Grenfell Road, Mitcham, CR4 2FE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding CR4 2FE has a slightly higher male population, with 51.2% 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	42.1%	48.8%	6.7%	51.0%	-2.2%
Male	57.9%	51.2%	-6.7%	49.0%	2.2%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around CR4 2FE, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 52.4% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	42.1%	52.4%	10.3%	37.9%	14.5%
Married: Opposite sex	39.8%	34.9%	-4.9%	44.2%	-9.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	6.9%	3.7%	-3.2%	2.2%	1.5%
Divorced	8.8%	6.7%	-2.1%	9.1%	-2.4%
Widowed	2.3%	1.5%	-0.8%	6.1%	-4.6%

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 (89.7%) 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	55.9%	54.4%	-1.5%	48.4%	6.0%
Good health	31.2%	35.3%	4.1%	33.6%	1.7%
Fair health	9.3%	7.6%	-1.7%	12.7%	-5.1%
Bad health	3.6%	1.5%	-2.1%	4.0%	-2.5%
Very bad health	0%	1.2%	1.2%	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.

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 50.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	13%	16%	3.0%	18.2%	-2.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.7%	9.7%	0.0%	9.6%	0.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.4%	4.5%	-8.9%	13.4%	-8.9%
Apprenticeship	1.4%	2.6%	1.2%	5.3%	-2.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.3%	10%	0.7%	16.9%	-6.9%
Degree or Similar	30.6%	50.9%	20.3%	33.8%	17.1%
Other	22.7%	6.3%	-16.4%	2.8%	3.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 43.4% 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	4.5%	2.1%	-2.4%	1.1%	1.0%
Chinese	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	10.9%	8.8%	-2.1%	3.1%	5.7%
Pakistani	2.4%	8.6%	6.2%	2.7%	5.9%
Other Asian	13.4%	11.2%	-2.2%	1.6%	9.6%
Black African	3.2%	6.5%	3.3%	2.5%	4.0%
Black Caribbean	6.5%	3.8%	-2.7%	1.0%	2.8%
Other Black	2%	3.2%	1.2%	0.5%	2.7%
Mixed White and Asian	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	1.2%	0.8%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.6%	1.8%	0.2%	0.9%	0.9%
Mixed Other	2.4%	2.4%	0.0%	0.8%	1.6%
White	45.7%	43.4%	-2.3%	81.4%	-38.0%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	1.6%	1.8%	0.2%	0.6%	1.2%
Other	4%	3.5%	-0.5%	1.6%	1.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 37.5% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	36.4%	37.5%	1.1%	83.2%	-45.7%
European Union	16.6%	22.3%	5.7%	6.1%	16.2%
Rest of Europe	0.8%	3.2%	2.4%	0.8%	2.4%
Africa	10.9%	11.1%	0.2%	2.7%	8.4%
Middle East and Asia	27.9%	19.4%	-8.5%	5.6%	13.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.7%	6.5%	0.8%	1.3%	5.2%
Oceania	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 37.5% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 26.5% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	35.6%	37.6%	2.0%	83.2%	-45.6%
10+ Years	10.5%	26.5%	16.0%	9.8%	16.7%
5-10 Years	17%	10.3%	-6.7%	2.9%	7.4%
2-5 Years	16.2%	14.4%	-1.8%	2.2%	12.2%
Less than 2 years	20.6%	11.2%	-9.4%	1.9%	9.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	44.2%	76.7%	-32.5%
Ireland	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
France	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Germany	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
Italy	2.9%	0.6%	2.3%
Portugal	2.6%	0.5%	2.1%
Spain	6.1%	0.4%	5.7%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	7%	1.3%	5.7%
Romania	2%	0.9%	1.1%
Other EU countries	7.3%	1.5%	5.8%
Other Europe	1.8%	0.2%	1.6%
North Africa	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
South and Eastern Africa	1.8%	0.2%	1.6%
Eastern Asia	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Southern Asia	7.9%	1.2%	6.7%
South-East Asia	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	2.9%	0.2%	2.7%
No passport held	6.1%	13.5%	-7.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	27.1%	37.2%	-10.1%
Christian	38.5%	46.2%	-7.7%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	7.9%	1.7%	6.2%
Muslim	21.2%	6.5%	14.7%
Not answered	5%	6.0%	-1.0%

Safety

Is Grenfell Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Grenfell Road was 217.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 118.2% higher than the Colliers Wood average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Grenfell Road has the 5th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Colliers Wood and the 33rd highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 50.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 52.3%.

🔎 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. 86% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£58,100

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in CR4 2FE, 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 7/10 (above 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) - 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) - 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 Grenfell Road are based on 202 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 Grenfell Road, Mitcham, CR4 2FE

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR4 2FE

Average Price
£329,993

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£329,993

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Grenfell Road

Average Price
£323,610

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£541,192

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£299,396

Other
£485,353

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Grenfell Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 2 1A Grenfell Road, Mitcham, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£325,000	2021-06-29	£322,983
Flat 4 1A Grenfell Road, Mitcham, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£314,000	2020-12-18	£305,728
Flat 3 1A Grenfell Road, Mitcham, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£220,000	2013-10-02	£317,925

