Edgehill Road, Mitcham, CR4 2HU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding CR4 2HU has a slightly higher male population, with 51.6% 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	50.5%	48.4%	-2.1%	51.0%	-2.6%
Male	49.5%	51.6%	2.1%	49.0%	2.6%

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	40.5%	41.7%	1.2%	37.9%	3.8%
Married: Opposite sex	43%	43.5%	0.5%	44.2%	-0.7%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	2.3%	1.8%	-0.5%	2.2%	-0.4%
Divorced	9.7%	9.2%	-0.5%	9.1%	0.1%
Widowed	4.6%	3.3%	-1.3%	6.1%	-2.8%

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 (87.6%) 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	46.3%	54.3%	8.0%	48.4%	5.9%
Good health	38.6%	33.3%	-5.3%	33.6%	-0.3%
Fair health	12.1%	10%	-2.1%	12.7%	-2.7%
Bad health	2.1%	1.7%	-0.4%	4.0%	-2.3%
Very bad health	0.9%	0.8%	-0.1%	1.2%	-0.4%

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	17.1%	19.3%	2.2%	18.2%	1.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16%	12%	-4.0%	9.6%	2.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.7%	8.7%	-7.0%	13.4%	-4.7%
Apprenticeship	2.8%	6.1%	3.3%	5.3%	0.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.3%	12.7%	0.4%	16.9%	-4.2%
Degree or Similar	21.9%	35.1%	13.2%	33.8%	1.3%
Other	14.2%	6.1%	-8.1%	2.8%	3.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 53.1% 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%	0.2%	0.2%	1.1%	-0.9%
Chinese	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.7%	-0.3%
Indian	4.1%	4.8%	0.7%	3.1%	1.7%
Pakistani	14.4%	13%	-1.4%	2.7%	10.3%
Other Asian	5.7%	5.4%	-0.3%	1.6%	3.8%
Black African	9.1%	8.4%	-0.7%	2.5%	5.9%
Black Caribbean	9.1%	6.3%	-2.8%	1.0%	5.3%
Other Black	3.7%	0%	-3.7%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and African	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	5%	1.9%	-3.1%	0.9%	1.0%
Mixed Other	2.7%	1.3%	-1.4%	0.8%	0.5%
White	42.5%	53.1%	10.6%	81.4%	-28.3%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Arab	1.4%	0.2%	-1.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	1.8%	4%	2.2%	1.6%	2.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 51.1% 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	61.4%	51.1%	-10.3%	83.2%	-32.1%
European Union	10.3%	24.7%	14.4%	6.1%	18.6%
Rest of Europe	0.2%	1.9%	1.7%	0.8%	1.1%
Africa	10.5%	6.7%	-3.8%	2.7%	4.0%
Middle East and Asia	12.1%	11%	-1.1%	5.6%	5.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.5%	4%	-1.5%	1.3%	2.7%
Oceania	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	59.8%	51.1%	-8.7%	83.2%	-32.1%
10+ Years	4.3%	27.7%	23.4%	9.8%	17.9%
5-10 Years	8.4%	11.6%	3.2%	2.9%	8.7%
2-5 Years	6.6%	5.4%	-1.2%	2.2%	3.2%
Less than 2 years	20.8%	4.2%	-16.6%	1.9%	2.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67%	76.7%	-9.7%
Ireland	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
France	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Portugal	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Poland	5.8%	1.3%	4.5%
Romania	4.8%	0.9%	3.9%
Other EU countries	10.8%	1.5%	9.3%
Other Europe	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Southern Asia	0.2%	1.2%	-1.0%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	5.2%	13.5%	-8.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	11.9%	37.2%	-25.3%
Christian	57%	46.2%	10.8%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Hindu	4.8%	1.7%	3.1%
Muslim	16.4%	6.5%	9.9%
Sikh	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Not answered	9.1%	6.0%	3.1%

Safety

Is Edgehill Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Edgehill Road was 29.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 60.2% lower than the Graveney average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Edgehill Road has the 8th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Graveney and the 139th lowest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 7.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has stayed broadly stable by about 0.0%.

