Leather Close, Mitcham, CR4 2EX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding CR4 2EX has a slightly higher male population, with 50.1% 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	50%	49.9%	-0.1%	51.0%	-1.1%
Male	50%	50.1%	0.1%	49.0%	1.1%

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	38.1%	39.3%	1.2%	37.9%	1.4%
Married: Opposite sex	43.6%	45.2%	1.6%	44.2%	1.0%
Separated	4.5%	3.4%	-1.1%	2.2%	1.2%
Divorced	7.9%	7.9%	0.0%	9.1%	-1.2%
Widowed	5.8%	4.2%	-1.6%	6.1%	-1.9%

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	48.9%	51.5%	2.6%	48.4%	3.1%
Good health	33.9%	33.9%	0.0%	33.6%	0.3%
Fair health	14.5%	9.5%	-5.0%	12.7%	-3.2%
Bad health	1.9%	3.9%	2.0%	4.0%	-0.1%
Very bad health	0.8%	1.2%	0.4%	1.2%	0.0%

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	19.2%	19%	-0.2%	18.2%	0.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.1%	6.1%	-8.0%	9.6%	-3.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.8%	15.1%	0.3%	13.4%	1.7%
Apprenticeship	2.1%	5.6%	3.5%	5.3%	0.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.7%	15.4%	2.7%	16.9%	-1.5%
Degree or Similar	23.7%	35.2%	11.5%	33.8%	1.4%
Other	13.4%	3.6%	-9.8%	2.8%	0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 39.8% 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	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.7%	0.2%
Indian	5.5%	6%	0.5%	3.1%	2.9%
Pakistani	2.2%	4.4%	2.2%	2.7%	1.7%
Other Asian	16.7%	14.6%	-2.1%	1.6%	13.0%
Black African	7.1%	7.2%	0.1%	2.5%	4.7%
Black Caribbean	11.5%	10.9%	-0.6%	1.0%	9.9%
Other Black	4.4%	5.8%	1.4%	0.5%	5.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	0.9%	0.4%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.2%	1.4%	-0.8%	0.9%	0.5%
Mixed Other	1.4%	0.9%	-0.5%	0.8%	0.1%
White	46.7%	39.8%	-6.9%	81.4%	-41.6%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Other	1.1%	6.9%	5.8%	1.6%	5.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 50.8% 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	54.1%	50.8%	-3.3%	83.2%	-32.4%
European Union	16.9%	16.7%	-0.2%	6.1%	10.6%
Rest of Europe	1.4%	0.7%	-0.7%	0.8%	-0.1%
Africa	8.5%	8.6%	0.1%	2.7%	5.9%
Middle East and Asia	12.8%	17.6%	4.8%	5.6%	12.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6%	5.6%	-0.4%	1.3%	4.3%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	52.5%	51%	-1.5%	83.2%	-32.2%
10+ Years	6%	34.5%	28.5%	9.8%	24.7%
5-10 Years	8.5%	9.8%	1.3%	2.9%	6.9%
2-5 Years	12.3%	3.3%	-9.0%	2.2%	1.1%
Less than 2 years	20.8%	1.4%	-19.4%	1.9%	-0.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65%	76.7%	-11.7%
Ireland	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Germany	2.1%	0.2%	1.9%
Italy	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Spain	0.9%	0.4%	0.5%
Lithuania	2.3%	0.3%	2.0%
Poland	8.8%	1.3%	7.5%
Romania	2.5%	0.9%	1.6%
Other EU countries	0.7%	1.5%	-0.8%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Southern Asia	3%	1.2%	1.8%
South-East Asia	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	8.3%	13.5%	-5.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	18.1%	37.2%	-19.1%
Christian	46.3%	46.2%	0.1%
Buddhist	2.5%	0.5%	2.0%
Hindu	16.9%	1.7%	15.2%
Muslim	4.9%	6.5%	-1.6%
Other religion	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Not answered	10.9%	6.0%	4.9%

Safety

Is Leather Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Leather Close was 217.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 82.7% higher than the Cricket Green average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Leather Close has the 8th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green and the 40th highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 145.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 35.3%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 80% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£55,000

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in CR4 2EX, 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 - 6/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 8/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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) - 5/10 (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) - 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 Leather Close are based on 6 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 Leather Close, Mitcham, CR4 2EX

