Garden Avenue, Mitcham, CR4 2EB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding CR4 2EB 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	52.6%	49.1%	-3.5%	51.0%	-1.9%
Male	47.4%	50.9%	3.5%	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	31.1%	36.6%	5.5%	37.9%	-1.3%
Married: Opposite sex	53.5%	47.7%	-5.8%	44.2%	3.5%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	0.7%	-0.1%	0.3%	0.4%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	3.1%	2.8%	-0.3%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	4.7%	7.7%	3.0%	9.1%	-1.4%
Widowed	6.7%	3.8%	-2.9%	6.1%	-2.3%

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	52.9%	47.2%	-5.7%	48.4%	-1.2%
Good health	26.5%	38.8%	12.3%	33.6%	5.2%
Fair health	17%	12.5%	-4.5%	12.7%	-0.2%
Bad health	2.9%	0.9%	-2.0%	4.0%	-3.1%
Very bad health	0.7%	0.6%	-0.1%	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.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 45.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	13%	13.9%	0.9%	18.2%	-4.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.4%	6.6%	-6.8%	9.6%	-3.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	18.9%	8.4%	-10.5%	13.4%	-5.0%
Apprenticeship	2%	7%	5.0%	5.3%	1.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.4%	12.5%	1.1%	16.9%	-4.4%
Degree or Similar	30.3%	45.6%	15.3%	33.8%	11.8%
Other	11%	5.9%	-5.1%	2.8%	3.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 40% 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	1.6%	1.8%	0.2%	1.1%	0.7%
Chinese	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	11.4%	14.9%	3.5%	3.1%	11.8%
Pakistani	4.9%	3.6%	-1.3%	2.7%	0.9%
Other Asian	16.7%	12.5%	-4.2%	1.6%	10.9%
Black African	7.8%	4.8%	-3.0%	2.5%	2.3%
Black Caribbean	16%	12.8%	-3.2%	1.0%	11.8%
Other Black	4.6%	2.1%	-2.5%	0.5%	1.6%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	0.3%	-0.7%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	4.6%	3.3%	-1.3%	0.9%	2.4%
Mixed Other	0.7%	0.9%	0.2%	0.8%	0.1%
White	29.4%	40%	10.6%	81.4%	-41.4%
Arab	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	1%	2.4%	1.4%	1.6%	0.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 52.1% 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	52.9%	52.1%	-0.8%	83.2%	-31.1%
European Union	6.9%	16.6%	9.7%	6.1%	10.5%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.8%	-0.2%
Africa	9.5%	5%	-4.5%	2.7%	2.3%
Middle East and Asia	17%	17.5%	0.5%	5.6%	11.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	13.1%	8.3%	-4.8%	1.3%	7.0%
Oceania	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	51%	52.2%	1.2%	83.2%	-31.0%
10+ Years	1.6%	38.6%	37.0%	9.8%	28.8%
5-10 Years	3.6%	5.3%	1.7%	2.9%	2.4%
2-5 Years	6.2%	1.5%	-4.7%	2.2%	-0.7%
Less than 2 years	37.6%	2.4%	-35.2%	1.9%	0.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	78.7%	76.7%	2.0%
Ireland	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Germany	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	5.4%	1.3%	4.1%
Romania	4.2%	0.9%	3.3%
Other EU countries	2.7%	1.5%	1.2%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	1.8%	13.5%	-11.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	15.6%	37.2%	-21.6%
Christian	46.6%	46.2%	0.4%
Buddhist	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Hindu	16.8%	1.7%	15.1%
Muslim	10.6%	6.5%	4.1%
Sikh	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	8%	6.0%	2.0%

Safety

Is Garden Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Garden Avenue was 85.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 26.5% higher than the Graveney average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Garden Avenue has the 6th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Graveney and the 189th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 42.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -55.8%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 92% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£63,800

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in CR4 2EB, 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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 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 - 6/10 (average )
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) - 4/10 (below 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) - 6/10 (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 Garden Avenue are based on 78 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 Garden Avenue, Mitcham, CR4 2EB

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR4 2EB

Average Price
£588,470

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£587,987

Detached
£592,821

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Garden Avenue

Average Price
£598,558

Semi-Detached
£606,763

Terraced
£596,924

Detached
£626,195

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Garden AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
66 Garden Avenue, Mitcham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£550,000	2022-08-19	£555,473
70 Garden Avenue, Mitcham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£460,000	2018-02-16	£556,496
84 Garden Avenue, Mitcham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£255,000	2015-12-04	£309,229
82 Garden Avenue, Mitcham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£250,000	2011-12-02	£502,475
74 Garden Avenue, Mitcham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£247,000	2003-11-21	£688,750

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR4 2EB

Employment

CR4 2EB area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 11% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% 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	102
Retired	49
Self-Employed	42
Part-Time Employee	29
Unemployed	18
Student (economically inactive)	16
Other	11
Looking after home or family	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	33
Human health and social work activities	22
Education	17
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13
Construction	13
Transport and storage	10
Other	9
Administrative and support service activities	8
Financial and insurance activities	7
Information and communication	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Manufacturing	4
Real estate activities	3