🔎 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 2HU, 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 Edgehill Road are based on 158 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 Edgehill Road, Mitcham, CR4 2HU

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR4 2HU

Average Price
£571,021

Semi-Detached
£668,421

Terraced
£561,652

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£619,801

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Edgehill Road

Average Price
£577,102

Semi-Detached
£584,516

Terraced
£580,531

Detached
£875,631

Flats/Maisonettes
£265,742

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Edgehill Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
30 Edgehill Road, Mitcham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£615,000	2025-02-14	£610,828
50 Edgehill Road, Mitcham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£490,000	2024-08-02	£488,570
54 Edgehill Road, Mitcham, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£527,500	2023-08-18	£537,443
30A Edgehill Road, Mitcham, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£605,000	2022-02-16	£623,502
16 Edgehill Road, Mitcham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£460,000	2021-04-19	£509,730

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR4 2HU

Employment

CR4 2HU area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 1% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 21% 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	120
Self-Employed	82
Retired	48
Part-Time Employee	45
Looking after home or family	25
Student (economically inactive)	24
Other	18
Unemployed	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	29
Construction	27
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Education	22
Accommodation and food service activities	18
Administrative and support service activities	13
Other	13
Transport and storage	13
Manufacturing	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Information and communication	9
Financial and insurance activities	8
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Real estate 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	3,359 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Balham Nursery School 72 Endlesham Road , Balham SW12 8JL	4out of 4	4,235 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornton Heath Nursery School 51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS	3out of 4	4,812 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holmewood Nursery School 66 Upper Tulse Hill , SW2 2RW	4out of 4	5,091 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maytree Nursery School 4 Allingham Road , SW4 8EG	4out of 4	5,183 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Gorringe Park Primary School Sandy Lane , Figges Marsh CR4 2YA	3out of 4	214 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beecholme Primary School Edgehill Road , CR4 2HZ	3out of 4	241 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lonesome Primary School Grove Road , CR4 1SD	3out of 4	397 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mark's Primary School St Mark's Road , CR4 2LF	3out of 4	826 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School 53 Commonside East , CR4 1YG	3out of 4	943 yd	Voluntary aided 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	614 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Graveney School Welham Road , Tooting SW17 9BU	4out of 4	1,406 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Merton Wide Way , CR4 1BP	4out of 4	1,880 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Wimbledon 59 High Path , SW19 2JY	- not rated	2,539 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Norbury High School for Girls Kensington Avenue , CR7 8BT	3out of 4	2,942 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	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	4,956 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	1,396 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	4out of 4	3,698 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	881 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Jus'T'Learn 9-11 Commonside East , CR4 2QA	- not rated	1,027 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
RISE Education 37-39 WESTERN ROAD , MITCHAM CR4 3ED	- not rated	1,191 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Date Valley School Mitcham Court , Cricket Green CR4 4LB	- not rated	1,419 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cricket Green School Lower Green West , CR4 3AF	4out of 4	1,634 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
Zain Cafe	Unit 23 Mitcham Industrial Estate, 117 Streatham Road	348 yd
Teamsport Indoor Karting	Unit 18 Mitcham Industrial Estate, 115 Streatham Road	348 yd
HakkaMoon	185 Streatham Road, Mitcham	587 yd
Livi's Cuisine	1 Laings Corner, London Road	711 yd
Bistro Przy Rondzie	160 London Road, Mitcham	727 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Gardeners Arms	Gardeners Arms, 107 London Road	711 yd
Purkins Wine Bar	174 Streatham Road, Mitcham	737 yd
Formerly known as The Vale	The Vale At Streatham, 1A Lilian Road	828 yd
White Lion of Mortimer	223 London Road, Mitcham	961 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Morleys	71 Eastfields Road, Mitcham	373 yd
Star Kebab	366 Grove Road, Mitcham	538 yd
Dragon Inn	376 Grove Road, Mitcham	538 yd
Peters Fish and Kebab	42 Tamworth Lane, Mitcham	564 yd
Chicken Village	170 London Road, Mitcham	727 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	189-191 Streatham Road, Mitcham	587 yd
Lidl	216 Rowan Road, Streatham	922 yd
Asda	Unit 1, James Estate	1,081 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Eastfields Youth Centre Acacia Road		280 yd
St Marks Academy ACACIA ROAD	artificial grass pitch, cycling, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	332 yd
Oakleigh Way Recreation Ground OAKLEIGH WAY	grass pitches, tennis courts	364 yd
Streatham Vale Park ABERCAIRN ROAD	tennis courts	649 yd
Figges Marsh LONDON ROAD	grass pitches	650 yd
St Marks Family Centre ST. MARKS ROAD		862 yd
Tamworth Recreation Ground TAMWORTH FARM RECREATION GROUND TAMWORTH FARM RECREATION GROUND LONDON ROAD	tennis courts	873 yd
Granton Primary School GRANTON ROAD	artificial grass pitch	889 yd
Better Gym Mitcham 1-3 1-3 UPPER GREEN EAST	health and fitness suite	985 yd
Westminster City School Sports Ground (Closed) Tamworth Lane	grass pitches	992 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	97.6%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.6%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	97.6%

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	134.5 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	13.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CR4 2HU