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR4 2FE

Employment

CR4 2FE 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	119
Self-Employed	38
Part-Time Employee	30
Unemployed	20
Other	17
Looking after home or family	16
Retired	12
Student (economically inactive)	9
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	25
Human health and social work activities	20
Accommodation and food service activities	20
Construction	19
Other	13
Professional, scientific and technical activities	12
Administrative and support service activities	10
Transport and storage	8
Education	7
Information and communication	5
Financial and insurance activities	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Real estate activities	2
Manufacturing	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Balham Nursery School 72 Endlesham Road , Balham SW12 8JL	- not rated	3,264 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Spencer Nursery School Spencer Road , Mitcham Junction CR4 4JP	3out of 4	4,323 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maytree Nursery School 4 Allingham Road , SW4 8EG	4out of 4	4,493 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holmewood Nursery School 66 Upper Tulse Hill , SW2 2RW	4out of 4	4,599 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Links Primary School Frinton Road , SW17 9EH	3out of 4	443 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Furzedown Primary School Beclands Road , Tooting SW17 9TJ	3out of 4	697 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sellincourt Infant School Sellincourt Road , Tooting SW17 9SA	- not rated	728 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sellincourt Primary School Sellincourt Road , Tooting SW17 9SA	3out of 4	728 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tooting Primary School Franciscan Road , Tooting SW17 8HE	- not rated	870 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Park House Middle School Arthur Road , Wimbledon SW19 7DZ	- not rated	3,777 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Malmesbury Middle School Malmesbury Road , SM4 6HG	- not rated	4,259 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Graveney School Welham Road , Tooting SW17 9BU	- not rated	803 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Graveney School Welham Road , Tooting SW17 9BU	4out of 4	803 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mitcham Vale School Acacia Road , CR4 1SF	- not rated	1,629 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Mark's Church of England Academy Acacia Road , CR4 1SF	4out of 4	1,708 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Eastfields High School Acacia Road , CR4 1SF	- not rated	1,708 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	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	1,236 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Liberty County Middle School Western Road , CR4 3EB	- not rated	1,386 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Thoma's of Canterbury Catholic Middle School Commonside East , CR4 1YG	- not rated	1,872 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stanford County Middle School Chilmark Road , Norbury SW16 5HB	- not rated	2,352 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cranmer County Middle School Cranmer Road , CR4 4XU	- not rated	2,763 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	3,688 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College Malwood Road , SW12 8EN	- not rated	4,029 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Merton College Morden Park , London Road SM4 5QX	- not rated	4,549 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South Thames College Wandsworth High Street , Wandsworth SW18 2PP	- not rated	4,969 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South Bank Colleges 45 Clapham Common Southside , Clapham Common SW4 9BL	- not rated	5,028 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	2,115 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	3out of 4	3,545 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rechere's Academy 163-165 Tooting High Street , Tooting SW17 0SY	- not rated	953 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bright Horizon Preparatory School Weltham Road , St James Hall SW16 6NT	- not rated	1,240 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St George's Hospital Medical School Cranmer Terrace , SW17 0RE	- not rated	1,381 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lavender Lodge School 224 London Road , CR4 3HD	- not rated	1,458 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Dragon Hospital School 5th Floor Lanesborough Wing , Blackshaw Road SW17 0QT	- not rated	1,501 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Diners Delight	7 London Road, Tooting	53 yd
Coffee 27	Shop, 27 London Road	59 yd
Chicken club	16 London Road, Tooting	69 yd
Il Mulino Tooting	Shop, 41 London Road	80 yd
Olive 3 Pizza	282 Mitcham Road, London	99 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Gorringe Park	Gorringe Park Hotel, 29 London Road	53 yd
Tooting Progressive Working	227 Mitcham Road, London	359 yd
The Ramble Inn	223 Mitcham Road, London	370 yd
Goldfinch	145 Mitcham Road, London	648 yd
Purkins Wine Bar	174 Streatham Road, Mitcham	745 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Favorite Chicken	37 London Road, Tooting	53 yd
Chandni Chaat House	43 London Road, Tooting	53 yd
Efes Kebab	24 London Road, Tooting	69 yd
Yhaal House	1 London Road, Tooting	84 yd
Pizza Hot 4 You	282 Mitcham Road, London	99 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl	14 London Road, Tooting	69 yd
Tesco	50-56 London Road, Tooting	129 yd
Eelam Enterprise	164B Mitcham Road, London	500 yd
Iceland Foods Limited	132 Mitcham Road, London	598 yd
Tesco	129-133 Mitcham Road, London	700 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Yorky'S Gym CHARLMONT ROAD	health and fitness suite	632 yd
Tamworth Recreation Ground TAMWORTH FARM RECREATION GROUND TAMWORTH FARM RECREATION GROUND LONDON ROAD	tennis courts	687 yd
Figges Marsh LONDON ROAD	grass pitches	769 yd
Graveney School FURZEDOWN EDUCATIONAL SITE FURZEDOWN EDUCATIONAL SITE WELHAM ROAD	health and fitness suite	803 yd
Furzedown Recreation Centre CHILLERTON ROAD	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, tennis courts	832 yd
Furze Down Recreation Ground Ramsdale Road	tennis courts	923 yd
Anytime Fitness (London Tooting) 185-187 185-187 TOOTING HIGH STREET	health and fitness suite	946 yd
Colliers Wood Recreation Ground NORTH GARDENS	grass pitches	1,077 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	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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 2FE