Bedfont Close, Mitcham, CR4 2JR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding CR4 2JR, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.6% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	55.3%	52.6%	-2.7%	51.0%	1.6%
Male	44.7%	47.4%	2.7%	49.0%	-1.6%

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	40.6%	39.9%	-0.7%	37.9%	2.0%
Married: Opposite sex	43.6%	43.2%	-0.4%	44.2%	-1.0%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Separated	3%	2.5%	-0.5%	2.2%	0.3%
Divorced	9%	7.8%	-1.2%	9.1%	-1.3%
Widowed	3.8%	5.8%	2.0%	6.1%	-0.3%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	46.1%	53%	6.9%	48.4%	4.6%
Good health	35.2%	31.6%	-3.6%	33.6%	-2.0%
Fair health	13%	11.6%	-1.4%	12.7%	-1.1%
Bad health	4.8%	3.2%	-1.6%	4.0%	-0.8%
Very bad health	1%	0.7%	-0.3%	1.2%	-0.5%

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	22.2%	18.5%	-3.7%	18.2%	0.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15%	7.8%	-7.2%	9.6%	-1.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.7%	12.8%	-3.9%	13.4%	-0.6%
Apprenticeship	0.9%	2.9%	2.0%	5.3%	-2.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12%	19.3%	7.3%	16.9%	2.4%
Degree or Similar	21.8%	35%	13.2%	33.8%	1.2%
Other	11.5%	3.7%	-7.8%	2.8%	0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 29.6% 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	0.3%	1.8%	1.5%	1.1%	0.7%
Chinese	0.3%	2.1%	1.8%	0.7%	1.4%
Indian	8.5%	9.9%	1.4%	3.1%	6.8%
Pakistani	2%	4.6%	2.6%	2.7%	1.9%
Other Asian	11.9%	14.8%	2.9%	1.6%	13.2%
Black African	11.3%	9.5%	-1.8%	2.5%	7.0%
Black Caribbean	17.4%	13.7%	-3.7%	1.0%	12.7%
Other Black	0.7%	3.5%	2.8%	0.5%	3.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	2.1%	1.4%	0.8%	1.3%
Mixed White and African	1%	1.4%	0.4%	0.4%	1.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.7%	1.4%	-1.3%	0.9%	0.5%
Mixed Other	0.3%	0.4%	0.1%	0.8%	-0.4%
White	39.9%	29.6%	-10.3%	81.4%	-51.8%
Arab	1%	1.8%	0.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Other	1.7%	3.5%	1.8%	1.6%	1.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 48.8% 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	54.9%	48.8%	-6.1%	83.2%	-34.4%
European Union	6.1%	13.3%	7.2%	6.1%	7.2%
Rest of Europe	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	11.9%	9.5%	-2.4%	2.7%	6.8%
Middle East and Asia	13.7%	18.2%	4.5%	5.6%	12.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	12.3%	9.8%	-2.5%	1.3%	8.5%
Oceania	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 48.8% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 39.3% 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	52.6%	48.8%	-3.8%	83.2%	-34.4%
10+ Years	3.1%	39.3%	36.2%	9.8%	29.5%
5-10 Years	4.8%	2.5%	-2.3%	2.9%	-0.4%
2-5 Years	8.5%	6.7%	-1.8%	2.2%	4.5%
Less than 2 years	31.1%	2.8%	-28.3%	1.9%	0.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	73.5%	76.7%	-3.2%
Ireland	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
France	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	2.8%	0.6%	2.2%
Portugal	3.5%	0.5%	3.0%
Spain	1.7%	0.4%	1.3%
Poland	2.1%	1.3%	0.8%
Romania	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other EU countries	4.2%	1.5%	2.7%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	3.8%	1.2%	2.6%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	3.5%	13.5%	-10.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	14.8%	37.2%	-22.4%
Christian	51.4%	46.2%	5.2%
Buddhist	3.9%	0.5%	3.4%
Hindu	7%	1.7%	5.3%
Muslim	12.3%	6.5%	5.8%
Sikh	1.1%	0.9%	0.2%
Not answered	9.5%	6.0%	3.5%

Safety

Is Bedfont Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Bedfont Close was 10.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 91.5% lower than the Cricket Green average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Bedfont Close has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green and the 29th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 10.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -70.7%.

