Sherwood Park Road, Mitcham, CR4 1NB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding CR4 1NB is primarily male, with 53.6% of the population 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	51.5%	46.4%	-5.1%	51.0%	-4.6%
Male	48.5%	53.6%	5.1%	49.0%	4.6%

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	35.9%	41.9%	6.0%	37.9%	4.0%
Married: Opposite sex	47.7%	41.2%	-6.5%	44.2%	-3.0%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Separated	2.7%	3.8%	1.1%	2.2%	1.6%
Divorced	7%	6.4%	-0.6%	9.1%	-2.7%
Widowed	6.7%	6.4%	-0.3%	6.1%	0.3%

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 (86%) 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	45.8%	52.7%	6.9%	48.4%	4.3%
Good health	40.2%	33.3%	-6.9%	33.6%	-0.3%
Fair health	11.1%	11.8%	0.7%	12.7%	-0.9%
Bad health	2.2%	1.7%	-0.5%	4.0%	-2.3%
Very bad health	0.8%	0.5%	-0.3%	1.2%	-0.7%

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	26.5%	16.3%	-10.2%	18.2%	-1.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.4%	13.1%	-2.3%	9.6%	3.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.8%	11.8%	-2.0%	13.4%	-1.6%
Apprenticeship	0.7%	4.5%	3.8%	5.3%	-0.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.4%	19.5%	5.1%	16.9%	2.6%
Degree or Similar	20.1%	32.6%	12.5%	33.8%	-1.2%
Other	9.1%	2.2%	-6.9%	2.8%	-0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 39% 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)
Indian	4.9%	2.7%	-2.2%	3.1%	-0.4%
Pakistani	0.5%	5.4%	4.9%	2.7%	2.7%
Other Asian	13.7%	11.4%	-2.3%	1.6%	9.8%
Black African	5.9%	18.3%	12.4%	2.5%	15.8%
Black Caribbean	7.8%	8.9%	1.1%	1.0%	7.9%
Other Black	2.2%	1.5%	-0.7%	0.5%	1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	1.1%	0.7%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.2%	4.4%	2.2%	0.9%	3.5%
Mixed Other	3.2%	1.2%	-2.0%	0.8%	0.4%
White	56.9%	39%	-17.9%	81.4%	-42.4%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Arab	0.3%	2%	1.7%	0.6%	1.4%
Other	0.3%	4.2%	3.9%	1.6%	2.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 53% 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	65.2%	53%	-12.2%	83.2%	-30.2%
European Union	9.2%	9.9%	0.7%	6.1%	3.8%
Rest of Europe	2.7%	4.4%	1.7%	0.8%	3.6%
Africa	6.7%	12.6%	5.9%	2.7%	9.9%
Middle East and Asia	11.3%	14.8%	3.5%	5.6%	9.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.3%	5.4%	1.1%	1.3%	4.1%
Oceania	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	64.7%	53.3%	-11.4%	83.2%	-29.9%
10+ Years	2.4%	33%	30.6%	9.8%	23.2%
5-10 Years	5.1%	5%	-0.1%	2.9%	2.1%
2-5 Years	8.6%	1.7%	-6.9%	2.2%	-0.5%
Less than 2 years	19.1%	6.9%	-12.2%	1.9%	5.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	68.1%	76.7%	-8.6%
Ireland	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
France	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Portugal	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Poland	1%	1.3%	-0.3%
Romania	1.7%	0.9%	0.8%
Other EU countries	5.4%	1.5%	3.9%
Other Europe	2.7%	0.2%	2.5%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	2.5%	0.3%	2.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	3.2%	1.2%	2.0%
South-East Asia	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
No passport held	8.1%	13.5%	-5.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	19.2%	37.2%	-18.0%
Christian	47.5%	46.2%	1.3%
Buddhist	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Hindu	8.4%	1.7%	6.7%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	17.7%	6.5%	11.2%
Not answered	6.4%	6.0%	0.4%

Safety

Is Sherwood Park Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Sherwood Park Road was 76.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 6.4% lower than the Figge's Marsh average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Sherwood Park Road has the 12th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Figge's Marsh and the 214th highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 41.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -61.7%.

