London Road, Mitcham, CR4 2JB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around CR4 2JB is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.1%	51.8%	0.7%	51.0%	0.8%
Male	48.9%	48.2%	-0.7%	49.0%	-0.8%

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	36.2%	37%	0.8%	37.9%	-0.9%
Married: Opposite sex	45.8%	50%	4.2%	44.2%	5.8%
Separated	4.6%	2.1%	-2.5%	2.2%	-0.1%
Divorced	8.8%	7.4%	-1.4%	9.1%	-1.7%
Widowed	4.6%	3.5%	-1.1%	6.1%	-2.6%

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%) 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	55.6%	54.4%	-1.2%	48.4%	6.0%
Good health	30.2%	34.6%	4.4%	33.6%	1.0%
Fair health	10.5%	8.5%	-2.0%	12.7%	-4.2%
Bad health	3.1%	2.6%	-0.5%	4.0%	-1.4%
Very bad health	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	1.2%	-1.2%

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	23.1%	19.2%	-3.9%	18.2%	1.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.4%	9.4%	-1.0%	9.6%	-0.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.7%	17.5%	4.8%	13.4%	4.1%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	2.8%	2.4%	5.3%	-2.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.2%	13.3%	2.1%	16.9%	-3.6%
Degree or Similar	20%	32.9%	12.9%	33.8%	-0.9%
Other	22.3%	4.9%	-17.4%	2.8%	2.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 17.1% 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%	2.8%	2.8%	1.1%	1.7%
Chinese	0.8%	0.3%	-0.5%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	7.1%	5.4%	-1.7%	3.1%	2.3%
Pakistani	5.9%	20.7%	14.8%	2.7%	18.0%
Other Asian	13.6%	19.4%	5.8%	1.6%	17.8%
Black African	23.4%	17.3%	-6.1%	2.5%	14.8%
Black Caribbean	7.6%	5.1%	-2.5%	1.0%	4.1%
Other Black	3.7%	2.6%	-1.1%	0.5%	2.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	2%	2%	0.0%	0.4%	1.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	1.1%	1%	-0.1%	0.8%	0.2%
White	32.2%	17.1%	-15.1%	81.4%	-64.3%
Arab	1.7%	0.3%	-1.4%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	0.6%	5.9%	5.3%	1.6%	4.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 39.4% 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	38.1%	39.4%	1.3%	83.2%	-43.8%
European Union	17.2%	8.4%	-8.8%	6.1%	2.3%
Rest of Europe	1.4%	2%	0.6%	0.8%	1.2%
Africa	18.6%	13.5%	-5.1%	2.7%	10.8%
Middle East and Asia	19.8%	32.3%	12.5%	5.6%	26.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.8%	4.3%	-0.5%	1.3%	3.0%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 39.4% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 40.8% 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	37.6%	39.5%	1.9%	83.2%	-43.7%
10+ Years	7.3%	40.8%	33.5%	9.8%	31.0%
5-10 Years	11.6%	9.7%	-1.9%	2.9%	6.8%
2-5 Years	18.9%	7.9%	-11.0%	2.2%	5.7%
Less than 2 years	24.6%	2%	-22.6%	1.9%	0.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	60.5%	76.7%	-16.2%
Ireland	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Italy	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Spain	1.3%	0.4%	0.9%
Poland	3.8%	1.3%	2.5%
Romania	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Other EU countries	5.8%	1.5%	4.3%
Other Europe	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	2.8%	0.3%	2.5%
South and Eastern Africa	1.8%	0.2%	1.6%
Southern Asia	8.9%	1.2%	7.7%
South-East Asia	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	8.4%	13.5%	-5.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	5.1%	37.2%	-32.1%
Christian	36.5%	46.2%	-9.7%
Buddhist	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Hindu	16.6%	1.7%	14.9%
Muslim	33.7%	6.5%	27.2%
Other religion	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Not answered	5.6%	6.0%	-0.4%

Safety

Is London Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around London Road was 49.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 58.5% lower than the Cricket Green average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

London Road has the 15th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green and the 253rd lowest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 25.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -58.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 65% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£49,300

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in CR4 2JB, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 9/10 (very high )
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) - 10/10 (very 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 London Road are based on 862 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 London Road, Mitcham, CR4 2JB

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR4 2JB

Average Price
£276,060

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£230,031

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£209,743

Other
£454,722

Estimated Average Property Prices for London Road

Average Price
£331,938

Semi-Detached
£712,647

Terraced
£506,868

Detached
£939,441

Flats/Maisonettes
£273,066

Other
£556,410

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on London Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Ground Floor Premises, 179A London Road, Mitcham, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£10,000	2022-05-10	£10,348
159 London Road, Mitcham, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£875,000	2018-08-23	£904,525
177A London Road, Mitcham, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£195,000	2018-01-10	£211,529
177A London Road, Mitcham, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£180,000	2017-11-13	£185,505
177A London Road, Mitcham, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£130,000	2014-02-27	£183,305

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR4 2JB

Employment

CR4 2JB 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.