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	3,802 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Balham Nursery School 72 Endlesham Road , Balham SW12 8JL	- not rated	3,868 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holmewood Nursery School 66 Upper Tulse Hill , SW2 2RW	4out of 4	4,590 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornton Heath Nursery School 51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS	3out of 4	4,662 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maytree Nursery School 4 Allingham Road , SW4 8EG	4out of 4	4,712 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Beecholme Primary School Edgehill Road , CR4 2HZ	- not rated	270 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beecholme Primary School Edgehill Road , CR4 2HZ	3out of 4	270 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Granton Primary School Granton Road , Streatham SW16 5AN	4out of 4	552 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gorringe Park Primary School Sandy Lane , Figges Marsh CR4 2YA	3out of 4	599 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lonesome Primary School Grove Road , CR4 1SD	3out of 4	617 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	4,230 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Park House Middle School Arthur Road , Wimbledon SW19 7DZ	- not rated	4,816 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rowan High School Rowan Road , SW16 5JF	- not rated	837 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Mitcham Vale School Acacia Road , CR4 1SF	- not rated	856 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Graveney School Welham Road , Tooting SW17 9BU	- not rated	1,030 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Graveney School Welham Road , Tooting SW17 9BU	4out of 4	1,030 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Mark's Church of England Academy Acacia Road , CR4 1SF	4out of 4	1,060 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Gorringe Park Middle School Sandy Lane , CR4 2HD	- not rated	657 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stanford County Middle School Chilmark Road , Norbury SW16 5HB	- not rated	1,273 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Thoma's of Canterbury Catholic Middle School Commonside East , CR4 1YG	- not rated	1,440 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Liberty County Middle School Western Road , CR4 3EB	- not rated	1,695 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
William Morris Middle School Recreation Way , CR4 1PJ	- not rated	1,949 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	3,881 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College Malwood Road , SW12 8EN	- not rated	4,561 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Merton College Morden Park , London Road SM4 5QX	- not rated	4,872 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Clapham Sixth Form 73 Kings Avenue , SW4 8DX	- not rated	5,293 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Carshalton College Nightingale Road , SM5 2EJ	- not rated	5,365 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	1,073 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	3out of 4	3,187 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bright Horizon Preparatory School Weltham Road , St James Hall SW16 6NT	- not rated	927 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lavender Lodge School 224 London Road , CR4 3HD	- not rated	1,373 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Jus'T'Learn 9-11 Commonside East , CR4 2QA	- not rated	1,536 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
RISE Education 37-39 WESTERN ROAD , MITCHAM CR4 3ED	- not rated	1,685 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Streatham Modern School 508 Streatham High Road , SW16 3QB	- not rated	1,694 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Zain Cafe	Unit 23 Mitcham Industrial Estate, 117 Streatham Road	316 yd
Teamsport Indoor Karting	Unit 18 Mitcham Industrial Estate, 115 Streatham Road	316 yd
HakkaMoon	185 Streatham Road, Mitcham	323 yd
Tabaq Caterers	Shop, 213 Streatham Road	344 yd
Chicken Sky	205 Streatham Road, Mitcham	344 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Purkins Wine Bar	174 Streatham Road, Mitcham	366 yd
Formerly known as The Vale	The Vale At Streatham, 1A Lilian Road	601 yd
The Gardeners Arms	Gardeners Arms, 107 London Road	1,061 yd
The Gorringe Park	Gorringe Park Hotel, 29 London Road	1,088 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Good Taste	209 Streatham Road, Mitcham	344 yd
Burak Kebab House	197 Streatham Road, Mitcham	344 yd
Star Kebab	366 Grove Road, Mitcham	450 yd
Dragon Inn	376 Grove Road, Mitcham	450 yd
Morley's Fried Chicken	259 Mitcham Lane, London	626 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	189-191 Streatham Road, Mitcham	323 yd
Co-op Late Shop	107 - 111 Streatham Vale, London	781 yd
Lidl	216 Rowan Road, Streatham	816 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Oakleigh Way Recreation Ground OAKLEIGH WAY	grass pitches, tennis courts	326 yd
Streatham Vale Park ABERCAIRN ROAD	tennis courts	355 yd
Granton Primary School GRANTON ROAD	artificial grass pitch	552 yd
Eastfields Youth Centre Acacia Road		713 yd
Figges Marsh LONDON ROAD	grass pitches	798 yd
St Marks Academy ACACIA ROAD	artificial grass pitch, cycling, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	810 yd
Penwortham School PENWORTHAM ROAD	artificial grass pitch	937 yd
Tamworth Recreation Ground TAMWORTH FARM RECREATION GROUND TAMWORTH FARM RECREATION GROUND LONDON ROAD	tennis courts	996 yd
Graveney School FURZEDOWN EDUCATIONAL SITE FURZEDOWN EDUCATIONAL SITE WELHAM ROAD	health and fitness suite	1,023 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	193.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CR4 2EB