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR4 2EX

Average Price
£499,193

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£499,193

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Leather Close

Average Price
£487,549

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£487,549

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Leather CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
11 Leather Close, Mitcham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£457,000	2023-06-20	£471,253
11 Leather Close, Mitcham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£400,000	2023-04-21	£417,091
5 Leather Close, Mitcham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£245,000	2008-06-30	£488,570
7 Leather Close, Mitcham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£265,000	2007-11-30	£538,938
9 Leather Close, Mitcham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£193,000	2004-01-12	£530,362

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR4 2EX

Employment

CR4 2EX area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 7% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in CR4 2EX 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	105
Self-Employed	57
Retired	48
Part-Time Employee	40
Student (economically inactive)	28
Other	26
Looking after home or family	23
Unemployed	17
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	32
Human health and social work activities	26
Construction	15
Professional, scientific and technical activities	12
Administrative and support service activities	11
Education	11
Manufacturing	8
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Information and communication	8
Transport and storage	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Financial and insurance activities	6
Other	5
Real estate activities	3
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	2,892 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Balham Nursery School 72 Endlesham Road , Balham SW12 8JL	4out of 4	4,673 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornton Heath Nursery School 51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS	3out of 4	5,020 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Mark's Primary School St Mark's Road , CR4 2LF	3out of 4	279 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School 53 Commonside East , CR4 1YG	3out of 4	430 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gorringe Park Primary School Sandy Lane , Figges Marsh CR4 2YA	3out of 4	553 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bond Primary School Bond Road , CR4 3HG	3out of 4	561 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lonesome Primary School Grove Road , CR4 1SD	3out of 4	709 yd	Community school	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	386 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Graveney School Welham Road , Tooting SW17 9BU	4out of 4	1,895 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Merton Wide Way , CR4 1BP	4out of 4	1,983 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Wimbledon 59 High Path , SW19 2JY	- not rated	2,274 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Morden Lilleshall Road , SM4 6DU	4out of 4	2,532 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College Malwood Road , SW12 8EN	- not rated	5,415 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	3out of 4	1,843 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	4out of 4	4,254 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Eagle House School 224 London Road , CR4 3HD	- not rated	408 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Jus'T'Learn 9-11 Commonside East , CR4 2QA	- not rated	474 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
RISE Education 37-39 WESTERN ROAD , MITCHAM CR4 3ED	- not rated	687 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Date Valley School Mitcham Court , Cricket Green CR4 4LB	- not rated	861 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cricket Green School Lower Green West , CR4 3AF	4out of 4	1,078 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	363 yd
Colombo Restaurant	175 London Road, Mitcham	452 yd
vee & jay's gyaadze	179A London Road, Mitcham	452 yd
Rangoes Grill	197 London Road, Mitcham	481 yd
AK Kitchen	31 Monarch Parade, London Road	485 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
White Lion of Mortimer	223 London Road, Mitcham	481 yd
The Gardeners Arms	Gardeners Arms, 107 London Road	490 yd
The Windmill	Pub, The Windmill Public House, 40 Commonside West	624 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Morleys	71 Eastfields Road, Mitcham	188 yd
Peters Fish and Kebab	42 Tamworth Lane, Mitcham	311 yd
Tasty Chicken	173 London Road, Mitcham	452 yd
Xu Sheng	76 Monarch Parade, London Road	494 yd
Pizza2Night	30 Upper Green East, Mitcham	541 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland	Shop, Durham House, 12-16 Upper Green West	642 yd
Asda	Unit 1, James Estate	697 yd
Lidl	9-17 Western Road, Mitcham	793 yd
Tesco	189-191 Streatham Road, Mitcham	1,047 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Marks Family Centre ST. MARKS ROAD		326 yd
St Marks Academy ACACIA ROAD	artificial grass pitch, cycling, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	362 yd
Better Gym Mitcham 1-3 1-3 UPPER GREEN EAST	health and fitness suite	459 yd
Eastfields Youth Centre Acacia Road		496 yd
Figges Marsh LONDON ROAD	grass pitches	766 yd
Mitcham Sports Ground Commonside West	grass pitches	800 yd
Westminster City School Sports Ground (Closed) Tamworth Lane	grass pitches	853 yd
Freshfields Day Centre Birches Close		876 yd
Oakleigh Way Recreation Ground OAKLEIGH WAY	grass pitches, tennis courts	898 yd
Tamworth Recreation Ground TAMWORTH FARM RECREATION GROUND TAMWORTH FARM RECREATION GROUND LONDON ROAD	tennis courts	922 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%

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

Overview of CR4 2EX