The percentage of student residents living in CR4 2JB 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	78
Part-Time Employee	51
Self-Employed	39
Looking after home or family	23
Student (economically inactive)	21
Retired	20
Unemployed	17
Other	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7

Employment Industry

Administrative and support service activities	26
Human health and social work activities	26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	24
Education	16
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Transport and storage	15
Construction	14
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Other	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Financial and insurance activities	2
Real estate activities	1
Manufacturing	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	2,997 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Balham Nursery School 72 Endlesham Road , Balham SW12 8JL	4out of 4	4,623 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bond Primary School Bond Road , CR4 3HG	3out of 4	117 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mark's Primary School St Mark's Road , CR4 2LF	3out of 4	309 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Liberty Primary Western Road , CR4 3EB	3out of 4	488 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School 53 Commonside East , CR4 1YG	3out of 4	664 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gorringe Park Primary School Sandy Lane , Figges Marsh CR4 2YA	3out of 4	741 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	826 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Wimbledon 59 High Path , SW19 2JY	- not rated	1,827 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Graveney School Welham Road , Tooting SW17 9BU	4out of 4	1,968 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Morden Lilleshall Road , SM4 6DU	4out of 4	2,371 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Merton Wide Way , CR4 1BP	4out of 4	2,427 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	5,388 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	2,237 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	4out of 4	4,503 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	110 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
RISE Education 37-39 WESTERN ROAD , MITCHAM CR4 3ED	- not rated	365 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Jus'T'Learn 9-11 Commonside East , CR4 2QA	- not rated	559 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Date Valley School Mitcham Court , Cricket Green CR4 4LB	- not rated	777 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cricket Green School Lower Green West , CR4 3AF	4out of 4	910 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
Colombo Restaurant	175 London Road, Mitcham	3 yd
vee & jay's gyaadze	179A London Road, Mitcham	3 yd
AK Kitchen	31 Monarch Parade, London Road	72 yd
Rangoes Grill	197 London Road, Mitcham	149 yd
T-SHACK	258 London Road, Mitcham	217 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
White Lion of Mortimer	223 London Road, Mitcham	149 yd
The Gardeners Arms	Gardeners Arms, 107 London Road	262 yd
The Windmill	Pub, The Windmill Public House, 40 Commonside West	639 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tasty Chicken	173 London Road, Mitcham	3 yd
Xu Sheng	76 Monarch Parade, London Road	46 yd
Monster Burgerz/Master Wings/Crunch/Chikin/Pizza Romano	256A London Road, Mitcham	217 yd
Mr Kebab	8 Upper Green West, Mitcham	283 yd
Chicken Village	170 London Road, Mitcham	316 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Asda	Unit 1, James Estate	249 yd
Iceland	Shop, Durham House, 12-16 Upper Green West	349 yd
Lidl	9-17 Western Road, Mitcham	412 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Better Gym Mitcham 1-3 1-3 UPPER GREEN EAST	health and fitness suite	264 yd
St Marks Family Centre ST. MARKS ROAD		265 yd
Lavender Park Lavender Avenue	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	574 yd
Liberty Primary School Western Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	593 yd
Figges Marsh LONDON ROAD	grass pitches	675 yd
Tamworth Recreation Ground TAMWORTH FARM RECREATION GROUND TAMWORTH FARM RECREATION GROUND LONDON ROAD	tennis courts	720 yd
Freshfields Day Centre Birches Close		775 yd
St Marks Academy ACACIA ROAD	artificial grass pitch, cycling, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	786 yd
Mitcham Sports Ground Commonside West	grass pitches	827 yd
Lewis Road Recreation Ground (Closed) Lewis Road	grass pitches	847 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	63.6%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	63.6%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	42.4%

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	40 Mbit/s
Average download speed	53.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	9.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CR4 2JB