Vale Road, Mitcham, CR4 1NP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding CR4 1NP, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.7% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.8%	52.7%	0.9%	51.0%	1.7%
Male	48.2%	47.3%	-0.9%	49.0%	-1.7%

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	38.5%	34.5%	-4.0%	37.9%	-3.4%
Married: Opposite sex	47.6%	49.4%	1.8%	44.2%	5.2%
Married: Same sex	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1%	1.0%	0.1%	0.9%
Separated	3.4%	4.2%	0.8%	2.2%	2.0%
Divorced	6.8%	6.5%	-0.3%	9.1%	-2.6%
Widowed	3.4%	3.9%	0.5%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	49.9%	52.5%	2.6%	48.4%	4.1%
Good health	40.4%	32.5%	-7.9%	33.6%	-1.1%
Fair health	8.9%	12.5%	3.6%	12.7%	-0.2%
Bad health	0%	2.1%	2.1%	4.0%	-1.9%
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	16.9%	15%	-1.9%	18.2%	-3.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.9%	10.7%	-4.2%	9.6%	1.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.2%	14%	-1.2%	13.4%	0.6%
Apprenticeship	2.4%	4.2%	1.8%	5.3%	-1.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.9%	15.6%	1.7%	16.9%	-1.3%
Degree or Similar	29.4%	35.8%	6.4%	33.8%	2.0%
Other	7.4%	4.6%	-2.8%	2.8%	1.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 37.9% 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	1.9%	3.3%	1.4%	1.1%	2.2%
Chinese	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	7.6%	5.1%	-2.5%	3.1%	2.0%
Pakistani	3.3%	8.4%	5.1%	2.7%	5.7%
Other Asian	4.9%	12.5%	7.6%	1.6%	10.9%
Black African	17.6%	8.7%	-8.9%	2.5%	6.2%
Black Caribbean	8.9%	8.7%	-0.2%	1.0%	7.7%
Other Black	1.9%	2.8%	0.9%	0.5%	2.3%
Mixed White and Asian	1.9%	2%	0.1%	0.8%	1.2%
Mixed White and African	1.6%	0.8%	-0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.4%	0.5%	-1.9%	0.9%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	1.4%	0.5%	-0.9%	0.8%	-0.3%
White	41.7%	37.9%	-3.8%	81.4%	-43.5%
Arab	0.5%	3.6%	3.1%	0.6%	3.0%
Other	4.3%	4.9%	0.6%	1.6%	3.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 50% 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	61%	50%	-11.0%	83.2%	-33.2%
European Union	8.1%	16.1%	8.0%	6.1%	10.0%
Rest of Europe	0.5%	1.3%	0.8%	0.8%	0.5%
Africa	17.3%	10.9%	-6.4%	2.7%	8.2%
Middle East and Asia	7.9%	15.5%	7.6%	5.6%	9.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.1%	6.2%	1.1%	1.3%	4.9%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	59.9%	50.1%	-9.8%	83.2%	-33.1%
10+ Years	2.2%	33.5%	31.3%	9.8%	23.7%
5-10 Years	3%	6%	3.0%	2.9%	3.1%
2-5 Years	8.4%	4.4%	-4.0%	2.2%	2.2%
Less than 2 years	26.6%	6%	-20.6%	1.9%	4.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.9%	76.7%	-6.8%
Ireland	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
France	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Italy	2.6%	0.6%	2.0%
Portugal	2.6%	0.5%	2.1%
Spain	1%	0.4%	0.6%
Lithuania	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Poland	4.4%	1.3%	3.1%
Romania	2.1%	0.9%	1.2%
Other EU countries	3.4%	1.5%	1.9%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	1%	0.3%	0.7%
South and Eastern Africa	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Southern Asia	3.4%	1.2%	2.2%
South-East Asia	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
No passport held	2.9%	13.5%	-10.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	12.7%	37.2%	-24.5%
Christian	49.6%	46.2%	3.4%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	10.9%	1.7%	9.2%
Muslim	18.4%	6.5%	11.9%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	7.3%	6.0%	1.3%

Safety

Is Vale Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Vale Road was 94.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 24.3% higher than the Longthornton average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Vale Road has the 8th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Longthornton and the 163rd highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 35.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -32.4%.

