut Grove, Mitcham	622 yd
Jackietastethedifference	174 Chestnut Grove, Mitcham	622 yd
Ceylin's	158-160 Chestnut Grove, Mitcham	656 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Miller & Carter	The Mill House, Windmill Road		474 yd
Elmwood Lawn Tennis Club	337A Tamworth Lane, Mitcham		512 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sherwood Fish & Chips	69 Sherwood Park Road, Mitcham	186 yd
Wings Cottage	77 Sherwood Park Road, Mitcham	186 yd
Kohinoor Spice	73 Sherwood Park Road, Mitcham	186 yd
Morleys	215 Manor Road, Mitcham	750 yd
Taste of China	241 Northborough Road, Streatham	908 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Co Op	32 South Lodge Avenue, Mitcham		694 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Elmwood Lawn Tennis Club (Mitcham) TAMWORTH LANE	tennis courts	489 yd
Westminster City School Sports Ground (Closed) Tamworth Lane	grass pitches	777 yd
Pollards Hill Youth Centre SOUTH LODGE AVENUE		879 yd
Harris Academy Merton Wide Way	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts	888 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	93.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	93.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	93.3%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	93.3%

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	6.7%

Download Speed

Median download speed	40 Mbit/s
Average download speed	113.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CR4 1JP