🔎 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 1NB, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 5/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 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 - 9/10 (very 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) - 5/10 (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 Sherwood Park Road are based on 215 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 Sherwood Park Road, Mitcham, CR4 1NB

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR4 1NB

Average Price
£451,932

Semi-Detached
£600,886

Terraced
£446,611

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£191,271

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Sherwood Park Road

Average Price
£523,843

Semi-Detached
£544,806

Terraced
£507,705

Detached
£638,084

Flats/Maisonettes
£264,342

Other
£2,667,081

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Sherwood Park Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
57 Sherwood Park Road, Mitcham, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£625,000	2024-06-27	£652,312
57 Sherwood Park Road, Mitcham, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£500,000	2024-04-26	£532,124
71 Sherwood Park Road, Mitcham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£300,000	2023-04-04	£312,818
First Floor Flat At 67 Sherwood Park Road, Mitcham, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£173,000	2019-06-28	£192,413
65 Sherwood Park Road, Mitcham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£318,000	2018-11-06	£367,061

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR4 1NB

Employment

CR4 1NB area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 13% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% 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.

CR4 1NB area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	108
Self-Employed	44
Retired	42
Part-Time Employee	38
Looking after home or family	23
Student (economically inactive)	20
Other	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9
Unemployed	9

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	41
Human health and social work activities	24
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	17
Administrative and support service activities	16
Construction	16
Education	16
Manufacturing	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Other	8
Information and communication	8
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Transport and storage	7
Financial and insurance activities	6
Mining and quarrying	2
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	2,355 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornton Heath Nursery School 51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS	3out of 4	3,700 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	4,216 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tunstall Nursery School Tunstall Road , CR0 6TY	4out of 4	5,199 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	253 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Primary Academy Merton Abbotts Road , CR4 1JW	4out of 4	620 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
William Morris Primary School Recreation Way , CR4 1PJ	3out of 4	808 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lonesome Primary School Grove Road , CR4 1SD	3out of 4	1,250 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School 53 Commonside East , CR4 1YG	3out of 4	1,310 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	724 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Mark's Church of England Academy Acacia Road , CR4 1SF	3out of 4	1,130 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy Mitcham Road , CR9 3AS	3out of 4	1,441 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Norbury High School for Girls Kensington Avenue , CR7 8BT	3out of 4	2,535 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Graveney School Welham Road , Tooting SW17 9BU	4out of 4	2,859 yd	Academy converter	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	4,808 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form 11 Oliver Grove , SE25 6EJ	- not rated	4,949 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	1,655 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	4out of 4	4,397 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	1,490 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Date Valley School Mitcham Court , Cricket Green CR4 4LB	- not rated	1,728 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eagle House School 224 London Road , CR4 3HD	- not rated	1,837 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Cricket Green School Lower Green West , CR4 3AF	4out of 4	1,955 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
RISE Education 37-39 WESTERN ROAD , MITCHAM CR4 3ED	- not rated	1,979 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	132 yd
Mommies Duchie	Shop, 61 Manor Road	247 yd
Chicken World	170 Chestnut Grove, Mitcham	655 yd
Jackietastethedifference	174 Chestnut Grove, Mitcham	655 yd
Ceylin's	158-160 Chestnut Grove, Mitcham	676 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Elmwood Lawn Tennis Club	337A Tamworth Lane, Mitcham		399 yd
Miller & Carter	The Mill House, Windmill Road		570 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sherwood Fish & Chips	69 Sherwood Park Road, Mitcham	59 yd
Wings Cottage	77 Sherwood Park Road, Mitcham	59 yd
Kohinoor Spice	73 Sherwood Park Road, Mitcham	59 yd
Morleys	215 Manor Road, Mitcham	650 yd
Taste of China	241 Northborough Road, Streatham	819 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Co Op	32 South Lodge Avenue, Mitcham		707 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Elmwood Lawn Tennis Club (Mitcham) TAMWORTH LANE	tennis courts	367 yd
Westminster City School Sports Ground (Closed) Tamworth Lane	grass pitches	656 yd
Harris Academy Merton Wide Way	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts	823 yd
Pollards Hill Youth Centre SOUTH LODGE AVENUE		895 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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	99.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	12 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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