🔎 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 1NP, 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 Vale Road are based on 65 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 Vale Road, Mitcham, CR4 1NP

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR4 1NP

Average Price
£466,843

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£483,440

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£267,686

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Vale Road

Average Price
£490,263

Semi-Detached
£498,236

Terraced
£502,244

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£245,324

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Vale Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
31 Vale Road, Mitcham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£440,000	2025-07-28	£426,145
25 Vale Road, Mitcham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£520,000	2025-03-18	£516,438
11 Vale Road, Mitcham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£450,000	2024-08-07	£444,309
35 Vale Road, Mitcham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£535,000	2022-09-23	£536,056
59 Vale Road, Mitcham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£465,000	2022-04-13	£496,293

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR4 1NP

Employment

CR4 1NP area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 4% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 18% 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	93
Self-Employed	54
Retired	50
Part-Time Employee	37
Looking after home or family	18
Student (economically inactive)	15
Unemployed	13
Other	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	29
Human health and social work activities	29
Education	17
Administrative and support service activities	17
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	16
Other	16
Construction	16
Transport and storage	13
Information and communication	12
Financial and insurance activities	10
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Manufacturing	8
Real estate activities	3
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	2,678 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornton Heath Nursery School 51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS	3out of 4	3,300 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Selhurst Nursery School and Children's Centre 23 Dagnall Park , South Norwood SE25 5PL	3out of 4	3,848 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tunstall Nursery School Tunstall Road , CR0 6TY	4out of 4	4,890 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crosfield Nursery School Elborough Road , South Norwood SE25 5BD	3out of 4	5,131 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Greenwood First School Greenwood Road , CR4 1PF	- not rated	141 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alfred Mizen First School Abbotts Road , CR4 1JW	- not rated	217 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Primary Academy Merton Abbotts Road , CR4 1JW	4out of 4	233 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Garden Primary School Abbotts Road , CR4 1JW	- not rated	233 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Sherwood School Abbotts Road , CR4 1JP	3out of 4	382 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Malmesbury Middle School Malmesbury Road , SM4 6HG	- not rated	3,952 yd	Community school	No	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	310 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tamworth Manor High School Wide Way , CR4 1BP	- not rated	497 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rowan High School Rowan Road , SW16 5JF	- not rated	1,098 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
The Archbishop Lanfranc School Mitcham Road , CR9 3AS	- not rated	1,275 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy Mitcham Road , CR9 3AS	- not rated	1,275 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
William Morris Middle School Recreation Way , CR4 1PJ	- not rated	393 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stanford County Middle School Chilmark Road , Norbury SW16 5HB	- not rated	1,153 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Thoma's of Canterbury Catholic Middle School Commonside East , CR4 1YG	- not rated	1,670 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gorringe Park Middle School Sandy Lane , CR4 2HD	- not rated	1,739 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cranmer County Middle School Cranmer Road , CR4 4XU	- not rated	2,088 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Phoenix College Central Road , SM4 5SE	- not rated	4,043 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Carshalton College Nightingale Road , SM5 2EJ	- not rated	4,097 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form 11 Oliver Grove , SE25 6EJ	- not rated	4,541 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Croydon College Fairfield Campus , College Road CR9 1DX	- not rated	4,568 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Merton College Morden Park , London Road SM4 5QX	- not rated	5,110 yd	Further education	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	- not rated	1,471 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	3out of 4	4,162 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	1,856 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oak Tree Primary School Mitcham Court , Cricket Green CR4 4LB	- not rated	2,125 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lavender Lodge School 224 London Road , CR4 3HD	- not rated	2,163 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Thornton Heath College 678 London Road , CR7 7HU	- not rated	2,164 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
NZO Academy of London & Surrey 121 Lombard House , Lombard Business Park CR0 3JP	- not rated	2,316 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
Mommies Duchie	Shop, 61 Manor Road	368 yd
Breakfast and after school club at The Sherwood School	The Sherwood School, Abbotts Road	371 yd
Ceylin's	158-160 Chestnut Grove, Mitcham	410 yd
Chicken World	170 Chestnut Grove, Mitcham	413 yd
Jackietastethedifference	174 Chestnut Grove, Mitcham	413 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Elmwood Lawn Tennis Club	337A Tamworth Lane, Mitcham		627 yd
Miller & Carter	The Mill House, Windmill Road		854 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sherwood Fish & Chips	69 Sherwood Park Road, Mitcham	360 yd
Wings Cottage	77 Sherwood Park Road, Mitcham	360 yd
Kohinoor Spice	73 Sherwood Park Road, Mitcham	360 yd
Morleys	215 Manor Road, Mitcham	403 yd
Taste of China	241 Northborough Road, Streatham	537 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Co Op	32 South Lodge Avenue, Mitcham		426 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Harris Academy Merton Wide Way	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts	507 yd
Elmwood Lawn Tennis Club (Mitcham) TAMWORTH LANE	tennis courts	573 yd
Pollards Hill Youth Centre SOUTH LODGE AVENUE		607 yd
Westminster City School Sports Ground (Closed) Tamworth Lane	grass pitches	825 yd
Afc Croydon Athletic SPORTS GROUND SPORTS GROUND GALPINS ROAD	grass pitches	1,093 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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	160.9 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	16.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CR4 1NP