🔎 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. 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 2JR, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above 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 - 8/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 10/10 (very 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 - 6/10 (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 - 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) - 9/10 (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 Bedfont Close are based on 19 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 Bedfont Close, Mitcham, CR4 2JR

Estimated Average Property Prices for CR4 2JR

Average Price
£495,844

Semi-Detached
£533,687

Terraced
£492,404

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Bedfont Close

Average Price
£485,116

Semi-Detached
£492,267

Terraced
£484,274

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Bedfont CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
1 Bedfont Close, Mitcham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£300,000	2025-05-23	£301,485
14 Bedfont Close, Mitcham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£347,000	2015-07-24	£445,265
8 Bedfont Close, Mitcham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£230,000	2013-12-17	£382,705
14 Bedfont Close, Mitcham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£175,000	2009-06-01	£424,940
5 Bedfont Close, Mitcham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£232,000	2007-04-20	£498,898

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CR4 2JR

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in CR4 2JR 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	83
Retired	44
Part-Time Employee	30
Self-Employed	16
Looking after home or family	15
Student (economically inactive)	15
Other	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11
Unemployed	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	28
Human health and social work activities	23
Transport and storage	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Construction	9
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Manufacturing	8
Education	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Other	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Information and communication	5
Financial and insurance activities	4
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	2,808 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Balham Nursery School 72 Endlesham Road , Balham SW12 8JL	- not rated	4,757 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornton Heath Nursery School 51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS	3out of 4	5,077 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	- not rated	173 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School 53 Commonside East , CR4 1YG	3out of 4	352 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bond Primary School Bond Road , CR4 3HG	- not rated	504 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gorringe Park Primary School Sandy Lane , Figges Marsh CR4 2YA	3out of 4	655 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lonesome Primary School Grove Road , CR4 1SD	3out of 4	809 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	3,048 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Park House Middle School Arthur Road , Wimbledon SW19 7DZ	- not rated	4,532 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Morden Farm Middle School Aragon Road , SM4 4QU	- not rated	5,156 yd	Community school	No	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	4out of 4	431 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Eastfields High School Acacia Road , CR4 1SF	- not rated	431 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Mitcham Vale School Acacia Road , CR4 1SF	- not rated	606 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rowan High School Rowan Road , SW16 5JF	- not rated	1,342 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Graveney School Welham Road , Tooting SW17 9BU	- not rated	1,994 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Thoma's of Canterbury Catholic Middle School Commonside East , CR4 1YG	- not rated	352 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gorringe Park Middle School Sandy Lane , CR4 2HD	- not rated	526 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Liberty County Middle School Western Road , CR4 3EB	- not rated	886 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cranmer County Middle School Cranmer Road , CR4 4XU	- not rated	1,292 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stanford County Middle School Chilmark Road , Norbury SW16 5HB	- not rated	1,947 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	2,738 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Merton College Morden Park , London Road SM4 5QX	- not rated	3,763 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Carshalton College Nightingale Road , SM5 2EJ	- not rated	4,364 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	1,944 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB	3out of 4	4,366 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lavender Lodge School 224 London Road , CR4 3HD	- not rated	337 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Jus'T'Learn 9-11 Commonside East , CR4 2QA	- not rated	368 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
RISE Education 37-39 WESTERN ROAD , MITCHAM CR4 3ED	- not rated	591 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oak Tree Primary School Mitcham Court , Cricket Green CR4 4LB	- not rated	749 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ravensbury School Lower Green West , CR4 3AF	- not rated	965 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
Coffee Hub @ RBL	26 St Mark's Road, Mitcham	183 yd
Colombo Restaurant	175 London Road, Mitcham	267 yd
vee & jay's gyaadze	179A London Road, Mitcham	267 yd
Rangoes Grill	197 London Road, Mitcham	279 yd
The Tent Restaurant	7 Upper Green East, Mitcham	313 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
White Lion of Mortimer	223 London Road, Mitcham	279 yd
The Gardeners Arms	Gardeners Arms, 107 London Road	393 yd
The Windmill	Pub, The Windmill Public House, 40 Commonside West	528 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tasty Chicken	173 London Road, Mitcham	267 yd
Xu Sheng	76 Monarch Parade, London Road	306 yd
Morleys	71 Eastfields Road, Mitcham	349 yd
Monster Burgerz/Master Wings/Crunch/Chikin/Pizza Romano	256A London Road, Mitcham	355 yd
Pizza2Night	30 Upper Green East, Mitcham	398 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland	Shop, Durham House, 12-16 Upper Green West	448 yd
Asda	Unit 1, James Estate	507 yd
Lidl	9-17 Western Road, Mitcham	592 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Marks Family Centre ST. MARKS ROAD		147 yd
Better Gym Mitcham 1-3 1-3 UPPER GREEN EAST	health and fitness suite	271 yd
St Marks Academy ACACIA ROAD	artificial grass pitch, cycling, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	561 yd
Eastfields Youth Centre Acacia Road		693 yd
Mitcham Sports Ground Commonside West	grass pitches	718 yd
Freshfields Day Centre Birches Close		744 yd
Figges Marsh LONDON ROAD	grass pitches	754 yd
Lavender Park Lavender Avenue	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	830 yd
Liberty Primary School Western Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	857 yd
Tamworth Recreation Ground TAMWORTH FARM RECREATION GROUND TAMWORTH FARM RECREATION GROUND LONDON ROAD	tennis courts	866 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	78.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	108.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CR4 2JR